Daniel Cormier To Referee Fight Pit Match At WWE Extreme Rules

The Fight Pit just got the ultimate referee.

As first reported by Ariel Helwani, UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier will referee the match at WWE Extreme Rules that will take place inside of the Fight Pit between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle. This will be the first Fight Pit to take place on the WWE main roster, the match was invented on NXT during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Breaking:

Daniel Cormier will serve as guest referee for next Saturday’s Fight Pit Match between Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins at WWE’s Extreme Rules in Philly. Oct. 8.

No, seriously. It’s really happening. Oct. 8.

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/Ri8tHOTcU1

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 2, 2022

Cormier did receive a brief tryout as a WWE announcer in 2019. Learn more about that at this link.

Fans can check out the full card for the pay-per-view at this link. We will have full coverage of the event on October 7.