Mike Chioda On Refereeing WWE's Biggest Matches, Taking Ref Bumps, When Fans Attack Wrestlers, Rock vs. Austin

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Mike Chioda (@MjcChioda) is a professional wrestling referee best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to discuss being the official for some of the biggest matches in WWE history, Shane McMahon's scary bumps in his match with Kurt Angle, the Brock Lesnar shooting star press, saving Triple H and Steve Austin from a fan attack, the worst ref bump he took, advice for aspiring referees, and more!

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
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0:51.4	Mike Keota is one of my favorite guests ever, and I'm so glad to have him
0:57.4	back on the show. He has the absolute best stories. I mean, when you think of some of the biggest
1:02.6	moments in wrestling history, he was the guy in the ring right there with the best seat in the
1:09.2	house. We dig in to some incredible moments, some
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1:37.0	this ride. And let's dive into this. Please welcome the legend, Mike Keota.
1:48.0	Good to see you as always man Chris,
1:48.7	great to see you again as well, man.
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