Jim Cornette on Dave Meltzer's Very Bad Week

[@prestonpfeiffer]

Dave Meltzer constantly shit on Dusty Rhodes and The Ultimate Warrior but heralds The Young Bucks as the greatest thing to happen to wrestling. Enough said.

[@shiningwizard202]

@@prestonpfeiffer nothing wrong with shitting on Warrior tbh

[@chico1680]

​@shiningwizard202 For most of us, yes. But, for Dave who defends Joey Ryan because "it works for those fans", considering how much more over Warrior was with his fans, Dave should have been verbally blowing Helwig

[@shiningwizard202]

@@chico1680 personally I think they’re both pieces of shit who should be criticized as much as possible but sure

[@Rjensen2]

Both were absolutely rotten at the time he said it, so what's the problem?

[@gullreefclub]

@@Rjensen2 Dave is that you?

[@sicsicsicker]

Everyone - "This document is fake" Dave - "Plans changed"

[@fredfuckstone914]

David "Sometimes uh... you know, plans change" Meltzer

[@Parallelocam]

Wrong Dave: "I'm taking that down for now"

[@neilbiggs1353]

The funny thing for me is if the document was real, it doesn't justify the type of deals the AEW fans are talking about. The numbers are the value of AEW to WBD, so are they really expecting AEW to get 50% or more of what the network is getting?

[@Parallelocam]

@@neilbiggs1353 they could show big bang reruns for 2 hours and make more money than just keeping aew, I don't see why they need to diversify content when it's just going to make you less money

[@joegreene7619]

This was no different from any week in Meltzer's entire career. He's done nothing but lie for decades, it's just easier to disprove him more quickly in the age of social media.

[@DundaMifflin]

he's in his own little world

[@CaptainKenway]

"The age of social media" dates back 15+ years at this point. If the week in question wasn't in any way remarkable, Jim wouldn't be talking about it and this video you just commented on wouldn't exist. Come on, man, at least try and make sense.

[@Parallelocam]

Nah, reporting someone's death before it occurs is a new low for him. Even if it were true, he absolutely does not have the right to post that before the family does. He's working his way towards being sued sooner than later

[@blitzerblazinoah6838]

Shibata having his brain removed and reinserted is the wildest Meltzer story ever.

[@leeedwards9068]

One of, definitely

[@cqmorrell]

With "I've personally never heard of oral chemo, so WWE must be faking Reigns' leukemia" as a close second. And he got his fanbase to believe it!

[@jasonpdsi]

​@@cqmorrell holy SHIT, he said that?!?!

[@samreilly5361]

@@cqmorrellno way that’s true haha

[@alphatoddio]

Shapoopee shapoopee 😂

[@Kratosx23]

27 minutes and 41 seconds of Jim and Brian roasting the dumbest man in wrestling journalism. Let's go, I'm hyped.

[@gullreefclub]

This was more like a Fricassee of uncle Davey Dumba§§

[@CodyAvant]

Oh yes, that time Nosferatu turned heel at Starrcade ‘88.

[@nerdrage557]

I still have fond memories of Frankenstein's Monster joining up with Mankind on Raw back in 1999 to oppose Triple HHH. Good times

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Acting like RoboCop and Chucky never appeared in WCW

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

After lighting the ceiling at Spongebob, he now handles advertising at Flopjack Perry's Promos.

[@azapro911]

They were determined to kick the Turner era off in style.

[@dciach12]

Lmfao! Good one! 😂

[@Si-ns3wj]

He's been getting stuff wrong for years and who even believes any of the crap that comes out of his mouth anymore?!

[@ste4392]

I loved wrestling as a kid and then got back into it for Wrestlemania at the pub, so had no idea who he was. Then I started listening to his podcast and couldn't for the life of me understand why anyone takes what he says seriously. Chasing his star ratings blows my mind

[@alternative7586]

Wrestlelamia does

[@tomvu1470]

Tony listens to him

[@raysiva]

What culture. And a lot of wrestlers. Some wrestle for his approval

[@mecha2001]

one of my favorite Cornette pieces is when he had Meltzer on to talk about Montreal Screwjob a few years ago. you can't deny Meltzer's wrestling historian credentials, he's a total nerd for that stuff. Meltzer since AEW's inception however sees a man in his 60s desperately clinging on for dear life to remain relevant and "cool" and it's pathetic. I like that Cornette still chin checks him for this nonsense despite their lengthy history.

