Jim Cornette & Dave Meltzer Talk About Modern Wrestling, Joey Ryan, Video Game Wrestlers & More!

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  • @zacheatscrackers
    @zacheatscrackers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Ladies and gentlemen: the prologue of the Jim vs. Uncle Dave saga.

  • @423chart
    @423chart 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Six years later and this has aged like fine wine. Jim tried to warn us then and we didn’t listen

  • @caseyj8313
    @caseyj8313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I wish we could get a live feed of corny's blood pressure and heartbeat during this podcast

  • @jaydadon3160
    @jaydadon3160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The only thing that has cut meltzer off is the ads on the video

  • @officercartman4815
    @officercartman4815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Jim: asks a question
    Dave: utt utt utt utt abbababbbababa!

  • @FrankE83
    @FrankE83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dave Meltzer: you know you know it's like it's like you know you know

  • @topazzz1546
    @topazzz1546 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Biggest problem of todays wrestling imo:
    -Death Valley Driver on apron *kicks out*
    -Powerbomb on concrete floor *kicks out*
    -Top rope Tombstone Piledriver *kicks out*
    -Clothesline
    *3 count*
    *

    • @BimLanders
      @BimLanders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The most popular era of wrestling was almost always one finisher and it's over, unless there's interference or something. That's boring. The Japanese have been doing multiple false finishes since the 90s, and now Western wrestlers are emulating that. I don't see it as a bad thing, as multiple plausible endings as great drama when done well. With that said, I can usually predict the finish of 99% of the matches I watch today.

    • @christopheroliver4757
      @christopheroliver4757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You forgot the 1000 different dives...

    • @twistedimagev2
      @twistedimagev2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      small package*
      3 count

    • @thetg2117
      @thetg2117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@twistedimagev2 the most devastating finisher in all of sports entertainment

    • @ryanhindley174
      @ryanhindley174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Are you talking about Okada?

  • @SirJamesDTech
    @SirJamesDTech 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    "Meltzer. What's he know...the little puke."
    - Jesse Ventura

  • @dxk65
    @dxk65 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Dave goes around in endless circles when it comes to defending some of his indy darlings.

  • @evolution031680
    @evolution031680 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Take a drink every time Meltzer finishes a sentence without stammering.
    I’m buying. 🍸

    • @vinson311
      @vinson311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I haven't been this sober in ages 😂

    • @MCLogikILL
      @MCLogikILL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You're gonna go broke

    • @dwaynejones_3126
      @dwaynejones_3126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We'd all have alcohol poisoning.

    • @noahsmith9325
      @noahsmith9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You buying then I hope you buy his sorry ass poison so no one has to listen to him anymore.

    • @nathan160
      @nathan160 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's no alcohol left, even the Listerine is gone.

  • @jeffreyriley8742
    @jeffreyriley8742 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Dave Meltzer: It's okay to jump off the cliff because everyone else is doing it.

  • @bigrigjoe5130
    @bigrigjoe5130 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Reminder: "It sounds like it won't work but look at the room! the crowd love it!" Meltzer gave Hogan/Andre at WM3 Minus 4 Stars as a rating.

    • @GangstaSparkleFairy
      @GangstaSparkleFairy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was a shit match. A shit match with a classic moment. If you aired that match today as if it never happened, people would shit on it. Its a stillshot of a moment in time that no longer exists because of the evolution of both the business and the fans. A true five star match is timeless man, look at HBK Vs. Taker, Savage Vs. Steamboat, Razor's ladder match, ect. Jim HAS to let go of different angles "Disrespecting" The business. One imaginary hand grenade amongst a card of legit wrestling is not disrespecting the business. Corny is always screaming "Phony" Goddamn Jim, wrestlers stomp their feet when they throw a punch...its all PHONY man, its a facade, smoke and mirrors...FUCK.

    • @MGrant-bj1dc
      @MGrant-bj1dc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GangstaSparkleFairy Savage Steamboat. My favorite match ever.

    • @GangstaSparkleFairy
      @GangstaSparkleFairy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MGrant-bj1dc Amazing match. I love that one as well. I just hate it when people shit on all the new stuff going on and act like everything that happened in the 80s and 90s was golden. Its ridiculous

    • @abcsin6526
      @abcsin6526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GangstaSparkleFairy Andre Hogan match was stupid ,no doubt.. but hand grenade thing is still stupid as fuck and moronic to core...not defending jc but hand grenade and dick spots are stupid as fuck and somebody supporting them are no more a bunch of idiots

    • @robertstraw9881
      @robertstraw9881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s because it was shit. The only thing that’s memorable is hogan slamming Andre which he let happen, so that was completely fake.
      And Hogans leg drop is the shittest finisher ever.

