Mickie Henson
| Birth name | Mickie Jay Henson |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 Tampa, Florida |
| Residence | Key West, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mickie Jay Mickie Henson |
| Debut | 1987 |
Mickie Jay Henson (born 1963) is an American professional wrestling referee. Before signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005, Henson worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for nine years. Once signing with WWE, he worked for its farm territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), before he began officiating matches on WWE television.
Henson refereed his first match in 1987. He broke into the business with the help of Steve Keirn, Mike Graham, and Gordon Solie in Championship Wrestling from Florida. According to Henson, “My first match was in Orlando, Fla., at the Eddie Graham Sports Complex. I think it’s been turned into apartment buildings now. The match was between Bob Cook and a young Mike Awesome. I wasn’t really all that nervous. I had watched it on television forever. I paid attention to the referees, and when I got out there I kind of just fell into it. I was lucky enough to learn from some of the best workers of the time like Dick Slater and Mike Graham so it was pretty easy to catch on.”
Jim Crockett Promotions eventually took over the area and Henson began refereeing in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1992. Henson refereed the main event at Starrcade in 1998 between WCW Champion Goldberg and Kevin Nash, which Nash won. He also refereed the Bret Hart-Chris Benoit match in honor of the late Owen Hart.
When Vince Mcmahon bought WCW in March 2001, Henson was out of a job.
After he was signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005 he was placed on the Raw brand officiating matches, such as the John Cena versus Kurt Angle WWE Championship match at Survivor Series in 2005 and the Hardcore match between Edge and Mick Foley at WrestleMania 22.
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