Mike Chioda 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! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:52 Mike Chioda did his first wrestling conventions 02:52 Does he consider himself retired now? 03:49 How many matches does he think he’s refereed? 04:42 Advice for young referees 08:23 Getting his timing absolutely perfect when doing a 3 count 11:38 Referees having names again in WWE 15:13 What’s the worst ref bump he ever took? 19:07 How did he become Shane McMahon’s favorite referee? 20:47 Memories of Kurt Angle vs Shane McMahon at King of The Ring 23:47 Mankind being thrown off of Hell In A Cell 28:31 Eating Sweet Chin Music from HBK at WrestleMania 23 31:07 Charles Robinson taking crazy bumps this year 33:20 Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit at WWE Vengeance 35:13 Brock Lesnar missing the shooting star press at WrestleMania 19 37:10 Cena vs HBK in a 60 minute match in London 38:50 Being the ref for Randy Orton vs Mick Foley at Backlash 2004 42:37 A funny spot where Triple H took forever to bump 43:40 Triple H attacking a fan who jumped the guardrail 45:40 Being referee for a match where Triple H collapsed 49:20 Carmella trying to cash in Money In The Bank 51:15 Seth Rollins cashing in his Money In the Bank at WrestleMania 31 53:28 Did he know Miz was knocked out at WrestleMania 27? 55:55 Memories of Rock vs Hogan at WrestleMania 18 01:00:53 Getting a bonus for a Rock vs Stone Cold WrestleMania match 01:01:58 3 things Mike Chioda is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo