6 referees who had a match in WWE

#1 WWE Referee Scott Armstrong faced CM Punk in the ring

At WWE Breaking Point 2009, referee Scott Armstrong officiated a match between CM Punk and The Undertaker. This match started a storyline that led the referee to compete against the Straight Edge Superstar inside the squared circle.

As the Punk-Taker match went on, Armstrong called for the bell when CM Punk tapped out to the Hell's Gate. However, WWE SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long appeared and told The Deadman that the Hell's Gate maneuver was banned by Vickie Guerrero. The match was restarted, as a result. When Punk applied the Anaconda Vise maneuver to The Undertaker, the latter hadn't submitted to the move. Still, Armstrong declared Punk as the winner.

As it turned out, the whole scheme was part of a plan arranged by Punk, Armstrong, and Long.

On a later episode of WWE Smackdown, Armstrong expressed his regret for helping Punk. Armstrong was hesitant to help Punk again during the latter's submission match against The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. During the match, The Deadman delivered a chokeslam to Armstrong. Towards the end of the bout, Undertaker forced Punk to tap out to the Hell's Gate after another referee made his way to the ring.

That led to a match between CM Punk and Scott Armstrong on the October 30 episode of Smackdown. The match was arranged by Vince McMahon himself after Punk complained about Armstrong's officiating.

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion bullied his opponent with a smile on his face as the match kicked off, but Armstrong tried to fight back. Despite showing a lot of heart, CM Punk proved to be more than what Armstrong could handle inside the ring. The experienced wrestler made quick work of his opponent and pinned him after delivering the Go to Sleep.

Scott Armstrong got his revenge on CM Punk the following week when he officiated Punk's match against R-Truth. He fast-counted to award Truth the victory.