  • @MrMilonguera1
    @MrMilonguera1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    I think one problem is that young wrestlers don't see themselves as fighters, like the old school wrestlers did. They see themselves as entertainers.

    • @frankrizzo4877
      @frankrizzo4877 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Because Vince has engrained everyone of his people that they're entertainers ever since WWE had to change from WWF

    • @hyperbomb180
      @hyperbomb180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Citizen K Very true. The wrestlers dont even take themselves serious, so they definitely dont care for the business. If this continues, wrestling will be dead and its really all the attitude eras fault. Like Meltzer said, this dumb shit has been going on for years. All of these guys doing dumb shit now, grew up on dumb attitude era shit. Which proves the point many, including myself, have argued for years. The attitude era was the worst era in wrestling history. Every pro wrestling company in the world suffered the consequences of Vince McMahon's, Eric Bishoff`s, Vince Russo`s and to some extent, Paul Heyman's narrow minded approach.

    • @Springfeeeel
      @Springfeeeel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Which would be ok if they were entertaining, but....they're not.

    • @jpm4444
      @jpm4444 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      you are right; and thats not wrestling

    • @ltothemagain
      @ltothemagain 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree. The audience is largely responsible for that. They treat the talents as entertainers more so than real athletes in competitive struggles. It's more about cheering for two people to execute their spots well rather than suspending disbelief and wanting to see someone win or lose. Nowadays, the "smart" fan cheers for the talents they find the most entertaining and not for the character who has the most integrity and honor.

  • @CM-fk3or
    @CM-fk3or 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Good grief, I can't believe how composed JC remained throughout this. I've been a fan of the Observer forever, but man, Dave, take a breath. Let others speak. Learn to spot social/conversational cues. Stop interrupting. Keep up the good work, though.

    • @travelreview5962
      @travelreview5962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jim Cornette is like the king of not spotting social/conversational cues lol. Good luck talking if you don't talk over him...😅

    • @ariangenesis3955
      @ariangenesis3955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      a trick : watch movies at Flixzone. Been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

    • @sincerestanley6499
      @sincerestanley6499 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Arian Genesis yea, been using flixzone} for since december myself :D

    • @noahsmith9325
      @noahsmith9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that pissed me off toi.

    • @boxingfan6766
      @boxingfan6766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've ways felt Meltzer may have aspergers

  • @dwaynejones_3126
    @dwaynejones_3126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I could ask Dave a question, order Chinese food, go pick it up, come back and I'd still be waiting for him to get to the answer.

    • @mema2764
      @mema2764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don’t forget about actually eating the food, waiting for it to digest and shitting all the food out

    • @rubenarriaga3029
      @rubenarriaga3029 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you order Japanese food you’ll get 5 stars

  • @toptenguy1
    @toptenguy1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    42:27 : Cornette makes a superhuman effort to cut off Meltzer's rambling, BUT... Better men have tried... And all have failed. :D

    • @toptenguy1
      @toptenguy1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      When he starts, he is like a runaway freight train. He cannot be stopped. haha

    • @christopheroliver4757
      @christopheroliver4757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol hilarious...

    • @dwaynejones_3126
      @dwaynejones_3126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is no stopping Dave 😂😂

  • @IIDEADBIRDII
    @IIDEADBIRDII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Oh how meltzer views of joey ryan havent aged well.

    • @jamesb1988
      @jamesb1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      But...but...but it worked for that audience!!! That means you can do whatever you want in wrestling, stuff that has NOTHING to do with wrestling, as long as it pops the crowd then = good for wrestling!
      Dave is an idiot.

  • @dontworryaboutit2086
    @dontworryaboutit2086 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Meltzer, quit interrupting Jim.
    Jim, quit interrupting Meltzer.

  • @KingGhidorah5464
    @KingGhidorah5464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    an hour long Cornette/Meltzer podcast at 1:30am my time. Guess I ain't sleeping tonight.

    • @LMLR187
      @LMLR187 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      KingGhidorah5464 you got that shit right.

    • @thatdude169
      @thatdude169 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      KingGhidorah5464 yeh i waited all week for this lol

    • @josereyes1148
      @josereyes1148 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      be there when you wake up bro

    • @josereyes1148
      @josereyes1148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no, its just that hes is such a mark the thought of dave Meltzer gives him so much excitement he cant contain himself.

    • @OrphanHart
      @OrphanHart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KingGhidorah5464 more like an all Meltzer podcast

  • @rowdy1467
    @rowdy1467 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I can barely listen to Meltzer dominating this conversation. I tap 15 minutes in. No hour Broadway for me

  • @Ted_Bell
    @Ted_Bell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Defending Joey Ryan. Dave Meltzer is an enabler.

    • @mimoe7587
      @mimoe7587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sure Ryan uses Dave's defense for him when confronted on the sexual assault "It worked at the time for the room!"