[@WillS724]

You'd think after pronouncing someone dead when they're NOT , Dave would maybe take a few days off from spewing lies and go into hiding

[@marvinleong5902]

He won't because like Jim said, he can't accept his mistakes

[@markoutwithmark]

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but it sure burned down in one. Dave spent decades building his brand and keeps damaging it with every recent publication.

[@gullreefclub]

And now like Nero he can play the fiddle as his empire turns to ashes and cinders

[@dhenderson1810]

When did Dave ever have a credible reputation?

[@60BloodyChamp60]

@@dhenderson1810all the way in the mid 2000s. He had haters, but they were like Metallica haters in heavy metal. Lots of jealous wrestling fans and incels.

[@badladyami]

@@dhenderson1810 From the 1980's to the mid aughts.

[@darknessandlife777]

​@dhenderson1810 Never. He has been getting outed by those in the industry as a fraud since day one.

[@mrnicemam8523]

David Meltzer is the biggest reason why AEW sucks right now. If Meltzer called out AEW and not be such a fanboy about it, then AEW would be vastly better. Young Bucks and Tony Khan are dumb to listen to him. Like seriously, what are they thinking??

[@nou1364]

They’re adults. If they live their life by what some hack writes in his newsletter, they can take some accountability.

[@protostnl6369]

Not to mention, Tony books for no one but Dave

[@mrnicemam8523]

@@nou1364 unfortunately they aren't. That's the problem

[@mrnicemam8523]

@@protostnl6369 yes. That's the problem. As long as David meltzer says he is doing a good job, tony is gonna keep doing it

[@thekingdomofcoffbizz5638]

Call them out for what???this is the wrestling that he loves...he just hasn't come to terms with the wrestling that he likes not being palatable in the US...that's a difference...

[@ryanhall1215]

That bat child cover used to scare the crap out of me as a kid. It was always there at the checkout line.

[@upyoursdotcom]

Well Batboy Cornette is here now, dry your tears and get ready to shed some new ones

[@Jackalblade9]

Man I miss the Weekly World News, best fiction periodical ever in the checkout line.

[@badladyami]

In hindsight, I'm quite thoroughly impressed with the quality of WWN's photo edits from that era, especially given Photoshop wasn't yet ubiquitous.

[@Jackalblade9]

@@badladyami They almost made it an art form sometimes, agreed.

[@eldiablo3794]

Lmao, Batboy used to freak my little sister out, too. My mom would have to go ahead of us in the checkout line and make sure the magazine was turned around. She was terrified of Bat Boy and the Crypt keeper from Tales From the Crypt tv show. 🤣

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Dave was walking around the back alleys of the streets of New York and some guy opened up a trench coat and said "Internal memos! Get your internal memos right here!"

[@shelleypatton3766]

And he never apologized for falsely reporting Afa’s passing.

[@Parallelocam]

Even if it was true, it's an awful thing to report before the family makes it public

[@terminallumbago6465]

@@ParallelocamRight. It’s incredibly distasteful and irresponsible.

[@BlackslooklikeHarambe]

Who cares he went to bye bye land anyway

[@anthonyr8906]

It took the creation of the internet to prove this guys been a fraud. For decades he suckered so many people into falling for his credibility and all along he was a snake oil salesman.

[@Parallelocam]

We're seeing this in a lot of aspects of life as more and more people get involved with the internet. Politics especially, it's not so easy to get people to believe lies when they have the truth sitting in front of them. Have to wonder how many of his subs are just old people who don't use the internet much and have been subbing to him for decades Either way he won't be able to retire before like 80. No 401k, no business provided health insurance, idk. He's in a rapidly dying medium with a ton of competition rising up, nothing stands out with WON anymore outside of if people like the personalities. I'd feel bad for him but he's been a parasite since before I was born

[@garethcullen9604]

The ultimate carny

[@williamsmith666]

"Every time he breaks his arm, it adds a star, I guess" Beautiful.

[@jamesmcv]

Ah, my weekly fix of Corny and Brian roasting the testicles off of Meltzer.... I'm always here for it.

