Tim White Timothy Rhys White ( March 25 , 1954 ) is an American former professional wrestling referee . He worked with World Wrestling Entertainment as a producer on the " SmackDown ! " brand . During the 1980s and 1990s , White worked as André the Giant ' s assistant in addition to his referee duties . Professional wrestling career . Referee . White was a referee for WWE until , in 2002 , he suffered a shoulder injury during a Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Chris Jericho at Judgment Day . At WrestleMania XX in 2004 , White returned to referee the match between Jericho and Christian . He re - injured his shoulder during the final three count of the match , thus ending his referee career . Lunchtime Suicide . On December 18 , 2005 White made a controversial on - screen appearance at the Armageddon pay - per - view . In a segment , a " despondent " White was interviewed by SmackDown ! reporter Josh Mathews inside the bar he owned , The Friendly Tap in Cumberland , Rhode Island . He was depicted drinking large amounts of alcohol , claiming that the aforementioned Hell in a Cell match " ruined his life . " He then proceeded to take a shotgun out from under the bar and , off screen , fired the gun , apparently intending to kill himself . On January 6 , 2006 , it was revealed that White had shot his foot accidentally during the " ordeal " . But when asked by Josh Mathews about his new year ' s resolutions , he proceeded to scarf down a box full of rat poison , and subsequently fell over in his chair . This segment was leaked onto the internet several days earlier and included was the uncut footage of the post - segment which included the producers as well as White goofing around using some mildly foul language . On January 15 , 2006 , White was interviewed by Mathews again , but this time he tried to hang himself ; fortunately , the rope broke . For weeks afterward , WWE ' s official website uploaded a new video showing Matthews trying to interview White who is about to commit suicide each week in a different way . This became a regular segment on WWE ' s website and was given the name of " Lunchtime Suicide " , uploaded every Thursday at lunch time . The full list of suicide attempts are : - Episodes . 1 . He first attempted to shoot himself with a shotgun , making the viewers think he shot himself in the head , but accidentally shot himself in the foot . 2 . Tim then tried to digest rat poison , but the chair fell back . 3 . After , he tried to hang himself , but failed as the rope broke . 4 . He then tried to electrocute himself in a bathtub with a toaster . 5 . He then slit his wrists with a razor blade . 6 . Tim then tried to suffocate himself with a plastic bag and tape . 7 . After , Tim then attempted to drown himself in a fish tank with a brick . 8 . He then attempted to shoot himself in the head with a gun . 9 . Tim then tried to get hit by an oncoming car . 10 . Then , Tim attempted to drink a green substance of ' Mad Cow Disease ' . 11 . Tim attempted afterwards to choke himself with a telephone cord . 12 . He then tried to poison himself with carbon monoxide . 13 . He then tried to cut his head off with a large steel fan . He did , with gallons of ' blood ' gushing onto Josh , but the next week , Josh reported that he survived with ' minor injuries ' . 14 . Finally , he hired a ' hitman ' to assassinate himself . On April 6 , 2006 , WWE . com uploaded a video where White did not attempt to commit suicide . In fact , he invited Mathews to a party at the Friendly Tap Bar to take place the following week . The next week , White invited Mathews to a party , which ended with White shooting Matthews . White was released from WWE on January 9 , 2009 .