27 Facts About Tony Schiavone

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Noah Anthony Schiavone is an American sports announcer, professional wrestling commentator and podcaster currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a play-by-play commentator and senior producer.

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Tony Schiavone has previously worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, and Major League Wrestling.

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Tony Schiavone was born and raised in Craigsville, Virginia, the son of Noah and Rebecca Tony Schiavone.

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Tony Schiavone earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from James Madison University in 1980.

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Tony Schiavone was signed by Vince McMahon's WWF for a one-year contract from April 1989 through April 1990.

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Behind the scenes, Tony Schiavone produced numerous home videos for Coliseum Video.

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Tony Schiavone returned soon afterwards to WCW, the former Crockett promotion by then owned by media mogul Ted Turner.

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Tony Schiavone became the lead voice for WCW's flagship program, Monday Nitro.

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Tony Schiavone served as the lead announcer of Thunder, typically working alongside Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan, Larry Zbyszko, and later with Mark Madden and Scott Hudson.

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Tony Schiavone made an appearance in the movie Ready to Rumble.

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Two years later after WCW closed down, Tony Schiavone made an appearance in NWA: Total Nonstop Action in 2003, during one of their weekly pay-per-views.

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Tony Schiavone interrupted an interview with Goldylocks and Percy Pringle and proceeded to cut a worked shoot promo in which he insulted both of them.

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However, nothing ever came of that as Tony Schiavone only made one more appearance in TNA, which was taped that same night after the first appearance.

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On October 5,2017, Tony Schiavone returned to professional wrestling at the inaugural event of the resurrected Major League Wrestling.

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At the show, Tony Schiavone provided color commentary for the event's matches.

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Tony Schiavone then continued to provide his commentary work for MLW's television show, MLW Fusion.

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Tony Schiavone noted on the November 20,2019 Clash of the Champions XIII episode of What Happened When with Conrad Thompson that he would no longer be appearing for Major League Wrestling.

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Tony Schiavone began working as a senior producer for AEW live events.

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On March 25,2020, due to significant delays with non-audiences, Tony Schiavone filled in on play-by-play commentary for Jim Ross and Excalibur on AEW Dynamite with other substitute announcers Cody, Kenny Omega, Colt Cabana and Chris Jericho.

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Additionally, Tony Schiavone is a writer for the Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network and produced the Best of the Bulldogs, which won the AP Award for Best Sports Program in 2004.

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Tony Schiavone has stated he had no shame in working there and praised Starbucks for their excellent health insurance coverage for their employees.

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An infamous incident involving Tony Schiavone occurred on the January 4,1999, Nitro.

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Foley was genuinely upset by what he had heard and telephoned Tony Schiavone to talk about it.

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When Tony Schiavone called Foley back, he told Foley that Bischoff had ordered him to reveal Foley's title win over the air.

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Almost immediately after Tony Schiavone spoiled Foley's title win, 600,000 households switched from Nitro to Raw, to watch Foley win the title.

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One tense incident happened on the Nitro following the death of Heenan's longtime best friend Gorilla Monsoon, over Tony Schiavone's alleged objection to mentioning Monsoon on-air.

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Tony Schiavone accepted responsibility for the collapse of his relationship with Heenan, and said of Heenan's criticism of him: "I deserve it".