Jim Cornette Reviews Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz (Parking Lot Fight) on AEW Dynamite

[@sieg5857]

I haven't listened to this episode yet, but I'm guessing he didn't like it.

[@cartermo13]

He actually gave it 6 stars

[@TriplomatX]

@@cartermo13 heavy praise!

[@NerdieTurtle]

He said for what it was, it was good, but upset cuz Dave gave it a 5 star rating...

[@radioqueenbee7008]

How'd you guess? LOLOLOL 😂

[@Run187]

@@NerdieTurtle the star rating was started by Jim so jims six stars from Jims rating counts 😀..

[@nickcull07]

I’m legitimately shocked by this analysis. Jim actually sort-of enjoyed a hardcore match that featured both Taylor and Cassidy. To me that speaks volumes for the talents of Trent and Santana.

[@johngallagher72]

Good point 👍

[@bmbxiii2045]

It’s a work.

[@rickyusa1000]

He was enjoying it UNTIL pockets popped out of the trunk.

[@Antlover420]

Trent and Santana are so much better not only looking but just overall in every aspect than the people they are paired with. Ortiz is just a short clown that claws people and Chuck Taylor is the invisible grenade

[@jamirimaj6880]

As much as AEW is constantly bringing us top-shit matches, this is a brawl that was done right.

[@shanebice8567]

How is it possible that Steamboat vs Savage didn't receive 5 stars and this did🤔

[@david_slaughter]

Steam..what? XD

[@YorrB]

Guess they where not nice to Meltzer and he didn't like them

[@Exiled_Rouge]

Meltzer has stated that his ratings are relative and contextual. On his podcast he explained that he thought this parking lot brawl was very effective in its intent and better than contemporary brawls of this kind. In other words, he rated a wrestling match like many other film, television and music ratings are given; contextually.

[@Biggie2829]

@@Exiled_Rouge He's a mindless mark

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@Biggie2829 we're all marks.

Angle vs. Benoit at WM17 wasn’t five star but this was? Meltzer is on a holiday from lithium.

[@mariomorales786]

That match was a snoozefest

[@michaelfiumara9375]

I was more annoyed that their match at Royal Rumble 2003 was not given 5 stars

[@JonLa89]

I just wanted to stop by and say "Ah Goddamit" in my Cornette voice when I read your name.

[@mariomorales786]

@Nathaniel Baxter I did when they took it out of the Olympics

[@mariomorales786]

@Nathaniel Baxter yes sir

[@seannetworkblogsandgames7504]

Kurt Angle and the Undertaker at No Way Out couldn't get to 5 stars, but this did. Wow.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Was that the match where angle damn near had takers foot turned like 270 degrees in the Angle Lock?? ..I sat there frozen waiting to see it snap lol

[@chasam1]

@@tobiasfarragut292 Angle won the match with a roll up. No way out 2006

[@tobiasfarragut292]

cha sam wasn’t watching much those days...and I don’t doubt that being the finish but was that the match I meant where he had taker in the ankle lock but he didn’t submit

[@mrowley7300]

Wait for real??? *Edit* This got a higher rating that Taker vs Mankind in there hell in a cell match!!! That was a car crash just like this match...Meltzer has lost his fucking mind

[@Patrick-ud3vu]

Kudos to Dave for being a super fan whose made a living from ranking wrestling matches and who actually became friends with wrestlers over the years. I'm not a subscriber but I do enjoy listening to Dave from time to time over the years, even though he talks in circles and a lot of what he says is fluff.

[@superjaded4202]

Someone should tell Trents mom that her right brake light is out. SMH

[@leeswea_dagoat4961]

"And that's not the finish!" -jim cornette 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alazkaalazka6087]

I burst out laughing when I heard that

[@liamnguyen2819]

Dave Meltzer no longer has the right to rate matches anymore.

[@TD1021-]

I still dont get why ppl give a fuck wat dave thinks about wrestling. Hes a proven liar and his aew bias is too much. King of marks tho so

[@Hellwolf36]

@@TD1021- The Marks love when he praises their guys.

[@TD1021-]

@@Hellwolf36 but why do they love it? Like honestly i have no clue why ppl give a fuck wat some mark ass radio guy thinks about matches. Makes no sense to me

[@G_Six]

Fans give his ratings way too much power.

[@312DOZIER]

It was a great match.

