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Starting out, World Championship Wrestling, and WWF

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.[4] Shortly thereafter, he took on a regular role as a referee in Championship Wrestling from Florida.[1] He is seen on footage from 1983 (featured recently on various World Wrestling Entertainment DVD releases) as an “National Wrestling Alliance 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 and World Championship Wrestling.[1]
[edit] ECW

In May 1995, he made his debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling as a “trouble-shooting referee”.[1] 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.[4] In this role, he engaged in a feud with ECW founder Tod Gordon that resulted in several wrestling matches.[4]

Alfonso took on the role of Taz’s manager and helped him on a winning streak that lasted over a year.[1] In the midst of Taz’s feud with Sabu, however, Alfonso turned on his charge and aligned with Sabu.[5] In this role, he performed more than the usual duties, as he actually managed Sabu’s finances.[4] Rob Van Dam later took on Alfonso as a manager and formed a tag team with Sabu.[6] Alfonso also led Van Dam to the longest ECW World Television Championship reign in the history of ECW.[7] 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.
[edit] Return to World Wrestling Entertainment

Alfonso was at the 2005 ECW One Night Stand managing Sabu and standing in the ring with Rob Van Dam while Rob Van Dam delivered a shoot style promo. Alfonso returned at ECW One Night Stand 2006 after Rob Van Dam won the World Wrestling Entertainment Title, as he celebrated with him and the rest of the then-ECW Roster.