John Cone
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| John Cone | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 16, 1974 Kansas City, Missouri, USA [1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | John Cone |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 174 lb (79 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Harley Race[citation needed] |
| Debut | August 1995 [1] |
John Cone is an American professional wrestling referee currently working for WWE.[1]
Career
Cone started refereeing independent wrestling matches in August 1995. He worked for Harley Race World League Wrestling from 1999 to 2006 and got his big break when a WWE official attended a match he refereed. Cone tried out for WWE and was quickly signed. He was sent to WWE developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling and later Deep South Wrestling. John was one of the first referees to work for all three WWE brands ECW, SmackDown, and Raw. Since signing with WWE, John has refereed in 15 countries and on 5 continents.
He is also the official referee for smartwrestlingfan.com.
John has said he is most proud of his performance in the boxing match between Matt Hardy and Evander Holyfield, which took place in August, 2007 in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. Other notable moments include:
- Two trips to Iraq for WWE Tribute to the Troops;
- Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV;
- New York City Parking Lot Brawl between John Cena and JBL at the Great American Bash (2008);
- Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania XXV;
- Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy "I Quit" match at Backlash (2009);
- CM Punk cashed in his Money In The Bank contract with Cone at 'Extreme Rules (2009);
- John Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE Intercontinental Championship match) on SmackDown in late 2009;
- Christian vs Ezekiel Jackson (Final ECW Championship match) in early 2010;
- Legacy Triple Threat match at WrestleMania XXVI (Cone wore gloves due to a cut on DiBiase);
- Jack Swagger vs Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship match) at Extreme Rules (2010);
- Edge vs Christian (Commercial Free RAW from Toronto) in May 2010;
- The 7 on 7 Bragging Rights Match in October 2010;
- Rey Mysterio vs Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XXVII.
- At Vengeance 2011 Cone refereed 3 Matches. 1) Air Boom vs Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger 2) Dolph Ziggler vs Zack Ryder 3) Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton
- At Elimination Chamber 2013 Cone came on as the second referee in the main event WWE Title match between The Rock and CM Punk
In 2009 Cone was featured in the documentary, KC on the Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling in Kansas City.
Cone was featured in the WWE Magazine, and the Kansas City Star newspaper. He was also interviewed on local television station KSHB-TV 41's Midday News.
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