Craig DeGeorge Reflects on WWF Fame, Broadcasting Career, and the XFL: PRIME TIME VAULT
Prime Time with Sean Mooney
Prime Time with Sean Mooney
4.7 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Craig takes us behind the scenes of his career, from working in mainstream sports media to making the transition into the WWF during the Golden Era. He shares personal stories about working with WWF Superstars, his experiences behind the microphone, and what it was like navigating the world of professional wrestling during one of its most iconic periods.
The conversation also dives into Craig’s time branching out beyond wrestling, including his involvement with the XFL, and how those experiences compared to life inside the WWF machine.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a prime time with Sean Mooney production. |
| 0:03.7 | And get to the main event. |
| 0:05.5 | Ding, ding, ding. |
| 0:06.7 | Folks, this is an interview I have wanted to do for nearly 30 years. |
| 0:10.7 | Prior to my arrival in the WWF, with the exception of Gene Oakland, he was one of the first backstage interviewers |
| 0:17.5 | slash host slash whatever announcing duties Vince wanted you to do. |
| 0:22.5 | You knew him as Craig DeGeorge. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm really excited to welcome Craig Minervini. |
| 0:27.5 | Craig, thank you for being here on Primetime. |
| 0:30.4 | How are you, my friend? |
| 0:31.9 | Sean, good to be with you. |
| 0:33.4 | Yes, you replaced me, as I recall way back when, and we were there during some incredible years of the then World Wrestling Federation. |
| 0:41.6 | Yeah, and they certainly were. |
| 0:43.2 | And I have to tell you that people, and I want to tell you, folks, we were kind of like two ships passing in the WWF. |
| 0:51.9 | And I know you were there for some, you did some events even when I was there, but, you know, |
| 0:56.2 | we never really had a chance to see each other that much. |
| 0:58.5 | So this is a conversation that has been waiting to happen. |
| 1:01.3 | I don't know if we ever really got the opportunity to talk much when I had first come up. |
| 1:07.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:07.5 | And so it's kind of amazing that it's been like three decades now. |
| 1:12.7 | But, you know, you were there, you came in when it was really exploding. |
| 1:20.6 | So we got a lot of ground to cover here first. |
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