[@jonzel472]

Ladies and gentlemen, here it is

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

According to Dave Meltzer, this is a five star match, but Kurt Angle has never had one.

[@kingphillieman]

Absurd.

[@wozthescott2804]

Smfh

[@thworldisyours]

Meltzer clearly doesn't have the 3 I's. It's true. It's damn true.

[@Robedpillow]

Dave gave this 5 stars. An outlaw brawl was apparently a better match than Michaels vs undertaker. Dave has got to be on the payroll or he's gone insane

[@colonelkenpachi5009]

He is on the pay roll, the man has stocks in the company.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

He's been on the payroll

[@abdallahtarek6631]

i agree with shawn micheals part but actually its rating on cagematch make it worth 5stars a lot more than others 5 star matches

[@spidey2885]

I’d say both

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@colonelkenpachi5009 proof??

[@johngallagher72]

Trents mom giving them the finger was pretty funny tbh.

[@mcren3000]

Yes it was 😂🖕🏻

[@iggymcfly]

It doesn’t matter if it was entertaining god damn it! It only matters if it would have fit into 1970s territory booking! Don’t these promoters know that what everyone wants to see is punches off a hot tag?

[@royalty843]

Hilarious

[@artymixon5316]

@@iggymcfly is the problem is your mommy doesn't hug you enough or does she hug you too much?

[@brndn3372]

Arty Mixon this insult was so subpar it hurts lmao

[@wendigo1619]

did he give any Gurrerro v Jbl matches five stars? their Bull Rope match was a classic

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

If it didn’t happen in aew then no.

[@wendigo1619]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 it was 18years before aew the dumb fucks and olivier were thought of

[@barrybhoy5090]

He gave the judgement day one 3.75 & the bull rope 3.25

[@christopherhamer9584]

I absolutely loved that match. JBL vs Super Cena in the I quit match was a blood bath. Classic match.

[@cmartin8093]

Heck he didn't rate Shawn vs The Undertaker WrestleMania 26 5 stars and he got the nerves to rate this 5. Something tell me he's on the AEW payroll

[@GGsGrave]

I was into this match, they did some pretty wild stuff. Glad Corny recognized the intensity. But Meltzer out his mind calling it 5 starts.

[@zombieblaze1337]

I know Meltzer is crazy. That a was a 7🌟 match for sure 😂👍

[@jgfear]

I thought it was decent till “ Pockets “ jumped out of the trunk and interfered .

[@TheWill1225]

Dave isn’t demented, he is on the take. This shit that NO ONE will remember next week was better then Foley vs HHH at Royal Rumble 2000 that people still remember to this day

[@mrowley7300]

According to Dave this was better than Taker and Mankind's hell in a cell match

[@manuelaparcedo417]

foley thought it was great so I guess he's on the take too, heck anyone that doesn't dislike it is getting paid, it's obviously a conspiracy.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Meltzer is working. He's pretty much an AEW employee.

[@Run187]

@@manuelaparcedo417 have you seen Meltzer ratings recently. He always gives the Cirque du Soleil brothers 5 stars regardless of how shit balding and road warrior are..

[@Run187]

@@manuelaparcedo417 it's not about disliking it, it's about matches making sense..

[@texpatriot8462]

I wasn’t really watching AEW closely when holy crap, it was a great match from four dudes who I didn’t think had it in them. Totally, surprised.

[@jamirimaj6880]

Sadly wrestling nowadays is gratitude wrestling. This is enjoyable, sure. But everyone is jacking off to this like it was the second coming and like they were The Rock, Stone Cold, Undertaker and HBK star-levels.

[@brndn3372]

Jamirimaj Uhh pretty sure that’s all in your head because nobody was comparing them to those guys

[@manuelaparcedo417]

@@brndn3372 you don't get it cornette fans are the ones that think the only wrestling that counts is whatever they saw when they were growing up, everything else is a mudshow.

[@jamirimaj6880]

@@brndn3372 Really? "GrEaTesT sTreEt FiGhT/pArKinG LoT bRaWL iN HiStOrY"

[@DreamStepper]

Orange Cassidy popping up was easily the most off-putting thing about the match. Here you have 4 guys fighting seriously going through windshields and then suddenly Orange Cassidy just pops out the trunk for the lols. Seriously if AEW wants to push Best Friends as a legit babyface tag team then at least stop having Orange interfere in their matches because it makes them look like a weak tag team.

