Tony Schiavone

Tony's heel turn in TNA. Truly the greatest night in the history of our sport.

[@jnicholson79jn]

I seriously never imagined Tony Schiavone could cut a promo, let alone a HEEL promo on this level. Great stuff!

[@therealkevinpowell]

Right! I ... never ... freakin ... knew ... This is the wildest shit I *never* saw!

[@aldairrocha3374]

Jim Nicholson but he’s one of the best on commentary how could he not cut a promo

[@jnicholson79jn]

@@aldairrocha3374 Doing babyface play-by-play and cutting a live in-ring heel promo are 2 different worlds. During play-by-play, they have papers in front of them with rundowns, historical notes, bullet points, etc. Not to mention someone talking to them through their earpiece telling them when & how to make certain points. It's equally challenging, but in a totally different way. Generally, whenever babyface announcers have made a heel turn and tried to cut heel promos, it has been a disaster. They sound overly scripted, the crowd doesnt buy their new attitude, and the whole angle flops before it ever has a prayer of getting over. Seeing Schiavone like this makes me wonder why he was never used in this capacity before. The guy started doing interviews for Crockett in '83, commentary in '85. Aside from the year he spent in the WWF, he worked consistently for the same promotion through all of its evolutions (JCP/NWA/WCW) for almost 20 years. Seems like his true talent was severely overlooked by everybody.

[@billshamrock449]

I'm not surprised he carried the Monday Night Nitro commentary team for years. In fact he carried the whole WCW commentary team for years. Him and Jesse The Body Ventura are an underrated commentary team in WWF and WCW

[@shawnbaker3245]

He literally watched the greats for years!!!!!! Not really a surprise

[@DiceEsque]

For me, Tony was the voice of WCW

[@Machete87]

i agree. when they snagged Tony, he had some great noteworthy matches he called that made WCW awesome. He was fukn devastated when they died though.

[@spdutahraptor777]

His voice is as familar as JR's

[@ericmonaco4509]

@@spdutahraptor777 Now there in AEW including the Voice of PWG Excalibur

[@spdutahraptor777]

@@ericmonaco4509 I really like Excalibur

[@dirty.dan.69]

He was the voice of a generation.

[@AndyVanHalen]

Oh god, the "Dante from Clerks" era Tony Schiavone.

[@RobertSmith-gn2he]

Andy Reierson 37!

[@uxbnkuribo]

Tony wasnt even supposed to be there that day

[@ryanslater674]

lmfao looks just like him

[@shawnbaker3245]

Dude I was thinking the exact same Fucking thing!!!

[@thatpart]

@@RobertSmith-gn2he in a row?

[@jgreico11]

Who’s watching this after Tony Schiavone signed with AEW?

[@devildogg061]

Who's watching AEW after signing Tony Schiavone?

[@TMK8908]

@@devildogg061 me

[@Machete87]

i am watching it after Sting showed up back on TNT.

[@chrislillo9740]

IT'S STIIIIIIIINGGGGG

[@Rollyboy141]

No wonder he has heat with Impact fans 😂😂

[@DAMNNATIONROCK]

I can’t believe the crowd is saying “boring” this is fucking amazing. First time I’ve ever seen this! Wow!

[@rtsjr08ify]

DAMN NATION funny ain’t it that tony schiavone has a job in AEW as a commentator and mike tenay is out of a job now lol

[@YousefTube]

Bologna!!! it's was Conrad who's friend with Cody and the Cents contact them to sign Tony before he sign with the WWE.

[@DevanteMcDaniel]

DAMN NATION because they are stupid! Smmfh I couldn't agree more with you!

[@thetruth619ful]

@@DevanteMcDaniel to be fair why should they care about two commentators going back and forth? They weren't going to have a match this was just a pointless filler promo

[@DevanteMcDaniel]

@@thetruth619ful I disagree! I think this was good!

[@janiedoe1542]

R.I.P Paul Bearer. WWE Managers Never Die.

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Percy Pringle

[@Machete87]

Loved paul Bearer.

[@Oc3anb0rn]

But....he did tho?

[@215dynasty6]

So ummm..they are immortal? Ghosts? Hiding with Tupac in Cuba? 🤔

[@trippyraspo542]

Cereal Killer it’s a reference to The Sandlot...”Legends never die”.

