Ex-WWE Referee Claims He Was Making $240,000 Per Year

Former WWE referee Mike Chioda was a recent guest on “The Ten Count” podcast to discuss a variety of topics, including his tenure with WWE.

During the podcast, Chioda revealed that he was making $240,000 per year prior to his release from the company.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On his salary in WWE: “I was making really good money. I’ll tell you straight out, I was making $240,000 a year … but I’d been there for 35 years at the time.”

On finding out about his release: “I was out on surgery. I was out hurt… It wasn’t just me. People like Tony Chimel. I remember talking to [Mark] Carrano, and I said ‘What the f***? You’ve got to be kidding me.’ I know he felt bad but he didn’t know what to say.”

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