Some Schiavone Foolishness

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_Mo-yGRh0

There are two Stings in the ring, and Tony can only tell them apart because one is 'acting darker' than the other one. Never mind that they look nothing alike.

Tony ruled, he really did.

[kwydjebo]

boberts said:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_Mo-yGRh0

There are two Stings in the ring, and Tony can only tell them apart because one is 'acting darker' than the other one. Never mind that they look nothing alike.

Tony ruled, he really did.

I think I saw that episode.....
Did Tony declare that night "the greatest in the history of wrestling". ;D

I was lucky, I only caught the odd episode of Nitro, and fortunately each time, it was the greatest...thank god I didn't have to sit through those othercrappy "Non-greatest" shows.

Where would I have been without Tony to tell me how good things were?

[Kerry Von Erich is my hero]

Schiavone acted as everyone else around him was as dumb as he was. I hated when he would talk down to the fans and insult their intelligence. When the NWO was at its zenith, it was all he could do to just call the match in front of him, instead of blabbering on about NWO this, and NWO that, yada yada yada. Even though he sucked big time, he was one of the reasons I watched Nitro, just to laugh at how horrid his announcing was

["Hollywood" Cactus Matt]

OMG, I had forgotten how horrible the Steiners' late-WCW music was. Thanks for reminding me.

[kwydjebo]

edgeruleshardysux said:

Schiavone acted as everyone else around him was as dumb as he was. I hated when he would talk down to the fans and insult their intelligence. When the NWO was at its zenith, it was all he could do to just call the match in front of him, instead of blabbering on about NWO this, and NWO that, yada yada yada. Even though he sucked big time, he was one of the reasons I watched Nitro, just to laugh at how horrid his announcing was

Tony was a jerk. I know Bobby Heenan was no fan of his (Read his Autobiography).
I think one night sums up Schivonie in my mind. Janruary 4th 1999. The Night Hogan used his Finger point of Doom to secure the world title, MEANWHILE on the other channel, with a pretaped show......I present Mr. Shivonie's comments, as transcribed by recapper Christopher Robin ZImmerman (which I am copying from his site..and deleting some other inbetween stuff)

I know you want to hear what Tony says next. "Fans, as Hollywood Hogan walks away and you look at forty thousand plus on hand, if you're even THINKING about changing the channel to our competition, fans, do not, because we understand that Mick Foley, who wrestled here one time as Cactus Jack, is gonna win their World title - hoh! That's gonna put some butts in the seats, hyeh." And I know, I KNOW, you're expecting me to dignify this with a response.

Sorry.
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SUPERSTAR SCOTT STEINER (with Buff Bagwell) v. I HATE KONNAN - Konnan is so stupid, he doesn't even wear his own shirt. Not that I'm complaining, well maybe, but this is the first match in like a half hour. I confess, I didn't watch this match. Tony tries one more time to get me to go off. "If you're thinking about changing channels to our competition, we want to let you know that unlike us, they've got their show in the can, their show's been taped - later tonight, Mick Foley, who's once wrestled here as Cactus Jack, is gonna win their world title. I mean - that's gonna be their World Champion - ha, ha! ... I mean, we're here live every night, they're not." I think he added "except opposite Thursdays, Saturdays, and WorldWide" under his breath, but you couldn't hear it. This particular matchup happened last week, of course, so I feel the need to not bother with play-by-play. Tony again says that every Monday they'll be live. I forget, that last time a taped RAW went up against their live show, didn't that taped show win? Oh, not that it matters. Tony is now saying "LIVE" as if he were Sam Donaldson on "PrimeTime."

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Three words : WHAT. THE. F**K ??

I mean, 2 Stings, was there even a reason for that ? Has it been explain later ?

Well anyway, at first you' d think they' re about to team up against the Steiners, but suddenly, the Sting that acts darker ( ;D ) throws the other one on the ground... and he just leaves ??