[@ghostfac3182]

As a huge WCW fan. Seeing Tony and Tenay exchanging words was amazing.

[@walkersorenson1176]

I love Tony Tenay and Vince Russo

[@gracemartin72]

I would have to agree with you, because this is Awesome, also I wonder if Tony Schiavone heard about what Happened to Chris Benoit and his Family?.

[@hegstad9]

Isn't this just scripted story line ?

[@raymondhall8691]

@@DIGGER1969 dude, its an angle

[@cherylroberts3569]

I wish Tony would go to AEW do commentary with J..R.

[@nick56677]

0:50 Paul Bearer: "Go head, keep talkin!" My fav part😂. RIP Percy

[@TheCodedtestament]

Tony was a natural, he also had a style to his voice which made the shows he called sound more sport oriented, somewhat legitimate. That's what I really enjoyed about WCW; Tony's ability to make it real and his reference to wrestling being a 'sport'.

[@mychaelcorinthos809]

@Anti HHH McMahon LeBron he learned at the foot of the best..j.r

[@raymondhall8691]

Yeah, except that time he said " the Yeeetayyyyy!"

[@damightybenstein]

That was the greatest promo in the history of our sport.

[@ProWrestlingReality]

"A pair of sleepers....That flopped over on top..Oh well what ever, UP" LOL Uncensored 1999

[@alexandrudumitru2435]

And he's doing outstanding in AEW now

[@USA96651]

Tony was the voice of WCW and should be in the hall of fame! The years with him and Bobby Heenan were classics

[@brucesoutherland4374]

Tony is a true icon. A master on the mic

[@gabeguzman]

Heel Tony was awesome

[@Machete87]

Not too bad as a bad guy. Had a lot of interesting points 2 y he was so bitter after WCW died. Hell i'd be a lil bitter myself if i was Tony.

[@nicholascharles6254]

Tony and awesome should never be used in the same sentence imo

[@jerrycoffey6506]

I love Tony being a heel. He's highly entertaining as a heel.

[@Steinerecliner]

Sad it never lasted. They should have him take over the announcers table. Sadly he may had one other appearance after this. It went no where.

[@CoreDreamStudios]

@@Steinerecliner Now hes in AEW and doing great.

[@Steinerecliner]

@@CoreDreamStudios Yes he is.

[@Machete87]

yea he wasn't too bad. best work as a face announcer getting into matches.

[@BAYBAY_316]

I wanna see it in AEW

[@DangerStepp]

Schiavone can cut a decent promo...who knew? I would watch TNA for Evil Schiavone.

[@unlimitedkuudere2381]

Yes

[@gabrielguzman6018]

Sucks the fans were being dicks about it

[@Copyrightme81]

Pipe**mb Tony is awesome!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Now, he's in AEW, and doing some TOTALLY AWESOME mic work, alongside of Good Ol'J. R! Now THAT'S what I call a WINNING COMBINATION!!!!!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@ronaldshank7589 JR and Tony both worked together in the NWA and later WCW before comin' to AEW and I LOVE It!

[@michael-vo5ol]

Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay would be a riot in the announce table yet the Mike Tenay-Don West duo made TNA special with the combination of Mike's wrestling knowledge and Don's enthusiasm

[@ronaldshank7589]

I don't know if you know this or not, but several years after this confrontation between Mike Tenay and Tony Schiavone, there was another confrontation-This time, it was between Mike Tenay, and Don West. Don actually accused Mike of basically the same thing, that Tony accused Mike of: Caring only about himself, and, allegedly, not wanting to work with Don West! Just so you know.....

[@true0utlaw72]

This was an absolute dream come true. For years I wanted to see Tenay & Tony go at it.

[@imjstmichael86]

Shiavone is greatly underrated

[@DrewCold]

The crowd was TRIPPIN'! This segment was great

[@BAYBAY_316]

Was that during the Florida studio days I wonder. Would make sense.

[@StandWatie1862]

​@@BAYBAY_316A Ukraine mark

[@BAYBAY_316]

@@StandWatie1862 I am . thank you for noticing. 😊

[@StandWatie1862]

@BAYBAY_316 Yeah you're doing a good thing for a country you've never heard of before last year

[@dontmatterbecause1009]

@@StandWatie1862boi you cant be trash talking with your pfp like that. 🤦‍♂️

[@rufus317]

I watched him week after week since 1983! Tony was the voice of NWA, WCW programming. Him, Ross, The Crocketts & Solie.

