WWE has announced that longtime referee Mike Chioda is among the many employees who have been released from the company today.

Chioda had been with WWE since 1989 and has refereed some of the biggest matches in the company's history, including the WWE Championship Match between Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV, as well as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8, along with countless others.