Dave Meltzer Sinks to a New Low

[@WSI]

DFS text was regarding a footstool I ordered for my sofa

[@babarazamsucks]

Coming across this clip randomly as you commented this just hours ago coincidentally

[@LThaPunisha]

When does it arrive?

[@ElectricDthing]

Christmas is classic sofa ordering season lol

[@The_Dee_Jay]

Please tell us it'll be delivered in time for Christmas?

[@mrdog4529]

Used to be 899, then 599 now 399. What a bargain!

[@Chuck_EL]

"Meltzer is the greatest worker in the business. Because he's convinced people he's an expert on Pro Wrestling "-Al Snow

[@georgemaranville3305]

And best heel of the last decade.

[@LoyalWilliamUK]

Al Snow didn't actually say that but I agree.

[@LoyalWilliamUK]

@@decollector95 He literally didn't say that. It's from a shoot interview he did with Sean Oliver. The first sentence he did say. The second he did not. The quote is inaccurate and therefore false. Also, the burden of proof is on the person making the claim, not the one contesting it. That's not how it works.

[@LoyalWilliamUK]

@decollector75 Why are you deleting your comments?

[@jessebunnell6442]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Basser_]

I saw Tony donated and nodded my head like "in the end we are all just fans of wrestling" good for tony. Classic meltzer.

[@bpatrickhoburg]

I currently have a go fund me going for my brother in law. $5k would be amazing and make us all jump up in joy. We do that when $50 go in there. Good for Khan and he may give more in the future. And yeah, typical bogus journalist Meltzer.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Why not talk about Donald Trump? He's done a lot for Pro Wrestling. Make Wrestling Shoot Interviews Great Again. Trump 2028

[@dicast-tm3sl]

It would be impossible to say anything bad about tony if he would just stop trying to do what some call booking. That alone holds him back from being the best thing in wrestling. A rich guy willing to spend infinite money on wrestling and has no regard for profit but has no concept of storytelling. A good man confronts his evil neighbor. The suddenly good neighbor tells the neutral man he wants to fight him but only at his best, then becomes evil again maybe. Moxley chokes both out, hops in the truck bed, says that was for Adrian, and leaves.

[@MarquisLeary34]

@@roccojamison89gooker51 When did Trump do a wrestling shoot interview?

[@Fencellisk]

​@@roccojamison89gooker51shouldn't that be Vance 2028?

[@relentlessj1491]

Dave Meltzer being outed as a clown will always be great. He is an absolute joke.

[@Damien-q8t]

@relentlessj1491 thats an insult to clowns and jokes.....clowns and jokes are funny.....meltzer is a narrcasist and crybaby...god forbid anyone criticises aew in his book

[@jmike2039]

It's annoying that all the people hating on him now were once sucking his cock. It's not like anything changed, he's said the same stuff forever

[@asurlybarber3620]

Meltzer was outed as a clown quite some time ago, this outs him as human scum.

[@jojomellon]

He's a millionaire and has never punched a timeclock. How's your life?

[@jojomellon]

You.... Are posing with a toy belt. Very cool

[@davidescanio2929]

Ole Anderson said it best when he told Dave "your problem is I did it and you wish you could!"🤭

[@DonMyers29497]

That whole interview Ole told the truth about Meltzer and that was like 20 years ago

[@toddbarts9916]

Never trust a "wrestling historian" that never gave Shawn Michaels or Kurt Angle a five-star match.

[@lordevyl8317]

I only trust "wrestling historians" that have actually BEEN in the business like Cornette.

[@BigSalK]

Vs Undertaker in the first HIAC and the Mania X ladder match with Razor both 5 stars

[@subrune]

@@BigSalK he gave them 4.75

[@BigSalK]

@@subruneyou're wrong tbh

[@davidholzer4155]

He gave hbk but only two of them

[@Damien-q8t]

I would call meltzer an idiot but that would be an insult to actual idiots

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

I have a word to describe him but I don't wanna be cancelled in the future.

[@tylermcnally8232]

Yea American voters...

[@Skills4J00]

​@@sarmadhabibkhan3036a faggioli

[@Skills4J00]

​@@tylermcnally8232play in traffic 😂

[@adamirishconundrum851]

​@@tylermcnally8232Trump is your president cope

[@MrJuyalpj]

God bless all who donated Get better soon Mr and Mrs. Mantell

[@HBKStyles]

God bless Vince McMahon.. And God bless all of you.. And God bless America!

[@TheGreatVivek7]

Waste of money. I know he is hospitalised but Dutch Mantel is a racist person. I don’t respect people like that.

[@TheGreatVivek7]

Deserves to go

[@AhmetB1988]

Instead of telling people to support Dutch and his wife during these tough times, he buries Dutch. Wow Meltzer, just WOW

[@KOHoxton]

I'm not sure cornette would even do this to russo if he was having a hard time with his health.

[@iamcasihart]

@@KOHoxtonI was just wondering that. As much as Corny detests Shit Stain, I don’t think he would be so inhumane.

[@d.52555]

@@KOHoxton Cornette definitely would and has. He even said he plans on pissing on russo’s grave and he’ll divorce his wife if she stops him.

