Former WWE Referee Rita Chatterton Says She Was Under AEW Contract for a Year

As noted before, former WWE and TKO Group Executive Chairman Vince McMahon reached a settlement deal with former WWE referee Rita Chatterton in December of 2022 over Chatterton’s allegations of McMahon committing sexual abuse and rape towards her in 1986 that went public in 1992.

A recent episode of the Power & Glory The Podcast featured Chatterton as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Chatterton revealing that she had been under contract with AEW for a year.

“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.”

Mario Mancini who accompanied Chatterton for the interview as a special guest stated that Chatterton was signed to a Talent Scout job in AEW.

Chatterton also stated that she did not do any actual work for AEW but did attend Jaguars games during her time in the company.

“You know what, I was under contract with [Khan] for a year and I did absolutely nothing. I did absolutely nothing [laughs]. But he wanted me under contract, so I was under contract with him.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com