Rare Facts Revealed About Mike Tyson's 'Concrete Neck'

Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson. (PHOTO/INSTAGRAM @miketyson)

JAKARTA - Legendary wrestling commentator Jim Ross revealed that former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson has excellent wrestling knowledge and is a big fan of the sport.

Although his name was raised in the boxing ring, Tyson's relationship with the world of wrestling is known to be very close. The boxer nicknamed The Concrete Neck was even contracted to become a referee in that sport.

“He makes occasional comeback appearances on AEW (All Elite Wrestling). I always enjoy it because we talk about the old days,” Ross told The Sun.

Tyson's relationship with wrestling was when he was a ringside referee at the Wrestlemania 14 event at FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, March 29, 1998.

At that time, he was in charge of the main fight for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) belt—formerly known as WWE—between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michael.

"A lot of fans don't realize Mike Tyson could win a lot of trivia contests from wrestling. Wrestling in New York in the 60s and 70s. He was absolutely brilliant and he loved wrestling," Ross said.

"Wrestling means a lot to him. He remembers it, he learns it. So he's a huge fan and I respect Mike for that," he added.

Apart from being a referee, Tyson was also recorded as having appeared at the WWE Raw event in January 2010. At that time, Tyson had made a punch to the face of six-time WWE champion Chris Jericho.

In fact, at that time, Concrete Neck became Jericho's friend in the tag team match against D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michael). The two then met again 10 years later, in May 2020 to be precise at the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Dynamite event.