Appearing as Rita Marie, she became the first female referee in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1984.
Chatterton accused WWF promoter Vince McMahon of raping her in 1986, her final year with the company.
[1] Billed as Rita Marie, Chatterton became the first female referee to work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
[4] After working some smaller jobs for the promotion, she made her television debut at a Madison Square Garden show in January 1985.
[1] Chatterton states that she left a job at Frito-Lay during this time due to promises of a lucrative future with the WWF.
[1] She ultimately decided to step away from wrestling after the death of her close friend André the Giant in 1993.
[9][2] In 1992, producers working for television personality and journalist Geraldo Rivera reached out to Chatterton regarding the rape allegation against McMahon.
While her wrestling career was being profiled by Abraham Riesman for New York Magazine, new sexual misconduct allegations from other women were made against McMahon, leading her to speak publicly for the first time since 1992.