American professional wrestling commentator, podcaster, and sports announcer
Tony Schiavone
Schiavone in 2019
Born
Noah Anthony Schiavone
(1957-11-07) November 7, 1957 (age 66)
Craigsville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater
James Madison University (BS)
Employer(s)
Jim Crockett Promotions (1983–1989; 2022) Titan Sports/WWF (1989–1990) World Championship Wrestling (1990–2001) Major League Wrestling (2017–2019) All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
Spouse
Lois Schiavone
(m. 1981)
Children
5
Professional wrestling career
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight
187 lb (85 kg)[1]
Debut
1983
Noah Anthony Schiavone (/ʃəˈvɒni/shə-VON-ee; born November 7, 1957)[2][3] is an American sports announcer, professional wrestling commentator and podcaster. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he serves as the play-by-play commentator for Collision, color commentator for Dynamite and Rampage, then also as senior producer. He has previously worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Major League Wrestling (MLW). In addition to his work in wrestling, Schiavone has also worked as a broadcaster for the Gwinnett Braves/Stripers of Minor League Baseball and Georgia Bulldogs football.
In 2013, WWE noted that, "At the height of the Monday Night War, veteran broadcaster Tony Schiavone's voice was as vital to the onscreen product of World Championship Wrestling as Jim Ross' Oklahoma growl was to WWE."[4]
In 2021, Schiavone announced a Kickstarter campaign for a biographical graphic novel titled Butts in Seats: The Tony Schiavone Story. Tony Schiavone can be heard on his podcast What Happened When? with Conrad Thompson.[5]
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2021, Schiavone announced a Kickstarter campaign for a biographical graphic novel titled Butts in Seats: The TonySchiavone Story. TonySchiavone can be...
results: Tag title match, Tony Khan's big announcement". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 9, 2024. TonySchiavone stood up and said he...
with Jim Ross occasionally sitting in on main events. On October 14, TonySchiavone was confirmed to join the commentary team. This remained until March...
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Championship as Mankind on a pre-taped episode of Raw. Nitro announcer TonySchiavone sarcastically commented on the match, which unexpectedly resulted in...
Rampage's four-man commentary team. AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan said that the commentary team would not always be all four men, as Henry...
series TonySchiavone filled in for Excalibur for this episode. Jim Ross only called the main event. Ian Riccaboni filled in for TonySchiavone for this...
April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023. Nason, John (April 11, 2023). "TonySchiavone: AEW has signed Billie Starkz". Wrestling Observer. Archived from the...
interviews with AEW personalities. The show was originally hosted by TonySchiavone and Dasha Gonzalez in a studio called the "AEW Control Center". Both...
Commentators Dates TonySchiavone, Bobby Heenan and Lee Marshall January 8, 1998 January 22, 1998 – April 9, 1998 May 21, 1998 – November 12, 1998 December...
one villainous group. Earlier in the same broadcast, WCW announcer TonySchiavone gave away the results of their Monday Night War rival World Wrestling...
for life" by AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan. AEW commentator TonySchiavone clarified that only the belt design was retired, not the...
on January 22, 2020, Baker turned heel after she berated commentator TonySchiavone following her victory over Priscilla Kelly. In May, Baker injured her...
commentated with "Superstar" Billy Graham, while Ventura was paired with TonySchiavone at both SummerSlam 1989 and the Royal Rumble). When Ventura left the...
Tag Team Championship. During the post-event media scrum, AEW president Tony Khan announced that a tournament would be held to determine new champions...
joined the broadcast team, usually working with TonySchiavone on Saturday Night. He was paired with Schiavone and Bobby Heenan on pay-per-views. On February...
promotion's project coordinator and the co-host of AEW Unrestricted with TonySchiavone. Aubert has a background in software engineering and computer science...
Executive Officer Tony Khan said there would be a major announcement made on the show. During the episode, AEW commentator TonySchiavone and referee Aubrey...
from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021. TonySchiavone; Aubrey Edwards (June 15, 2020). "Kris Statlander". AEW Unrestricted...
Great American Bash. As an announcer, Bischoff reported to producer TonySchiavone and WCW's Vice President of Broadcasting, Jim Ross. In 1993, after WCW...
consisting of play-by-play announcer TonySchiavone and color commentator Bobby Heenan. It was there that Schiavone gave him the nickname "The Professor"...
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