Tony Chimel was a long-time worker for WWE, starting his career in 1991. He was well-known for his work as an announcer on Friday Night Smackdown. He worked behind the scenes for the last few years. He was released back in 2020 as part of the COVID-19 budget cuts.
Tony Chimel recently spoke to Chris Van Vliet , where he revealed he is now working at Trader Joe’s, which is a grocery store company.
“I figured out there is life after WWE. When I started, I was 22 years old, and now I’m 60. I found a job at Trader Joe’s, which I never really knew about. I had heard of Trader Joe’s, but I didn’t know what it was. When I first told my daughter that I was working at Trader Joe’s, she was like, ‘Oh Dad, that’s great. You gotta get this and get that.’ I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’”
There are a lot of similarities because, at WWE, they always wanted to put smiles on people’s faces, and at Trader Joe’s, all they want to do is wow the customer and make the customer feel happy. I’ve always been a big customer service guy and traveling for a living, you don’t get any of that crap from the airlines and you get crappy customer service from hotels. At Trader Joe’s, if you call the store, they answer. If you’re in there and you’re looking for something, we’ll help you and we’ll walk you to where you want to go. The customers there are like cult followers. I didn’t get it at first, but now that I’ve been there for a year, I’m one of them. A lot of people love it and they swear by the store. The people are great, the bosses are great, the manager is great. Everybody’s great there.”
On the other hand, Triple H is currently the COO of WWE and he is also a veteran in the world of professional wrestling, having competed in several great matches and countless memorable moments during his time as an active in-ring competitor in the company.
Vince McMahon has been WWE Chairman since 1982 when he bought WWE from his father Vince Sr and his partners. McMahon saw quite a few changes in his company over the last few decades on top of that. All through that, the WWE Chairman continued to adapt to the changing times. However, many fans now feel that he is out of touch and simply has no idea what is good for a WWE Superstar and their growth. The WWE Chairman is larger than life in many ways and he also has his oddities and problems as well.
h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription
