Tony Schiavone On Darby Allin: ‘He’s Absolutely A Gem In This Company’

All Elite Wrestling commentator Tony Schiavone recently spoke on his podcast, โ€œWhat Happened When,โ€ about a number of professional wrestling topics, including former two-time AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin.

Schiavone said, โ€œDarby Allin, to me, represents everything that a young man should be. Youโ€™ll look at that and say, wait a minute, he paints his face, has tattoos all over, he skateboards, are you saying thatโ€™s everything a young man should be? No. Iโ€™m saying thereโ€™s nobody that tries as hard and puts it all on the line for the promotion more than Darby Allin. Darby Allin has the work ethic that I think everybody should have. Iโ€™m telling you, thereโ€™s absolutely nobody like him in this business, Iโ€™ve never seen it before in my life. I have a lot of time for Darby Allin.โ€

On wishing more wrestlers had Allinโ€™s work ethic:

โ€œI just wish every wrestler, and Iโ€™m not s***ting on any wrestler in particular here, I just wish every wrestler had the work ethic, determination, and desire to better himself and our promotion like Darby Allin. Heโ€™s absolutely a gem in this company. Any match he does, I absolutely love because one, I know what heโ€™s going to give us is all out balls to the wall, sometimes to the point where Iโ€™m concerned something bad is going to happen. Also, because of what type of guy he is and whatever he puts into his work. Darby Allin is special, he really is.โ€

You can check out the complete podcast below.