Tony Schiavone: Nobody In WCW Liked Three-Hour Nitros

Tony Schiavone has said that he was no fan of the decision to make WCW Monday Nitro a three-hour show, and he wasn’t the only one unhappy at the time.

In January 1998, Nitro became a three-hour show to give the company sixty minutes of weekly programming that did not go head-to-head with WWF Monday Night RAW.

On the latest edition of his “What Happened When” podcast, Schiavone recalled the mood backstage to the change. He said,

“My view is tainted because I didn’t like three hours. None of us did… We always thought it was too much.”

Schiavone also spoke about a time when Eric Bischoff vowed to put a violent end to Vince McMahon. He said,

“I remember it like it was yesterday. Eric had a meeting in catering with everybody, and said these words: ‘I will not rest until I’ve driven a stake through the heart of Vince McMahon.’ I don’t know if he remembers that or even acknowledges that he said that, but there’s no doubt in my mind he said it.”

The AEW announcer went on to say that the three-hour Nitros put additional strain on his voice, stating that “I wish my voice was as good as it was back then.”

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