[@mariejohnson1659]

So if Sammy would have popped out of the trunk would you have had a problem? Orange did not do anything silly or goofy like he normally does. He popped out of the trunk doing his superman punch with a chain around his fist. Didn't Santana and Ortiz kicked his ass about month ago? So his well within his right to get a little revenge on them. And it did not hurt he match it was still a good match, but not a 5 star match.

[@DreamStepper]

If it was anyone I would've had a problem. The two babyfaces shouldn't be the ones resorting to interference to win their matches period as again it makes them look weak.

[@dr6770]

@@mariejohnson1659 How is it not silly when he was sitting in the trunk the entire time, and just sat there like it was nothing. Then when the trunk was opened, he just casually popped out looking like he literally was just sitting there waiting. It was really stupid and took me out of the match because everything else about it was good and the two teams were actually going good until Orange popped out. I didn't like that part.

[@mariejohnson1659]

Don't give me because they are faeces B.S. Like I said if the rolls was reversed would you all really have a problem? And I can't not believe I am defending O.C in this because I am really not a fan, but I don't see anything he did was wrong. He is not allowed to get pay back for them beating him up.

[@DreamStepper]

@@mariejohnson1659 Then he should get payback on his own time and let his teammates have the clean victory. I don't neccessarily blame OC as he has no real power behind the scenes, but it just was not a good spot.

[@jeevesosiris]

I loved the match. Great fun. I don't care what star ratings matches get... I either like it or I don't. I liked this.

[@byronthomas2351]

I agree it was a lot of fun to watch. I’m almost at the point of not wanting to listen to Cornette crap on AEW every week.

[@akeminakajima449]

@@byronthomas2351 Then don't because he's right and the moms minivan thing is a fucking joke

[@IntellectualPen6uin]

@@byronthomas2351 it actually made sense, it's something new

[@tobygreen4257]

It’s beyond fine to like something. When the next two months will be watered down versions our definition of taste will differ

[@wolfdragonmonsterden74]

@@akeminakajima449 I'm sure you could come up with better angles or stories maybe you should apply to be one see how you do..

[@14traits]

There was a recent NXT Takeover that had at least four 5-Star quality matches, the highest rating he gave to that card was 4.5 stars. This match was enjoyable, but no way near a Match of the Year quality match.

[@danjones114]

Nxt sucks !!

[@MattAlbie]

My problem with NXT is at wonderful as the components usually are... Lately, it's... It's the BEST Vanilla you've ever tasted in your life. But at the end of the day, even AEW's mediocre Rocky Road is more exciting than even the best vanilla.

[@sonybluraydisk]

NXT just doesn’t get enough love.

[@mrowley7300]

This match got 5 starts while both of the Taker/HBK matches didn't....think about that

[@chadk890]

@@danjones114 So does AEW

[@NitroExpress727]

I loved this match and as I watched it, I got even more excited to hear Cornys rant. Its a win win for fans!

[@johnanthonybrizuela1094]

Yes I wanted to hear this

[@jenisia3600]

9:10 😂

[@YorrB]

@@jenisia3600 yeah that's the best part 😂😂 and some very good points 😂😂

[@steveh88]

Personally, I enjoyed it. That being said, I have my dinner, I'm sitting down at my laptop...let's go!

[@ststephen]

mick foley loved it

[@travisheckel5576]

Well, in all honestly...hes turned into a clown in 2020

[@youngbreezy5859]

@@travisheckel5576 Jim Cornette turned you into a clown

[@Kev7035]

@@youngbreezy5859 the only clown aew fanboy here is you

[@Dr170]

Keep in mind this is a man of untold concussions. At least unlike Meltzer, he has a good excuse.

[@tylerdurden6060]

@@Kev7035 Well Mick foley is more recognized and has more pull and prominence than this old hag cornette will ever have.

[@prodigy616]

I really enjoyed this match. Granted the storyline leading up to it was pure ass, but so was Eddie vs Rey in the ladder match at Summerslam but the match itself was entertaining. 5 stars? Hell no. But on its own as an entertaining match, one of the better parking lot brawls/iron circle matches I’ve seen since John Cena vs Eddie Guerrero.

[@ak96ful1]

Exactly. I would say it is a high 4 star

[@Ramekink]

@@ak96ful1 3.75 cos theres only one out of the bunch who could make it as far as an upper midcarder but on singles competition.

