Jim Cornette on Dave Meltzer's Very Bad Week

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  • From Episode 546 of the Jim Cornette Experience
    Artwork by Travis Heckel!
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  • @prestonpfeiffer
    @prestonpfeiffer 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +390

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

    • @shiningwizard202
      @shiningwizard202 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +81

      @@prestonpfeiffer nothing wrong with shitting on Warrior tbh

    • @chico1680
      @chico1680 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +103

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

    • @shiningwizard202
      @shiningwizard202 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @Rjensen2
      @Rjensen2 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @gullreefclub
      @gullreefclub 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +34

      @@Rjensen2 Dave is that you?

  • @sicsicsicker
    @sicsicsicker 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +157

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

    • @fredfuckstone914
      @fredfuckstone914 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @neilbiggs1353
      @neilbiggs1353 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @joegreene7619
    @joegreene7619 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +252

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

    • @DundaMifflin
      @DundaMifflin 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      he's in his own little world

    • @CaptainKenway
      @CaptainKenway 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @littleCarmine
      @littleCarmine 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      We need to stop saying at this point. It adds nothing to sentences ​@@CaptainKenway

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

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

  • @blitzerblazinoah6838
    @blitzerblazinoah6838 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +300

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

    • @leeedwards9068
      @leeedwards9068 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      One of, definitely

    • @cqmorrell
      @cqmorrell 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +56

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

    • @jasonpdsi
      @jasonpdsi 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

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

    • @samreilly5361
      @samreilly5361 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@cqmorrellno way that’s true haha

    • @alphatoddio
      @alphatoddio 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      Shapoopee shapoopee 😂

  • @memritvclips
    @memritvclips 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +384

    Remember brothers, Sheik Meltzer is the one who prophesied King Mabel as “the third man” in the nWo back in 1996.
    Truly a man with a shoe for a brain.

    • @nerdrage557
      @nerdrage557 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +37

      I wasn't old enough to know about internet stuff at that point but I recall reading that many years later and wow I couldn't believe he said that. Who on earth ever thought Dave Meltzer knew shit about wrestling?

    • @rickyvenegas9286
      @rickyvenegas9286 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      What a joke lol

    • @azapro911
      @azapro911 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +50

      Well after all, the nWo were men on a mission.
      I'll get me coat.

    • @kingslayer2999
      @kingslayer2999 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

      Imagine Mabel as the third man that would have Killed the NWO angle in a Heartbeat

    • @christopherwall2121
      @christopherwall2121 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      It should have been Mo

  • @Kratosx23
    @Kratosx23 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +137

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

    • @gullreefclub
      @gullreefclub 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @CodyAvant
    @CodyAvant 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +210

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

    • @nerdrage557
      @nerdrage557 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

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

    • @Mister_Phafanapolis
      @Mister_Phafanapolis 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      First Blood match

    • @SAM-ru4vx
      @SAM-ru4vx 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      Acting like RoboCop and Chucky never appeared in WCW

    • @MariuszMroczek-dd7ku
      @MariuszMroczek-dd7ku 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @azapro911
      @azapro911 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @Si-ns3wj
    @Si-ns3wj 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +273

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

    • @ste4392
      @ste4392 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

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

    • @alternative7586
      @alternative7586 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      Wrestlelamia does

    • @tomvu1470
      @tomvu1470 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Tony listens to him

    • @raysiva
      @raysiva 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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

    • @mecha2001
      @mecha2001 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

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

  • @ryanhall1215
    @ryanhall1215 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +101

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

    • @upyoursdotcom
      @upyoursdotcom 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

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

    • @Jackalblade9
      @Jackalblade9 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

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

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

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

    • @Jackalblade9
      @Jackalblade9 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @eldiablo3794
      @eldiablo3794 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @markoutwithmark
    @markoutwithmark 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +153

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

    • @gullreefclub
      @gullreefclub 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

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

    • @dhenderson1810
      @dhenderson1810 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      When did Dave ever have a credible reputation?

