{"id":114142,"date":"2022-06-19T13:59:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T17:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=114142"},"modified":"2022-06-19T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T17:59:44","slug":"tim-white-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/06\/19\/tim-white-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim White, Former WWE Referee, Passes Away at Age 68"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 19, 2022, <strong>WWE<\/strong> announced the passing of former professional wrestling referee <strong>Tim White<\/strong> at age 68. His career with the company spanned over two decades, even beyond duties as an in-ring official. Following a shoulder injury, he continued to work with the company as a road agent and company official. This news comes off the heels of the passing of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/06\/18\/dave-hebner-passes-away\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Dave Hebner<\/strong><\/a>, another professional wrestling career whose career was linked to WWE throughout the years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WWE is saddened to learn that long-time referee Tim White has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>WWE extends our condolences to White\u2019s family, friends and fans.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qFSeSw5eRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/qFSeSw5eRF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1538565310713937920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Former WWE Referee Tim White Passes Away<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What to Know Regarding Former Professional Wrestling Official<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Tim White began his WWE career in 1985, working with <strong>Andre the Giant<\/strong> as not only the legendary star&#8217;s handler of sorts but a part-time referee for the company as well. In fact, White&#8217;s last televised appearance before his passing was the Andre the Giant episode of WWE\u2019s A&amp;E television series, <strong><em>Hidden Treasures<\/em><\/strong>. As one of the more prominent WWE referees during his time, White officiated many notable matches, including <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> vs. <strong>Mankind<\/strong> inside Hell in a Cell at <strong><em>King of the Ring 1998<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>White suffered a shoulder injury in 2002 while officiating the Hell in a Cell Match between <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong> and <strong>Triple H<\/strong> at that year&#8217;s <em><strong>Judgment Day<\/strong><\/em> pay-per-view. White remained out of action until 2004 when he returned at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wrestlemania\/20\/results\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>WrestleMania XX<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to referee Jericho&#8217;s match against <strong>Christian<\/strong>. However, White would reinjure his shoulder in said match, forcing him to end his career as an in-ring official. Nonetheless, White remained with the company until 2009, serving multiple roles before his release that year.<\/p>\n<p>LWOPW sends its condolences to the family, friends, peers, and fans of Tim White around the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 19, 2022, WWE announced the passing of former professional wrestling referee Tim White at age 68. 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