  • @birdmantd
    @birdmantd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The problem with today's wrestling for me personally is that I find intelligent people like Meltzer and Cornette talking about wrestling more interesting than anything that goes on in the ring (even really good, athletic, serious wrestling). And it's no knock on today's wrestlers. There's just been too much free wrestling on TV and internet that it's lost its luster. I'll always follow pro wrestling as a fan but the days of me watching weekly pro wrestling are long gone. So basically if I had to pick one thing that has killed pro wrestling- just for me personally- it's this wonderful thing called the internet.

    • @NintendoPsycho
      @NintendoPsycho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WWEkids blows.

    • @DomVelando
      @DomVelando 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hear hear. I was a rabid fan when I was a kid (90’s) and then I jumped ship to MMA and never looked back. I did always wonder wtf happened to wrestling and now I’m having a blast finding out

  • @dougdaniels1242
    @dougdaniels1242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Does Dave have any credibility after defending the "thumb in the ass spot?"

  • @jimmyface71
    @jimmyface71 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Good God, we need a competent moderator here!

    • @ryanhindley174
      @ryanhindley174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think he said like 10 words in the whole thing

    • @noahsmith9325
      @noahsmith9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please don't have him back on.

    • @bhumibolrushing7830
      @bhumibolrushing7830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah Brian needed to step up

  • @psycrophagist731
    @psycrophagist731 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "But the crowd went crazy for it"
    Dave is totally missing the point here. You are sacrificing the integrity of the business to get a pop from a few people.

    • @folkblues4u
      @folkblues4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly! "But the crowd loved it" yeah, the morons who find that entertaining enough to pay for found it amazing. But it's that trash that keeps the majority of us from watching or going to shows anymore.

    • @brianhalligan9268
      @brianhalligan9268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@folkblues4u The business lost all integrity years ago (hell more like decades ago at this point). This is the real divide between Jim and the modern product. Jim holds out an eternal hope that the business that he loves and grew up in can go back to having a level of integrity. Dave understands that the this is sports entertainment and not wrestling anymore. When the business was built on kayfabe and that cat was out of the bag wrestling was dead. I love Jim's talking about actual wrestling back in the old days but having him comment on modern product is the equal of someone saying the earth is the center of the solar system itjust doesnt work anymore

    • @travelreview5962
      @travelreview5962 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The point of the business has and always will be to make the crowd pop.

    • @IIDEADBIRDII
      @IIDEADBIRDII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brianhalligan9268 so you telling me kayfabe was dead in the 70s and 80s?
      You do realize that the first account of the business being exposed was in the early 1910s. You can find many news articles about it.

    • @IIDEADBIRDII
      @IIDEADBIRDII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@travelreview5962 but not at the expense of ruining the business

  • @MrPilgrim
    @MrPilgrim 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Meltzer reminds me of stuttering Jimmy from South Park

  • @kevinjackson1275
    @kevinjackson1275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Wow 200 people in a rex center started laughing at grown men making fouls of themselves. How about the thousands that used to attend wrestling shows and watch a fight between a guy they love and a guy they love to hate???

    • @TheBriceKennedy
      @TheBriceKennedy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kevin Jackson Rex.

    • @kevinjackson1275
      @kevinjackson1275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Recreation, recs, rex

    • @mre7152
      @mre7152 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      200 people is a good crowd for a Indy show and Joey Ryan headlines alot of those shows.

    • @keenanmccarty9925
      @keenanmccarty9925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t care about them. I care about the stuff I like. Personally I like the strong-style and character driven wrestling of modern NJPW, but I don’t want it to look or feel like a shoot for the same reason I don’t want my marvel movies to be just what the actors can do on set: entertainment.

    • @cameron3578
      @cameron3578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@keenanmccarty9925 don't reproduce, ever.

  • @sombhattacharyya
    @sombhattacharyya 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everytime i have a ear clog i listen to Jim. It just CLEARS !

  • @johndoyle7650
    @johndoyle7650 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    How did meltzer become the be all and end all of wrestling opinion? Cornette is the real expert

    • @MCLogikILL
      @MCLogikILL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like Dave but his opinion is given way too much weight

    • @lemankurtz8950
      @lemankurtz8950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I never gave a shit about Meltzer or critics of ANY entertainment genres that I watch or listen to.

    • @vondozier4431
      @vondozier4431 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you understand he's been doing this longer than cornette right

  • @TheBriceKennedy
    @TheBriceKennedy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Drinking game with Meltzer's "ya know"s = alcohol poisoning in 30 seconds.

    • @mrgee246
      @mrgee246 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brice Kennedy ya know

    • @Badfinger4
      @Badfinger4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He tends to talk, talk, and talk, but never really get to his point. I know he has a ton of knowledge, but he never seems to make any valid conclusions to what he says.