[@xATown23xGaming]

@@KOHoxton Jim will absolutely flame Dave saying this garbage about his close friend Dutch

[@gregweisal5542]

​@@KOHoxtoncornette would to Russo.

[@Talkin_MMA]

Nobody has ever criticized Tony Khan for being a bad guy. Shoutout to him & Jericho for the donation!

[@TheLibermania]

I think I saw what feels like a hundred Cornette videos about him. In all he makes fun of AEW related Tony Khan and Business Tony Khan. I can't remember him talking bad about the human Tony Khan. I can't remember him calling Tony any (too) negative nicknames. And that says something.

[@Beardo2517]

​@@TheLibermaniaOf all the people he legitimately hates on Aew I don't think he actually hates Tony he just laughs at how bad the company is being ran

[@TheLibermania]

@@Beardo2517 Well what was the last part of your comment?

[@PZ85Mr100]

@@TheLibermania When Bobby Eaton passed away, Cornette was very thankful to Khan for his kind words and I believe specifically said he had nothing against Tony as a person. It was a really vulnerable moment

[@bojanlepic8119]

​@@TheLibermaniaCornette said Tony was a nice guy and 'a decent human being' (a phrase he often uses) many times. He has nothing against the man personally. Booking and business - different thing. But that says nothing about him as a man. And he said nothing bad about him as a person.

[@ryanwilliams7639]

Imagine hating on fundings a man and his wife’s surgery so they can live simply because he disagreed with you about wrestling.

[@RS3isRealscape]

typical MAGA behavior #meltzerisaPOS #dirtsheet

[@gullreefclub]

@@RS3isRealscapeMaga Behavior? What the hell are you smoking.

[@RS3isRealscape]

@@gullreefclub no accountability MAGA fears accountability look at Diaper donnie rigged the election to keep from going to jail what exactly was the guy doing illegal i am sorry he did not break any LAWS

[@ryanwilliams7639]

@@RS3isRealscape huh?

[@noname-wz5ww]

​@@RS3isRealscapeyour side lost, commie doochebag

[@adrenochromejoe7448]

Meltzer lost his WWE-friends when he said: "Romans leukemia is not that bad"

[@extremeking425]

He said that? WTF

[@jaboba69]

Roman stayed on the steroids, that's not good for your immune system.

[@itsOasus]

WHAT?!

[@Abridgimation]

What the fuck, he actually said that? What an asshole

[@gabrieles4564]

Wasn't Alvarez the one who said that?

[@hijeans1103]

Lad don’t beat yourself up over giving less than jericho. You’re out there sounding the bell for others to help. That was worth so much more.

[@smithmeister]

You can see his eyes well up in the original video asking for help. We can all tell how how much he feels about Dutch.

[@hijeans1103]

@ you talk with someone on a daily person you end up caring about them.

[@zlinedavid]

Jericho has several decades and more than a few Vinnie Mac/Tony Khan paychecks under his belt. If anything, he should be commenting that his donation wasn’t high enough, not James.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

I mean, imagine having a child and your first thought is that you did not give your friend enough money to help him. This guy is a great man.

[@allewis4008]

Amen to that. James is a loyal friend and everyone knows that

[@richevans609]

Dave hates Dutch because Dutch is Everything Dave wants to be and isn't. Prayers for Dutch and the Mrs. ❤

[@impulse_xs]

One spent the last 40 years being an important influence in wrestling behind the scenes in silence without worrying about getting credit. The other spent the last 40 years publicly bloviating and pretending he had any real influence.

[@0tt0z]

​@@AmazedBunion keep crying.

[@MarkelScott100]

​@@AmazedBunionhes not a racist looney

[@RS3isRealscape]

same as Dave hates Jim Cornette because Jim actually tells the truth and admits when he messed up or made a mistake he is not all EGO like Dave and his Daddy Trump

[@EdsterIII]

​@@AmazedBunionGet off your pedestal! Social Justice mentality like yours is what's destroying our world.

[@scottmorrison3929]

Everything I need to know about Meltzer's opinions can be summed up in the fact that Lars Sullivan has a Five Star Match to his name and Kurt Angle doesn't.

[@conservativecarnage3783]

Angle deserves several but that ladder match was amazing.

[@human_cube]

What what what?

[@Dr.JHamilton]

If anyone should get cancelled, it's Meltzer.

[@stayfaded69]

Idk. Wrestling is weird. Vince was still around til recently and he's thinking it's okay to come back cuz trump got voted president. L

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

No that's still corny who should be... Dave makes money off rumors, corny just hates on anything that's not from the territory days.

[@joehung1552]

​@stevenmacaulay8807 quit blowing Meltzer

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

@joehung1552 easy champ, do not use all 10 brain cells at once... Also seek help for those daddy issues, I am sorry he never hugged you.

[@HombreGermany]

You know what is the best thing to do with Dave Meltzer? Ignore him to the point his existence becomes irrelevant. When you talk about him, you give him attention. And attention is all he wants.

[@SeshYesh]

Dave *is* a prominent voice for wrestling and so maybe the action to dispel his notions from his more impressionable fans, well, maybe that outweighs the sentiment of your point

[@theDesync]

Really. THey figured this shit out in ancient Rome yet we forgot about it for 2000 years straight.

