5 Facts about WWE referees that you didn’t know

WWE referees are accountable to the wellness policy like the wrestlers in the ring

2: They are subject to the Wellness Policy

And you thought only wrestlers had to adhere to the strict guidelines of company policy. Everyone employed by WWE must follow the wellness policy and are subject to the same kind of punishment for violations. They take drug tests and are under company physicians’ care just like the performers. Substance abuse and steroids have been an issue with WWE for the past decade which has given cause for the media to follow the men in stripped shirts just as closely as superstars. WWE have also added the officials to it to help the company to control it better. Mike Chioda is known as the first and the only referee who has ever been suspended for violating the Wellness Policy.