[@CRidahz]

So nobody is gonna point out Trent jabbing his arm in front of the camera to draw blood?

[@lossavageles]

Botchamania

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

And hitting his face lol

[@theexteriorminister6786]

"My little dog 🐕 Pockets..." 🤣🤣🤣

[@stephenrogers4537]

I guess Meltzer is earning this paycheck from Tony Khan🤔😬😉

[@Dr170]

Big Money Tony always gets his man

[@HeadlineHub1158]

And Jim and Brian is earning paycheck from Vince. 🌝

[@cmartin8093]

@@HeadlineHub1158 he does rant about WWE too (see The Fiend vs Seth Rollins for proof)

[@slaughter4292]

i loved the match but orange Cassidy spot threw me off

[@ian0143]

Yes it made the Best Friends look like a couple of pussies(which they are) that they could only win because they cheated and had their other friend help them. It also made no sense at all, why would he be hiding in the trunk? Why would he wait until more than 10 minutes into the match? Why not attack much earlier. So stupid.

[@thepurpleumbrella5041]

@@ian0143 almost as though his character is lazy and only wanted to help if absolutely necessary, hence why he waited.

[@horrorfan4-life689]

@@ian0143 this really has to be explained to you? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@horrorfan4-life689]

@@thepurpleumbrella5041 um no. Are you new?

[@eldricksimmons1778]

@@horrorfan4-life689 Corny fans need everything explained to them. Corny still thinks you can make people think this is real.

[@MetalShadowX]

I'd argue the Boneyard Match has more merit to be 5 stars than this. Or pretty much any AJ Styles match since his barn burner with Cena at Summerslam 2016

[@johngallagher72]

I thought Stadium Stampede was better as well.

[@aegonthedragon7303]

The Boneyard Match was amazing. I know some folks aren’t a fan of the cinematic type but God it worked so well for that one. A normal buried alive match would have been so boring.

[@MrTambourineMan.]

I think the boneyard, firefly funhouse and such aren’t rated because Dave considers them to have an unfair advantage by being taped and spliced like a movie. Certain things are re shot if they didn’t get the move right or didn’t get the best angle. It’s not fair to compare like Flair vs Steamboat who wrestled for an hour to a 15 minute match that everyone got to take breaks in. At least that’s the rumor I heard

[@skullknight5945]

Fuckin' A

[@DuckTheHeel]

one take vs an edit film piece.

[@eastwaters4082]

I guess Foley is a mark for saying this was a great street fight? 😂😂 Give credit where credit is due, goddamn.

[@insupportofjunhado]

I don't think Foley's a mark, but I think "great" is a little too far. If 'great' is beyond 'good', then "good" is as far as I would go. I can't look at a fight where someone hits themselves in the face with their own weapon through not fault but their own, as great. I still respect Berretta, and don't think that ruined the match, but CM Punk's had better street fights. BJ Whimter has had better street fights. The Nation Of Intoxication have done better.

[@LMLR187]

Mick is a very nice person. He likes pretty much everyone and can be tolerant of anything to an extent.

[@Gvvm15]

Haha yeah so great. This company is a joke.

[@brndn3372]

guyverrob mindlessly following corny has made u into a joke

[@manuelaparcedo417]

@@LMLR187 if he just "liked it" he wouldn't have gone out of his way to praise it on twitter or wherever.

[@johnny-cactihuetzieztli3359]

Wait, Meltzer gave this match a 5? If this doesn't prove that Meltzer Magoo isn't on the payroll, then dunno what other evidence you need.

[@crog8019]

This remember me when Edge & Christian and the Hardy Boyz have a very serious and violent steel cage match in 2000. And how the feud started? With E&C as cinema critics laughing at the Hardyz videos as kids cosplaying Sting and the Ultimate Warrior

[@kevinedwards1913]

The Best Friends are no Edge and Christian.

[@TNLable]

This is like his review on the 6-star match with the Young Bucks. He shits and praises it at the same time. Now I understand Jim Cornette 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aFrostySkywalker]

If he wasnt rude with his critizims people would see he's not hating on the shit just to hate on it hes just saying what is bad and whats not but bc hes rude people wonr listen even tho he makes alot of since

[@YorrB]

Corny's reviews are always fair, its just that he roasts every part of a match that isn't technicaly good.

