Mike Chioda Says He’s ‘Pretty Much’ Retired, Open To Doing A Match ‘Here And There’
Mike Chioda confirms his retirement.
Aside from a handful of matches, Chioda has been largely absent from the referee side of wrestling for the last five years, as was released from WWE in 2020. Days before refereeing Ric Flair’s final match, Chioda stated that the bout would be the “last chapter of his book”.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet for a new interview, Mike Chioda was asked to clarify if he is retired or not.
“Pretty much, yeah. I mean, if there’s a match or two, or something like that, I’ll do here and there. Ric Flair’s Last Match I did, I had done a match in the Jersey Shore for Fight Factory and for New Jersey. So it was nice to get down there, and those guys are great at Fight Factory. So it’s really pick and choose, but I’m doing seminars, training refs in Orlando, doing a bunch of and signings and stuff. And the podcast, yeah, Monday Mailbag with Mike Chioda, with Conrad Thompson, on ad-free shows. They’ve been great to me for four and a half years, five years almost.”
Back in 2023, Chioda reflected on refereeing the 2019 match between Goldberg and The Undertaker. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.
Special thanks to Chris Van Vliet for the quotes in this article.
