Wrestling fans of a certain vintage will recall Mike Tyson’s involvement at WrestleMania XIV. Tabbed as the special outside enforcer for the main event featuring WWE Champion Shawn Michaels and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Tyson would count the pinfall in the title fight. He would then turn on Michaels and lay him out with a right hand before siding with the Texas Rattlesnake.
Longtime WWE referee Mike Chioda worked with Tyson to get him ready for the Showcase of the Immortals, and he spoke about the experience on a recent podcast. You can read highlights of his appearance on the show below:
Training Tyson to count the pinfall: “Mike Tyson, it was great. Believe me, I tried to teach him how to count. … He counted so fast, I was like ‘Oh sh*t.’ I must have spent like an hour with him, ‘Here, just 1-2-3.'”
Working with Tyson for the match itself: “We had a fantastic time, we did some rehearsals. That’s when Mike Tyson came in, and it was funny, man. He comes up and he’s like ‘Hey, Mike Chioda.’ I [was] like ‘What the f***? You know my name?’ Obviously, he was a huge fan of wrestling.”
You can see a video clip of Tyson’s iconic moment from WrestleMania XIV below:
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