[@ChaseSchleich]

Cassidy wasn't needed, but he didn't come out an act like a goof either. Chuck was in trouble and remotely opened the trunk. Cassidy comes out with a chain around his fist and does a superman punch to give the edge back to Best Friends. He didn't come out and do shin kicks or roll around or something. The fued started off as 2 bullies having fun fucking with a couple band geeks. The band geeks fight back after a while and things escalate. After weeks, things have escalated to a boil they have a brawl in a parking lot. They didn't do a WWE brawl or a WCW brawl, they had a hard hitting, bloody street fight to end the feud. They already had a regular match so they needed something more to finish things off. Meltzer giving it 5 stars was fucking stupid, but it was easily the best street fight we've seen in 30+ years.

[@Ticketman99]

Go home Eddie Bravo

[@hey01e5]

the thing he did that was goofy was sitting in the trunk, waiting and doing nothing until they opened it

[@Jtplaysgames21]

Can we please stop taking Dave seriously already? Please?

[@theuniverse7227]

Got my blunt ready

[@lossavageles]

Ong

[@Singleballtheory]

A lot of people, including Jim, are way too hung up on the whole 5-star thing. This was entertaining.

[@EliC09]

Cassidy ruined the entire match

[@LBCrecordz]

Why does anyone care so much every week what Dave Meltzer thinks? It’s just one man opinion.

[@manuelaparcedo417]

@@LBCrecordz cornette gets triggered because someone that he considers an educated guy from his generation, thinks cornette was left behind by history.

[@ak96ful1]

It was great. I hate that Dave's rating is overshadowing how good this was

[@adderous]

@Danny Isambard ...They invented rating things out of five stars? That seems incredibly unlikely.

[@vortex_1336]

I kind of liked this match and I don't usually like street fight type matches.

[@Exiled_Rouge]

This was one of the most highly regarded matches of the year by more than Dave Meltzer. If you go back and look at the archives of live watchalongs & podcasts, as this match was ongoing viewers were flipping out and praising the match as it happened. Meltzer is well known but he's not the only person to have praised the match.

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

Yeah, but how many of them have the longevity, seniority, and Industry pull that melts or has? I mean, there might be a point that Bob's podcast and Tom's blog both gave this thing two thumbs up, but I don't know who the hell I either of them are and I don't care. Meltzer's been doing this crap as long as I've been alive and unlike a younger person has a long history of things to compare to when deciding if something is a 5-star review. So Bob maybe giving it 5 stars but he's only 25 years old. Meltzer has seen some of the true Classics in action. As for me? I think the whole concept of best friends as a tag team is something that belongs with Saturday morning cartoons and big bowls of Cheerios, but I cannot and will not ever take Cassidy seriously. Call it what you will but I get irrationally angry every time I see him or his half-assed Mongoloid shtick

[@Exiled_Rouge]

@@cthulhupthagn5771Concerns about longevity with regards to opinion making is largely useless. Society is transitory in its values and perception. Criticism, rating wrestling matches isn't really critique in the same sense as film but let's just get on with it for brevity, is most useful to audiences when it reflects the contemporary views of the audience. It has been so since like, Oscar Wilde. That said, I don't care about Meltzer's rating personally. I think ot is important people realize Jim, Bob and Tom may have different views of worth considering to your own sensibilities.

[@connorwong0322]

This match is serious than the stadium stampede match

[@mikeymartin80]

I love the Nicknames cornette comes up with

[@jkokubu1984]

Wish Jim had seen this without any outside influence, but sounds he's out to prove Dave wrong rating-wise. This was a great grudge match for new company working to grow an audience (thus not on PPV.) Certainly people would, and have talked extensively about it so it accomplished what it likely intended. Maybe not the greatest of all time, but pretty damn good versus most everything streetfight-wise in the last decade or so. Always love the analysis; just don't always agree. 🤙🏻

[@jrb9191]

Growing what audience? TNA 8 years ago had 2 1/2 times more viewers. You don't gain fans with this shit

[@sudhanshusinha623]

@@jrb9191 means tna had more viewers than wwe today. In todays wrestling standards this was really a 5* match, cant compare with attitude era big stars

[@jrb9191]

@Danny Isambard 700k to 800k being stuck on is pretty shitty. So, they do have almost 3x less than TNA had. Thanks for agreeing with me

[@jrb9191]

@@sudhanshusinha623 no, it isnt. Tons of takeover matches have plenty of modern 5 stars. Let me guess. Dick flips add and extra half star in your opinion? Lol

[@markterryonline]

Pockets aka The Goof started to get over with me cause of Cornette's rants. I basically want to tune in to see what Cassidy is going to do just based on the rant I am going to get with Cornette later. PS the idea of doing a stunt in a film is NOT to get hurt. There are also some continuous takes in shows like Daredevil where stunt performers have brawls.

