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In her later years, Burke ran a women's wrestling school in Encino, California. [11] Among her students were WWE Hall of Famer The Fabulous Moolah and Rhonda Sing. Burke died from a stroke [11] on February 18, 1989, in Northridge, California, [1] and was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
Rita Chatterton (born Rita Filicoski; January 22, 1957) [1] is a retired professional wrestling referee. 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.
RPL referee Vladimir Pettay died in the 2011 crash of RusAir Flight 9605 Ligue 1 referee Johan Hamel died of a stroke in 2022. The following are association football/soccer referees who died during their careers or officiating assignments.
Former WWE wrestler Virgil – real name Michael Jones – has died. He was 61. Referee Mark Charles III, who is known as The Count, announced the news in a Facebook post. "My dear friends, it is ...
Windham Rotunda, known better as WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt, has died at age 36. Rotunda died unexpectedly on Thursday, according to WWE CCO Triple H. In a post to Twitter, Triple H wrote: “Just ...
Sara Lee, a wrestler who won the sixth season of the reality show “WWE Tough Enough,” has died, the company announced Oct. 6. She was 30. Sara Lee, Former ‘WWE Tough Enough’ Winner, Dead at 30
Jessika Heiser (born June 25, 1991) is an American professional wrestling referee and former professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Jessika Carr. [1] After signing with the company in 2017, Heiser became the first female WWE referee since the 1980s. [1]
In addition, Smith and her fellow female referee Jessika Carr became the first two women to officiate back-to-back WrestleMania matches. [ 12 ] During a live event in Vancouver on September 25, 2022, she won the WWE 24/7 Championship after pinning Nikki A.S.H .