    • @jokerjack2913
      @jokerjack2913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is the most accuarate observation made about Meltzer I have ever read. He just stammers and "ya know's" and then wants to talk over Cornette, which is like trying to yell instructions to a person standing in the middle of a constuction site.... and he repeats himself making him sound dumber. Screw Meltzer. I have no respect for him and his convaluted opinions.

    • @user-ko8pw3jo3n
      @user-ko8pw3jo3n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Similar to Russo saying Bro.

    • @calinmarian98
      @calinmarian98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's like shitstain using bro.

  • @PurpleLighters
    @PurpleLighters ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Listening to Meltzer defend Joey Ryan was cringe in real time, too. Not just in hindsight smh

  • @MrReganomics1
    @MrReganomics1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's wild to see their friendship devolve over the past 3 years, and it hurt both of them. I hope they can have a moment of clarity and kill the beef. The IWC will be better for it

    • @cbwilson86
      @cbwilson86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And talk about the one true thing both men despise, that being the one known as Shit Stain

    • @tonyjonesbassoonwhippet2271
      @tonyjonesbassoonwhippet2271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't see either guy relenting tbh I don't always agree with Jim but I share his frustrations with a lot of modern wrestling

    • @foreheadnutz
      @foreheadnutz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It hurt Dave more than Jim🤣 you obviously don't know cornette if you're thinking they will ever kill the beef

    • @chrisingram8233
      @chrisingram8233 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It sure as hell didn't hurt Jim, you must not know him very well lol

    • @MrReganomics1
      @MrReganomics1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chrisingram8233 ah yes, you interpret a moment of compassion as a moment to pick sides.. politicians love you I'm sure😂😂😂

  • @davidholzer4155
    @davidholzer4155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If Meltzer ever interviewed undertaker it would be...ya know

  • @Zim85
    @Zim85 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Went to my dad's for Father's day and asked him if he still had that old wrestling DVD I got him years ago. Sure enough, it was The Wrestling Gold series with Meltzer and Cornette on secondary audio commentary. It's a good watch all 5 dvds if you get the time.

  • @joshuag7207
    @joshuag7207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I like listening to Dave Meltzer but HOLY SHIT does he interrupt a lot. Jim could barely get a sentence in before Dave started talking over him.

    • @noahsmith9325
      @noahsmith9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You like to listen to this moron? He does nothing but lie. He is convinced that today's wrestling is better then the 90's attitude era or the 80s or 70s? Give me a break. That is why even before Covid 19 hit that the crowd levels are a tenth of what it was in the Attitude era.

    • @joshuag7207
      @joshuag7207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@noahsmith9325 I did a year ago until he started being a total shill for AEW. Now I can’t take anything Dave says seriously

  • @aaronbakerbcg3984
    @aaronbakerbcg3984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Jim, please don't ever have him on your show again.

  • @michaelcrosby6804
    @michaelcrosby6804 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The way WWE has devalued their belts is my main problem with them. Particularly the Intercontinental Championship.

    • @kevinjackson1275
      @kevinjackson1275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Michael Crosby for me the worst is the Universal, so much for the 30-day rule

    • @NintendoPsycho
      @NintendoPsycho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol WWE hasn't been watchable in years. Is the IC belt even a thing?

    • @stevencampbell2018
      @stevencampbell2018 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not a real rule.

    • @karimseifeddine
      @karimseifeddine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It went from pat patterson and bret hart to..... the miz and zack ryder..... sad😥

  • @thomascombs2092
    @thomascombs2092 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I like how composed Jim is. If I was in his position with meltzer interrupting me and never letting me get words out I'd of cussed him out

    • @travelreview5962
      @travelreview5962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jim is always composed when someone else is making logical points.

    • @calebdansby1561
      @calebdansby1561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Garrett Jeffers you really think meltzer’s ramblings were logical? You gotta be a huge mark to believe that

    • @travelreview5962
      @travelreview5962 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@calebdansby1561 so when Meltzer said "today it's all WWE, Impact has TV, New Japan has TV, but the WWE is so much more widely viewed on various platforms that it isn't comparable" you don't think that's logical? Makes good sense to me man. I made that comment a while ago so I didn't remember specifically what Meltzer said but I listened to a random 10 second clip of it in order to respond to you and that's exactly what he said. Just call me a mark again if it makes you feel better lol... but my point stands.