[@nohbuddy1]

Dave once fell for someone asking about Bret Hart buying a house from Monty Burns.

[@Tim85-y2q]

Bret appreciated the ample closet space.

[@Rjensen2]

What a stupid comment. 😂😂😂

[@JayShimoda]

@@Tim85-y2q But he did not like the old man stink!

[@bradcarver8127]

Well you know uh….after Monty was shot by the uh, the uh the baby Margie Simpson, which we uh reported was actually Waylon Smuthers and it was until plans changed. The old man wanted to sell his house, and you know Bret has you know wanted to get away from Diana and Davey for years, and I think uh ya know Springfield will be a good fit for him.

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

I heard that house had old man stink

[@JackieTheBold]

Meltzer: "I uhh just learned that uhh Afa of the Wild Samoans has uhh, you know, passed away. Anoa'i Family: "What? No he hasn't." ... Meltzer: "Plans Changed."

[@azapro911]

"My sources tell me that Afa's cause of death was being outside the 18-49 demo."

[@0tt0z]

He will just say he reported it earlier than anyone else.

[@emirlsanchos6302]

Meltzer: Well, it's like-it's like-uh...um...passing away-when you die-you pass away...uh...not everyone is privy, uh, not everyone knows, eh...everyone's in the dark...and The Wild Samoans, they-th-they, uh...well it's like, uh, Samoans are a tough breed, they're tough, hard to...uh...hard to-just hard to break, uh, so you can't really blame, you know, uh, FAULT-blame someone for not knowing, uh, the circumstances and uh, um...

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

"Death told me he got him already"

[@JohnRigby5011]

He didn't even fact check or apologize to Pat Mcafee a few months ago when Pat was off Raw because his father in law passed away. Dave used some stupid fake story.

[@NotAdultingToday]

Was that when it was going around pat McAfee was gone due to the wyatt sicks?

[@JohnRigby5011]

@@NotAdultingToday yeah I think they were supposed to "attack" him on his show cause Raw was in his hometown that night but he got the call from his wife after the show to get home and that so they basically got rid of the storyline.

[@getschwifty9531]

Who cares??? Pat McAfee blows too, pal.

[@JohnRigby5011]

@@getschwifty9531 K

[@bipolarminddroppings]

9:00 Dave: We wont see Jacob Smackdown: Jacob beats up Roman

[@alternative7586]

I don't understand how Wrestlelamia still uses Meltzer as a source

[@raysiva]

They use Sean Sapp as well sometimes

[@artedepatito]

Alot of those youtube channels do, thats why i stopped bothering. All it turned into was them repeating what he'd said and it's gotten progressively less accurate as the years have gone on. It shifts blame from them for misinformation cos it's not from them, but it makes those channels look really stupid to even bother mentioning his stuff

[@coryfusting9294]

I don't understand how Wrestlelamia has over two million subscribers but then again I can say that of a lot of normie KZbinrs.

[@CairnieR]

The bigger British wrestling KZbinrs all use Meltzer as a source a lot with all their “news” videos which just regurgitate whatever drivel Meltzer writes

[@NotAdultingToday]

I mean lame is in their name

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

That erroneous Jacob Fatu / Roman Reigns story was absolutely GOOFY. When Fatu came out last Friday and beat Roman down i wondered how Dementia Dave was going to backtrack from this.

[@savagereaper6291]

I literally laughed during the whole segment imagining Dave having a fit.

[@ValiantValium]

It was the weather!

[@Parallelocam]

Even if it was correct, he deserves to be publicly shamed for trying to break that news before the family could do it themselves. Zero respect and if I was Roman I would be throwing my weight around the locker room saying anyone who gets caught talking to Dave has to deal with me.

[@Honk_Hogan]

“Plans changed”

[@marvinleong5902]

"Plan Changed!" - Dave

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

Many wrestlers have claimed that Dave Meltzer was a liar for the past years. Wrestling fans laughed at that claim and continued to blow DM. Turns out the wrestlers were telling the truth and have been vindicated.

[@wilcee238]

Dave Meltzer's articles have more spin than the Killer Klowns From Outer Space after you pop their noses.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

"Isn't this place GREAT or what? It looks like it was decorated by Klowns R Us."

[@wilcee238]

@@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku You truly are a man of culture.