[@josho.9530]

100% agreed. Unfortunately, too many people are exactly like him, creating their own attention-seeking echo chamber.

[@EddyBamber]

Absolutely, but all the pods rely on him for clicks so they keep feeding the machine

[@johnwilburn]

When Al Snow called Dave Meltzer the “greatest worker in the history of the wrestling business”, he wasn’t wrong. Meltzer has us all talking about him like he’s relevant.

[@ZIRNHELT86]

Then Vince McMahon is a master because he has an entire documentary of people talking about him.😂

[@johnwilburn]

@@ZIRNHELT86Yes….. you’re exactly right. But Vince had to actually do it all. Meltzer never has.

[@kaisim980]

that is something that has always baffle me, I used watch stuff like cultaholic and whatculture, and they would always talk about star ratings this and that. All I could think of is who is dave meltzer and why does everyone values his opinion so much?

[@impulse_xs]

Al might sound sanctimonious or long winded at times but he's honestly spot on about his criticisms of modern wrestling and the marks who get off on this weird Meltzer/Twitter stuff. He's 100% correct. Dave is a mark whose only talent is working the only people who are bigger marks than him.

[@johnwilburn]

@@impulse_xsPerfect explanation

[@icolky5272]

Uncle Dave is a joke. Really hope Cornette covers this one. I love the cartoons they do when Dave acts senile. They also really get to Meltzer!

[@zomb60]

You know he is gonna cover it lol

[@Lenoh]

Corny has to stop crying over the election results first, but he'll get to Dave. And frankly, I hope he does.

[@Bls-of1ld]

Cornettes a joke too😂

[@zomb60]

@Bls-of1ld you say that, but he predicted how AEW would turn out while everyone else was still in that honeymoon phase, glazing everything they did.

[@captainchainsaw8856]

​@@Bls-of1ld1 of the best wrestling minds around

[@chadwhite2931]

James, as a man with a brand new little baby and a wife to take care of, it is amazing and fortunate that you were able to contribute anything at all! No way should you feel like you should apologize for not being able to afford to donate a larger amount. I know Dutch is humbled and thankful for everything that you have done to help, as well as for the overall amount of support that he has received from everyone. We're all praying for you to feel better soon, Dirty Dutch!

[@RandalfElVikingo]

What a chad: his friend is in need, creates a fundraiser to help him out and is a success, has a baby and still feels bad that he did not donated enough money.

[@jedsithor]

The biggest story out of all this is just how moronic the American health care system is. The idea that you have to ask for charity so that you can pay your medical bills is horrific. Dutch is lucky in that he has a following but most Americans don't have that luxury and have to choose between bankruptcy and death. It's horrendous. Land of the free my ass.

[@WorldCupWillie]

Yep, working all your life and paying taxes only to have to bunkrupt yourself in your old age is the American way. I mean, anything else is just communism.

[@John.Flower.Productions]

Implying that "land of the free" has something to do with money is moronic. Pathetic.

[@michaelleese6235]

​@@John.Flower.Productionsyou need to have money to not die. What's free about that? All around the world this just isn't a thing people have to worry about. That's freedom.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

The government needs to do what people can't do for themselves. But America is a corporation, not a country.

[@WorldCupWillie]

In Europe we have Universal health care. The States have Go Fund Mes.

[@EliteWalkThroughs]

Seth Rollins said it perfectly in an interview ''Don't even say his name, don't give him the credit'' A Wrestling historian that never gave the likes of Kurt Angle or Shawn Michaels 5 star matches should be enough to tell you he's not to be taken serious in any way, he is just a biased mark, that got famous for spreading lies & bullshit

[@MatTMurdockNT]

Not to be that guy, but while I agree that Kurt not having 5 stars is nonsense, Shawn has 2 five star matches. HBK vs Taker HIAC in 97 and I believe the ladder match with Razor at Mania 10

[@touyang1687]

@@MatTMurdockNTKurt Angle, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels has fewer 5 star matches than Jon Moxley. There is no way anyone with a functional brain can even defend that

[@neilbiggs1353]

@@touyang1687 Not sure someone with Benoit's brain would think it was defensible...

[@zlinedavid]

Since 1982, Unca Dave has rated 20 WWF/E matches as 5 stars or higher. Since 2019, he’s rated 36 AEW matches as 5 stars or higher. I shouldn’t need to continue, but I will. Of the 20 WWE matches, 9 of them are NXT matches. Not a knock on NXT, but it shows how much Unca Dave devalues main roster WWE. In their entire existences, main roster WWE and WCW have a total of 16 5 star or higher matches. Will Osprey has 17 since August 2023. If you can’t see that Unca Dave is gargling AEW’s love mayonnaise….you probably are too.

[@NateNizzle]

​@@zlinedavidwow. I wonder how Dave can defend that. I remember when Chris Van Vliet took him to task about his star ratings.

[@bonechip01]

Dutch is a salt of the earth guy. Meltzer is just salt.

[@zachculbreth179]

Meltzer is a menace to wrestling he's been a thorne in the side of wrestling and wrestling fans for over 40 years

[@gzkarr3730]

Hey, don't insult salt by associating it with Meltzer!

