Mike Chioda will be the official referee for Ric Flair’s last match later tonight. The match will see “The Nature Boy” teaming with Andrade El Idolo to face off against Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett.
Chioda, who worked for WWE from 1989 to 2020, recently appeared on the Battleground podcast to discuss the significance of tonight’s event, how he became involved in being the referee for the match, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the significance of this event: “My career, doing Ric Flair’s Last Match, is going to be the last chapter of my career in my book, when I write my book, 35 years with WWE, 37 years in the business. He’s definitely going to be the last chapter in my book. It’s going to be awesome to see him perform again. He’s been getting in shape and working out. God bless him. I’m gonna be happy for him,”
On the connection that led to his selection as the referee for this match: “Conrad Thompson texted me. I know he’s family. He reached out to me. I do a podcast, Monday Mailbag with Mike Chioda for Conrad for about two years now. I do a lot of stuff for Conrad. He asked me to do this match and it was an honor to be asked and a great feeling. ‘Wow, Ric wants to do it one more time.’ I follow him on social media and saw him about eight months ago at another event. He’s got more spunk at 73. I’m 55 and I’m thinking, ‘Am I going to have that energy in 18 more years?’ On the boat, drinking a beer or two, fishing, hanging out.”
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(h/t – Fightful)