[@tristhekid]

“Everyone has to bump for Roman” (SpongeBob French voice) a few weeks later Roman taking an ass whooping from the werewolf

[@tristhekid]

In the medical boot too

[@DoffysGlasses]

Meltzer aside, I'd say Roman putting one of his family over doesn't mean much, considering they fed the entire roster to him for years. Let me know when he wrestles more than once a month or two and puts over someone who isn't family or someone like Cody, who he could beat first and only evened it out much later.

[@Whoopsiewalrus]

In terms of bad weeks for Dave, it's a 3/5 stars for me

[@fingersTitan]

2527/5 if you sent them scores out from the Tokyo Dome.

[@TomFoolery350]

don't forget the bad week rating is infinite

[@MFD00MTR33]

3/5 isn't too bad. It's not as good as 3.25/5 but it's close, really close. It'd still rank in worst week of the year candidates and be eligible for 💩 week of the year award.

[@420benton2]

Dave reporting that Ospreay and Omega were going to have a feud about Melzer's star ratings earlier this year was a good one! 😂

[@shiningwizard202]

@@420benton2 how many times a month do you think Omega leaves Dave on read

[@Parallelocam]

BRYANNNNN THE STAR RATING ISSS THE STORYLINE

[@Parallelocam]

​@@shiningwizard202 I would be surprised if Dave and Kenny ever had a real conversation past brief hello's if he ever showed up in person. All you have to do to find Dave's sources is trace back who used to wrestle in PWG. It was local to Dave and he frequented there a lot. Excalibur owned it and essentially sold PWG to Tony Khan, which was a massive chunk of the initial roster of AEW

[@momelendez9691]

No wonder Kenny spoke out against everybody and especially Meltzer this year💀 Wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves AEW when his contract expires or if he forces his way out🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Soraform1]

he thinks tony would book Osprey like how he books the buckaroos

[@wilsonjoshwilson]

Dave has been botching like a prime Sin Cara lol

[@Parallelocam]

Brian has been spitting some of the craziest game these last 2-3 weeks too, he's outdoing Jim in putting people on blast

[@getschwifty9531]

Prime Sin Cara was Místico and at least he was a draw.

[@Real_Coach_Imholte]

Someone made an email that tricked Dave into thinking they worked for WBD and Dave being short on inside sources, ran with whatever they sent.

[@Parallelocam]

No headlines means far less business, he's gotten to the point where he's not even the #1 dirtsheet anymore. He's losing control of his income and he's scrambling to make things work. People always said he made upwards of 300k a year but I don't buy that whatsoever. And if he did, the landscape has changed and there's no shot he's making that anymore. And who knows how much he has to pay out of pocket to his sources.

[@allmightylowercasejay1138]

Dave has been lying for years and everyone has been ignoring it because the people who have been calling it out are unliked.

[@nou1364]

Yep. People that spend 14 hours a day on the internet are so disingenuous about their “opinions”, it’s absurd.

[@ramontorres8424]

Right now, Dave Meltzer is ready to give the Weestling Observer's "Gimmick of the Year" award to The Young Bucks Evil EVPs, and Chris Jericho's Learning Tree Gimmick. Since Dave Meltzer has his finger on the pulse.

[@Kilmarro]

Someone should tell Dave that pulses generally are not taken rectally.

[@badladyami]

I wonder how many internal panics he had when his readers voted Uncle Paul Booker of the Year.

[@Parallelocam]

The subscribers vote on that, not Dave. He deserves to be hated, but he's not at fault for what ends up there

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Must be a pressure point under that finger to kill someone. Xena or Kung Fu style.

[@NeoDeXeno]

Dave Meltzer definitely has his finger on the pulse, he just failed to realize he is checking his own pulse.

[@john_blues]

“The duty of a journalist is to write the truth.” - Noam Chomsky Dave Meltzer - "That doesn't work for me, brother."

[@ethanallen3487]

It’s crazy how easily the IWC let Dave go for obviously lying about the old rock/hhh promo from 10 plus years ago. He reported it as if it just happened while alluding to a possible feud. How he was able to maintain a fan base after that was amazing.