[@loganmyall660]

​@@gzkarr3730 I was going to say. Salt a necessary component for life. Can't say the same about Dave.

[@lordevyl8317]

Oh, I have a four-letter word that starts with s for Uncle Dave, and SALT is not it.

[@wesleypeel4756]

No one has ever criticized Tony Khan the person. If anything he's been universally praised how he treats the wrestlers. It's his booking. Ppl need to know the difference.

[@zlinedavid]

Second this. Tony himself seems like a generous, kind hearted individual. Perhaps too much so. Sometimes good philanthropists don’t make good CEOs, and vice versa.

[@llkit1]

​@@zlinedavidBy all accounts, Tonys a very kind pleasant guy. He's just a bit soft is all. Unfortunately it seems hes just not cut out for the cuttgroat nature of the wrestling business.

[@silversoulken]

@@llkit1 Business in general. Look at the Jaguars as well. Ppl already forget the whole Urban Meyer fiasco.

[@metalheadjake3339]

Punk has mentioned is not a great boss because his a "Nice guy" I mean he said "What do you want me to go about it" as a boss.. WHEN HE SHOULD OF DONE SOMETHING Sure, his a nice kind man but judging by what punk said on the MMA Hour interview... That's not what makes a competent boss

[@morgandavis6788]

@@zlinedavidhe’s mostly a dick. This is a guy that before AEW was around he was busy shit talking and having childish twitter wars with Jags players. He lives in his own reality

[@2ColdScoprio]

If I was Tony Khan, I would distance myself from Dave Meltzer

[@DreamersDisease88]

But you're not you're 2 Cold Scorpio this is not your dreams before you drift off to sleep in your bed

[@marvellis6762]

In all the years I've never paid any attention to Meltzer. He doesn't deal in facts... he's a gossip, innuendo, and rumour merchant with no credibility whatsoever

[@VirgilZandig]

Yes, yes, I also have listened to Bruce Prichard and Eric Bischoff.

[@jasonpdsi]

James vs Meltzer was not on my bingo card for 2024 but here we are. Can you please get Corny on your show lol

[@brianhopson2072]

The way Brian last is, he probably has some type of exclusivity with Jim.

[@originalchristianvogt]

Cornette has been on non-arcadianVanguard podcasts in the past, It is a question of if he wants to and if he has time for it.

[@Tim82ATW]

He's old news and will say anything to stay relevant!! Keep up the good work James

[@Damien-q8t]

@@Tim82ATW exactly

[@bipolarminddroppings]

So, you're saying Dave does what he accuses everyone else of doing? Shocking! How dare you cast such aspersions upon his character!

[@Damien-q8t]

@@bipolarminddroppings love the sarcasm

[@Tim82ATW]

​@@bipolarminddroppings LOL 😂

[@seanomatopoeia]

Richest nation in the history of the world, and two hardworking citizens are reduced to asking strangers to keep them alive since there's no healthcare.

[@MrSiahgold]

Health care and insurance are horrible in this country

[@Jamezontoast]

​@@MrSiahgoldwe all deserve free health care

[@jimmieglass3744]

​@@MrSiahgoldjust wait until trump gets a hold of it. There won't be any healthcare. Mark my word.

[@Hippityhop-13]

@@jimmieglass3744. Testify. I’ve got a 40 yr old son who’s a quadriplegic (diving accident in 07) and can’t wait to see what kind of services and support programs are cut by the Regressive Republican Party currently in power.

[@John.Flower.Productions]

@@Jamezontoast Why does everyone deserve _free health care?_ Everyone deserves to take care of themselves, rather than everyone else.

[@tomfin-wo5vc]

That $5,000 donation was a reminder that while we may have reservations about the way Tony Khan runs AEW, he’s still a very good human being.

[@DundaMifflin]

he's had everything handed to him, and you look up to him for it

[@aarontooley570]

Nobody likes Meltzer anyway. He will go down as a waste of space as his legacy. Meltzer had a 10’year run max and became irrelevant very fast.

[@Chaz4543]

He became irrelevant once the internet became popular and wrestling news websites became a thing. Before that his newsletter was the main source for wrestling news.

[@Christopher_Reed44]

I saw that Meltzer bs. He’s the worst of the worst, strictly garbage. It shouldn’t matter if you criticize tk and his fake sports or not, dealing with such serious medical issues is not the time nor place.

[@toma.4808]

I donated to Dutch as I did with Kevin Sullivan. Jim cornette was smart enough to cut off Meltzer for a good reason. He's lost his mind and credibility. It hurts his feelings when you dont like what he likes youre the problem. If you disagree with him youre the problem. Hes an aew fanboy.

[@bb-gc2tx]

true but jim is same way with people when it comes to politics

[@iamcasihart]

@@bb-gc2txWell, considering millions of Americans just voted for the fucking Antichrist and his lil bro, JD, and our democracy and our country is on the precipice of being turning into a Christian nationalist dictatorship, and lives are literally at stake, I think that it is so important to have an outspoken voice like Cornette’s, especially coming from a deep red state, where I also live, Kentucky. I also chew out and/or block any dipshit who is a Trump dick riding dipshit, and rightfully so.