    • @60BloodyChamp60
      @60BloodyChamp60 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @darknessandlife777
      @darknessandlife777 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @WillS724
    @WillS724 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

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

    • @marvinleong5902
      @marvinleong5902 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @mrnicemam8523
    @mrnicemam8523 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +163

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

    • @nou1364
      @nou1364 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

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

    • @protostnl6369
      @protostnl6369 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

      Not to mention, Tony books for no one but Dave

    • @mrnicemam8523
      @mrnicemam8523 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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

    • @mrnicemam8523
      @mrnicemam8523 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

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

    • @thekingdomofcoffbizz5638
      @thekingdomofcoffbizz5638 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

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

  • @jamesmcv
    @jamesmcv 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

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

  • @anthonyr8906
    @anthonyr8906 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +56

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @garethcullen9604
      @garethcullen9604 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The ultimate carny

  • @tristhekid
    @tristhekid 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +37

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

    • @tristhekid
      @tristhekid 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      In the medical boot too

    • @DoffysGlasses
      @DoffysGlasses 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan
    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

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

  • @MADGUNSMONSTER
    @MADGUNSMONSTER 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +39

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

    • @savagereaper6291
      @savagereaper6291 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

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

    • @ValiantValium
      @ValiantValium 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      It was the weather!

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

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

    • @Honk_Hogan
      @Honk_Hogan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      “Plans changed”

    • @marvinleong5902
      @marvinleong5902 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      "Plan Changed!" - Dave

  • @shelleypatton3766
    @shelleypatton3766 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

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

    • @terminallumbago6465
      @terminallumbago6465 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

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

    • @BlackslooklikeHarambe
      @BlackslooklikeHarambe 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Who cares he went to bye bye land anyway

  • @420benton2
    @420benton2 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

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

    • @shiningwizard202
      @shiningwizard202 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      BRYANNNNN THE STAR RATING ISSS THE STORYLINE

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @momelendez9691
      @momelendez9691 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @Soraform1
      @Soraform1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @nohbuddy1
    @nohbuddy1 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

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

    • @user-do2ev2hr7h
      @user-do2ev2hr7h 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      Bret appreciated the ample closet space.

    • @Rjensen2
      @Rjensen2 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What a stupid comment. 😂😂😂

    • @JayShimoda
      @JayShimoda 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      @@user-do2ev2hr7h But he did not like the old man stink!

    • @bradcarver8127
      @bradcarver8127 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

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

    • @dolandarkxgrandayy6953
      @dolandarkxgrandayy6953 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I heard that house had old man stink

  • @JohnRigby5011
    @JohnRigby5011 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

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

    • @NotAdultingToday
      @NotAdultingToday 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

    • @JohnRigby5011
      @JohnRigby5011 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @getschwifty9531
      @getschwifty9531 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @JohnRigby5011
      @JohnRigby5011 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@getschwifty9531 K

  • @williamsmith666
    @williamsmith666 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +39

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

  • @alternative7586
    @alternative7586 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +78

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

    • @raysiva
      @raysiva 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

      They use Sean Sapp as well sometimes

    • @Squirtketchupallovermyhotdog
      @Squirtketchupallovermyhotdog 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @coryfusting9294
      @coryfusting9294 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +37

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

    • @Michelle-kc8ht
      @Michelle-kc8ht 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

      I blocked wrestlelamia after their obvious anti punk and pro aew leanings. Just more lames trying to ride coattails to become content creators and not have a job

    • @CairnieR
      @CairnieR 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +27

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

  • @JackieTheBold
    @JackieTheBold 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +99

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

    • @azapro911
      @azapro911 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

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

    • @0tt0z
      @0tt0z 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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

    • @emirlsanchos6302
      @emirlsanchos6302 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

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

  • @VicariousThePot
    @VicariousThePot 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +77

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

    • @Mister_Phafanapolis
      @Mister_Phafanapolis 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      Chris Jericho is best friends with both

    • @SAM-ru4vx
      @SAM-ru4vx 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      The VH1 show was fun. 🤔😏

    • @coryfusting9294
      @coryfusting9294 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

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

    • @user-bg5fx1mx1y
      @user-bg5fx1mx1y 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Dudes got a badass hairline though you gotta admit

    • @user-do2ev2hr7h
      @user-do2ev2hr7h 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That is absolutely spot on!