[@jasonritter2346]

Tony Schiavone is Amazing. Totally under appreciated announcer!

[@WeCareAlot4693]

"Tony bro, I wrote this stuff for you ta say about me, man. It's gonna get the fans back on my side bro!"

[@djmarkluv]

This is pure wrestling GOLD! The crowd was a bunch of idiots.

[@nagorak666]

Yeah, that crowd sucked. Not sure why they didn't give him some legitimate heat.

[@Machete87]

they musta never watched WCW or the monday night wars between WWF n WCW cuz if they did, they woulda practically wet themselves to see the voice of WCW resurface after at least 2 yrs after WCW went down.

[@bswizzle93]

Agreed, That crows was definitely either drunk or not wrestling fans who witnessed the attitude era

[@gabrielguzman6018]

Which is weird because wcw used to go to this arena a lot

[@abelaldrich7831]

that crowd was stupid rednecks that don't understand good real shit when it's in front of them I agree I mean Tony was the voice of WCW

[@toneloco1550]

The fans chanting boring had no idea how historic this was in wrestling. Tony’s only wrestling appearing post wcw and it was a shoot. Then he quit the business for 18 years.

[@nicholascharles6254]

Hey should've quit for good lol

[@harddeal6097]

It was boring. Should of kept it online and not on TV

[@tkorising5698]

How funny to see thees two former wcw announcers going at it and you got paul bearer in the background like WTF lol

[@LawrenceW78]

Paul Bearer aka Percy Pringle The III is looking at all this and is thinking "I left the WWF for this bullshit?"

[@magicheats8291]

@christopher olivarez tna really almost felt like WCW under a different name alot the WCW guys along with announces were in there early on. Why WWF or WWE nowadays is going strong is because Vince Mcmahon is in control of his organization and understands what it takes to manage talent like him or not no one can come close Vince in wrestling because his knowledge and how he operates is beyond anyone in Wrestling

[@ermonski]

This is the most shocking debut in the history of our sport

[@SirJoelsuf1]

I know he might be too old for this, but Mike Tenay should totally do something like this to Tony on an episode of AEW Dynamite. Would be wild.

[@obitou5595]

Best heel promo i ever saw in my life. We need more like this

[@johngault3388]

The Professor Mike Teney and Schiavone mic battle was a great shoot. The crowd yelling boring was just stupid.

[@Kenny-Blankenship]

well, since the company is called TNA, they wanted some fucking action, not commentators doing shoot promos. People got tired of these shoots quickly as they usually accomplished nothing around the time. In fact, this very shoot ended up being a complete waste of time as Schiavone never appeared on TNA again.

[@deadwalke9588]

Yeah but how the hell do you expect people to tune into your show, if there's no great action like this? This was based off of the NWA-TNA moniker for so many years.

[@johngault3388]

So much knowledge spoken between both of them. Going through half of the companys history. Great info.

[@fjccommish]

Where did this feud go? People don't want to see announcers arguing for 10 minutes.

[@joelhusbands3838]

john gault pearl before swine

[@SOULECKZ]

Shiavone is the best!....i miss tony and heenan together....

[@carlinrulez]

"The greatest night in the history of our sport."

[@bradshawranger8459]

And then Schiavone quit the business for eighteen years...

[@posteveryside-beatsnews]

Wow. Time flies

[@jamieoiler5690]

thats what he wanted you to believe jim

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

​@@jamieoiler5690What? What do you mean?

[@jamieoiler5690]

@@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu they are told what to say and what not to say in the sport of wrestling

[@ed2kou1]

Tony is a really good announcer!

[@jonathanfleming5831]

yeah Tony is missed

[@MikeG1]

AEW

[@musicalbacon2]

i love the "who cares?" sign in the audience. why did tony never do anything in tna? they just had him for two appearences and then he left. brilliant tna booking.