[@gabet1075]

@@bb-gc2tx Well, Jim is pretty passionate about getting people elected who work for a system where your ability to get healthcare in old age isn't tied to having enough of your friends send you money.

[@bb-gc2tx]

@@gabet1075 jims a social misfit wack job carny. who cant function in the real world. just one example while in his 30s he throws a tantrum like a child and curses out a teenage girl working at fast food place because they didnt make his burger the guy is a clown

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

Mention aew when it's nothing to do with aew, bravo.

[@jayscott4990]

Hopefully Dutch and Cathy have a speedy recovery.

[@ainaalba-h1p]

Thank you Tony appreciate your donations and everyone else’s! I hope Dutch and his family are well!

[@TheGreat_Kramer1]

No one has accused TK of being anything but a good guy who needs to get his business in better order.

[@Silanda]

I think it's the mentality of an overly invested fan: any perceived criticism of a thing you like, however minor, is a personal attack on yourself. It's sad that a supposed journalist in his 60s is suffering from this.

[@davidjsaul]

By all accounts Tony Khan is a very nice person, Cornette has also acknowledged this. But he needs to step back and let a pro book his company.

[@jasondiend4248]

Yup Tony such a good guy he avoids firing people and just ghosts some of them. At the end of the day Tony is too nice for the business any business.

[@DoNotPassGO]

​@@davidjsaulTony Khan is to AEW what his father is to the Jacksonville Jaguars; very nice people who don't know how to hire people that won't walk all over them and subsequently tank the product as a result.

[@ianpilkington2037]

​@davidjsaul Genuinely nice guy but he needs to be a boss instead of a buddy to his talent and hands off the book

[@knection1986]

Dave is upset at anyone delivering criticism to a wrestling product that super serves his tastes. Its pathetic and sad.

[@tafua_a]

A guy that is presented as the only critic worth taking seriously can't take criticism

[@Bls-of1ld]

He should grow up..hes autistic

[@TheEvolver311]

I think it's more that the Wrestling promotion which presents the style he has promoted as far superior to the WWE brand tanking so badly in the ratings exposes him as just expressing his personal taste as unbiased reviews.

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

I think that most people who are in the business know that Dave Meltzer is a joke at this point. When he fell for the joke post about AEW’s expenses and salaries, and he erroneously reported the death of a wrestler recently, he lost his credibility. He didn’t acknowledge Jim Cornette’s generous donations because Cornette rightfully calls out Meltzer’s credibility. I agree with you. If TK takes running AEW seriously and not running it as a hobby, he, the Bucks and Omega need to distance themselves from Dave Meltzer. Dave Meltzer reporting the joke post about AEW expenses as fact should have been a reason to distance themselves from him. Even Eric Bischoff admitted to making the mistake as an executive of kissing Meltzer’s backside, and how it backfired on him. I’ll be donating to Dutch’s GoFundMe on Monday. Get well soon, Dutch!

[@dngn4774]

He put all of his eggs in "the elite being the future of wrestling" basket and has been living off their dwindling fanbase ever since he ran off the semi-normal WOR fans. Now he has to die on hills like these to hold on to the scraps of weirdos that are left.

[@MacRavenBlood]

so tony gave dutch's fam some money on the go fund me now dave thinks dutch should never say anything bad about aew grow up dave

[@richardstartin4656]

Hey James, you’re a good man. Not only have you helped Dutch out a lot behind the scenes financially and with various things, you also donated publicly. As for Meltzer. He’s like the Dale Winton of wrestling. He was everywhere in the 90s, odd to look at in the 2000s irrelevant in the 2010s. Whilst Winton is physically dead Meltzer is only metaphorically.

[@BroKEnCaPSLoCk1]

Oh Lordy I gotta hear Corny’s take on this

[@Damien-q8t]

Now THAT would be awesome to hear

[@Believer1980]

Corny has a lot of time and respect for Dutch. He might go nuclear.

[@TheGeekBox]

I was thinking this ​@@Believer1980

[@Damien-q8t]

@@Believer1980 you bet he will

[@thelostandromedan81]

He'll be vibratin'

[@oldhickory3522]

Situation is reflective of American society. If you disagree with someone, you’re immediately an enemy and must be discredited or attacked at every opportunity. God bless Dutch and the Missus and prayers for a speedy recovery.

[@theangryholmesian4556]

Depends on what you're disagreeing on. Ice cream flavors? Sure. Human rights? Nah.

[@rodycaz8984]

​@@theangryholmesian4556 Agreed. Thank goodness Trump won!

[@theangryholmesian4556]

@@rodycaz8984 What did women and queer/trans people ever do to you mate? Show us on the doll.

[@jamiewilson5679]

The bloke's a helmet.

[@DanaStout72]

Anyone with morals would not shit on someone when they're down and out. Charity covers a multitude of sins and is the type of example today's society is in desperate need of. God bless you Dutch and family, and James.

[@michaelh3583]

Dave could have written a nice article about Dutch, encouraged people to donate, and wished him well. It would have made people go "Hey, maybe he's not such a prick". Instead, Dave takes what could have been a nice fluff piece about Dutch and the wrestling community supporting him during a bad situation and he makes it all about AEW and, in a way, himself. I really hope this makes even more people turn away from Dave.

