The veteran referee, Mike Chioda, discussed some of the demands Vince McMahon made to WWE referees on last week’s Monday Mailbag with Mike Chioda.
Chioda spent 31 years working for WWE before being let go in April 2020. He mentioned that McMahon disliked referees with obvious tattoos:
“That’s a no-no. Can’t be wearing sleeves, can’t have tats on the arms. I have one on my arm up here, but my sleeve always covered it.”
Chioda also recalled McMahon asking him to lose weight.
“I remember him telling me, ‘drop a few pounds’ and stuff like that, and I’m like, ‘I’m working on it, sir! I mean, they’re working out more than they’re learning how to referee down there,” Chioda jokes. “These kids come in good shape nowadays, man. Vince has got on me about certain things and it’s exactly how he says it: ‘Hey, pal!’”
You can watch the episode below:
