Richard “Dick” Kroll (born July 23, 1932) is an American retired professional wrestling referee.[1]
Career
Kroll was primarily active with the WWF (now WWE) in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] He was prominently featured on WWF on MSG Network. He was the referee in the legendary main event of “Showdown At Shea 1972” between Pedro Morales and Bruno Sammartino.[3]
He also refereed during the first WrestleMania in 1985, and the following years WrestleMania II.[4] He retired during the 1990s, however Paul Heyman persuaded him to work on an ECW card in 1999.[5]
References
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2015-03-01). Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77090-689-1.
- ^ Backlund, Bob; Miller, Robert H. (2015-09-15). Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling’s World Champion. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-61321-696-5.
- ^ Power, Dan. “WWE Men in the Shadows: The 10 Most Notorious Referees”. bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ^ Power, Dan. “WWE Men in the Shadows: The 10 Most Notorious Referees”. bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ^ “Dick Kroll – Online World of Wrestling”. Retrieved 2026-04-06.