On April 15, 2020, WWE launched over 100 workers, making it the largest employees lower within the firm’s historical past. A type of let go was veteran referee Mike Chioda, which stunned many followers. In truth, Chioda has now revealed he was in talks to work AEW All In, however the deal didn’t occur.
Mike Chioda labored for AEW as he made a few appearances up to now, however by no means signed a everlasting cope with the corporate. Chioda did work AEW Double or Nothing again in 2020, which occurred abruptly.
Whereas chatting with Ben Veal, Mike Chioda acknowledged that Cody Rhodes tried to get him into AEW and needed him to coach the referees. Cody requested if he was excited about working part-time or full-time. Chioda responded that he was keen to work full-time since he nonetheless had one thing left to offer. Nonetheless, issues didn’t work out as deliberate. AEW referred to as him again for a couple of reveals right here and there, however nothing long-term.
“Cody tried to get me into AEW. He actually needed me to coach the referees. He was like, ‘Hey, do you need to work part-time or full-time?’
I’m like, ‘I’ll work full-time. I nonetheless received some fuel within the tank—, I nonetheless received a bit left in me.’ And uh, it truly didn’t pan out, although. However they ended up calling me again for one present or this and that.”
Chioda revealed that when the corporate held an All In occasion in London at Wembley, he obtained a name from Dean Malenko, nevertheless it by no means led to a serious function. Chioda talked about that Malenko requested him if he had ever labored in London earlier than. He discovered it unusual as a result of he had labored there again in 1992, which was the largest present he had performed at the moment.
“Then they did a present in London at Wembley, and I did get a name from Dean Malenko, nevertheless it simply by no means labored out for an enormous spot. It’s type of bizarre, the questions too, like, ‘Effectively, did you ever work in London earlier than?’ Effectively, yeah, properly, I labored in 1992 in London. That was my first largest present ever performed, .”
AEW held their first All In occasion in 2023 and adopted it up with one other one final yr at Wembley, nevertheless it’s not recognized which occasion Chioda was requested to work at. Mike Chioda is undecided about returning to WWE with Triple H in cost. Along with his expertise and robust status, many followers would like to see Mike Chioda return to wrestling. We’ll have to attend and see if he finally joins AEW sooner or later.
Would you’ve got favored to see Mike Chioda officiate at AEW All In? Ought to AEW have made higher use of his expertise as a full-time referee or coach? Share your ideas within the feedback beneath!
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