[@DoctorJohnSmith9]

17:17 made me pop with anger more than I have in ages. So well said, James, thank you. ❤

[@deankind]

I used to watch wrestling in the 90s (mostly WWF & ECW) haven't watched nearly anything since 2003. But I do like keeping tabs on wrestlers via interviews/podcasts/twitter etc. I mention this because I nearly never comment on anything unless it's positive (like the Stevie Richards show which is awesome, or Mick's podcast which is closed now etc) The thing that has always rubbed me wrong is Dave Meltzer, and this only confirms it, what a prick. He genuinely didn't need to say ANYTHING, could've ignored this, but instead had to shoehorn his shit into, as you said, a lovely wee thing the wrestling community has done to help out a legend in dire need. Keep up the good work and hope Dutch and the family are keeping well.

[@stephenrogers4537]

I don't know what it is with you, James, but that English accent that you have always makes it easier even when you're pissed off to understand everything you're saying💯🫡

[@AJsimmo]

Don’t forget when Meltzer said Pat McAfee’s disappearance was a Wyatt Sicks angle and it ended up being his father in law had passed away

[@OzzyOscy]

*_Still remember Meltzer saying Peyton Royce was uglier and fatter in WWE._* _Then thinking he saved it by 'apologising' saying she was "exceedingly attractive"_ **tips fedora**

[@jazzy_xxx]

Tips fedora 😂😂

[@B-eg2oc]

Meltzer is the the kind of guy who farts in the bathtub then turns around to bite the bubbles. You guys don't need to explain yourselves. I am a huge fan of your channels (Storytime being my fave) and wish the best for Dutch.

[@TheRealDannAlexander]

Meltzer is indeed a Fonzanoon.

[@michaelmartinez3893]

That is the most hilarious and accurate description I've ever read 😆

[@Njbear7453]

He does look like he smells so bad

[@SupaNatural28]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@C-Russ]

You know what? I give Tony Kahn a lot of shit for some of his silliness. There’s a lot of times I don’t really like some of the product that he puts on television, but I have to say that I appreciate and respect the man for donating to Dutch. Because I know that Dutch hasn’t agreed with everything Tony has done as well and he’s been honest about that. So for Tony to put his differences aside to help a man who’s done so much for the wrestling industry is really cool. Much respect to you, Tony. That’s a class move.

[@78zappaf]

I was quite impressed with Tony and Chris with their donations to help Dutch. You could criticize their creative ideas for the product, but in he end, helping a fellow person in the wrestling business with their health issues, is a classy move.

[@teambigv]

I think Tony is a good fella. Never thought otherwise. I appreciate him giving to Dutch. I also appreciate his love for the business.

[@panasonicyouth1985]

Dude, good on you for calling out his senile bullshittery. The guy is like the Alan Partridge of wrestling news writers, an absolute joke. And not even as a content creator, but clearly as a good friend, thankyou for sticking up for your friend Dutch in this instance. Top fellas 🙌🏼♥️

[@TheRealDannAlexander]

Uncle Dave can get knotted. And magnificent Simpsons reference James.

[@K-dawg26]

I never understand why people call him that. He's not related to anyone currently or of the past in the business.

[@ThisCharmingMan1984]

@@K-dawg26 It started off as something of term of endearment, by Cornette, back before Dave lost his damn mind; Jim found himself so often talking about something Dave had reported on, that he ended up giving him the nickname “Uncle Dave”. It then morphed from: “Good ol’ Uncle Dave, providing us with all the wrestling news that is fit to print”, to “What the fuck is crazy Uncle Dave blathering about this time!” haha. And the nickname just stuck, & spread online; now even people who don’t listen to- or even like Cornette, refer to Meltzer has Uncle Dave. It’s a funny old world haha.

[@zlinedavid]

Gotta get that little bit of Louisville twang in there….”Unca Dave”.

[@monkeymansingsSKA]

Meltzer has become a caricature of himself and has torpedoed any credibility he had. He reminds me of the old guys in the box on The Muppet Show. Best wishes to the Mantells

[@PatJWilliams]

Tĥey were funny though.

[@andregordon2599]

Ridiculous. I am not an AEW fan but I 100% want it to exist and want both companies to flourish. Hell, I'd like TNA to continue to build steam too. More viable companies= more wrestlers get to eat.

[@hunterwilliams551]

I can’t believe there was a time in my life where I actually respected Dave meltzers opinion. Sending prayers to Dutch and his wife 🙏🏻

[@JimCornetta]

Meltzer go fund me would be zero

[@TheChodax]

He'd get a fortune on 'Go F*ck Off'.

[@lukesablade]

I saw it yesterday, and thought how low can a person go just to prop up the business and person he is clearly working for at this point.

[@norbertschnurrbart936]

Every time Meltzer posts the AEW Dynamite ratings, he always writes that you have to consider who they were up against and therefore the numbers are actually pretty good. EVERY WEEK he is doing this. He got an excuse for the low ratings every week! It is so pathetic!

