Billed height: 5'7"
Billed weight: 150 lbs
Born: July 2, 1964 in Charlotte, North Carolina
While growing up, Robinson studied National Wrestling Alliance referee Tommy Young in order to hone his mannerisms as a referee. His professional wrestling career began when he joined the Pro Wrestling Federation as a photographer in 1993, supplementing his income by working as a salesman. In 1996, Robinson became a referee.
Robinson repeatedly petitioned the World Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion for a job, and in 1998 he was given a tryout match, refeering a dark bout between Chris Taylor and a jobber. Following the match, Robinson was signed to a contract by WCW.
In 1999, Robinson became the heel referee of the Four Horsemen, aligning himself with his childhood idol, Ric Flair. Robinson frequently favored the Horsemen in the matches he officiated, enraging Randy Savage. Savage, who had been suspended by Flair (then the WCW President), proposed a match between his girlfriend, Gorgeous George, and Robinson, with Savage to be reinstated if George defeated Robinson. The match, which marked Robinson's wrestling debut, took place at Slamboree 1999 on May 9, 1999. Robinson, dubbed "Little Naitch" (a reference to Flair's nickname, the "Nature Boy"), came to the ring in a robe similar to those worn by Flair, and mimicked Flair's mannerisms, signature strut and "wooo" catchphrase. Robinson emulated Flair throughout the match, using Flair's customary illegal tactics, but was defeated by George, who pinned him following a diving elbow drop. Robinson wrestled his second match one week later, teaming with Flair to face Randy Savage and Madusa on an episode of WCW Monday Nitro. In the course of the match, Savage delivered a botched diving elbow drop to Robinson, cracking several of his vertebrae and collapsing his lung. After undergoing treatment, Robinson returned to WCW television several weeks later, and was appointed Vice President of WCW by Flair. Flair and Robinson ruled WCW until they were unseated by Sting, with Robinson returning to his refereeing duties.
In 2000, Robinson appeared in the WCW-produced film "Ready to Rumble".
When WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Robinson was hired by the WWF. He debuted in the WWF as a member of The Alliance, bickering with WWF loyalist referee Jack Doan and accompanying senior WCW official Nick Patrick to ringside for his match at WWF Invasion on July 22, 2001. He refereed his first WWF match on July 2, 2001.
In 2002, the WWF was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment", and the roster was divided between two "brands", RAW and SmackDown!. Robinson was initially assigned to RAW, but was later traded to SmackDown!, where he refereed many women's matches. On the July 1, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, Robinson was forced to wrestle Luther Reigns by General Manager Kurt Angle. However, the match was quickly stopped by Charlie Haas.
At No Mercy 2006, Robinson, who had refereed a match between Mr. Kennedy and The Undertaker, was on the end of a Tombstone Piledriver from the Undertaker after he had called for him to be disqualified after hitting Mr. Kennedy with his United States title belt. Robinson also officiated the World Heavyweight Championship matches at both WrestleMania 22 and WrestleMania 23.
Jimmy Korderas
Billed height: 5'11"
Billed weight: 210 lbs
Born: March 19, 1962 in East York, Ontario
Jim "Jimmy" Korderas is a Canadian professional wrestling referee currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, officiating on the SmackDown! brand.
In one notable match at WrestleMania IV, Korderas was legitimately knocked unconscious by Jimmy Hart after Hart decked him too hard with his trademark megaphone. As a result, he had to be physically assisted from the ring.
During a kayfabe strike by the WWF referees in late 1999, Korderas was the only regular referee who did not join the strike. This lead to him being attacked by the striking refs at Unforgiven 1999.
At Insurrextion 2002 in a "Kiss my Ass Match" with Rikishi vs. Albert he made Albert kiss Rikishi's buttocks as Albert was running out of the arena.
In a 2002 interview, Curt Hennig recalled that Jim Korderas renamed the fisherman suplex to the Perfectplex quoting "As he was preparing to make his WWE debut, Hennig was looking around for a finishing maneuver. He found it one day on a Japanese tour, as he watch a match featuring his father's old tag-team partner, Harley Race. Race executed a fisherman's suplex during the bout, which turned on a light bulb in Hennig's head. "The way he did it, he just fell right on his back, and being an amateur wrestler too, I figured I could just bridge," Hennig recalls. "I have a pretty strong neck. So I did it, and the guy went right over. Then one day (referee) Jim Korderas said, 'Why don't you call it the Perfectplex?' I said, 'That's great! Thank you! "
Korderas played a minor part in JBL's last appearance as a wrestler on SmackDown!. Originally giving JBL the win on the May 26, 2006 edition as JBL was taking the World Heavyweight Championship belt, Korderas spotted Rey Mysterio's foot on the bottom rope and restarted the match which Mysterio would win after JBL threw Mysterio into Korderas who was retying a turnbuckle that he had caught JBL untying, knocking Korderas out. He came to in time to see Mysterio pin JBL after an exchange of illegal objects and moves, thus ending JBL's Smackdown career. Earlier that night, Korderas had also been assigned to the JBL vs. Lashley match for the WWE United States Championship which Lashley would win. JBL as a color commentator has begun to bash Korderas for being Canadian and claim that he was screwed out of the Championship by Korderas.
In 2006, the WWE had pulled Korderas off the road briefly due to health reasons, but he returned to work shortly thereafter.
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