John Cone (born November 16, 1974) is an American professional wrestling referee. He is signed to WWE as a referee and appears on the Raw brand. Cone also works in the corporate role of vice president of talent relations for WWE.
Professional wrestling career WWE (2006–2022) Cone started refereeing independent wrestling matches in August 1996.
Cone debuted as a referee for WWE in 2006, he refereed his last WWE match in 2022.
Vice President of Talent Relations (2022-present)
Midway through 2022, Cone transitioned from in ring duties to taking on more backstage responsibilities. By the end of 2022, Cone had pretty much retired from being a referee and was promoted to vice president of talent relations.
Video games Cone's likeness appears as a referee in 2K Sports WWE 2K24.
Personal life Cone was born in Kansas City, Missouri where he and his wife are owners of a Donut King.
At WrestleMania 34, Cone's 10-year-old son, Nicholas, was "chosen" out of the audience by Braun Strowman to be his tag-team partner to challenge for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship in a match refereed by Cone. They won their match against The Bar, making Nicholas the youngest champion in any category in WWE history, but they relinquished the title the following night on Raw. In 2019, it was claimed that Nicholas held a red belt in karate.John’s second son Thomas was born in 2015.
Filmography Web series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Southpaw Regional Wrestling Chip Henderson Referee 2020 UpUpDownDown' Himself Referee (Playing UNO with Xavier Woods)
References
External links WWE Profile on WWE.com