  • @ricardomauricioaraya7625
    @ricardomauricioaraya7625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    damn it's hard to understand Dave

  • @BimLanders
    @BimLanders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Short version of my history as a fan: 1988 first year watching, mostly WWF fan, watched ECW tv when it was on TNN, and usually just caught the first hour of Nitro. Huge fan of the Attitude era, eventually got into buying tapes from Japan, and watched hundreds of hours of NJPW, AJPW, AJW, Mpro, and so on. I have watched a fuck ton of wrestling. I got kind of burned out in the early 2000s when WCW was sold, and WWF/E stopped trying hard. Japan was also going through a bad stretch as well, outside of some fantastic NOAH matches.
    A couple of years ago I subscribed to WWE Network so I could watch all 'the glory days' and watched a bunch of NWA/WCW, and rewatched all the most classic WWF stuff, mostly from the 90s. I was convinced that the 90s were the greatest of all time, especially if you counted the great matches in Japan at that time.
    At the same time I listened to a lot of Cornette bashing current wrestling, and that further convinced me that great wrestling died like 15 years ago so why bother, right? Fast forward to November of last year and I watch an old podcast with Steve Austin talking to Melzter about Omega vs Okada at Wrestlekingdom 11. I had some extended time off so I made an effort to see that match. About an hour later after seeing the match I was in a state of shock and awe, so I immediately started googling for more and realized that they had three more matches. Shortly after I subbed to NJPW World and have since watched hundreds of hours of content.
    I also watch NXT which blows me away seemingly more so with every new Takeover show. Today I feel like I am as in love with Wrestling as I was 17 years ago, and that gap of not watching was a huge mistake, and for people like Cornette convincing me to stay away from modern wrestling was fucking retarded since it cost me so many potential memories of seeing great shows, as they happened, rather than now having to go scour the archives like I am. If anything, I am seeing some of the greatest matches ever, right now, from the last four years or so.
    Go find a full match of Omega against Ishii and tell me it's phony b.s.

  • @daf4ever
    @daf4ever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    28:42 *cough* Brown Strowman and 12 YEAR OLD BOY VS Cesaro and Sheamus for the TAG TEAM TITLE @ Wrestlemania

  • @williamhild1793
    @williamhild1793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I do like both Jim and Dave. But generally speaking, when Dave says something in wrestling is "really weird...", generally it means it's outlaw mud show stupid stuff.

  • @brandonfurlong6322
    @brandonfurlong6322 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a must listen to. This is the dividing line.

  • @DidYaServe
    @DidYaServe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    thought meltzer was kinda winning the debate until corny said: "i bet if i dropped my pants and took a shit in the ring, it would get a pop". hahahaha. he's completely right

    • @thedude4672
      @thedude4672 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's not much of a debate when one person monopolizes the discussion and won't STFU for a minute.

    • @OrphanHart
      @OrphanHart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Dude exactly

    • @judahofjudea4601
      @judahofjudea4601 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dave "Power Talker" Meltzer needs to shut up for a minute and let the Jim talk, Corny was polite through the whole thing and listening to him, everything he would try to share his view point all I hear is "BUT BUT BUT BUT"

    • @arlosteiner8382
      @arlosteiner8382 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well no because Cornette and Meltzer completely agree that a more serious product would be better, difference is Meltzer recognises there is goofy stuff happening doesn't like but understands it and Jim hates it all because of one thing that takes up so little time and throws the whole thing away while defending his own goofiness from back in the day

  • @Thecallmemisterajp
    @Thecallmemisterajp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Curious as to how Cornette feels about the People's Elbow and moves of that ilk given the whole Joey Ryan thing.

  • @Zman9042
    @Zman9042 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don’t think Dave finished a sentence once in this entire conversation. Even when he said “thank you” 😂

  • @infesticon
    @infesticon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have seen a match with a dance number, the crowd where not with the guys then they did the dance off and the crowd where right behind them and hated the heals for breaking the dance off up.

  • @beau9956
    @beau9956 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jim Cornette did have a dig at Lance Storm and Jericho because in Smoky Mountain they weren't "servicing the rats"

  • @khaymenbrock645
    @khaymenbrock645 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I have a a lot of respect for Dave, but he couldn't give a straight answer the whole time.

    • @BimLanders
      @BimLanders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A "loaded question" is when you are trying to bait someone usually into a yes or no answer in an unfair way. For example:
      Jim: 'even if it gets over for one guy, should he be allowed to do it if it hurts the promotion'?
      Dave could answer yes or no, but instead
      Dave: 'I'm not sure it did hurt their promotion. They seem to be doing fine.'
      Guess he didn't give a "straight answer" lol

    • @noahsmith9325
      @noahsmith9325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because he is crazy and stupid. Anyone who respects this piece of shit I don't understand. This guy is defending what is killing wrestling.

  • @roberteisenhauer7686
    @roberteisenhauer7686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So...by Dave's logic today, he'd be giving 5-6 & dare I say 7🌟 for Ultimate Warrior vs Hogan at WM VI. Warrior was terrible, but at least he treated the biz somewhat seriously & never activated an invisible hand grenade or fought a sex doll.

