Bill Alfonso William Matthew Alfonso ( August 11 , 1957 ) better known as Bill Alfonso is a former professional wrestling referee and manager . He achieved his greatest success in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid to late 1990s . He is well known for the whistle that was almost always hanging around his neck , which he blew constantly during his wrestlers ' matches . Professional Wrestling Career . Early career , World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation ( 1979 - 1995 ) . Alfonso refereed his first match in Texas at the age of 21 . He was the official in a chain match between The Sheik and Terry Funk . Shortly thereafter , he took on a regular role as a referee in Championship Wrestling from Florida . He is seen on footage from 1983 ( featured recently on various WWE DVD releases ) as an " NWA official " sitting in the conference room as the main event of the first Starrcade between Harley Race and Ric Flair is being announced by Bob Geigel . He then worked in every major American promotion , including the World Wrestling Federation where he was a referee for The Undertaker and Giant Gonzalez match at Wrestlemania 9 as well as World Championship Wrestling . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1995 - 1997 ) . In May 1995 , he made his debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling as a " trouble - shooting referee " . Introduced by Shane Douglas , he angered many ECW fans with strict enforcement of the rules and disqualifications of wrestlers for such ECW traditions as using steel chairs as weapons . In this role , he engaged in a feud with ECW founder Tod Gordon that resulted in several wrestling matches . Alfonso was then stripped of his refereeing duties and took on the role of Taz ' s manager and helped him on a winning streak that lasted over a year . In the midst of Taz ' s feud with Sabu , however , Alfonso turned on his charge and aligned with Sabu . In this role , he performed more than the usual duties , as he actually managed Sabu ' s finances . Rob Van Dam later took on Alfonso as a manager and formed a tag team with Sabu . Alfonso also led Van Dam to the longest ECW World Television Championship reign in the history of ECW . In 1997 , Alfonso fought Beulah McGillicutty with this match becoming infamous because Alfonso lost 1 / 3 of the blood in his body according to Paul Heyman . Return to WWE ( 2005 - 2006 ) . Alfonso was at the 2005 ECW One Night Stand managing Sabu and standing in the ring with RVD while RVD delivered a shoot style promo . Alfonso returned at ECW One Night Stand 2006 after Rob Van Dam won the WWE Title , as he celebrated with him and the rest of the then - ECW Roster . Independent promotions . Bill Alfonso making his entrance a show in March 2013 Since the closing of ECW , Alfonso has appeared in several independent promotions . He worked one match in Xtreme Pro Wrestling as a referee . He has also worked in Elite Wrestling Entertainment as a referee and a manager , as well as managing wrestlers in Squared Circle Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Unplugged . In May 2007 , he made his first appearance with Women ' s Extreme Wrestling , where he serves as a manager and as commissioner . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2010 ) . On August 8 , 2010 , Alfonso took part in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ' s ECW reunion show , Hardcore Justice , managing both Rob Van Dam and Sabu during their match against each other . On the following edition of " TNA Impact ! " , the ECW alumni , known collectively as Extreme , Version 2 . 0 ( EV 2 . 0 ) , were assaulted by A . J . Styles , Kazarian , Robert Roode , James Storm , Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair ' s Fourtune stable , who thought they didn ' t deserve to be in TNA . Other Media . In October 2002 , fellow manager Missy Hyatt sued Alfonso in a case televised on " Judge Mathis " . She accused Alfonso of damaging her Porsche and was awarded $ 500 . Personal life . Alfonso is not the only person in his family to have a career in the Professional Wrestling sport , his step brother , former Olympian Bob Roop also spent many years as a wrestler fighting all over the world under a variety of names and gimmicks while his cousin David Sierra has also enjoyed a long career in the ring including a stint in WCW as Fidel Sierra where he is remembered for a controversial feud with Hacksaw Jim Duggan . However , contrary to popular belief , Alfonso is not related to Mike Awesome with whom he spent time with in ECW . The confusion is thought to have stemmed from the fact that Awesome ' s real surname was Alfonso and the fact that he wrestled in Japan as The Gladiator , a name that Alfonso ' s real brother Bob Roop also used during his career . Personal life . Alfonso is the stepbrother of retired amateur and professional wrestler Bob Roop and first cousin to David Sierra . In October 2002 , fellow manager Missy Hyatt sued Alfonso in a case televised on the " Judge Mathis " show . She accused Alfonso of damaging her Porsche and was awarded $ 500 . Alfonso was seen at ECW One Night Stand 2006 after Rob Van Dam won the WWE Title , as he celebrated with him and the rest of the then - ECW Roster .