[@CBright7831]

"Stand next to me so I can look thin." Funny thing is that Tony has lost in the range of 65-70 lbs thanks to DDP Yoga.💎

[@BAYBAY_316]

This was a one time deal. What a shame. I love heel Schiavone

[@NuhTorEus]

this is an amazing part of wrestling history I missed. I have to go back and watch the early TNA years

[@fitzgerald434]

Its great to see Tony Schiavone back on TNT and on AEW :)

[@DeanOrbong]

Tony would become commentary table on Collision.

[@rickytpb2164]

Tony destroyed Mike... wasn't even close.

[@kennydnolan]

Mike's too nice of a guy to say anything too harsh. Schiavone's wrestling career was over. He clearly didn't give a damn.

[@ronaldshank7589]

Ricky T.P.B In the words of The Macho Man, Randy Savage:"Oooooo, yeah"!!!!

[@MattSingh1]

Ricky TPB- the Goldberg streak was Tenay's idea. You're clueless and know nothing about pro wrestling.

[@sillygoose635]

no he didn't.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@kennydnolan Tony Schiavone is BACK in Pro Wrestling with AEW along with Jim Ross, Taz and Excalibur

[@jimt.626]

Tony Schiavone deserves a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame

[@stevem842]

The wwe doesn't want him

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

WWF owes Tony Schiavone.

[@gracemartin72]

I would have to agree with you.

[@floridagator8115]

Grace Martin Schiavone was a cancer

[@denisemitchell8477]

+Grace Martin is Gordon Solie in

[@RgUnitedFC]

i honestly had no idea Tony Schiavone was in the business this long of a time

[@jamesb1988]

He had been in the business for 20 years at the time of this promo..

[@e2go]

Lmao he's been around since 1983, which was two decades before this😂 WCW was finished for two years at this time and before that he was big in Jim Crockett Promotions then spent a little time in WWE.

[@sanyr80]

Tony Khan: “You were in TNA for a cup of coffee, weren’t you?” Tony Schiavone: “For one night, and then I quit the business for 18 years.”

[@Jarenballor]

That’s exactly what brought me here

[@griffinemerson8475]

When the crowd chants boring you should listen wrestling 101 and heat is of the go away variety Schiavone taking that gig at Starbucks was the right long term career move. Starbucks is a tshirt TNA is a trainwreck. I know Impact has gotten a lot better since these days but it's really hard to get past crap like this in the eyes of casual fans.

[@socalchargers]

@@griffinemerson8475 nobody wanted Schiavone, not Wwe, not Tna, not Roh, HE SUCKS

[@Rollyboy141]

Jokes on him, cuz he wasn’t even hired, so he already done with the business before this promo 😂😂

[@patricialambert3110]

For decades, Tony was the epitome of class and professionalism among wrestling announcers. This side of Schiavone (complete with KISS t-shirt) absolutely SHOCKED me!

[@chriswideman1218]

Tony Schiavone dressed like he could be a host of Family Feud.

[@arnoldphipps4246]

I was expecting a knock-down, drag-out brawl at the end. THAT would've been wrestling GOLD.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Damn! Even though it's a "work shoot" I feel true feelings came out. Tony Schiavone is morning sports anchor for both WDUN in Gainesville and WSB-AM in Atlanta for the Gwinnett Braves

[@realstevewilson]

4:50 that “Bullshit” from Tony Schiavone had me dying. On another note, Tony Schiavone is one of the greatest commentators in all of professional wrestling. Second to Jim Ross.

[@classyjeff]

with the beard he looks like Dante from clerks

[@markwolkotte5253]

Hes not even supposed to be there today

[@Machete87]

Lol he kinda does. Dante is a koo character.

[@noeldc]

One of the best promos ever.

[@jlowry71]

I miss hearing Tony Schiavone call the in-ring action.

[@moedog]

John Lowry aew

[@mrbluesteen]

AEW!!

[@JayWestmoreland]

Tony Shiavone under the tutelage of Gordon Solie is the reason Mid Atlantic Promotions/Crockett promotions was bought by Ted Turner. He saw the Saturday gingham ratings, and knew it was a gold mine! Him calling it Tenay was straight up. It wasn't a heel turn, it was straight shoot! And perfect!

[@CLuvTravels]

Tony was having tropical drinks on a beach when someone said "hey lets turn you heel"

[@OCMDadventures]

Anyone here after seeing Tony and Tony on Impact tonight?! 🤣

[@scottishdanny2432]

YES!

