Tony Chimel
| Tony Chimel | |
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Chimel in November 2013
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| Birth name | Anthony Ralph Chimel |
| Born |
October 11, 1967 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States |
| Residence |
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Children | Joey Chimel |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Tony Chimel Tony Chimmel |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed from | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Bill Watts |
| Debut | 1983 |
Anthony Ralph "Tony" Chimel (born October 11, 1967) is an American professional wrestling ring announcer.
Before Chimel become a ring announcer, he and Joey Marella were the main ring technicians for the WWE. Chimel then began announcing duties for the company in 1991, working mostly non-televised house shows and filling in for Howard Finkel whenever necessary, including appearances on Raw.
Chimel was the SmackDown ring announcer from its inception in 1999. He was also the ring announcer at SmackDown brand pay-per-views from 2002-2007. He defeated Howard Finkel for the rights to be SmackDown announcer in 1999 in a tuxedo match.
On Kurt Angle's final episode as SmackDown General Manager in 2004, he demanded Chimel to come into the ring and give an apology to him; Chimel complied but then was fired by Angle. He was almost immediately re-hired by Vince McMahon.
From 2005 to 2007 Chimel was involved in a mini-feud with Mr. Kennedy, who claimed that Chimel was not announcing his name with the proper respect that it deserved. This feud included Chimel being punched, being "told to take a bow" (hit in the groin), and having a doughnut shoved in his mouth by Kennedy.
On the December 22, 2006 episode of SmackDown, he announced The Boogeyman as victorious too enthusiastically and caught his attention. The Boogeyman forced worms into his mouth as a result. Chimel ran away from the ring afterwards. This was a storyline for Chimel to take some time off to rest his nagging back injury and spend more time with his family. ECW announcer Justin Roberts was the ring announcer of SmackDown until Chimel returned on April 13, 2007.
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