Tony Chimel
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| Anthony Chimel | |
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| Ring name(s) | Tony Chimel |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (186 cm) |
| Born | October 11, 1967 Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Resides | Philadelphia, PA |
| Debut | 1994 |
Anthony (Tony) Chimel (born October 11, 1967) is the current SmackDown! ring announcer.
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[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
[edit] SmackDown!
Tony Chimel has been the SmackDown! ring announcer since its inception in 1999. He has also been ring announcing at SmackDown! brand pay-per-views during this period of time. In 1999, he defeated Howard Finkel for the rights to be SmackDown! announcer in 1999 in a tuxedo match.
He has also been involved in a mini-feud with SmackDown superstar, Mr. Kennedy, who claims that Chimel is not announcing his name with the proper respect that it deserves. This feud has included Chimel being body punched, being "told to take a bow" (hit in the groin), and having a doughnut shoved in his mouth by Mr. Kennedy.
On the December 22, 2006 edition of Smackdown!, he announced The Boogeyman as victorious too enthusiastically, and caught his attention. He became involved in a storyline as a result, The Boogeyman forced worms into his mouth. Chimel ran away from the ring afterwards. For the rest of the show ECW announcer Justin Roberts was the announcer.
[edit] Trivia
- He was put through a table by the Dudley Boyz.
- He was knocked out by Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII when an errant superkick caught him on the jaw.
- When Kurt Angle's knee was injured due to an F-5 by Brock Lesnar, he strangled Chimel with his crutch.
- On Kurt Angle's final episode as SmackDown General Manager, he demanded Chimel to come into the ring and give a demonstration of an apology that Eddie Guerrero should give; Chimel gave a sorrowful apology but then was fired by Kurt Angle. He was then re-hired by Vince McMahon.
- He has been manhandled by Finlay twice. Once at No Way Out, when Finlay threw him into the ring as a distraction to the referee, and in the King of the Ring match between Finlay and Chris Benoit, Chimel was thrown onto the floor when Finlay took his chair.
- He occasionally comes down with a case of strep throat/lost voice and has a rough scratchy voice when announcing.
- When John Cena was on SmackDown!, he said he never wore a Redskins throwback jersey because they are Tony Chimel's favorite team.
- He was hit by a T-shirt gun purposely by JBL.
- He won the Great Race at Penn State beating Jonathan Coachman in a 1 mile foot race.
- At the WrestleMania 22 interpromotional Battle Royal he was poked fun at by Tazz & Michael Cole when he didn't assist RAW ring announcer Lillian Garcia. Tazz even went as far as saying "Chimel's a loser" before the two broke out in laughter.
- He shares his birthday with the current ECW color commentator, Tazz.
- Had worms shoved into his mouth by the Boogeyman on the December 22, 2006 edition of SmackDown!.
- His name had been misspelled in the Smackdown vs. Raw 2006 and 2007 games as Tony Chimmel.
[edit] Job titles
- WWE Pay-Per-View Ring Announcer
- He announced most Pay-Per-View matches before the brand extension, but now only announces WWE Smackdown matches at joint Pay-Per-Views.
- Former WWE RAW Ring Announcer
- Current WWE Smackdown Ring Announcer
- Former WWE Sunday Night HEAT Ring Announcer
- Former WWE Velocity Ring Announcer
- WWE Pyrotechnician
