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WWE let go of several employees during April as part of their budget-related cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Long-term referee Mike Chioda was part of these releases after more than three decades with the company. Chioda eventually returned to wrestling with his <a href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/news/former-wwe-referee-mike-chioda-makes-his-debut-on-aew-dynamite/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">appearance on AEW Dynamite last week</a>. 



Chioda officiated two huge matches, a TNT Championship Match between Cody and Scorpio Sky and the main-event between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy. Jericho brought up Chioda&#8217;s appearance and how he and Cody made his AEW debut possible.



AEW CEO Tony Khan was skeptical of bringing in a referee, but the duo convinced him otherwise. Jericho also mentioned that Chioda isn&#8217;t signed permanently, but should put ink to the paper very soon.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;Cody and I had talked about having Mikey come in… We were thinking, like, maybe we should try to bring him in. I mean, we asked Tony Khan [and he said], ‘But it’s the middle of a pandemic, and bringing in a new referee when we’ve got referees-‘” Jericho explained.“But I always said that when the time is right, let’s bring him in for a big match.&#8221;</blockquote>



Jericho later took a shot at WWE for firing Chioda after his long-term service to the company. Jericho said WWE should be ashamed for letting go of Chioda in the middle of a pandemic, and said where do they expect a man of Chioda to find work in this situation.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;I mean, come on, seriously? 35 years the dude has been at your company and you’re going to fire him? Besides the fact that the dude is a great guy and such a talented performer, and can run the whole backstage, but after 35 years, what’s he supposed to do? Go get a job at freaking 7 Eleven? Like, shame on you WWE.&#8221;</blockquote>



Several names were released in April, and Chioda was one of the more surprising names, given the rest of the talents weren&#8217;t being used as much on WWE TV.

Chris Jericho Takes a Shot at WWE for Firing Mike Chioda

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