John Cone

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John Cone
John Cone April 2013.jpg
Cone in 2013
Born (1974-11-16) November 16, 1974 (age 50)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
SpouseLauren Cone
Children2 (Nicholas and Thomas)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name John Cone
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Billed weight174 lb (79 kg) [1]
DebutAugust 1995 [1]

John Cone (born November 16, 1974) is an American professional wrestling referee. He is signed to WWE as referee, who appears on the Raw brand. [1] [2] Cone also works in the corporate role of senior manager of talent relations for WWE. [3]

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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2006–present)

Cone started refereeing independent wrestling matches in August 1996. [4]

Cone debuted as a referee for WWE in 2006.

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. [1]

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. [5] [6] 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. [7] In 2019, it was claimed that Nicholas held a red belt in karate. [8]

Filmography

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Southpaw Regional Wrestling [9] Chip HendersonReferee
2020UpUpDownDown' [4] HimselfReferee (Playing UNO with Xavier Woods)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Cone Profile". WWE. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "WWE referee John Cone makes his dollars in doughnuts and pro wrestling". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  3. ↑ "WWE Releases Staff in Their Talent Relations Department". 22 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 John Cone UpUpDownDown Superstar Savepoint. UpUpDownDown, Xavier Woods. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "IDENTITY OF NICOLAS THE NEW RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPION | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Braun Strowman's tag team partner is a WWE ref's son". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  7. ↑ Keller, Wade (April 9, 2018). "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 4/9: The Day After WrestleMania 34 Edition with Reigns-Lesnar and Rousey fallout". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ John’s second son Thomas was born in 2015. WWE (2019-03-28), Nicholas: Where Are They Now?, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2019-03-29
  9. ↑ "Southpaw Regional Wrestling: Who's Who In WWE's Comedy Special". 17 March 2017.
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