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Mike Chioda

マイク・キオーダ　/　まいく・きおーだ

American referee

August 1, 1966 (age 59)　・　Willingboro, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
referee

My Take

Mike Chioda is a name only the genuinely devoted know, and that's exactly why he deserves attention. As WWE's longest-serving referee, officiating from 1989 to 2020, he spent three decades doing a job whose highest praise is invisibility. The best referee is the one you never notice, yet he counted the falls in countless main events involving the company's biggest stars. There's a quiet mastery in that, an instinct for timing and trust that no statistic captures. I'm drawn to the people who hold a spectacle together from the margins. Without Chioda's hand on the mat, those iconic three-counts simply don't land.

Overview

Michael Joseph Canzano (born 1 August 1966) is an American retired professional wrestling senior referee. He is best known for his tenure with WWE from 1989 to 2020, where he performed as a referee under the ring name Mike Chioda. He was the longest-serving referee in the company, with a career spanning over three decades.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mike Chioda
Name (Japanese): マイク・キオーダ
Reading: まいく・きおーだ
Born: August 1, 1966 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Horse
Origin: Willingboro, New Jersey, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: referee

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80

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