Demetrius Korderas (born March 19, 1962), better known by his referee name, Jimmy Korderas, is a Canadian professional wrestlingreferee, commentator and television personality. He is best known for his 22-year tenure in WWE from 1987 to 2009.
Jimmy Korderas
Korderas at an independent wrestling show in January 2013
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1987–2009)edit
Korderas in the ring in 2008
On May 23, 1999, Korderas was the referee at Over the Edge for the match between "Blue Blazer" Owen Hart and The Godfather. He was in the ring when Hart fell 75 feet from a harness tethered above the ring and died. According to reports, Hart yelled to Korderas to move because Hart did not want to land on Korderas, but Hart's foot still made contact with Korderas' shoulder.[3][4]
During a kayfabe strike by the WWF referees in late 1999, Korderas was the only regular referee who did not join the strike, which led to him being attacked by the striking refs at Unforgiven in 1999.[citation needed]
In 2006, the WWE pulled Korderas off the road briefly due to health issues, but he returned to work shortly thereafter. In November 2008, referees, and thus Korderas, were made no longer exclusive to particular WWE television shows, or brands. On January 9, 2009, Korderas was released from WWE.[citation needed]
Ring of Honor (2012)edit
On May 12, 2012, Korderas refereed a match at Ring of Honor's Internet Pay-Per View entitled Border Wars. Jimmy was heralded by fans chanting "Thank you, Jimmy" when he entered the ring.
Personal lifeedit
After leaving WWE, Korderas began spending more time with his wife and family, as well as taking classes in broadcasting.[1]
Korderas (right) and Arda Ocal ringside doing commentary at an independent wrestling show in 2012
After meeting Arda Ocal, then of Sportsnet 360, Ocal brought him on as an analyst on "Right After Wrestling" on SIRIUS Radio, and also secured him a spot on the Aftermath Television Program, which Korderas appeared on until the show's cancellation in 2021.
Korderas published a book on his life and career, called "The Three Count - my life in stripes as a WWE referee" The foreword was written by Adam Copeland (Edge) and was released on April 1, 2013 by ECW Press.
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^"2021 Class". Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame. from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jimmy Korderas.
Jimmy Korderas's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
May 07, 2024
jimmy, korderas, demetrius, korderas, born, march, 1962, better, known, referee, name, canadian, professional, wrestling, referee, commentator, television, personality, best, known, year, tenure, from, 1987, 2009, korderas, independent, wrestling, show, januar. Demetrius Korderas born March 19 1962 better known by his referee name Jimmy Korderas is a Canadian professional wrestling referee commentator and television personality He is best known for his 22 year tenure in WWE from 1987 to 2009 Jimmy KorderasKorderas at an independent wrestling show in January 2013Birth nameDemetrius KorderasBorn 1962 03 19 March 19 1962 age 62 Toronto Ontario Canada 1 Professional wrestling careerRing name s Jimmy KorderasBilled height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 2 Billed weight210 lb 95 kg 2 Billed fromEast York Ontario 2 Trained byBilly Red LyonsTerry YorkstonJohn Bonello 2 Debut1985Retired2012 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1 1 Early career 1 2 World Wrestling Federation Entertainment 1987 2009 1 3 Ring of Honor 2012 2 Personal life 3 Awards and accomplishments 4 Notes 5 External linksProfessional wrestling career editEarly career edit Korderas began working as a professional wrestling referee in 1985 at Maple Leaf Gardens 1 At first he was hired as a driver by his friend Elio Zarlenga At the time Zarlenga was second in command only to Jack Tunney and suggested making Korderas a referee His first match was between Special Delivery Jones and Red Demon 1 World Wrestling Federation Entertainment 1987 2009 edit nbsp Korderas in the ring in 2008 On May 23 1999 Korderas was the referee at Over the Edge for the match between Blue Blazer Owen Hart and The Godfather He was in the ring when Hart fell 75 feet from a harness tethered above the ring and died According to reports Hart yelled to Korderas to move because Hart did not want to land on Korderas but Hart s foot still made contact with Korderas shoulder 3 4 During a kayfabe strike by the WWF referees in late 1999 Korderas was the only regular referee who did not join the strike which led to him being attacked by the striking refs at Unforgiven in 1999 citation needed In 2006 the WWE pulled Korderas off the road briefly due to health issues but he returned to work shortly thereafter In November 2008 referees and thus Korderas were made no longer exclusive to particular WWE television shows or brands On January 9 2009 Korderas was released from WWE citation needed Ring of Honor 2012 edit On May 12 2012 Korderas refereed a match at Ring of Honor s Internet Pay Per View entitled Border Wars Jimmy was heralded by fans chanting Thank you Jimmy when he entered the ring Personal life editAfter leaving WWE Korderas began spending more time with his wife and family as well as taking classes in broadcasting 1 nbsp Korderas right and Arda Ocal ringside doing commentary at an independent wrestling show in 2012 After meeting Arda Ocal then of Sportsnet 360 Ocal brought him on as an analyst on Right After Wrestling on SIRIUS Radio and also secured him a spot on the Aftermath Television Program which Korderas appeared on until the show s cancellation in 2021 Korderas published a book on his life and career called The Three Count my life in stripes as a WWE referee The foreword was written by Adam Copeland Edge and was released on April 1 2013 by ECW Press Awards and accomplishments editCanadian Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2021 5 New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2015Notes edit a b c d Kapur Bob March 26 2010 Korderas offers advice on reffing Mania SLAM Wrestling Archived from the original on January 15 2013 Retrieved 2010 03 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c d Jim Korderas World Wrestling Entertainment Retrieved 2008 06 15 Markazi Arash 2006 03 26 Bret Hart opens up Thoughts on Owen McMahon rough times and more CNN Sports Illustrated Retrieved 2008 11 27 Powell John Hart tragedy overshadows Taker s win SLAM Wrestling Canadian Online Explorer Archived from the original on 2012 05 30 Retrieved 2008 01 05 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link 2021 Class Canadian Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Archived from the original on January 27 2023 Retrieved November 29 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jimmy Korderas Profile at onlineworldofwrestling com SLAM Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame usurped Jimmy Korderas s profile at Cagematch net nbsp Internet Wrestling Database nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Korderas amp oldid 1219644758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
