5 things you didn't know about being a WWE referee

#1 The Referee Wellness Policy

Referee Mike Chioda has been suspended in the past.

The WWE have a strict Wellness Policy, which adheres to a simple 'three strikes, you're out' rule.

If a Superstar violates the policy, they are suspended for 30 days, a second violation lands them with 60 days, and a third means their release.

But few know that the referees are also part of the wellness policy, and thus are subject to intense physicals and drug tests to make sure they haven't taken any banned substances.

It may seem strange at first, but in an era where WWE continue to push themselves as family-friendly entertainment, this rule means that no-one at all, is above the rules.

It would be funny to see how performance-enhancing drugs would affect a referee though. Stronger 3-counts? At the time of writing, only Mike Chioda has been suspended for violating the policy.