John Cone
John Cone (born November 16, 1974) is an American professional wrestling referee who works for the WWE under the Raw brand.[1][2]
John Cone | |
---|---|
John Cone in April 2013 | |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, United States[1] | November 16, 1974
Spouse(s) | Lauren Cone |
Children | 1 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | John Cone Johnny Angel |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 174 lb (79 kg)[1] |
Debut | August 1995[1] |
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (1996–2006)
Cone started refereeing independent wrestling matches in August 1996.[3] He worked for Harley Race World League Wrestling from 1999 to 2006 and got his big break when a WWE official attended a match he refereed. During that time John actually trained to be a wrestler and had about 24 matches across 12 shows. His wrestling name was 'Johnny Angel'
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2006–present)
Cone tried out for WWE and was quickly signed. He was sent to WWE developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling and later Deep South Wrestling.
Cone refereed the main event of WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 between The Undertaker and Roman Reigns. This was his first WrestleMania main event.
On April 17, 2017 episode of Raw, as Cone refereed the main event between Braun Strowman and Big Show, the match ended in a no contest when the ring collapsed. He did not appear on the April 24 episode of Raw and returned on April 30 at Payback to referee the Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss match for the Raw Women's Championship which Bliss won.
Personal life
Cone and his wife, Lauren are the owners of Donut King, located in Kansas City.[1]
At WrestleMania 34, Cone's 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.[4][5] 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.[6] It was revealed that Nicholas holds a red belt in karate.[7]
In other media
Cone appears as a referee in the video games WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 and WWE 2K15, and as a back up referee in WWE 2K16. In 2009, Cone appeared in the documentary KC on the Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling in Kansas City. Cone is the referee for the WWE Game Night series on WWE's YouTube channel.
Filmography
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2013–2015 | The JBL and Cole Show | Himself, #OfficeRef | Recurring (season 1); Guest (seasons 2-3); Main (season 4-5) |
2016–present | WWE Game Night | Himself | Referee |
2017 | Southpaw Regional Wrestling[8] | Chip Henderson | Referee |
2020 | UpUpDownDown'[9] | Himself | Referee (Playing UNO with Xavier Woods) |
References
- "John Cone Profile". WWE. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- "WWE referee John Cone makes his dollars in doughnuts and pro wrestling". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- John Cone UpUpDownDown Superstar Savepoint. UpUpDownDown, Xavier Woods. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "IDENTITY OF NICOLAS THE NEW RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPION | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- "Braun Strowman's tag team partner is a WWE ref's son". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- 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.
- WWE (2019-03-28), Nicholas: Where Are They Now?, retrieved 2019-03-29
- "Southpaw Regional Wrestling: Who's Who In WWE's Comedy Special". 17 March 2017.
- John Cone UpUpDownDown Superstar Savepoint. UpUpDownDown, Xavier Woods. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links
- WWE Profile on WWE.com
- John Cone at IMDb
- John Cone's profile at Cagematch.net