1. In May 1996 Mike Chioda was involved in a controversial ending of a WWF Championship match at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog.
14 Facts About Mike Chioda
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On January 18,1998, at Royal Rumble, Mike Chioda was the referee for the Intercontinental Championship match between Ken Shamrock and The Rock.
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Mike Chioda gave it back to The Rock, making him the winner via disqualification.
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On July 3,1999, on Shotgun, Mike Chioda got an Implant DDT from Gangrel following his loss against Test which Mike Chioda officiated.
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Mike Chioda actually scored the pinfall victory after delivering his version of "The People's Elbow" to Nick Patrick.
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Mike Chioda appeared in an episode of WWE Tough Enoughs second season.
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Mike Chioda refereed his first match on SmackDown in three years on November 28,2008, when he refereed the Beat The Clock Match between Shelton Benjamin and Triple H; during the match, Mike Chioda was knocked down and the match ended in controversy when it was decided that Jeff Hardy and Triple H finished their matches in the same amount of time.
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At the pay-per-view event WWE Over The Limit 2011, The Miz initially defeated John Cena after a cell phone recording of Cena's voice saying "I Quit" was played into the microphone, although when the referee Mike Chioda heard it, he immediately reversed the decision and ordered the match to restart.
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Mike Chioda was featured as the referee in the 2012 iOS game, WWE Wrestlefest.
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Mike Chioda refereed the main event of WrestleMania 31 between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, turning the scheduled singles match into a triple threat match midway through after Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract mid-match, in which he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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The next year at Money in the Bank 2016, Mike Chioda was the referee for the matches on the night when all three members of The Shield were WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
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On November 7,2020, Mike Chioda returned to referee the TNT Championship match between Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin at Full Gear.
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The day before the match took place, Mike Chioda stated in an interview with the Battlefield Podcast that this match would be the "final chapter in my book" with regards to his career with professional wrestling.