Tony Schiavone addresses the mixed reactions to his statement on AEW Collision about Hulk Hogan’s death

As seen during the July 26th 2025 edition of AEW Collision, longtime commentator Tony Schiavone commented on the death of Hulk Hogan. While speaking on his podcast, Schiavone addressed the speech and here are the highlights…

Putting the speech together: “So I put together a thing to say I and Tony Khan helped me with the verbiage of what to say. He wanted me to make sure I talk about the family, and make sure I talk about you know, how he made an impact in wrestling on TNT. And so I put it together. And I remember telling Tony, I said, ‘Do you want me to read it to you?’ He said, ‘No, I trust you.’ I said, ‘Okay.’ And then I told the guys in the truck, I said, ‘Please, do not wrap me up. Do not say you got 10, nine, eight.’ And they said, ‘Okay.’ I think they gave me a minute and 30 to do it. I think I did it like a minute and 10, a minute and 15.

How he felt about it: “It was from the heart as a wrestling fan. And it was from the heart as a guy that was fortunate enough to be a part of a company where Hulkamania was as they say, running wild. And to be a part of the company where Hulk Hogan turned things around. And again, like I said, ignited the Monday Night Wars. I was there for all of it, and that’s not lost on me. So it was truly from the heart.”

The mixed reactions from fans: “You know, you can’t please everybody. And there’s going to be people on both sides saying bad things about what I said. I did have a lot of fun, I think the day after he died maybe, on Twitter or X responding to all these f**king idiots. And then somebody said, ‘Tony, log off. You’ve had enough fun.’ And even Matt got in touch with me. He said, ‘Stop.’ I said, ‘Okay, I’ll stop.’ I still think about it. I still think right now about Hulk Hogan’s passing, and it’s weird, isn’t it? It’s like, ‘No, there’s no way that happened. So it was a very, very sad day.” (quotes courtesy of 411Mania.com)