During the latest edition of his Monday Mailbag for AdeFreeShows podcast, former WWE referee Mike Chioda commented on officiating matches involving Vince McMahon, people who he wouldn’t rib in WWE, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On precautions for officiating a match involving Vince McMahon: “Man, yeah, there were some precautions. If Vince is hurt, you’ve got to let them know right away, you’re just worried about Vince in the ring. Whether he’s pulling his hamstrings or his quads, he blew out both his quads one time when he went to the ring. You just have to take care and make sure Vince knows his ques, and the times, and the spots. We used to have to call back spots to Vince and stuff like that, it was just taking care of the boss, head of the company, and you just had to make sure he was okay, that’s all. Just checking on him.”
On guys he would not rib in WWE: “There were a lot of guys that didn’t like ribs but who I wouldn’t rib, Triple H. You wouldn’t want to f*** with The Undertaker or Vince, definitely Triple H, he’s next in line. You’d be carrying water out to the ring or something. Triple H himself is a ribber, he is a joker and has a quick mind.”
On the hardest workers in WWE: “John Cena, way back in the day it was Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, the big boys. People would not leave until they walked out and went behind the curtain. When Stone Cold was finished, people would wait for every little thing he said. Rock, Stone Cold, Cena, those guys were on top of course. Somebody who didn’t really get a lot of TV time that would tear the house down wrestling-wise would be Dolph Ziggler for a while.”
(h/t – Wrestling Inc)
