John Cone
American professional wrestling referee
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::summary American professional wrestling referee ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | John Cone |
| image | John Cone April 2013.jpg |
| caption | Cone in 2013 |
| names | John Cone |
| height | |
| weight | 174 lb |
| birth_date | |
| children | 2 (Nicholas and Thomas) |
| birth_place | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| spouse | Lauren Cone |
| debut | August 1995 |
| :: |
| name = John Cone | image = John Cone April 2013.jpg | alt = | caption = Cone in 2013 | names = John Cone | height = | weight = 174 lb | birth_date = | children = 2 (Nicholas and Thomas) | birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | spouse = Lauren Cone | debut = August 1995
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. Cone also works in the corporate role of senior manager of talent relations for WWE.
Professional wrestling career
WWE (2006–present)
Cone started refereeing independent wrestling matches in August 1996.
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.
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
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southpaw Regional Wrestling | Chip Henderson | Referee |
| 2020 | ''UpUpDownDown''' | Himself | Referee (Playing UNO with Xavier Woods) |
| :: |
References
References
- "John Cone Profile". WWE.
- "WWE referee John Cone makes his dollars in doughnuts and pro wrestling".
- (22 April 2021). "WWE Releases Staff in Their Talent Relations Department".
- (4 January 2020). "John Cone UpUpDownDown Superstar Savepoint". UpUpDownDown, Xavier Woods.
- "IDENTITY OF NICOLAS THE NEW RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPION {{!}} PWInsider.com".
- "Braun Strowman's tag team partner is a WWE ref's son". SI.com.
- 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.
- (17 March 2017). "Southpaw Regional Wrestling: Who's Who In WWE's Comedy Special".
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