[@Parallelocam]

I think there are also a lot of CM Punk fans out there that disowned AEW and Dave by association after all that went down. I know I did. In Punk's famous "second pipebomb" the first thing he does is call out Dave's cohost to his face. It's not a coincidence that when Punk left AEW ratings started to decline and have never recovered since

[@ethanallen3487]

@@Parallelocamif Dave could just admit his bias, I could possibly still have a little respect for him. Some sports journalists even admit they have favors and they still have a following. Dave just can’t do it. Just be honest about it.

[@Parallelocam]

@@ethanallen3487 he can't admit bias without losing credibility entirely, because a journalists number one rule is to never be biased. Once you admit bias then you're not a journalist anymore, you're a spectator. Which he arguably is anyway

[@samuelstatham8342]

"Study Escalating Commitment Bias and get back to me."

[@ethanallen3487]

@@samuelstatham8342 great point. I feel that Dave is too far gone to admit bias. He knows as long as people are talking about him he remains relevant.

[@CuzStoneColdSaidSo11]

Jim as the Bat Child Found In Cave…..Travis just keeps making these gems that top the next sketch. Thank you good sir for your service!

[@VicariousThePot]

Dave Meltzer is the Eddie Trunk of wrestling journalism...... thats not a compliment

[@SAM-ru4vx]

The VH1 show was fun. 🤔😏

[@coryfusting9294]

Spot on assessment. I can't stand Eddie Trunk.

[@user-bg5fx1mx1y]

Dudes got a badass hairline though you gotta admit

[@Tim85-y2q]

That is absolutely spot on!

[@walrusonion]

He pissed off KISS?

[@monsieurmagic]

Bat Child is the gimmick AEW needs rn. Book it.

[@KingGhidorah5464]

Jim singing “out of touch” makes him MORE in touch than Dave without meaning to since that song has come back 😅

[@pendafen7405]

Out of Touch Thursday!!!!

[@charapresscott7750]

Jim has been more in touch than we give him credit for really. Since the man knows what a current versus dead meme is. Mainly because I doubt he really cares but keeps up with the current trend.

[@scottdecowski4913]

Travis got me snorting my water out on this 😂😂😂

[@michaelpeuplie6464]

Bat boy scared the shit outta me as a kid 🤣🤣🤣

[@NotAdultingToday]

It's a throwback to my childhood 😅

[@Rjensen2]

Why? It's not that funny.

[@ThaTruth223]

this is the same guy that said Roman was using his leukemia as an angle to get over as a baby face

[@cqmorrell]

He'll block you on "X" if you remind him. Try it.

[@azapro911]

Meltzer has clearly always wanted his preferred style of wrestling to reach the big budget stage. Tony Khan made that happen but it's ultimately been no competition for WWE. And he can't stand it.

[@savagereaper6291]

Facts. As a result, he is so bias that a blind man could see it.

[@Soraform1]

What is his preferred style? Japanese schoolgirl wrestling style? Lmao

[@ChrisCash720]

A real story would be writing that Tony gives $$$ bonus based on star rating so daves friends are giving him a % for the stars. Big scam on the mark Tony 🤡

[@bipolarminddroppings]

They shill for him for free, which is worse.

[@SlimSlashie]

Stevie Richards just spoke on this just last week! "It's a clown show over there."

[@HisNameIsX1]

Sounds like a children’s book title, Dave’s very very very bad week

[@mustaffa1611]

I pranked Dave years ago. I sent him an email with a fake story and he posted it in the newsletter. he's a fool

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Dave meltzer has second hand CTE from watching so many 1990s Japanese style matches and ECW hardcore matches and when AEW came back it was the final straw and his brain turned to absolute mush

[@charleybarley914]

patiently waiting for Jim's response to the Hulkster's latest "oopsie, the beer made me racist again".

[@tysontomko]

Markkkkk

[@brandonjones8059]

So she isnt an Indian? Or is she black this week? Kamala is fake asf and the whole country knows it

[@bradkaitting8990]

Oh, I can't wait for the coverage of THAT ... 🤣

[@douggoins2960]

What happened?

[@nikobellic8627]

I can already tell you are on PREPP

[@mikemitchell5867]

It hurts people like Brandon Thurston to even call out Meltzer for BS because he like so many have been influenced by Dave and have worshipped at the altar of the Observer as the beacon of truth.

