Why Tony Schiavone Missed AEW Dynamite Revealed

Tony Schiavone was notably absent from the January 17 edition of AEW Dynamite, with Ring of Honor’s Ian Riccaboni standing in for the veteran announcer at the commentary desk.

‘Timeless’ Toni Storm called attention to Schiavone’s absence by mistaking Riccaboni for the former WCW commentator, and on the What Happened When podcast Schiavone himself revealed why he missed the show:

"I had a little eye problem, a little spy in the right eye. Actually it was more than one and my eye was swollen shut last week. I thought I had conjunctivitis, which meant pinkeye and to stay away from everybody, but on Wednesday I got a diagnosis that it was a stye.

“So yeah, I'm okay. I hate missing TV, but I was obviously back for Saturday, which I'm really, really having a good time on Saturday. So I will be back this Saturday [AEW Collision],” said Schiavone.

Schiavone has been part of AEW’s broadcast team since their inception in 2019, with Schiavone’s run in the company his first for a major wrestling organisation since the closure of WCW in 2001.

H/T: WrestlingNews.co