5 Incredible WWE matches you may not know Mike Chioda was the referee for

#2 WrestleMania 23 — Shawn Michaels vs John Cena

Shawn Michaels vs John Cena

The other time on this list that Mike Chioda was in charge of a Shawn Michaels match, HBK was not in the best of places in his life.

This time, however, it was the complete opposite, as Michaels had returned to WWE for his second run, and had dedicated his time to have the best possible matches with Superstars, and to help put them over and become better at what they were doing.

John Cena was rising and becoming the face of WWE during this time, and the match that took place between these two Superstars at WrestleMania showcased exactly why they are known as the two greatest of all time.

The match saw Michaels bring out all the stops to bring the challenge to Cena. He appeared to be trying his level best to bring the match to a close, but it was not to be. Mike Chioda was the referee of this match as well, that saw Shawn Michaels pass the torch to the still young Cena.

He did it in the best way possible and even tapped out to the seemingly impossible-to-stop STF used by The Leader of the Cenation.