[@QAZ-OMEN]

4 reasons AEW are doing poor ratings. 1, the lack of compelling stories. 2, fans are tired of Jericho and the Bucks. 3, the aew diehards. 4, "Everything is great"

[@jayandrews807]

At this point it would be embarrassing if Dave Meltazer WASN'T on AEW's payroll. Dutch is sick and in a hospital bed, but all Dave can think about is to vehemently defend AEW and his god Tony Khan. S/O to all those we were able to donate to Dutch hope he and his wife pull through.

[@calzo-uk]

Dave Meltzer has no willy

[@ronvlaarsvar6867]

In fairness neither does Eion McLove and he did alright for himself

[@jamesromero]

Cake jumper 🍰

[@danielcraig4974]

He does. It goes up the bucks' asses

[@crystalwater505]

That sounds like something a child would say. You need to improve yourself friend. Be better.

[@mistergrim_official]

Oh. So i should make Dave's life a living hell during Wrestlemania weekend then?

[@AvoidTIMtation]

I don't understand why people continue to listen to and subscribe to Dave Meltzer in 2024. Like, its not the 90s anymore. He hasnt been a legitimate source of news for *years*, and others have leapfrogged him in that category (fightful, PW Insider, etc)

[@SamStatham294]

Even if he was credible, why would anyone? Paying for spoilers to a TV show in the hope that you look well informed to losers on the internet. I'll never understand it.

[@210booze]

Dave Meltzer has little to no journalistic integrity he’d rather be “first” rather than accurate. It’s great to see people in the wrestling community holding him accountable for lies he has gotten away with for decades. AEW would be smart to get rid of him. He went from being a fan of wrestling to thinking his personal opinion is what wrestling should be

[@Friendly_Lurker]

So the underlying message from Dave, is that Tony khan and AEW personnel shouldn't have donated to Dutch, because Dutch criticized AEW. Got it, ridiculous!

[@Cyraxslayer666]

There’s a difference between some podcasters criticising aew and a family who is struggling to even stay alive due to health issues. All the best to the mantell family.

[@MatthewSmith-nt7rj]

Just did my first Go Fund Me donation ever for Dutch right now. Without being or sounding malicious, I highly doubt if Metzler was in a similar position, I would feel the need to donate. It's not a handout, or there's some money to help you. It's a genuine thank you, Dutch, for everything you did over the years and sharing that knowledge with us over the last few years.

[@horrorstew3577]

Your a good guy

[@timmutohfan]

please remind me to not get on james' bad side. get well dutch and ms. dutch.

[@magentarose-n9q]

AEW's relationship with Meltzer will hurt the company even more. Tony you have been warned.

[@DoodlesGaming]

Tony Khan isn't a good booker but he's a good man and you will rarely hear someone in the business saying otherwise.

[@Snakeman612]

Sometimes always being nice is a bad thing

[@lovelywaz]

Regardless of whether I like CM Punk as a Wrestler/Performer or not, which I like him by the way, I will always be thankful for him to help (further) expose and highlight how biased and out of touch Dave Meltzer is. 🙏🙏 Uncle Dave said Cody vs Gunther at Crown Jewel was just another WWE main event, while being good! And he said at least THREE TIMES in different variations, "I don't want to be negative, but!" And when you hear him praise all the same identical acrobatic gymnastic matches in AEW as "one of the best I've EVER seen" every week, how would anyone with a brain will believe him not being totally biased.

[@obredaanps3]

What a silly thing to be upset over. Dave likes AEW more than WWE...if that bothers you than that's your problem.

[@lovelywaz]

@obredaanps3 That doesn't "bother" anyone. What bothers is, his blatant lies and claiming to have no biased but then 10 mins later, usually on the SAME show, his completely biased "journalism" is at full display. He doesn't have the balls to actually admit that.

[@joshuaberlin9419]

​@@obredaanps3 Dude that idiot Meltzer is supposed to be a journalist, and journalists are meant to be unbiased.

[@el_chrisssss]

Dave Meltzer has never contributed to society.

[@TheChodax]

Made a small contribution to the downfall?

[@crystalwater505]

Eh, I disagree. He has contributed some laughs at least given how he likes to be a clown.

[@lordevyl8317]

Sure he has, as a uselful idiot

[@sdd619]

I never had a problem with what someone gets paid. That is up to the company that pays them to judge. Meltzer, I think, has Alzheimers.

[@neilbiggs1353]

I do, but only in relation to what the company earns - if a footballer's wages are causing a club to go bankrupt, the person who authorised those wages is worthy of criticism (though I can never fault the player for trying to get everything they can given how precarious their careers can be)

[@sdd619]

@@neilbiggs1353 If an Employer doesn't see your worth. Go look elsewhere for better pay & treatment. It's unfortunate to you, but that's life. That is what Swerve did.

[@barbellbookpress]

I use to work for a very large Newspaper and if I made any of the type of “journalism” meltzer does I’d have been out off a job

[@Oxmen33]

Dave is such a man-baby, he blocked me when i corrected him about unemployment rates in Florida.

[@extremeking425]

I was today years old when I found out Dave Meltzer is 65 years old. I honestly think at this point in his life, he does not care about anything anymore.

[@johnwilburn]

How can he not be that old? He’s been around forever.

[@clivet3252]

How old did you think he was?