[@randolphdefreese7874]

Dave Meltzer needs to just come out with it and say he is part of AEW.

[@stephenrogers4537]

This reminds me of a brawl😬😬😬😬 I saw a few years ago downtown Chicago at a parking valet facility😉

[@baronroaster404]

"Match was good? Just complain about how DM gave it 5 stars"

[@FIYARtv]

TBF John Wick starts off with silliness, because someone stole his car and killed his dog, but ended in a bloodbath for 3 movies. The match was very entertaining.

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Cornette needs to realize its not 1985

[@The80sWolf_]

I love how people get so triggered, so they bring up matches from 20-30 years ago "why didnt match X from 1993 get the same score reeeeeeeeeeee!" You people that are apperently like 50+ should begin to act your age, and stop making wrestling fans seem to be as triggered as sjw's :P

[@morningstar577]

For real lol. That's what I was thinking reading all these comments too.

[@subinmdr]

Exactly! The fact that they're bringing up matches from 20 years ago clearly shows that its nostalgia speaking, rather than fair judgement.

[@The80sWolf_]

@@morningstar577 Yea it's embarrasing.

[@The80sWolf_]

@@subinmdr Nostalgia is like a drug abuse

[@mojojojo4865]

The fact they will forget this match within weeks and still remembers the 20 years ago just shows the Dave meltzer star rating is just biased

[@chrisrozens1125]

This match was good 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@natedogg1979]

Appears as though Meltzer is just embracing being a hack now.

[@theconnected7234]

This clearly wasn't John Cena vs Eddie Gurrero's parking lot brawl but was better than I expected from AEW street fights

[@theconnected7234]

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[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

What happened to Santana & Ortiz calling themselves *"Proud & Powerful?"* Did some *lesbian-Organization* sue them over the name or something?

[@ChronicTHCBlaze]

Meltzer is on LSD.

[@chasam1]

Kurt Angle vs Shaw at Wrestlemania 21 got 4.75 ⭐ from Meltzer what a joke

[@tobygreen4257]

I love it that Corny rips Meltzer. Cause it’s true

[@bb-ballistics1706]

I really enjoyed this match to be fair. I'm guessing the orange thing was to protect Santana and ortiz from the loss.

[@TeefrmGA]

OMD. This clip gets 5 stars. After I saw this, I was like WTH. Thank you Jim for saying how l was feeling.

[@TheForeverRanger]

Chucky T is one of the better workers AEW has but he has zero charisma.

[@johngallagher72]

The real question that remains unanswered. Who are the "cool kids" Uncle Dave is trying to impress. Ive watched pretty closely since the beginning. Dont see many cool kids on the roster. Scrolled the fan base in the audience a few times . Not to many cool kids in the audience. Maybe Dave is trying to get in line for Trents Mom. Heard Daves next after Tony Khan after Orange

[@johngallagher72]

@Nathaniel Baxter lol .. one of my friends is a subscriber to the radio show. Two things One, Im not friends with Tony Khan and two, you are sadly correct in your analysis.

[@theconnected7234]

The Japanese cosplay school girls according to jim lol

[@skelington50]

Well apparently they all have neck beards and whine about inclusiveness.

[@MattAlbie]

Or maybe Dave genuinely feels the way he does and he liked the match and you're assuming motivations that aren't real.

[@travisedwardmiller]

I'm guessing he means that Meltzer thinks they're cool. Jim seems to be aware that they are dorks.

[@josephnewberry9290]

I thought it was an entertaining match, but I kept thinking, "They are killing themselves because Santana and Ortiz smashed up a mini-van, bleached some clothes, and didn't apologize for it. This seems like a disproportionate response." I mean, I've seen less gruesome revenge matches out of guys who nearly had their careers ended or their wives kidnapped and tortured.

[@mcbarfson]

I always turn on the smooth sounds of jim cornette when I'm getting romantic with a lady.

[@THEmattfreakindeakins]

Did they ever “personally apologize to trent’s mom on speakerphone?”

