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Post by willywonka666 on Aug 14, 2013 8:19:01 GMT -5
Tony was great in the NWA-forget the WCW stuff which was respectable, but even Heenan didn't think his own run there was good.
I'm sure he lost his passion for it as well. hell, who wouldn't?
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Post by thecrusherwi on Aug 14, 2013 8:20:56 GMT -5
Schiavone is a guy who gets a lot of crap from a lot of fans because Heenan is a fan favourite and Schiavone really wasn't. He was one of the better announcers in the world of wrestling and even near the end of WCW he could still make a show sound very exciting when it really wasn't going to be. That's the sign of a good hype man and ultimately a good announcer. As for the Foley thing, it's widely known that Eric Bischoff (Who was sitting next to him) told him to do that so he did. It was NOT Schiavones choice on the fly to say that. Yeah Tony was a great announcer. At his best I would put him up there with ANYONE in the history of wrestling. And as much as I love Bobby Heenan, his comments always seemed way out of line. And I'm sure Tony loved working with him when he would get noticeably drunk at Pay Per Views. And as far as Foley's thing, he needs to LET IT GO ALREADY! Its not like Hogan is walking around everywhere he goes saying "Huckster!? Can you believe that bruther!? They're calling me the Huckster!? I sold out Madison Square Garden and worked 350 days a year building that company on my back and they call me the Huckster? That's cold bruther!"
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Aug 14, 2013 8:42:10 GMT -5
Schiavone is a guy who gets a lot of crap from a lot of fans because Heenan is a fan favourite and Schiavone really wasn't. He was one of the better announcers in the world of wrestling and even near the end of WCW he could still make a show sound very exciting when it really wasn't going to be. That's the sign of a good hype man and ultimately a good announcer. As for the Foley thing, it's widely known that Eric Bischoff (Who was sitting next to him) told him to do that so he did. It was NOT Schiavones choice on the fly to say that. Yeah Tony was a great announcer. At his best I would put him up there with ANYONE in the history of wrestling. And as much as I love Bobby Heenan, his comments always seemed way out of line. And I'm sure Tony loved working with him when he would get noticeably drunk at Pay Per Views. And as far as Foley's thing, he needs to LET IT GO ALREADY! Its not like Hogan is walking around everywhere he goes saying "Huckster!? Can you believe that bruther!? They're calling me the Huckster!? I sold out Madison Square Garden and worked 350 days a year building that company on my back and they call me the Huckster? That's cold bruther!" I agree that Mick needs to let it go, but to be fair to him he doesn't hold it against Tony, he holds it against the muppet who told him to say it.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 14, 2013 12:06:28 GMT -5
And to be fair to Foley, when you're doing speaking tours, it's a funny story to tell to people who haven't heard it, who've come to see you out of curiosity or been dragged along.
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Post by Andy Martin on Aug 14, 2013 21:34:14 GMT -5
I always thought that Schiavone was a better 'big match, big momenet' commentator than JR.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Aug 14, 2013 21:45:56 GMT -5
Why did mike tenay not like him?
And I heard bobby didn't like him for essentially being very professional. Boo hop.
There was a match between LA parka and silver king vs. Ciclope and Damien. Brain and tony seemed high as hell
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Post by Jiren on Aug 14, 2013 22:17:47 GMT -5
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