Rita Chatterton was born on Rita Filicoski; January 22,1957 and is a retired professional wrestling referee.
13 Facts About Rita Chatterton
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Rita Chatterton accused WWF promoter Vince McMahon of raping her in 1986, her final year with the company.
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Rita Chatterton is a charter member of the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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Rita Chatterton was born in Albany, New York on January 22,1957, and grew up in the nearby town of Mechanicville.
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Rita Chatterton was trained by Tony Altomare, and became a licensed referee in the state of New York in 1984.
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Rita Chatterton spent the next few decades working as a youth counselor.
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Rita Chatterton retired in 2018 due to an injury sustained from slipping on ice.
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Rita Chatterton has stated that WWF executives Pat Patterson and Jay Strongbow tried to stop her from officiating her first match, only permitting it after she threatened to sue them and the WWF.
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Rita Chatterton ultimately decided to step away from wrestling after the death of her close friend Andre the Giant in 1993.
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Rita Chatterton currently serves as a mentor at Leonard Inzitari's wrestling school.
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In 2025, Rita Chatterton revealed that she had been signed to All Elite Wrestling for a year after being contacted by promoter Tony Khan.
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Rita Chatterton came forward and told her story publicly on two of Rivera's shows: Now It Can Be Told and The Geraldo Rivera Show.
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Rita Chatterton was named in a grand jury subpoena as being one of the women whose claims are being investigated.