"I'm not trying to get hired" - Former WWE referee responds to Dax Harwood's comments (Exclusive)

Former AEW and WWE World Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood made headlines recently for his social media activity. The 41-year-old lashed out at a former WWE employee on X/Twitter as he tried to defend his current employer.

Harwood had some harsh words for former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas, who shared a tweet against AEW. Korderas is a retired professional wrestling referee who left World Wrestling Entertainment in 2009 after spending 22 long years with the promotion.

On Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine, Jimmy Korderas recently said that his tweets were his own and that he didn't answer to anybody. In response to Harwood's post, Korderas said he was happy to sit at home and spend time with his family. The 63-year-old also clarified that he wasn't trying to be hired.

"I look at it this way. I make my tweets on [sic] my opinions. You can agree with them. You cannot agree with them. But I don't answer to anybody. I'm my own man. I'm not shilling for anybody. I'm not trying to get hired. Guess what? I'm happy being at home every day with my wife. Contrary to popular opinion, Dax, I do have a family and I do have real friends. Okay. My entire life is not on Twitter [X]. I do have other things that I love doing outside the app." [From 5:00 onwards]

Jimmy Korderas is a veteran of the professional wrestling industry. He joined WWE in 1987 and was part of the Attitude Era. He was the official for the Over the Edge match involving Owen Hart and The Godfather in 1999. Korderas was eventually released from the company in 2009.

Aside from his time in the Stamford-based promotion, Korderas also refereed for Ring of Honor in 2012 before calling time on his career. He recently started a podcast of his own on his YouTube channel, and you can check it out below.

For more Jimmy Korderas content, check out the latest episode of his podcast, Refin' It Up.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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