[@Parallelocam]

I turned on BT when he was being so outspoken about fast nationals, came off like a WWE hater. When you realize he's merely just some guy that refreshes the ratings page and posts it before anyone else, his opinion starts to hold a lot less weight You can hear in the clip how he's almost... intimidated by Dave. Both of these guys are just outsiders parasitically leeching off of an industry they're not even in

[@marvinleong5902]

​​@@Parallelocam I dislike the guy when he kept asking Triple H to comment on Vince stuff for 2 straight press con. Like what Triple H gonna say since that is lawsuits impending ? No wonder he wasn't invited back for Summerslam press con.. That stupid mark should just focus on doing the rating break down.. He better on that then being a mark

[@jawnjealoucy]

The new fun thing to do is to troll Uncle Dave with fake news.

[@JeremiahJohnson-l8h]

Truly wrestlings biggest lolcow

[@CairnieR]

There needs to be a competition to see who can get Dave to believe and publish the stupidest of bullshit

[@bury_the_elite65294]

Hey Meltzer, here's a scoop for you - Hulk Hogan is going to be the new booker for AEW Dynamite, after he finishes touring with Metallica! You heard it here first, viejo!

[@AestheticDelta]

The star rating system is like the rotten tomatos score for movies, basically whatever is rated highly is something you can avoid watching and have a good day

[@Rayla840]

Why does Brandon Thurston sound AI generated?

[@DarkBlueBaker]

Thank you Travis for giving the bat Tony eyes. I'm watching this on my TV so it's a lot easier to see your artwork. I'm having a rough day and that gave me the laugh I needed. ❤️

[@NoahSmith-r7u]

Remember when he mentioned The Rock and HHH teasing a match at this year's WrestleMania? Turned out it was 10 Years ago.

[@starkoutdoors-p3q]

That bat boy thumbnail is the greatest thing I’ve ever laid eyes on

[@TorontoGuy]

Meltzer looks like he has the Total Recall bug stuck in his nose.

[@Parallelocam]

He looks like a 23 year old stuck in a 70 year old's body

[@perryco34]

Maybe Eric has been too nice to this goof.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Ahhh, Bat Boy. I was subscribed to Weekly World News for a year back in the late 90s. It was a lot of fun, some good laughs. I used to think that Vince Russo wrote for the magazine, now I know it was Meltzer all along.

[@cqmorrell]

Saying uncle Dave wrote for WWN is a dire insult to WWN, good sir.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

I’ve said it before I’ll say it again, and again. Uncle Dave has zero credibility especially after doubling down on Kurt Angle never having had a five star match.

[@wombatgirl997]

This thumbnail brings back some good memories. I used to beg my mom to buy me a copy of Weekly World News every time we went grocery shopping! I was so disappointed when it stopped getting printed. There were some great stories in there.

[@AAORD-Fly]

Spoiler Alert: Jacob Fatu got his hands on Roman

[@jaredmartin6257]

My favorite was about Shibata having his brain removed.

[@jamesmaskell3743]

Thank you, Brian and Jim, for this delicious cherry on this multi-video cake we've received today. Been a fun day.

[@timthegem]

Travis Heckel, the fucking LEGEND

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

That graphic is accurate and hilarious. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tyranno-Bore-Us]

No one is giving Dave credit for predicting the future 24 hours before it happened 😎

[@Honk_Hogan]

Travis deserves a Peabody and a Pulitzer for drawing Jim as Batboy

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Lord. I remember seeing that issue of Bat child! Fuck I'm old

[@jrstocker3]

Pretty sure the chronicles of Batboy was a recurring feature on the weekly world news. He was on the cover a few times.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

That bat child was on the cover of Weekly World News like 20 times a year from 1992 to 2005. His weird little face was almost always there in the super market checkout line in the 90s.

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

@@MrRyan-wu4jx yeah for my childhood it was those early early 90s. Him flying over the Daytona 500 and shit like that lol

[@joshhildreth]

I gave this video 7 stars... 1 extra star for being recorded at castle Cornette... err Tokyo Dome.

[@chesterburnett3]

The Skip Bayless of wrestling stikes again.....and again....and again.....and again

[@koragg4193]

Call me crazy but I don't think this is a new thing. It's just people had a harder time correcting Dave before and now that worm finally started to turn.

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

I believe deep down, that Dave knows AEW is the only thing keeping him in any kind of frame of relevance.