[skskillz]

Tony was a good announcer who got worse during the dying days of WCW. He was a little to obsessed with hyperbole, but other than that, he was generally pretty good.

Plus, he was rude to Heenan, which is a bonus.

[smokinvokoun]

I liked Tony too

[qwerty123]

THERE ARE 2 STINGS IN THE RING! THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!!!

[MNM's Official "Fixer"]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE GREATEST THREAD IN THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT SPORT!!!!!

[Kerry Von Erich is my hero]

I remember Heenan basically calling Schiavone a jerk and saying how he didn't even like wrestling and how during commercial breaks, he would rest his head down on the announcers desk like a kid sleeping in class

[G✇JI☈A]

Tony S: One Sting..... Two Stings! Oh My Medication! *Faints*

[Kerry Von Erich is my hero]

Does Jeff Farmer still perform under the nWo Sting gimmick in Japan still?

[Hellsing920]

That was a cool moment (a true Schiavone moment), but it still doesn't top my all time favorite Tony moment.

Late into WCW's life, the Jung Dragons had a match where if they lost, Jamie-San would have to unmask. Anyway, the Dragons lost, and Jamie-San took off his mask. There stood Jamie Noble with no mask.

There was a long pause. No commentator said anything for about ten seconds. The crowd sounded dead. Tony decided to break the silence with these stunning words:

"Hey... He isn't Asian."

Almost like it was some kind of grand revelation, he announces that Jamie Noble isn't Asian (and, unless you're blind, you can clearly see this). Sadly, the show went to commercial immediately after that, so we didn't get to hear Madden and Tenay react to Tony's comment.

I have tried to find that moment on YouTube, but it is nowhere to be found. It was such a funny moment to me. Anyone else remember this?

[Agent P]

kwydjebo said:

edgeruleshardysux said:

Schiavone acted as everyone else around him was as dumb as he was. I hated when he would talk down to the fans and insult their intelligence. When the NWO was at its zenith, it was all he could do to just call the match in front of him, instead of blabbering on about NWO this, and NWO that, yada yada yada. Even though he sucked big time, he was one of the reasons I watched Nitro, just to laugh at how horrid his announcing was

Tony was a jerk. I know Bobby Heenan was no fan of his (Read his Autobiography).
I think one night sums up Schivonie in my mind. Janruary 4th 1999. The Night Hogan used his Finger point of Doom to secure the world title, MEANWHILE on the other channel, with a pretaped show......I present Mr. Shivonie's comments, as transcribed by recapper Christopher Robin ZImmerman (which I am copying from his site..and deleting some other inbetween stuff)

I know you want to hear what Tony says next. "Fans, as Hollywood Hogan walks away and you look at forty thousand plus on hand, if you're even THINKING about changing the channel to our competition, fans, do not, because we understand that Mick Foley, who wrestled here one time as Cactus Jack, is gonna win their World title - hoh! That's gonna put some butts in the seats, hyeh." And I know, I KNOW, you're expecting me to dignify this with a response.

Sorry.
.
.
.
.
SUPERSTAR SCOTT STEINER (with Buff Bagwell) v. I HATE KONNAN - Konnan is so stupid, he doesn't even wear his own shirt. Not that I'm complaining, well maybe, but this is the first match in like a half hour. I confess, I didn't watch this match. Tony tries one more time to get me to go off. "If you're thinking about changing channels to our competition, we want to let you know that unlike us, they've got their show in the can, their show's been taped - later tonight, Mick Foley, who's once wrestled here as Cactus Jack, is gonna win their world title. I mean - that's gonna be their World Champion - ha, ha! ... I mean, we're here live every night, they're not." I think he added "except opposite Thursdays, Saturdays, and WorldWide" under his breath, but you couldn't hear it. This particular matchup happened last week, of course, so I feel the need to not bother with play-by-play. Tony again says that every Monday they'll be live. I forget, that last time a taped RAW went up against their live show, didn't that taped show win? Oh, not that it matters. Tony is now saying "LIVE" as if he were Sam Donaldson on "PrimeTime."