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Just you wait, the funny burial hasn’t ended yet

[@arcticfox04]

Gotta save that for the blow off match 😄

[@djsav688]

arcticfox04 this was the blowoff

[@DreamWorldSyd]

They said they weren't gonna do that anymore in the promo they cut that launched the parking lot fight. I mean, this time. They also threatened a parking lot fight like a year ago and nothing came of it.

[@teresatokyo9443]

No but she made voodoo dolls of them

[@DarksaberForce]

Cornette and Russo really need to cut some promos on Meltzer and AEW's booking together.

[@pmc8451]

Maybe they should form a wrestling company since they know better than anyone else. You know, since Russo WCW & Smoky Mountain Wrestling were so fucking successful and made so much money.

[@lonestarfriend]

I think the parking lot match from Rampage (August 4, 2023) topped this one.

[@benjaminkelln8597]

I’m not a fan of parking lot brawls, except Cena vs Guerrero, but I think this was fine. I wasn’t a fan of the story leading up to the match, but I think Trent and Santana both had great individual show cases within the match.

[@anachronologist2017]

Stop getting hung up on Meltzer's meaningles star system and judge it on it's own merit.

[@isidrohuicochea2432]

Well said

[@craigusselman546]

Meltzers brain has melted.

[@jcole4517]

I popped hard for Jim’s Beatles “Get Back” quote. Hilarious

[@mainelycify]

Everytime he says fuck Taylor I burst out laughing

[@osobear93]

Definitely never a biased opinion from J.C. Bless you sir.

[@lawrencemowery3704]

I actually liked the parking lot fight,Aew knows how to do a Parking lot fight the Samoan street fight didn't even come close to the street fight that Aew had,I like Santana and Ortiz but the right team won

[@StraviStones143]

You blocked me on twitter for giving you information. I'm actually on your side old man

[@leeberry689]

Agree with Cornette about Pockets being involved was a complete f/up to the fight. And Dave Meltzer can no longer can be taken seriously about anything.

[@alexjurado6029]

These types of matches shouldn’t even have star ratings. With that being said, I had no desire to watch this match at all as it was about to begin, and I even almost turned off my television before it began, but I stuck around to watch it, and, by the time it was over, this match totally won me over and I even popped for the Orange Cassidy spot. This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen on AEW programming. Even Jim Ross said on commentary that this was the greatest street fight he’s ever called in his career. And it just might be the greatest street fight I’ve ever seen in my 15 years of being a wrestling fan.

[@manuelaparcedo417]

Foley really liked it too.

[@TheForeverRanger]

OC was long-form storytelling because he has shown up at random on Santana and Ortiz a few other times in the past. Makes sense why he would appear not only to help his friends out but also he and PnP have a bit of a history going back to last year.

[@CheetoDorrito]

I personally loved everything about the episode. the parking lot brawl was the greatest surprise of the night. Im sad for anyone who didnt enjoy it. And for the record the last 10 episodes of dynamite are the reason Im even watching wrestling again. I thought it was all boring bullshit not like the old days. Now I see all this stuff tongue and cheek and all I am enjoying it. Im 33 and if you had asked me 3 months ago if id care about wrestling i would have laughed. i view this stuff as a complete success.

[@HeadlineHub1158]

You are one smart wrestling fans who have eyes to enjoy. Brainwashed Cornette fanboy doesn't give AEW a chance.

[@wolfcrewe7474]

Can’t argue with one word Cornette says here. This is what’s wrong with professional wrestling. If they don’t get it after this rant then unfortunately they never will. 5 stars? 🤦‍♂️

[@mkasppdo6463]

Cornette sucks

[@LMLR187]

That's it: Dave is the wrestling Benzino.

[@DJ8700]

I watch this and thought I couldn't wait to hear what Jim Cornette is going to say about it.

[@pmc8451]

Daniel Bryan didn't get a 5 star match but Meltzer did name a Wrestling Observer award after him.

[@ryangraham557]

How does AEW not have a hardcore title? It would at least justify trying to end someone's career/life every week.

[@DreamWorldSyd]

It's tough being an AEW fan and a listener to the Experience. Like he'll ask questions that I have answers to, but I know this damn sure isn't the place to write them out.

[@DreamWorldSyd]

For the record though, I'm taking this as a "he liked it". He pretty much was putting it over until elements came in that he's religiously obligated to bury. I'm taking that as a W.