  • @rollojehova3606
    @rollojehova3606 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hearing this for the first time now at the end of 2023 makes this especially interesting

  • @folkblues4u
    @folkblues4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "But the crowd loved it".
    Yeah, the dopes who showed up to see that ridiculous crap loved it.
    But you're alienating EVERYONE ELSE who doesn't want that shit.

  • @oliverl.5834
    @oliverl.5834 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm with Jim. That stuff is the reason I'm staying away from modern Wrestling as good as I can. I'm looking for specific stuff I like and watch this. If I would be a promoter I would hire guys like Joey Ryan, though. To feed him to my Versions of Ron Simmons and Bradshaw however.

  • @DrAmazak
    @DrAmazak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder if the Harlem Globetrotters should be blackballed from basketball for turning the sport into a comedy show.

  • @jabrockobiden9434
    @jabrockobiden9434 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The legend in his own mind. Meltzer.

  • @hyperbomb180
    @hyperbomb180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Dave needs to understand that a crowd reaction isnt always a good thing. A crowd would react to two dogs having sex in the ring as well. The point is, keep it wrestling or else wrestling will die. Dancing in the ring and slow motion can become the norm if we dont shut it down eventually.

    • @TheRagev3
      @TheRagev3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      a crowd reaction is always a good thing. if there is no reaction you have less interest and that leads to less money.

    • @hyperbomb180
      @hyperbomb180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Dave No, its not always a good thing. If two women came to the ring, and stripped naked, made out and had sex on raw for 3 hours, would that be good for the business? Theres a difference between mindless entertainment and keeping the train rolling. Doing dumb shit for the sake of a crowd reaction is very narrow minded. The issue is that everyone now has tunnel vision. Lets get this quick money instead of keep the money rolling forever.

    • @LewdConnoisseur
      @LewdConnoisseur 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      AirStampede if you want just matches, watch UFC. that's how everything goes nowadays

    • @hyperbomb180
      @hyperbomb180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Gonzo Lewd When did I say that all I want is wrestling? Just because I dont like stupid shit doesnt mean all I want is matches and thats it. NJPW isnt just matches, and theyre great...

    • @kevinjackson1275
      @kevinjackson1275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      AirStampede Couldn't agree more, wrestling is down and on the verge of being out

  • @cretinousjester3475
    @cretinousjester3475 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Like it or not, a large part of the problem today is the audience themselves.

  • @metalboy50
    @metalboy50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dave Meltzer doesn't get it. Just because the crowd goes wild doesn't make it good.

  • @medicinemansworld6462
    @medicinemansworld6462 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ultimate Wrestling Dance off....
    "The Wild Eyed Italian Boy"
    Tracy Smothers vs. Alex Wright vs. Rikishi vs. Dusty Rhodes vs. Scottie Too Hotty vs. Disco Inferno

  • @josereyes1148
    @josereyes1148 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    basicly jim and dave saying same thing for hour and 7 min

  • @frankiecaputo
    @frankiecaputo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't find the joey Ryan spot that they are talking about anywhere

  • @honsoueshara9976
    @honsoueshara9976 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Talent simply need a degree of autonomy with regards to promos and character evolution. Some current 2nd and 3rd tier talent would elevate themselves through their natural god given ability to connect with the masses if allowed, creative would then have a lot more time to work with talent who struggle to form a connection on the stick.

  • @user-uy3yn7dv3v
    @user-uy3yn7dv3v 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to really see Jim take a poo in the middle if the ring now😂😂

  • @guardianofchaosBD
    @guardianofchaosBD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    as a person inside the industry and a student of the game, in my opinion, I could listen to these two all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!don't like it don't listen

  • @Matt-cr4vv
    @Matt-cr4vv ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s funny to listen to Dave discuss Lucha Underground limiting their upside based on their booking and how their show plays out back whenever this discussion took place which was clearly before AEW became a thing. Ironically the same thing he cites to limiting what LU could be is what has occurred with AEW since its inception. When AEW was first announced it had so much goodwill and optimism from a lot of lapsed wrestling fans like myself who had become disillusioned with WWE and wanted to see a true big brand alternative enter the market. And seeing an AEW who had the financial backing to do that, a prime time show, and presented themselves to be a realistic and sports centric show it seemed like the alternative had finally arrived.
    Unfortunately the company immediately focused on the niche audience and hasn’t looked back from that ever since. And it has set a ceiling for what it can ever become because it is so geared to the niche audience that it doesn’t appeal to a non-committed wrestling fan. It’s been disappointing because at first I genuinely thought their show would be a mix of style and that they would have some of the traditional style and some of the newer style and offer something for everybody - especially seeing how many experienced minds they brought onto their staff. Unfortunately it has been entirely that new style and the irony is that if you showed Dave what he said about LU back then and asked him how AEW was doing something similar that limits their potential he’d never be able to acknowledge that being the case.