Where did you find this?

[CactusJack]

I'm not sure where the Steiner quote comes from, but I remember reading about Tony's comments in Foley's second autobiography, "Foley is Good".

Foley watched that broadcast of Nitro, and subsequently left a message on Tony Schiavone's answering machine that night. "Tony, this is Mick Foley, and I just wanted to say that I heard your comments, and they made me sick. Why you would insult somebody who worked so hard for your company is beyond me. I have a feeling that the words you said were not your own, but neverthless, it was low-class and uncalled for. And in truth, it just made more people watch our show."

A few hours later, Foley's wife, Collette, ran to him with the phone. "Mick, it's Tony. He sounds upset." Tony indeed was upset, because those words WERE forced upon him by his superior - Eric Bischoff.

Soon after, certain signs began popping up in the arena, disproving Bichoff's theory about Foley. These signs read, "MICK FOLEY PUT MY ASS IN THIS SEAT".

[Agent P]

I know that's when Schiavone said that. I have it on tape. I mean where did that entire piece come from. I know I read it before.

[angryfan]

hellsing920 said:

That was a cool moment (a true Schiavone moment), but it still doesn't top my all time favorite Tony moment.

Late into WCW's life, the Jung Dragons had a match where if they lost, Jamie-San would have to unmask. Anyway, the Dragons lost, and Jamie-San took off his mask. There stood Jamie Noble with no mask.

There was a long pause. No commentator said anything for about ten seconds. The crowd sounded dead. Tony decided to break the silence with these stunning words:

"Hey... He isn't Asian."

Almost like it was some kind of grand revelation, he announces that Jamie Noble isn't Asian (and, unless you're blind, you can clearly see this). Sadly, the show went to commercial immediately after that, so we didn't get to hear Madden and Tenay react to Tony's comment.

I have tried to find that moment on YouTube, but it is nowhere to be found. It was such a funny moment to me. Anyone else remember this?

My God, I remember that! Best part was, his "mask" wasn't a mask at all. It was of those small ones that pretty much only covered the area around your eyes, like a sleep mask with eye holes.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

I love anything Tony Schiavone. He still hosts a sports segment on some obscure radio station in Atlanta to this day, and I listen whenever I come across it, just because I miss his voice on my wrestling shows.

[Hellsing920]

angryfan said:

hellsing920 said:

That was a cool moment (a true Schiavone moment), but it still doesn't top my all time favorite Tony moment.

Late into WCW's life, the Jung Dragons had a match where if they lost, Jamie-San would have to unmask. Anyway, the Dragons lost, and Jamie-San took off his mask. There stood Jamie Noble with no mask.

There was a long pause. No commentator said anything for about ten seconds. The crowd sounded dead. Tony decided to break the silence with these stunning words:

"Hey... He isn't Asian."

Almost like it was some kind of grand revelation, he announces that Jamie Noble isn't Asian (and, unless you're blind, you can clearly see this). Sadly, the show went to commercial immediately after that, so we didn't get to hear Madden and Tenay react to Tony's comment.

I have tried to find that moment on YouTube, but it is nowhere to be found. It was such a funny moment to me. Anyone else remember this?

My God, I remember that! Best part was, his "mask" wasn't a mask at all. It was of those small ones that pretty much only covered the area around your eyes, like a sleep mask with eye holes.

I was just looking at a few pics of the Jung Dragons, and you are partially right. Jamie-San had a lot of different masks. One of them was a little Lone Ranger style mask. Others covered everything except his eyes, mouth, goatee, and hair, but that is still a small enough mask where you can tell Jamie wasn't Asian.

I still wish someone would post it on YouTube. I found it so funny when Tony had to announce (and sound a little confused at the same time) that Jamie wasn't Asian. It was priceless.