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Former WWE referee Rita Chatterton says she was under AEW contract for a year
Chatterton was signed as a talent scout for AEW but did “absolutely nothing” during her time with the company.
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Former WWE referee Rita Chatterton spent a year under contract with AEW — though she did “absolutely nothing” during her time with the company.
Chatterton, who alleges that she was raped by Vince McMahon in 1986, appeared on Power & Glory The Podcast last November and recounted the story of how she started making wrestling appearances again after decades away from the industry. She agreed to receive the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Trailblazer Award in 2021, which led to Chatterton being contacted by Tony Khan and signing a contract with AEW. Chatterton said Khan was very nice during their interactions.
“I turn around and I do this event for [International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame President Seth Turner]. I get the Trailblazer Award. And, you know, it’s kind of like riding a Harley. It’s in your blood. And it started creeping back into my blood,” Chatterton said. “Well, a few weeks after that, Seth calls me and says, ‘Umm, Rita, there’s this guy that’s trying to get ahold of you. He wants your phone number.’ And I said, ‘Who’s that?’ And he says, ‘Well, his name is Tony Khan.’ [Chatterton responds] ‘Who the hell is Tony Khan? That doesn’t even sound right.’ He says, ‘No, Rita, you should probably take his call.’ And I say, ‘Why do I want to take his call?’ He says, ‘Well, he owns the Jacksonville Jaguars.’ [Chatterton responds] ‘Why the hell would anyone who owns the Jacksonville Jaguars want my phone number?’ He says, ‘Well, he also owns AEW Wrestling.’ [Chatterton responds] ‘Okay, so give him my phone number.’
“So he gives him my number and I don’t hear anything. And a couple of weeks later, I get this phone call and I look and I don’t know the number. Then I get thinking about it, I say, ‘Let me call that number back.’ So I call it back, it’s Tony Khan. So Tony and I had a nice long talk, and I was under contract with him for a year. Very nice man. Gentleman. Very, very nice man.”
Talent scout was listed as the role on Chatterton’s AEW contract, but she never did anything while with the promotion. Chatterton said she did attend a couple Jacksonville Jaguars games, including one this past season.
“You know what, I was under contract with [Khan] for a year and I did absolutely nothing. I did absolutely nothing [laughs],” Chatterton said. “But he wanted me under contract, so I was under contract with him.”
The first female referee in WWE history, Chatterton went public with her accusation against McMahon in 1992. A multi-million dollar settlement was reached in December 2022, with McMahon claiming that he still denied Chatterton’s allegation but agreed to the settlement “solely to avoid the cost of litigation”
Chatterton, 68, told Power & Glory The Podcast that she’s retired from the wrestling industry now but still goes to matches. She is enjoying the remainder of her life and does a lot of traveling.
