Tony Chimel is a former WWE ring announcer (WWE)
WWE ring announcer Tony Chimel was in attendance for Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite from the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida.
Dr Michael Sampson, who worked with Chimel in WWE for years, took to Twitter and revealed that Chimel was present on Dynamite.
You never know who is going to show up #AEWDyanmite So good to catch up with @TheTonyChimel He’s a good friend, suuuuper announcer, ride partner in a previous life, and most importantly…the patient. He’s a fan of the ‘ish’ btw. @AEW@AEWonTV#aewDOctor
Chimel tweeted and wrote about how he felt after meeting them.
Nice to see all of you as well !!!! The ish ???? Meh
This past Saturday, he made his first-ever signing event at The Big Event in Queens, NY. He explained in a tweet that he has signed photos with “83/38, which represents the year he started with WWE, 1983 and the number of years he spent with WWE, i.e. 38.
For those that got my autograph yesterday, thank you. It should have 83/38 on the pic. These numbers are significant because, 83 was the year I started with wwe and 38 is the number of years I was with wwe!
Chimel was released from WWE on November 9, 2020, along with other personnel owing to budget cuts. He had been with the company since 1983 and worked as a ring announcer for the SmackDown brand starting in 1999. In recent years, Chimel moved into a behind the scenes role where he worked as a production manager and oversaw the WWE ring crew.
He made several TV appearances with Christian and WWE Hall of Famer Edge, including a cameo on their WWE Network show.
Lastly, he tweeted another saying that he had a great time in NY and sent gratitude to all the fans who got an autograph photo.
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