[@louis3141]

“ Everyone wants to be first, no one wants to be right”

[@yawnytaco]

Very fitting eulogy fort he Dave Metlzer and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter we remember.

[@razzleyaheard3204]

He should be holding the magazine upside down

[@Rjensen2]

Perhaps he'll consult you on his next piece. Absolutely nothing is good enough for people like you, is it?

[@Hinata0928]

Jim Cornette really rips Dave Meltzer whenever he can.

[@JackFury]

Mike Johnson is the only guy I consider a reliable journalist The Fatu thing is clearly just Dave was worked by wwe

[@marvinleong5902]

And WWE knows Dave is the only gullible one to believe it so they fuck with him 😂😂😂

[@Coby_Got]

“Dave MELTza!” - Wrestlelamia

[@thedogoffaleash]

Dave is constantly just looking for his "gotcha!" moment, the moment where something so unreal and unbelievable happens to justify his endless glazing of AEW. Like he's dreaming of Warner Bros making AEW a billion dollar deal or something. If he's claiming that he doesn't make a personal effort to push AEW, he's just flat out lying.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Tiffany Stratton = Loudest pop in years during her SD debut....Meltzer = " It's just not working with *cough* Stratton *phlegm hurl* WWE seems *cough* to be struggling." Me = LMAO

[@cqmorrell]

I remember him saying that there was hardly any crowd reaction during the 2013 Elimination Chamber match, when Mark Henry returning after his elimination and destroying everyone was *easily* the third biggest pop of the night. Source: was there that night.

[@LifeComedyAction]

That Forbes writer has a KZbin channel called Pro Wrestling Bits

[@lilgas5559]

Meltzer when he wrongly reports someone died: Um well plans change

[@Estolcles]

@10:07 = People have healed from brain surgery and gotten back in the ring in less time. (Jushin Thunder Liger, 1995/1996.)

[@wtfaiwpodcast]

That's not a real Forbes article. Forbes has a "blogs" site where anybody can write anything they want.

[@drillosophy1012]

That’s awful.

[@TakerKaneanite619]

Every week is a bad week for Uncle Dave, because he has to wake up everyday and realise that he is still Uncle Dave and not someone sane.

[@arttashfilms9816]

What is aew gonna do once Dave inevitably loses ALL his credibility.....what would be their point of putting on "5 star matches" when everyone no longer cares about the one giving the rating?

[@savagereaper6291]

Lol. What makes you think he has credibility now outside of the "sIcKoS" who actually listen to him?

[@Parallelocam]

Have you seen AEW's ratings these past 2 months? Nobody cares about hot matches or who rates matches. Brian put it best in a recent clip - they've burned people for years and now they're paying the price for it and it's too late to win most of them back over. They thought they were untouchable. Dave thought they were untouchable. Dave thought HE was untouchable. The world rapidly moved past all of them when enough was enough (around the time Punk quit)

[@tbx59]

By hook or by crook, being wrong is pretty much his brand - as long as he rah-rah's the flippy fans' favorites he's going to keep getting that recurring subscription money. That is to say: he's a huckster.

[@chadhartsees]

This is how Dave has always been. He's always gotten obviously stupid things wrong. Back in the day the boys would work him and he'd print it as fact. Go read old observers and the batshit crazy things he'd post. He's an 8th grader writing book reports about wrestling TV shows.

[@jesterr7133]

This shit is so hilarious. Every wrestling related channel is now doing regular segments on Uncle Dave. He is providing hours of quality entertainment every week, lol.

[@kingbaard5395]

Jim, your Zappa level hatred of republicans beings me an incredible sense of joy.

[@hiddensword9387]

Did Dave actually tell the truth years ago or did he just say things Jim liked to hear? Dave was one of the guys giving the Midnight high star ratings in his magazine and Jim was boasting about it in the locker room (as he's admitted) Lots of guys like Bischoff have talked about the lies Dave posted back in the day but people like Jim believed it because he was anti Bischoff due to Eric shelving a lot of older guys Jim looked up to. I can see this being the case as Jim is notoriously petty when it comes to disagreements.