[@jeremy8807]

Only because of that.

[@MonstercoreXFilms]

"the nonstop action has officially stopped" love it lol

[@davidsidney3038]

That cracked me up😂😂

[@RCCarDude]

Schiavone looking like Dante from Clerks.

[@iamthurnis745]

there was so much tony slander when i was a kid and i’m glad to see more people have come around because tony schiavone is a national treasure of the wrestling business

[@Will-nc2vw]

I've never seen this before..Of all people turning heel, Awesome !..

[@WWFWCWARCHIVES]

Great promo by WCW NWA And WWF legend Tony Schiavone 👏 he learned from Jim Cornette

[@wenco64]

i love this.this was a hell of a promo..how i wish they had continued this angle .

[@anthonyenglish8092]

Ok, this was a while before I started watching TNA. Never would've thought Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay could go at it like that (and I remember them from their WCW days, and, yeah, the way they talked about Russo was probably only partly a work lol)

[@TheRealTurkFebruary]

We really missed out on Heel Schiavone. Damn.

[@obeseclown420]

its a shame hes not back broadcasting. hes one of the best.

[@louthegiantcookie]

Paul Bearer's expressions are priceless. As the segment bombs, poor old Paul actually starts CRINGING. Must be sad to see such a bad angle and know you can do a million times better. The man was a legend.

[@marcialjr]

Thanks for posting this! Never watched TNA, but it looks liked Tony upped his game after WCW went under.

[@ratskate9951]

5:08 Paul Bearers evil grin describing how wcw died lmao

[@Kaneseb]

"Stand next to me, I need to look thin." LMAO!!

[@WhoRunBarterTown]

Sweet Jesus. The signage at 6:21 says it all. "The Non-Stop Action has officially STOPPED."

[@zackvanhalen]

When Schiavone replied to Tenay with "Baloney!", I about lost it.

[@mikelong2756]

Bologna!

[@zackvanhalen]

@@mikelong2756 Bologna is the meat; baloney is how you spell what Schiavone said. It means something foolish or ridiculous.

[@matthewbryant4926]

Best wrestling commentator of all time

[@AnthonyTorres1988]

Tony Schiavone. One of the greatest wcw and wwf commentator of all time. And, he should go to wwe hall of fame someday.👍

[@nickhill8612]

That's true.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Truly this was NOT the most momentous event in the history of our sport! 

[@noeldc]

AEW needs to bring back HEEL Tony.

[@leighbrown5652]

6:14-6:34 That 'Who Cares' sign has to be the most appropriate fan sign I've ever seen during a wrestling promo 😂😂😂😂

[@antonionum8]

i miss this guy! one of the best!

[@EarnstT20963]

Tony Schiavone IS the best in the business! Thats why AEW has him announcing for them! Play by play!

[@atodamadre3197]

6:14 Tony standing like a mother waiting for an explanation from her son as to why he broke curfew.

[@creoleDJ]

Naw, more like “I wanna know why the fuck YOU are gonna be on the next ‘Maury’ episode!” 🙀

[@lordcrumb07]

As a former Nitro watcher (along with Raw.. yes I watched both).. I kind of miss Tony Schiavone. Would be epic to see him on one of Raws Old School shows if it did a Nitro special.

[@fireproof30]

"Is your name Goldilocks? As in, 'Who's been sleeping in my bed?' You make Pamela Paulshock look like Diane Sawyer." That was AWESOME.

[@Machete87]

lol just loved the whole shoot til Russo came in n boogerfucked it all.

[@reibzaise5310]

@@Machete87 You replying a 11 years old comments. He is dead now.

[@hafizsyednomanali6868]

@@reibzaise5310 Probably yes. Lol. You never get a reply back when you reply to these 5+ years old comments on KZbin for some reason.

[@nick56677]

@@hafizsyednomanali6868 I have. I replied to a 15 year old comment before and the OP replied to me as i stood there shocked

[@NeverwinterKnight77]

Tony Schiavone, Paul Bearer, and Mike Tenay are all great IMO. Tony surprised me, man. After wearing a suit in WCW and being the good guy who just did his job, he comes out with a new beard, a KISS shirt, and a bad attitude. I miss WCW, man. I want Tony back too. WWE keeps losing commentators? Well there you go! Hire Tony - the voice of WCW Monday Nitro!

