Michael Joseph Chioda (born August 1, 1966) is an American senior referee who is currently signed to WWE on the SmackDown brand. By a margin of more than 20 years, Chioda is the longest-tenured referee in WWE history.As a young man, Chioda lived close to the Marellas (Gorilla Monsoon and his son Joey), who helped him break into the wrestling business. Being trained as a referee, Chioda first began to appear in WWE in 1989, when it was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), most notably at Survivor Series 1989. After taking a hiatus from refereeing following WrestleMania VII, he began to reappear on camera around 1992. Wikipedia