Tony Schiavone Reveals Significance Behind Sharing the Ring with Sting & Ric Flair

Tony Schiavone has been part of Tony Khan’s company since the very beginning as a commentator and occasional announcer. He was a major name in WCW where he worked alongside Sting and Ric Flair as well. Now Schiavone explained how special it was for him to be in the ring with Flair and Sting on AEW Dynamite last week.

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair made his debut on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, was he was revealed to be Sting’s gift from Tony Khan. Naturally, this was a big moment for not only The Nature Boy, but Sting and Tony Schiavone as well.

While speaking on his podcast, What Happened When, Tony Schiavone talked about sharing the ring with Ric Flair and Sting on Dynamite last week, and explained just how special that moment was for him.

“It was a special moment for me. It really was. I thought about and Tony Khan talked to me about 35 years ago where Sting and Flair each had that match at the Clash of the Champions, which was in Greensboro, the same day as WrestleMania, it was kind of the receipt from Jim Crockett for what Vince McMahon did to Starrcade of ’87,” Schiavone recalled. “It got me thinking about my career and it got me thinking about my relationship with Sting, and especially Flair, and it was a very special moment for me. I think my introduction of all of that in the ring that night was pretty genuine. So yeah, it was pretty cool. and I really enjoyed it. It was a very enjoyable moment for me. I was honored to be a part of it. I really was.

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“So, it’s been a year so far, the tail end of the year of really great moments for me, personally,” he continued. “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame in Iowa and then celebrating the 40th year of me doing wrestling. I know you gotta subtract 18 years, I get that, but it was 40 years ago that I started. Then, being able to reconnect with Flair and Sting was a pretty big deal. So yeah, it was cool.”

Sting will be having his final match at AEW Revolution next year, where Ric Flair will be with him every step of the way. We’ll have to see how Sting’s retirement match will turn out next year.

What do you think of what Tony Schiavone said? Did you also feel it was a special moment? Sound off in the comments!