Rick Knox

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'''Rick Knox''' (born 1970) is an American [[professional wrestling referee]] signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jon Moxley Injury on AEW Dynamite Led to Significant Change in Plans; Heat on Ref Rick Knox {{!}} Rajah.com |url=https://rajah.com/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=rajah.com |language=en}}</ref>, and has previously worked for [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla|Pro Wrestling Guerilla]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aramboles |first=Angel |date=2019-11-09 |title=Excalibur on his love for ref Rick Knox, his favorite AEW/PWG match he's called, Young Bucks vision for tag team wrestling, and more |url=https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/e...-bucks-vision-for-tag-team-wrestling-and-more |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Wrestling News {{!}} WWE and AEW Results, Spoilers, Rumors & Scoops |language=en}}</ref> and the [[National Wrestling Alliance]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Kapitzke |first=Bart |title=NWA/AWS: Parking Lot Brawl |type=Sport |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1592565/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_15_act |access-date=2024-04-28 |others=Chad Allegra, Schuyler Andrews, Brandon Bogle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Dylan |date=2023-06-18 |title=Rick Knox Explains Why AEW Referees Don't DQ Wrestlers For Using Tables |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1317159/rick-knox-aew-referees-dq-wrestlers-tables/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Wrestling Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Knox began his career on the [[independent circuit]], notably with [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla|Pro Wrestling Guerilla]], and also refereed for the inaugral [[All In (2018)|All In]] event that led to the creation of All Elite Wreslting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Steve |date=2019-05-09 |title=Rick Knox announced as signing with AEW at tonight's Bar Wrestling event |url=http://socaluncensored.com/2019/05/...ing-with-aew-at-tonights-bar-wrestling-event/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=SoCalUNCENSORED.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He made his AEW defbut during the first [[pay-per-view]], on May 25, 2019 at [[Double or Nothing (2019)|Double or Nothing]] <ref>{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Who is Rick Knox? Here's why the AEW referee is trending after unplanned Grand Slam finish |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/aew/who...-referee-trending-unplanned-grand-slam-finish |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
On September 20, 2023 at [[AEW Grand Slam (2023)|AEW Grand Slam]], Knox refereed an [[AEW International Championship]] match between [[Jon Moxley]] and [[Fénix (wrestler)|Rey Fenix]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=Report: Heavy Heat On Rick Knox Following AEW Grand Slam |url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/report-heavy-heat-on-rick-knox-following-aew-grand-slam |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Cultaholic Wrestling |language=en}}</ref> During the match Moxley suffered a concussion and rather than counting to three and ending the match, he instead allowed Fenix to perform a second [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)|piledriver]] on Moxley before ending the match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Rick Knox Briefly Removed From TV Following AEW Grand Slam Botch |url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/rick-knox-briefly-removed-from-tv-following-aew-grand-slam-botch |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Cultaholic Wrestling |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Subhojeet |date=2023-09-21 |title=Josh Barnett Outraged at Referee Rick Knox for Continuing Match After Jon Moxley’s Concussion |url=https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/0...ontinuing-match-after-jon-moxleys-concussion/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Ringside News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=G |first=Joey |date=2023-09-27 |title=Big AEW WrestleDream Plans Changed Due To Jon Moxley Injury and Title Loss, Heat On Referee Rick Knox |url=https://wrestlingheadlines.com/big-...ury-and-title-loss-heat-on-referee-rick-knox/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Wrestling Headlines |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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