Mike Chioda spent years working as a WWE ‘senior official’ and has shared what exactly that role meant to him in the promotion.
Chioda was with WWE for over three decades until his release in April 2020, a release that stemmed from COVID-19-related budget cuts.
On the latest edition of his “Monday Mailbag” podcast, Chioda was asked if his role as senior official gave him the ability to hire or possibly fire other referees. He said,
“No, I never did have that power, nor did I want that power. Maybe now, if I was training and doing certain things or whatever, and coaching. But Mike Chioda just had to go out and do his job, and f*****g get it done and do it right.
“Yeah, I gave guys advice and gave this here and there and whatever. Whether ‘You were partying too hard,’ or ‘You’re not doing this right.’ I helped out with advice and stuff like that. If they took it with a grain of salt, they took it with a grain of salt.”
When asked about what differed him from other WWE referees given that he was a senior official, Chioda said,
“Better pay, main event matches. Maybe a respectful name? I don’t know.”