[@ichneumon2776]

You have one like on your comment and you replied to your own comment. Nothing else to say. 😂

[@vaguedreams]

nah, it's not. Some of what he says is on point, but it's a different time. I mean, when every other wrestling site is loving this, when your wrestling friends love it, then it's well loved. it's just age and that "Back in my day" mentality. remember, this is the guy that feels mandy rose and sonya deville should have been fired for breaking kayfabe when a stalker broke into their home and the police got involved. He liked it though, just can't bring himself to put it over.

[@DreamWorldSyd]

@Danny Isambard Having a foot in both camps, I think both AEW fans and Cornette fans have a lot more in common than either realizes, it's just the ones fighting in the comment sections are the most annoying of each.

[@TerryMcQ79]

Tony Khan really does seem like the E-federation guy from the late 90s who can book wrestling today.

[@takerdust]

Daddy said "sell"!!

[@NiceGuyAndyPodcast]

Jim “that’s not the finish” Cornette

[@HellNation]

No need to shit on the workers because of Meltzer's delusions. It was a fine match, so much fun. Kudos for the guys who worked on it

[@psychobluesfxt]

This sounds like that one match where Goldberg bled so badly he nearly lost his arm by smashing a car window with his bare hands in WCW

[@SuperPEACEMAKER786]

You have to admit that was cool as fuk

[@woodwwad]

Thought it was a pretty good segment.

[@Steve-mx6lz]

Classic Corny knowledge “How can cheating in a match mean anything at all when they’ve had a street brawl for 15 mins “🤣🤣🤣

[@chikowashere]

This was awesome. I had a few nitpicks but it's not this bad. C'mon Jim

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

Lmao he’s just 🧂

[@abealih92]

Instead Trent mom minivan, how about make Santana & Ortiz put Trent mom into the table to make it serious storyline.

[@Will_kid_cortez]

I cant get enough of JC reviewing these shows. I will never watch AEW lol

[@youngbreezy5859]

AEW doesn't need you 😂😂😂

[@lifekicks79]

Your loss

[@Will_kid_cortez]

@@youngbreezy5859 just like cornette doesn't need u

[@Will_kid_cortez]

@@lifekicks79 not really I enjoy these reviews since I know I will be entertained.

[@llad.7181]

I’m sure they care so much if you watch lol

[@InfamousRelliK]

I liked this match but it did make me go online and see what other matches have got a 5*+ rating and more importantly what hasn't. I think Big Dave has gotten more lenient with his ratings when you consider this got 5* and things like Undertaker/HBK didn't, HBK/Angle didn't, TLC2 didn't, Savage/Steamboat didn't, Bret/Owen didn't, HHH/Foley street fight didn't etc

[@YorrB]

If we pay Meltzer enough we can all get 5 Star Matches to! 🤩🤩🤩😂

[@TheJuise26]

You know you couldn’t take this serious when Chuck called Santana and Ortiz Ding Dongs!!!

[@tommymclaughlin80swrestlin70]

This was absolute death match related garbage. Cornette is right when he said Meltzer lost his principles and integrity.

[@IntellectualPen6uin]

Jim pussynette fan 😂😂

[@brndn3372]

Meltzer out here cashing in a billionaires check while you lay in your dirt bed weeping about it

[@paullaing5921]

I can't believe that Sue didn't stop whoever it was bleeding profusely from his back from getting in her brand new minivan. He would have bled all over the seats, blood does not come out of upholstery easily. I imagine she was livid.

[@apexpredator_jku]

That's why Trent's mom is the most over thing in wrestling! Guess who has the #1 selling shirt on Pro Wrestling Tees? Everything Corny shits on turns to gold!

[@brandonmaddalozzo5145]

remember when the inner circle was the top group in that company and the hottest thing they had going and now they are blah especially when you now have jericho and hager in the tag division when you already have a tag team in the group lol

[@Fyhria]

Santana and Ortiz should really go back to impact wrestling and be tag team champions again because aew is full of jobbers without any build up just like TNA 2017..... always 🌟 vs jobbers all the time back then TNA 2017 also bad booking same goes to aew but impact learned their mistake in the past unlike aew

[@TheRomosapien9]

I liked it because of the finish, because it was the typical run of the mill fight until Orange and the flip off. I agree with Jim's thoughts on it, but I watched it for what it was and did not expect it to even be 1% serious; therefore, I enjoyed it.