[@mikepeacock4725]

There was a radio show up here in Toronto for years which Dave started along w/ a guy named Jeff Marek, called LAW - Live Audio Wrestling, that is now online and morphed a few years back into SNME - Sunday Night's Main Event. They give the top of the 2nd hour, at least 15 minutes worth, to Dave and the hosts just fawn over him, take everything he says as sacrosanct and gospel, never question him, especially former co-host Dan Lovranski, who always came across like he had some sort of man-crush on Dave. Yet no one questions the validity or credibility of this show for whatever reason.

[@razielcisneros8091]

"Im taking this down for now" typical lazy Meltzer "reporting" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ShaneKraemer]

The way Dave talks about the setup of bloodline vs roman storyline, where roman faces solo first then jacob, it's like George Lucas go, well Vader reveal of being luke's father is big so let's do return of the jedi first, then do Empire strikes back

[@mediumsizedcal]

All time great thumbnail.

[@AppalachiaDee]

I give this video 5 stars *****

[@TheeCoachg]

Why is Brian still telling himself the lie that ppl(Bruce Prichard) beef’d with Meltzer as a business practice? Bruce has ALWAYS said Meltzer uses conjecture and formulates his “observations” off hear-say and guessing,no actual knowledge of the inner workings of the business. Which is most evident now.

[@michaelgorran4949]

Cause Bruce is a peace of shit and a conman, who hated it, when people called the WWF/WWE out. Unfortunately Dave turned the wrong way a few years ago and has become a former shell of his own self.

[@danieldutot8847]

I can't believe I'm defending Bruce but I always think of his interview with Jim and Brian where Brian is defending Dave as a legit journalist while Bruce points out that Dave is like Page 6 with his only having one 'source' and not getting his facts independently verified from separate sources

[@KClouisville]

Yeah, that's just Brian either not liking the people he's referring to (Bruce and maybe Bischoff) or not wanting to admit how much of a mark he was for Dave for years. Listen to the old 605 Superpodcasts.....Brian would put over Dave all the time. It took Dave's issues with Jim and subsequently the CM Punk in AEW stuff for Brian to finally start calling out Dave. Even after Dave fell out with Jim, Brian, when he was in his super anti-WWE mode a few years back, would tout Observer stories when they portrayed WWE in a negative light. It was super obvious.

[@Tim85-y2q]

I'm not defending Dave but that's really the only way you can report on a closed industry where nobody is going to confirm anything.

[@TheSteamer2k11]

Because he does.

[@joseroselli1034]

Let's not forget that he predicted that Anakin Skywalker would turn heel ☝️☝️☝️

[@shonw666]

This is not to judge or make fun of anybody. The more people talk about Mr. Melzer the more I’m concerned about his mental health. Some people can function for years and show no signs physically, but they’re breaking down mentally

[@tigerbug69]

Dave is obviously a narcissist

[@Parallelocam]

Why are you concerned with the mental health of a man who has leeched off of companies he's not been a part of, for his entire life Why feel bad for the guy who has given up on journalistic etiquette and publishes fabrications How do you think Roman felt when he had to read Dave saying his father was dead, before he died, and before the family could even announce it if he did die

[@COYBIG1967]

One thing I will say is yes there’s ppl who of course will have a go at Dave for nothing and have and that same with all but I think it’s just bcos Brian was a fan he speaks like that , a little of these ppl he’s says have always been jealous were pointing out what most of us saw that Brian didn’t and is now

[@gammasmash1924]

I think Corny wants to 25th Amendment Uncle Dave.

[@Tim85-y2q]

I'm surprised Danielson didn't have a 5 star match in his ROH days.

[@KHLB516]

Wild that Jim acts like it’s just now and recently Meltzer just ran with and reported everything he heard without fact checking. This how he always been with “reporting” just his attitude n ego changed as well his relationship with Jim

[@Parallelocam]

It's never been in this much abundance though in short time periods. It's very clear that sometime last year or year before his major source left WWE, and it comes off like he somewhat recently lost his main AEW sources too. When was the last time you saw Meltzer make the front page of Squared Circle? Sean Ross Sapp does all the time. Meltzer doesn't break news anymore, that alone should be a sign that things have changed rapidly and that this isn't the same Dave from even 2 years ago. He used to get a lot more right, nowdays he isn't the go to guy for ANYTHING

[@mikemitchell5867]

Getting stories wrong or having wrong opinions is the Meltzer brand.