    • @JobberJerry
      @JobberJerry ปีที่แล้ว

      It's crazy I found this because with the whole QTV I was like they completely stole this from LU

  • @guardianofchaosBD
    @guardianofchaosBD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    PAPWtv and CenterRing316, thank you

  • @KenDelloSandro7565
    @KenDelloSandro7565 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the fact of the matter is that NJPW is by far the best promotion on the planet these days and Kenny Omega is one of, if not the best, wrestler today. the young bucks are the greatest tag team possibly EVER....FACT!!!

    • @jb0609
      @jb0609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol. not really. omega and the young cocks would have been nothing more then jobbers during the 80s or 90s.

  • @fancylance3457
    @fancylance3457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This did not age well

  • @wecoolwecoolbounce5191
    @wecoolwecoolbounce5191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Dave Meltzer: "Hey... if it pops all 60 sexually arrested troglodytes in the audience, its all good!"

  • @BeeBumper
    @BeeBumper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did he really say they don't want it to go viral. No.... advertising our product to a mass audience for free would be horrible... lol

  • @Beagslie76
    @Beagslie76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If there is no problem with the Invisable Hand Grenade, let's have The Undertaker do it in his next match and see how it plays out.

    • @BimLanders
      @BimLanders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, undertaker would never do anything dumb like come back from the dead or anything.

  • @bluhmer1990
    @bluhmer1990 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Meltzer's argument that since it keeps getting the "pops" then it works is so flawed. The tv show Jackass got a lot of views but it was still low brow garbage. Better comedy shows got nowhere near the views of Jackass, but according to Meltzer Jackass was doing it right.

  • @whiteandrew1986
    @whiteandrew1986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Meltzer can barley string a sentence together.

  • @waxoftriple9
    @waxoftriple9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did not realize that Dave Meltzer is older than Jim Cornette.

  • @wessparkmon2395
    @wessparkmon2395 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why won't Dave shut up long enough to allow the host to speak?

  • @mrgee246
    @mrgee246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad I'm not the only one who spoke up about Meltzer....thinks he's with Alvarez complaining about everything....and he just talks and talks and talks ...over people on the guys own show to boot. Makes me so angry... beyond annoying. 40 mins of rambling and talking over Corny....we love you Corny

  • @KingsEyes_
    @KingsEyes_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God Dammit dave let the man Talk!

  • @TheEvilHumanist
    @TheEvilHumanist 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Meltzer is the only guy that can make me like Olie Anderson for ripping on them.

    • @MattSingh1
      @MattSingh1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then you're an idiot.

    • @jeffreyriley8742
      @jeffreyriley8742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, he's the smart one.

    • @jb0609
      @jb0609 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      that was awesome. ole is awesome and meltzer is a geek

  • @jacobmiller6289
    @jacobmiller6289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I disagree heavily with mister meltzer here. Theres no comparing the whole idea of undertaker coming back to life to the jackoffs doing dickflips and air grenades. Undertakers resurections were played as serious and something within the character’s persona. It was part of the narrative that the matches supported. This air grenade and dick spot type is just doing silly shit for the sake of it for a cheap pop.

  • @harryholbrook3751
    @harryholbrook3751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's very simple pro wrestling was betting when the marks weren't in the ring

  • @InvisibleHotdog
    @InvisibleHotdog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People listen to Dave talk like this weekly on his show?

  • @RyanDMoore
    @RyanDMoore 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where it all began folks

  • @flame1113
    @flame1113 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lets let corny run a promotion and lets let dave run a promotion at the same time honestly and lets see who draws better.

  • @bobbyc.4415
    @bobbyc.4415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting hearing Meltzer try to explain "meetches" to Corny.

  • @garrettkeithr
    @garrettkeithr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dave Meltzer: complains about verbiage in scripted promos
    also Dave Meltzer: organically uses “heavens to Betsy” in the same conversation

  • @williamkiluli6829
    @williamkiluli6829 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great first time in this tube woe

  • @ramseydoon8277
    @ramseydoon8277 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dave's justifications are super weak, everything is okay with him because other people think it's okay? Truly a man of stellar ideals.

    • @ramseydoon8277
      @ramseydoon8277 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He just interrupts or responds with nonsequitors or circular reasoning or what-aboutisms and unrelated meandering nonsense. He doesn't refute a single thing or make any relevant point. Ugh. Why am I listening to this?

    • @ramseydoon8277
      @ramseydoon8277 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His only point is subservience to trends and childish whims.

    • @donaldwalker6909
      @donaldwalker6909 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unless wwe does it

  • @jerranspearman3369
    @jerranspearman3369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good video

  • @PhillyCYOSports
    @PhillyCYOSports 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Meltzer lives in a massive bubble, he's almost delusional at this point

    • @elhajjmalikel6266
      @elhajjmalikel6266 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cole S, very. He doesn't know wrestling and talks too damn much!