  • @wilsonjoshwilson
    @wilsonjoshwilson 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +95

    Dave has been botching like a prime Sin Cara lol

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

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

    • @getschwifty9531
      @getschwifty9531 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @whoopsiewalrus
    @whoopsiewalrus 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +47

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

    • @fingersTitan
      @fingersTitan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

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

    • @TomFoolery350
      @TomFoolery350 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      don't forget the bad week rating is infinite

    • @D00MTR33
      @D00MTR33 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @ChrisCash720
    @ChrisCash720 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +47

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

    • @bipolarminddroppings
      @bipolarminddroppings 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      They shill for him for free, which is worse.

    • @SlimSlashie
      @SlimSlashie 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @ramontorres8424
    @ramontorres8424 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +49

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

    • @Kilmarro
      @Kilmarro 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

    • @pokehybridtrainer
      @pokehybridtrainer 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @NeoDeXeno
      @NeoDeXeno 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @Choke_Dealer
    @Choke_Dealer 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @KingGhidorah5464
    @KingGhidorah5464 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

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

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Out of Touch Thursday!!!!

    • @charapresscott7750
      @charapresscott7750 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @scottdecowski4913
    @scottdecowski4913 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +69

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

    • @michaelpeuplie6464
      @michaelpeuplie6464 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

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

    • @NotAdultingToday
      @NotAdultingToday 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      It's a throwback to my childhood 😅

    • @Rjensen2
      @Rjensen2 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Why? It's not that funny.

  • @allmightylowercasejay1138
    @allmightylowercasejay1138 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

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

    • @nou1364
      @nou1364 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @bipolarminddroppings
    @bipolarminddroppings 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

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

  • @asoncalledvoonch2210
    @asoncalledvoonch2210 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

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

  • @charleybarley914
    @charleybarley914 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +502

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

    • @tysontomko
      @tysontomko 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

      Markkkkk

    • @brandonjones8059
      @brandonjones8059 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

    • @bradkaitting8990
      @bradkaitting8990 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +37

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

    • @douggoins2960
      @douggoins2960 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      What happened?

    • @Mister_Phafanapolis
      @Mister_Phafanapolis 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +116

      @@douggoins2960Huck Heegan took a photo at a meet-and-greet with somebody who had questionable tattoos.
      Internet took this to mean he 100% endorsed this and the two are best friends.

  • @ethanallen3487
    @ethanallen3487 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

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

    • @ethanallen3487
      @ethanallen3487 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

    • @samuelstatham8342
      @samuelstatham8342 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @ethanallen3487
      @ethanallen3487 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @azapro911
    @azapro911 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

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

    • @savagereaper6291
      @savagereaper6291 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

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

    • @Soraform1
      @Soraform1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @ThaTruth223
    @ThaTruth223 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

    • @cqmorrell
      @cqmorrell 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @wilcee238
    @wilcee238 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

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

    • @MariuszMroczek-dd7ku
      @MariuszMroczek-dd7ku 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

    • @wilcee238
      @wilcee238 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @monsieurmagic
    @monsieurmagic 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

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

  • @Rayla840
    @Rayla840 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    Why does Brandon Thurston sound AI generated?

  • @CuzStoneColdSaidSo11
    @CuzStoneColdSaidSo11 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

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

  • @jawnjealoucy
    @jawnjealoucy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

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

    • @JeremiahJohnson-l8h
      @JeremiahJohnson-l8h 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Truly wrestlings biggest lolcow

    • @CairnieR
      @CairnieR 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @bury_the_elite65294
      @bury_the_elite65294 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan
    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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

  • @mikemitchell5867
    @mikemitchell5867 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @marvinleong5902
      @marvinleong5902 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

  • @perryco34
    @perryco34 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Maybe Eric has been too nice to this goof.