[@extremeking425]

@@clivet3252 Honestly, early 50s.

[@clivet3252]

@@extremeking425 he's been around since the early 80s

[@treehugger7976]

Dave meltzer should clean his office and get speech therapy.

[@violinfanatickamraz1403]

Uhhh, er, well, you know, er, plans change.

[@lordevyl8317]

And lay off the cocaine

[@jesterr7133]

Get well soon Dutch! We love you brother.

[@chn71]

I think Meltzer's problem is PWG was the first time "the boys" publicly accepted him. When the Bucks and Omega moved to AEW, his loyalty to them turned into a need to shout down anyone who DARED say anything negative/critical about AEW. It's turned him from an objectionable reporter to an AEW cheerleader.

[@shanebagin]

Dave blocked Jim Cornette for disagreeing with him too. This is nothing new.

[@robertwoods3871]

Nah, Davey never blocks anyone 😂

[@Justjames89]

Great job everyone donating! Lovely to see the help! Let’s never take for granted the NHS

[@xziled1_1980]

I'm not a Vince Russo fan but even he is more accurate than Dave meltzer and he isn't always accurate either and that's bad. Vince Russo at least had a more significant career in WWE than Dave meltzer.

[@Hexx_Iztenze]

Dave isn't a journalist. He's a joke... Good on Tony for not being petty and stepping up. Congratulations to you for putting up a big chunk of money. You've supported your friend and led by example. I respect that. Most fans and those in the business who donated did it out of respect and empathy. It's something special.

[@lordevyl8317]

To be fair, most modern "journalists" are jokes these days anyway

[@mrperfectisperfect0328]

James may I please use this on my show? I want to agree and review

[@MrEmperorApples]

Prayers for your whole Family, Dutch. Stay strong; you are much beloved by the wrestling community

[@TheStupidDetectiv]

Shoutout to TK. Mighty kind of him. Screw DM.

[@PittheadX]

Paul Lavesque should've donated atleast $100000

[@TL2354]

Paul Levesque

[@MetalMilitia83]

This is the same man who reported Shibata had his brain removed, and then placed back into his head…

[@nickhughes8179]

Shipoopi Shipoopi Shipoopi The brain that’s hard to get Shipoopi Shipoopi Shipoopi Meltzer’s never correct

[@hectic105]

Meltzer is doing a lot of damage to AEW. He is SO defensive of it as a company, that he willingly states that he doesn’t care if wrestlers are over and thus, doesn’t care if people want to watch it. They could have 1 person in the crowd and he’d still be spouting off about how they’re making tv money. WWE was never in danger of going out of business, yet their quality sank for a good many years there, yet he was fine with criticizing that. Why does the average person, who wants to enjoy and tune into something, have to care about how much money their tv deal is worth? Expecting wrestling companies to care about gaining fans and retaining them isn’t ridiculous. The more people tune in, the more enjoyable it can be (look at how WWE crowds have elevated their shows in the past year or so, and how the larger crowds AEW used to have elevated their shows as well). Dave’s unconditional defending of every aspect of AEWs business is a total joke at this point (he even gets mad and talks down at Alvarez when he dares criticize a story beat or something like if AEW doesn’t tell the network they’re going over and the DVR cuts off). You’d think it was his company, not Tony Khans. Which is why it would be nice if Tony could find a way to shed him.

[@davidjsaul]

Has he gotten worse or was he always this insufferable and it's just easier to see now with social media?

[@TheChodax]

He's a pathetic little man who has been slowly unravelling since the terrotitories and WCW died which all but killed his access.

[@mrjfrostbite]

He’s always been this insufferable. The only change is that he cheerleads for a different team turning on the people he used to cheerlead for in the process. The people he used to suck up to are no longer the cool kids he wants to hang out with anymore but he’s never been unbiased. Mainstream wrestling has always been bad to him and whatever the cool Indy company of the day or Japan did was never wrong.

[@jasonvance3048]

Everyone who watches this, Jim, Nash, Eric and JBL needs to gaslight Meltzer online with spamming of truths till he just gives up and goes offline. Hes lived off the backs of wrestlers by lying for decades.... decades😮

[@underground27]

Dave a sucka for that. Even if he feels this way and doesn't like Dutch, why even mention all of this during a difficult time in his life as well as his family?! Show some damn class! God don't like ugly and Karma hits like a boomerang. Dave was probably drunk, counting Dutch's money and lowkey hatin' on you guys because yall opinions are frankly, more respected across the wrestling spectrum than a Dave Meltzer. Keep up the great work and God speed for Dutch and his family!

[@tardiscommand1812]

I think Meltzer will be remembered for really terrible photos in his magazine.

[@4eyedike]

There once was a writer named Dave, Whose takes left fans feeling depraved. When Dutch needed aid, Dave’s focus then swayed, And compassion got lost in the wave.

[@doubleticq]

It is one thing that Dave Meltzer reports bad wrong news, writing positiv for AEW, it is silly sometimes bad, but it is what it is ...But writing bad things about people who have a very bad time in life, health problems and money problems is very very evil.... Dutch very best wishses for you and your wife..

[@CapTashman1]

Meltzer's go to quote 'plans change'

[@badladyami]

That'll be $14.99, please.