    • @ledzeppelinfan1001
      @ledzeppelinfan1001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cole S same with Jim

    • @MattSingh1
      @MattSingh1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Example? Proof? Evidence? Typical anti-Meltzer babbling nonsense.

    • @dragonrider2868
      @dragonrider2868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like Jim saids "weed is legal in California"

    • @BimLanders
      @BimLanders 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the opposite. Dave watches pretty much everything, every year, since the mid 80s. It's Jim that hardly can be bothered to watch the very thing he's criticizing.

  • @thedude4672
    @thedude4672 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's true that I don't watch contemporary pro wrestling/sports entertainment. I get my fix by these kinds of discussions and specials/interviews by past superstars and about past pro wrestling shows. I did come back to current wrestling briefly around the time of CM Punk. He was interesting, but the PG WWE is mostly boring and their story lines are old hat.

    • @thedude4672
      @thedude4672 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Though I started watching at the dawn of Hulkamania, my favorite era was the Monday Night Wars.

  • @TheBC313
    @TheBC313 7 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Poor Jim. He just wants pro wrestling to be pro wrestling again. It must suck to have the one thing you loved and gave your life too turned into a joke.

    • @LewdConnoisseur
      @LewdConnoisseur 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TheBC313 UFC is where most watch for serious fights and matches these days, if WWE tried not to be silly and over the top today their ratings would be tanking even more

    • @geoffa87
      @geoffa87 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gonzo Lewd not nessicarily. Consider ROH or NJPW, who both still present wrestling as a serious sport and who's ratings are climbing in spite of their less than stellar TV deals. NJPW is about to hit the states for a G-1 pre-show, and according to stubhub the tickets are going for anywhere from $100-$200 at a 13,500 capacity arena.

    • @ridleyroid9060
      @ridleyroid9060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      No, they wouldn't. Y'know why i know that? Because Brock Lesnar is still the biggest star. Because Samoa Joe got over big. Because Braun got over big. BECAUSE NXT IS FUCKING OVER BIG (talk to me, and tell me to my face that the Samoa Joe v Nakamura feud wasn't taken seriously or presented in a more realistic style). When you're given a window to suspend disbelief, you're automatically going to be more engrossed in the experience. When you can turn off your brain and say "2 amazing ass wrestlers are going at each other to see who's the better man", in my opinion, it is a better and more popular product. When you go too hokey, you see a dip, because your brain notices when something is phony. When a promo is scripted, when a match is badly telegraphed or badly put together.
      Is wrestling "fake", "scripted"? Yeah, fucking damn right it is, but i believe that wrestling is better off making you believe it's real.

    • @allencollamore8052
      @allencollamore8052 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      sad but true!!!

    • @PandemoniumFortress
      @PandemoniumFortress 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Braun is the best example. He doesn't make stupid jokes he just tells people he's going to kill them dead. Then guess what? He kills them dead and it's fucking great. Bayley is the best example of someone being absolutely killed by bad scripts and shitty comedy and bad booking. Who would cheer for someone who actually said she doesn't want to hurt people in wrestling? Does her character think her moves don't hurt?

  • @SlickMoneyXL
    @SlickMoneyXL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    58:04 to 103:52 = Dave double talk

  • @shanehester5317
    @shanehester5317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the problem with that type wrestling is it probly will not last.people will get bored.

  • @Javiceeme2
    @Javiceeme2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Meltzer Magoo

  • @JS-lo8hr
    @JS-lo8hr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    why doesnt the wwe have an improv coach or two. problem solved. roman is fine at talking. how many of the writers can relate to roman enough to write him correctly? how many former college athletes in the writing room?

  • @jpm4444
    @jpm4444 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PWG is like watching a high school play. cant watch it anymore

  • @thetruebause3122
    @thetruebause3122 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I will never be able to agree with Cornette exposing the business on podcast but complaining about people doing it in the ring.

    • @joker167able
      @joker167able 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You'll never agree to being straight

    • @jb0609
      @jb0609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      not even close to being the same thing. doing dick spots are stupid and silly. talking about booking etc. is not stupid or silly.

    • @captaincat4361
      @captaincat4361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jb0609 Agreed. Taking a shit in the middle of the ring is very disrespectful.

    • @InvisibleHotdog
      @InvisibleHotdog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The people listening to Cornette's podcast are already in the know

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This may be blasphemy, but Meltzer’s point of those goofy spots appealing to the specific crowd kind of makes me think of how Cornette would describe the different tastes of the territories.
    The south wouldn’t like New York wrestling etc.

  • @larrylon3wolf
    @larrylon3wolf ปีที่แล้ว

    It works in that room though

  • @renafan3333
    @renafan3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW Mr AEW is complaining about WWE Interviews?