Biography

Rita Filicoski is a retired professional wrestling referee, best known for being the first woman to referee in the WWF (now WWE) in 1984. She was born in Albany, New York, and became involved in wrestling after the death of her brother, who dreamed of becoming a wrestler. Unable to pursue a career as a wrestler due to health issues, she trained as a referee. Chatterton gained recognition during WWF's "Rock 'n' Wrestling" era, but her career was marked by a sexual assault accusation against Vinc...Read more