Daniel Cormier comments on being the referee for the main event of Extreme Rules.
During the Fight Pit match, Cormier would referee the match down the middle, with multiple important spots in the match revolving around the UFC Heavyweight champion. Speaking on his DC & RC show, Cormier reflected on his WWE experience.
“I was in the back and I was nervous. Obviously, you know the outcome, but I started forgetting the match. ‘Oh my goodness, I forgot the end.’ I kept having to ask questions. I was so nervous. Once I walked out there, it was so fun. The energy of the crowd is second to none. I fought in front of bigger crowds than I was in front of last weekend, but it’s a shoot. I’m going to just fight and it’s going to be what it’s going to be. To remember all the points of what you’re supposed to do in the match, it was amazing. I got fans heckling me, they’re calling me Carl Winslow. They’re messing with me. They said, ‘DC, climb up the cage.’ I’m standing at the bottom, I’m not going up there with these dudes. They are up there wrestling on that little ledge. When Riddle jumped off the top, I couldn’t believe that I was actually in that moment. Then Bray Wyatt returned. We were the closer to a massive moment. My favorite part was, I got to essentially be Herb Dean. I got a little physical, I threw Riddle down, I hemmed up Rollins with the ol’ cop arm. I was having the time of my life,”
Daniel Cormier
Riddle was victorious in the Fight Pit against Rollins, winning via a triangle choke.
H/T to Fightful for transcription
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