Earl Hebner spent a long time of his career as a wrestling referee in WWE, though it appears that the veteran official does not remember his time in the company very fondly.
Hebner recently had an interview with WrestlingInc where he talked about things like joining AEW, what his role in the company is and his favorite memories about Baltimore.
However, when talking about his time in WWE where he spent more than a decade of his career, the veteran compared it to AEW and claimed that he felt like a prisoner in WWE:
“It doesn’t feel like you’re in prison here, you’ve got more leeway and it’s more relaxing. It felt like you were in a prisoner in WWE but not in AEW. This is just a more laid back company and at my age, this is great for me.”
Earl Hebner started his career in 1977 and spent a decade officiating matches for the Jim Crockett Promotions before joining WWE in 1988.
He stayed in the company for almost 17 years before getting fired from the promotion in 2005 due to selling WWE merchandise without permission.
He joined TNA after leaving WWE and had a long stint with the company now known as Impact Wrestling as well. He was the referee for the Nick Aldis vs. Cody Rhodes match at All In and has joined All Elite Wrestling after the company’s inception.
