Tim White, a former World Wrestling Entertainment referee, and Andre, the Giant’s assistant, passed away last week at the age of 68. We are sorry to inform you of this news. At this time, the circumstances behind Tim White’s death are a complete mystery.
On Sunday, WWE made the unfortunate announcement that Tim White had passed away. The Fightful staff member Sean Ross Sapp wrote, “Sadly, we’ve learned that veteran WWE referee Tim White has passed away, as the company has confirmed this information. Sends his love to his family, friends, and the people he works with.”
In 1985, Tim started working as an official for bouts at the same time as he was acting as André, the Giant’s agent. In 1993, not long after Andre’s passing, he began his career as a referee full-time, and he began making more frequent appearances on WWF pay-per-views and television tapings about the same time.
Tim White, who served as a referee for WWE in the past, went away at the age of 68.
The legendary Hell in a Cell match, which took place on June 28, 1998, at King of the Ring and featured The Undertaker and Mankind, was refereed by Tim.
Tim was on the point of declaring victory when Michael Francis Foley smashed through the top of the prison and fell heavily in the ring. Since Michael Francis Foley seemed badly injured and needed medical care, Tim was about to call the fight off. On the other hand, Mick pleaded with him not to.
The fight continued, and it went on to become one of the most notable bouts in the annals of WWE history. During a match at Judgment Day in 2002 that took place in Hell in a Cell, Tim suffered a shoulder injury. His opponents were Chris Jericho and Triple H.
At WrestleMania XX in 2004, Tim staged a return to serve as an official for the bout between Christian and Chris Jericho. His professional career came to an end as a result of a shoulder injury that he sustained during the last three counts of the game.
The reason for Tim White’s death is still a mystery.
The family of Tim White has not yet commented on the circumstances surrounding his passing away. WWE verified the unfortunate news in a statement in which the company also extended its deepest condolences to the man’s friends and family.
On December 18, 2005, at the Armageddon pay-per-view event, Tim’s appearance at the event was met with much controversy. SmackDownJosh !’s Mathews did an interview with White inside the club that White runs while presenting him in a show as being “dejected.”
White was shown as having a large amount of alcohol in his system and claiming that the fight referred to above at Hell in a Cell “ruined his life.” Tim drew a gun from behind the bar and fired it off-screen, most likely to end his life.
This artwork was considered disrespectful since Eddie Guerrero had passed away about a month before. During the “ordeal” that occurred in January 2006, it was revealed that Tim had accidentally shot himself in the foot.
The family of Tim White has not yet commented on the circumstances surrounding his passing away.
White answered to Josh Mathews’ query about his New Year’s Eve preparations by consuming a whole package of rat poison and then passing out in his chair. Mathews continued to ask White about his New Year’s Eve intentions.
The whole recording of the post-segment, which featured the producers and Tim making jokes about and using some language that may be considered rather foul, was made available on the internet and through social media several days beforehand.
When Mathews conducted a follow-up interview, Tim attempted to hang himself on January 15, 2006, but the rope broke. After that, Josh spent several weeks attempting, in a new video uploaded each week on the WWE website, to interview Tim, who was going to commit himself, using a different approach each time.
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) updates its website with a new edition of what is now known as Lunchtime Suicide every Thursday at noon.
Twelve different skits were performed, and each one was criticized for being in poor taste and inappropriate. In April of 2006, WWE.com released a video showing the late referee, who had previously attempted suicide but was unsuccessful.
In point of fact, he extended an invitation to Josh to attend a party that would be hosted at the Friendly Tap. The next week, he attended the party, where Tim eventually shot him.
When the referee was fired from his position with WWE in January 2009, it marked the end of his 24-year career with the company. He is the second WWE referee to pass away this weekend, after the passing of Dave Hebner, further information about whom can be found in the article that can be found below this one. May peace be bestowed upon him.
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