Mike Chioda is one of the most popular and richest Referee who was born on August 1, 1966 in United States.
As a young adult, Chioda lived close to the Marellas (Gorilla Monsoon and his son Joey), who helped him break into the wrestling business. Being trained as a referee, Chioda first began to appear in WWE in 1989, when it was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), most notably at Survivor Series 1989. After taking a hiatus from refereeing following WrestleMania VII, he began to reappear on camera around 1992.
During the WWF tenure, he officiated matches such as Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV, Triple H vs. Vince McMahon at Armageddon 1999, The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8.
Michael Joseph Chioda (born August 1, 1966) is an American professional wrestling senior referee. Before his release on April 15, 2020, Chioda was the longest-tenured referee in WWE history, having been with the company since 1989.
