Editing Tito Ortiz (section)

==== Sporadic appearances (2005) ====
In May 2005, Ortiz made an appearance for the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On May 15, 2005, at [[Hard Justice (2005)|Hard Justice]] Ortiz served as special guest referee in the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] title match between champion [[Jeff Jarrett]] and challenger [[A.J. Styles]] at the behest of [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling|Director of Authority]] [[Dusty Rhodes]]. The conclusion of the match saw Ortiz knock out Jarrett with a [[Hook (boxing)|right hook]] after Jarrett shoved him, which allowed Styles to hit his "[[A.J. Styles#In wrestling|Spiral Tap]]" for the [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]] victory and claim the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1116212539.shtml|title=Hard Justice PPV Results – 5/15/05 – Orlando, Florida (Jarrett vs. AJ)|first=Adam|last=Martin|date=May 15, 2005|access-date=April 19, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Ortiz returned to TNA on the edition of October 1 of ''[[TNA Impact!]]'' and the following week he was revealed as the special guest referee for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Jeff Jarrett and [[Kevin Nash]] at the [[Bound for Glory (2005)|Bound for Glory]] pay-per-view, in a segment, where he grabbed the number one contender Nash in a rear naked choke in order to prevent him from brawling with Jarrett.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/tnaimpact/tnaimpact2005/1128225867.shtml|title=iMPACT! Results – 10/1/05 – (Spike TV debut; 4 matches and surprises)|first=Ryan|last=Droste|date=October 2, 2005|access-date=April 19, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/tnaimpact/tnaimpact2005/1128832370.shtml|title=iMPACT! Results – 10/8/05 (Team 3D vs. AMW & Triple Threat X Match)|first=Ryan|last=Droste|date=October 9, 2005|access-date=April 19, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> On October 23 at Bound for Glory Ortiz refereed the match for the title between Jarrett and [[Rhino (wrestler)|Rhino]], a last minute replacement for Nash. The matched ended with Ortiz knocking out [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]] ([[Chris Harris (wrestler)|Chris Harris]] and [[James Storm]]), two of Jarrett's associates who attempted to interfere in the match, and then counted the pinfall for Rhino to crown him the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1130122788.shtml|title=Bound for Glory PPV Results – 10/23/05 – Orlando (New World Champ)|first=Adam|last=Martin|date=October 23, 2005|access-date=April 19, 2010|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref>