was all short lived as Booker T hit Rudy with an Axe Kick and finished off Andrew Thomas with the Bookend for the pin, and forced Earl Hebner to make the count. In July 2009, Engler left TNA. However, he again appeared for TNA Impact (now branded Impact Wrestling) on the Thanksgiving Day 2011 episode and featured in several segments alongside wrestler Eric Young as well as refereeing a match between Eric Young and Robbie E. Despite not appearing since, he has referee'd in TNA's subsidiary project Ring Ka King. Independent circuit (2009–2013) On his debut in NWA, Shawn Shultz lost his NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship. On various episodes, Shultz said that Rudy screwed his match. Shultz and his manager, Tony Lucassio, called Dan a reject referee from another promotion in Orlando, noting his time in TNA. Dan Engler made his Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) debut as the special guest referee of a match between heel referee Chris Sharpe and OVW senior official Ray Ramsey in December 2009. He has refereed several matches in OVW since. Rudy Charles was the referee for the All Wheels Wrestling TV Pilot taping in Orlando, FL on June 29, 2011. WWE (2013–present) In July 2013 Engler indicated on his Twitter account that he had signed with WWE and would be working NXT tapings and would be present at the WWE Performance Center grand-opening. Engler made his WWE pay-per-view debut at Hell In A Cell on Sunday, October 27, 2013 refereeing the Divas Championship, AJ Lee vs. Brie Bella. Engler worked under his real name Dan Engler. He was also spotted the following monday night on Raw refereeing another Divas match, Natalya vs. Summer Rae in her debut match. On the March 14, 2016 episode of Raw, Engler was injured after being hit in the leg with a production crate by Triple H during a backstage brawl between him and a returning Roman Reigns. He required 13 stitches and 3 sutures to close the wound. In June 2016, he appeared as one of the seven referees for the Cruiserweight Classic. References Former TNA Referee makes WWE debut at Hell in a Cell Rudy Charles at NXT Taping WWE hires Former TNA Referee Rudy Charles Rudy Charles issues statement regarding his release Big Update on TNA's Rudy Charles "Quitting" the Company Rudy Charles talks about his release from TNA TNA's Rudy Charles Speaks To TNAHeadlines.com! External