History YMMV / TonySchiavone

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: This seems to be the ultimate problem with him, as he was forced to sell a lot of dumb ass shit that WCW did in its final years. Gotta give him points for trying.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''). He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport (Keep in mind that Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon, though considered a SacredCow today, was voted "Worst Television Announcer" ''six'' times, and five of those were consecutive). Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators would in getting talent over (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo). Tony claims to have been blackballed, but has been asked back to provide {{confession cam}} commentary for the ''Monday Night War'' series and other WCW related documentaries, so "never say never".

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: This seems to be the ultimate problem with him, as he was forced to sell a lot of dumb ass shit that WCW did. Gotta give him points for trying.

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: This seems to be the ultimate problem with him, as he was forced to sell a lot of dumb ass shit that WCW did.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many argue that Schiavone would have been better off as a heel announcer. He almost was one in TNA, but he opted not to sign a full time deal with them after being appalled by Don West's commentary.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: While Schiavone does have fans who think he's underrated, he has quite a few detractors as well. Most of the hate against him is either due to him being nearly [[SpotlightStealingSquad omnipresent on WCW television]], shilling it to death (similar to the backlash against Wrestling/MichaelCole today), Bobby Heenan's criticism of him, or due to the "put some butts in the seats" comment.

* {{Misblamed}}: Zig-zagged. While he was forced by Wrestling/EricBischoff to bury Wrestling/MickFoley on Nitro, Schiavone himself came up with the "butts in seats" line on the fly. However, he'd show regret right away as he called Mick Foley to apologize days after that Nitro aired.
* NeverLiveItDown: Almost any time Schiavone is mentioned, expect the "butts in the seats" comment to pop up.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Tony seems to be mostly remembered for his InsultBackfire and heat with Bobby Heenan rather than any merits as an announcer.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: While Schiavone does have fans who think he's underrated, he has quite a few detractors as well. Most of the hate against him is either due to him being nearly [[SpotlightStealingSquad omnipresent on WCW television]], shilling it to death (similar to the backlash against Wrestling/MichaelCole today), or due to the "put some butts in the seats" comment.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many argue that Schiavone would have been better off as a heel commentator. He almost was one in TNA, but he opted not to sign a full time deal with them after being appalled by Don West's commentary.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''). He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport (Keep in mind that Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon, though considered a SacredCow today, was voted "Worst Television Announcer" ''six'' times, and five of those were consecutive). Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators would in getting talent over (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo). Tony claims to have been blackballed, but has been asked back to provide {{confession cam}} commentary for the Monday Night War series and other WCW related documentaries.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''). He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport (Keep in mind that Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon, though considered a SacredCow today, was voted "Worst Television Announcer" ''six'' times, and five of those were consecutive). Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators would in getting talent over (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo). Tony claims to have been blackballed, but has been asked back to provide {{confession cam}} commentary for the Monday Night War series and other WCW related documentaries.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''). He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport (Keep in mind that Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon, though considered a SacredCow today, was voted "Worst Television Announcer" ''six'' times, and five of those were consecutive). Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators would in getting talent over (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo).

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: He appeared once on a Wrestling/{{TNA}} show in 2003(as a heel no less), only to never return.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: He appeared once on a Wrestling/{{TNA}} show in 2003, only to never return.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''). He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport. Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators would in getting talent over (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo).

* BaseBreakingCharacter: While Schiavone does have fans, he has quite a few detractors as well. Most of the hate against him is either due to him being nearly [[SpotlightStealingSquad omnipresent on WCW television]], shilling it to death (similar to the backlash against Wrestling/MichaelCole today), or due to the "put some butts in the seats comments", which is a case of {{Misblamed}}.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" (He was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''). He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport. Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo).

* {{Misblamed}}: While he was forced by Wrestling/EricBischoff to bury Wrestling/MickFoley on Nitro, Schiavone himself came up with the "butts in seats" on the fly. However, he'd show regret right away as he called Mick Foley to apologize days after that Nitro aired.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW. He did tend to shut down his partners when they'd say something stupid, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport. Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo).

* {{Misblamed}}: While he was forced by Wrestling/EricBischoff to bury Wrestling/Foley on Nitro, Schiavone himself came up with the "butts in seats" on the fly. However, he'd show regret right away as he called Mick Foley to apologize days after that Nitro aired.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many argue that Schiavone would have been better off as a heel commentator.

* NeverLiveItDown: Almost any time Schiavone is mentioned, expect the "butts in the seats" comment to pop up.

* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW. He did tend to shut down his partners, occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport. Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo).

* BaseBreakingCharacter: While Schiavone does have fans, he has quite a few detractors as well. Most of the hate against him is either due to him being nearly omnipresent on WCW television, shilling it to death (similar to the backlash against Wrestling/MichaelCole today), or due to the "put some butts in the seats comments", which is a case of {{Misblamed}}.
* CriticalBacklash: People love to exaggerate how bad his commentary was, especially if they don't like WCW. He did occasionally make mistakes (he had a habit of mixing up the names of moves sometimes, such as calling certain moves a "sidewalk slam" or calling the "inverted atomic drop" the "atomic drop") and would repeat the "greatest in history" line more than a few times, but put a lot of effort and energy into getting wrestlers over and treating wrestling as serious as any other sport. Many are even asking for WWE to rehire him today, believing that he'd do far better than the current crop of commentators (aside from perhaps Mauro Ranallo).

* BaseBreakingCharacter: While Schiavone does have fans, he has quite a few detractors as well. Most of the hate against him is either due to him being nearly omnipresent on WCW television, or due to the "put some butts in the seats comments", which is a case of {{Misblamed}}.

** "That's gonna put some butts in the seats! *scoff*" [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Wrestling/MickFoley won his first WWF Championship on a pre-taped episode of ''RAW'', WCW did their usual routine of spoiling the segment on air to try and prevent fans from switching from ''Nitro'' to ''RAW''. This was Tony's response while announcing it[[/explanation]]

* BaseBreakingCharacter: While Schiavone does have fans, he has quite a few detractors as well. Most of the hate against him is either due to him being nearly omnipresent on WCW television, or due to the "put some butts in the seats comments", which are a case of {{Misblamed}}.
* MemeticMutation: His unofficial catchphrase "It's the greatest 'X' in the history of our sport!"
* {{Misblamed}}: While he was forced by Wrestling/EricBischoff to bury Wrestling/Foley on Nitro, Schiavone himself came up with the "butts in seats" on the fly. However, he'd show regret right away as he called Mick Foley to apologize days after that Nitro aired.