Tony Schiavone was a big fan of Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett.
The August 7 editon of AEW Dynamite was headlined by an Anything Goes match between Bryan Danielson and Jeff Jarrett. The match was universally loved by the fans in attendance and at home, with some stating that it was one of the best matches of Jarrett's career.
On the latest episode of What Happened When (via AdFreeShows), Tony Schiavone said that he loved the bout and the way that Ricky Steamboat was used. Schiavone also said that he thanked Jarrett backstage after the match was over.
“Well of course, I loved it. I loved the fact that they used Steamboat, we brought Steamboat into North Carolina. We had a great crowd, very responsive crowd. As soon as the show was over, I immediately went backstage. I’ve done this with a lot of guys, but I wanted to see Jeff for sure and tell him, ‘Man, I appreciate the work that you did and putting your body on the line for a great show.’ We bust each other’s balls all the time but I said, ‘I’m serious this time, thank you for doing that.’ I was thinking someone your age, but I didn’t go there. I was thinking someone his age would go out there and do what he did for us to have a good show. I say that to all of the guys. When guys just do incredible things, bleed, suffer contusions, have incredible matches, I go to the back afterwards and thank them personally for putting their bodies on the line to give us a good show because I’m not. But the guys are and the girls are and it means a lot to me, it’s unbelievable. I told Jeff Jarrett that.”
Schiavone then went on to say that he has a great relationship with Jarrett and his entire family.
“It was a great match, it really was. Usually he ends his match with a guitar, he started [this one] with a guitar, it was really good. I have a great relationship with Jeff Jarrett and his wife Karen and Cody. The whole group, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt, I just enjoy it.”
On a seperate recent episode of What Happened When, Schiavone stated that the Mariah May/Toni Storm angle is one of the best storylines in AEW history. Learn more here.
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