Tony Schiavone Reveals How His Debut As Play-By-Play Commentator On AEW Collision Happened

Did anyone else notice Tony Schiavone on the call for last week's episode of AEW Collision?

During the latest episode of his "What Happened When" podcast, the legendary pro wrestling commentator revealed the origins of him appearing on AEW Collision as a play-by-play commentator.

"I told Tony [Tony Khan], this was months ago, ‘I would like another chance at doing play-by-play. I can probably do Rampage.’ He said, ‘Okay, let me think about it.’ I thought I was going to do play-by-play on Rampage. Then he hit me with [Collision], and you don’t say no to that, you say, ‘Hell yeah, I’ll do it,'" Schiavone said. "I’ve told you this many times, and I’m sincere about it, Kevin Kelly is a great announcer."

Schiavone continued, "He is so smooth and so good. I really enjoyed working with him and Nigel. We’ve only worked together once, but we’ve been together backstage for however many months."

Check out the complete episode of the "What Happened When" podcast with Tony Schiavone at Apple.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.