[@zabaleta66]

That's the one! The voice of Nitro indeed!!

[@derrickjones5916]

All 3 of them sucked Russo doesn't sale

[@GregBurch]

F WWE

[@The__Gent]

Glad AEW was smart enough to hire Tony Schiavone!

[@illyrian4life]

schiavone as heel is awesome.

[@horsepowerenthusiast6933]

Tony Schiavone is All Elite.

[@Vin2241]

Tony has such a great voice and such a great mind for wrestling. I miss hearing nitro.

[@swacfan100]

Tony Schiavone is a way better commentator than Mike Tenay, I do miss Tony's commentary.

[@cb2k761]

Loved both of them.

[@chrisbishop6745]

swacfan100 watch MLW on KZbin, he does the commentary on there. Takes me back to Nitro n WCW Saturday Nights. One of the best n he definitely deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame!!!

[@bobbytecer7888]

swacfan100 Tony was one of the best commentators ever.. don’t know what his doing here or what happened to him

[@MattSingh1]

'Tony Schiavone is a way better commentator than Mike Tenay' What babbling nonsense. Schiavone was one of the worst announcers ever circa 1999/2000. You're clueless.

[@spectone]

I agree. Tony was a better commentator than Mike ever was in the entire history of our sport.

[@TheJames-Edward]

This was actually really good, Tony could be a heel. I wish he would have stayed in TNA, I'm sure he would have made it to the announcers booth. But glad to see him back in AEW!

[@MrJAKE74]

couldnt help but notice the kiss tshirt tony had on

[@cubzrulz]

He's a huge fan

[@68air]

"The man who wears the 10 pounds of gold....." Classic Schiavone.

[@Walkerlovevtbers]

Tony schiavone is the voice of wcw on the legend of wcw

[@mr.estadity4562]

"Stand next to me, I need to look thin, ok?" LOL Heel Schiavone.

[@jimbo-fk4dq]

The biggest "shoot" in the history of our great sport...

[@DeathByEric]

Two commentators arguing in the middle of the ring about Vince Russo. Seems about right.

[@jannecechmanek]

It's amazing they showed the "Who Cares?" sign twice. "The nonstop action has officially stopped" sign right next to it is pretty good too.

[@javierortegon4425]

TONY SCHIAVONE IS A LEGENDARY WRESTLING COMMENTATOR !

[@jackjackson376]

I LOVE IT!!! TONY FINALLY FLIPS HIS LID!!!

[@therealkevinpowell]

Yep ... This is the genesis of "[Bob] Saget" Schiavone ...

[@keh678]

This was just awesome. I have always love tony

[@gmartin474]

Tony Schiavone Is The BEST! I Loved Watching Him And Crockett Doing Interviews On WTBS World Championship Wrestling Back In The 80's. I Still Enjoy Watching him today. Thank You Tony Schiavone For Years Of Enjoyment!!!

[@javierortegon7536]

TONY SCHIAVONE IS THE BEST !

[@Rebelsnowman]

Mike Tenay was like the Matt Striker of WCW. He knew more about the business than any other commentator but because of politics kinda was just the 3rd man in commentary who barely got any speaking time except for when he was on the B show (Thunder) and Striker(smackdown)

[@InterestingFella]

Good comparison. I agree. TNA should hire Striker before they go out of business.

[@rickytpb2164]

I find Michael Cole more compelling than Mike Tenay..... AND I fuckin hate Michael Cole!!!

[@kennydnolan]

Mike was always in it for the WRESTLING. He was never a stooge or an asskisser. He just does his job. Wish every wrestling announcer was like that.

[@Machete87]

@@InterestingFella Striker never cared 4 him as a performer, great announcer. Striker get me really hyped for match during Lucha Underground n the commentary between him n Vamp was lit🔥

[@rockofhysteria]

I really wish Tony would get back into Wrestling I loved his commentary as much as Jim Ross's back in the day

[@patt693]

The pipebomb of the century by Tony, wow

[@zackvanhalen]

If Tony Schiavone was on commentary in TNA, the ratings would increase. He was the man in WCW. I grew up with him; he is awesome.