VIP AUDIO 7/20 – Torch Talk (Bumped): Tony Schiavone w/Keller & Mitchell discussing criticism he faced in the ’90s, what has changed in his announcing, his WWF stint, Sting, Madden, Heenan, Bischoff, Dusty, MLW, podcasting (99 min)

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this special Torch Talk interview with Tony Schiavone, conducted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell, they talk about a wide range of topics including discussing criticism he faced in the ’90s, his embrace by a new generation of fans, what has changed in his announcing, Sting as chosen top star, Dusty Rhodes as a booker, his new work with MLW, his stint with the WWF and what was different from announcing with WCW, getting into podcasting and revisiting his past announcing, Eric Bischoff getting the WCW V.P. job that he applied for, whether he ever got hurt by a wrestler when announcing as Jim Ross did recently, stories about color commentators he worked with including Mark Madden, Bobby Heenan, David Crockett, Jesse Ventura, and Larry Zbyszko, whether he had heat with Gorilla Monsoon, Kip Frey as WCW V.P., wrestling journalist criticism over the years and how he feels now about it, and much more. NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO DIRECT LINK:  VIP AUDIO LINK freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING