A SuuuUUUuuuper Interview with Tony Chimel About His 38 Years in WWE

Tony Chimel (@thetonychimel) is a ring announcer who was an WWE employee from 1983 until 2020. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about life after WWE, his new job at Trader Joe’s, how he came up with his iconic “Rated R Superstar“ introduction for Edge, the many jobs he has behind the scenes including driving the ring truck, growing up on the same street with Gorilla Monsoon’s son Joey Marella and how he got started working in wrestling, his friendship with longtime referee Mike Chioda, and he tells a great story about a crazy bet with Jonathan Coachman. To book Tony Chimel email: booktonychimel@ Subscribe to my podcast: Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: Email me: cvv@ Follow me on Instagram: Like me on Facebook: Follow me on Twitter: #WWE #RingAnnouncer #TonyChimel