  • @mustaffa1611
    @mustaffa1611 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @HisNameIsX1
    @HisNameIsX1 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

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

  • @TorontoGuy
    @TorontoGuy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @dciach12
    @dciach12 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Things happen so fast! Since they recorded this, Jacob already gave us the best Roman meme ever! 😂

  • @AAFly-Boy
    @AAFly-Boy 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Spoiler Alert: Jacob Fatu got his hands on Roman

  • @Honk_Hogan
    @Honk_Hogan 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

  • @timthegem
    @timthegem 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +51

    Travis Heckel, the fucking LEGEND

  • @razielcisneros8091
    @razielcisneros8091 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

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

  • @joshhildreth
    @joshhildreth 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

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

  • @DonaldMeyers-v8c
    @DonaldMeyers-v8c 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

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

    • @jrstocker3
      @jrstocker3 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @MrRyan-wu4jx
      @MrRyan-wu4jx 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @DonaldMeyers-v8c
      @DonaldMeyers-v8c 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @jaredmartin6257
    @jaredmartin6257 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    My favorite was about Shibata having his brain removed.

  • @DarkBlueBaker
    @DarkBlueBaker 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

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

  • @sethputnamsghost
    @sethputnamsghost 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Laughed my ass off at this art I remember being a very young child and actually seeing this goofy cover in the grocery stores, hilarious.😂👍

  • @ericrobertson2024
    @ericrobertson2024 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

  • @Tyranno-Bore-Us
    @Tyranno-Bore-Us 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

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

  • @AestheticDelta
    @AestheticDelta 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

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

  • @wilfred8326
    @wilfred8326 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    My favorite 😂 thing was the Herb Abrams UWF named a Wrestler for him, Davie Meltzer 😅😂

  • @koragg4193
    @koragg4193 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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

  • @LifeComedyAction
    @LifeComedyAction 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    That Forbes writer has a TH-cam channel called Pro Wrestling Bits

  • @wombatgirl997
    @wombatgirl997 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @john_blues
    @john_blues 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @chesterburnett3
    @chesterburnett3 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

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

  • @razzleyaheard3204
    @razzleyaheard3204 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    He should be holding the magazine upside down

    • @Rjensen2
      @Rjensen2 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @arttashfilms9816
    @arttashfilms9816 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

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

    • @savagereaper6291
      @savagereaper6291 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @tbx59
    @tbx59 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @louis3141
    @louis3141 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @jamesmaskell3743
    @jamesmaskell3743 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @gammasmash1924
    @gammasmash1924 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I think Corny wants to 25th Amendment Uncle Dave.

  • @MiketheratguyMultimedia
    @MiketheratguyMultimedia 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @jesterr7133
    @jesterr7133 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @TakerKaneanite619
    @TakerKaneanite619 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

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

  • @Coby_Got
    @Coby_Got 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    “Dave MELTza!” - Wrestlelamia

  • @todd0864
    @todd0864 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Dave will never show humility. He’s infallible. Also inflatable.

  • @lilgas5559
    @lilgas5559 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @JackFury
    @JackFury 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

    • @marvinleong5902
      @marvinleong5902 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @MindOfGenius
    @MindOfGenius 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    9:41 That "oh god damnit" wasn't of anger, but of pure disappointment. It's the kind of feeling when your neighbor tells you "Your puppy got out again and pooped on my front yard", because you know you're going to have to apologize, and whatever you did previously to prevent this didn't work.

  • @KHLB516
    @KHLB516 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

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

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @ZombieKid-.-
    @ZombieKid-.- 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    If Corny is gonna be in Weekly World News, he’s GOT to meet with the Aliens!!!👽

  • @felseyjr71
    @felseyjr71 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Why is Brian taking a shot at Dave Schere? Dave is a good dude, who reports news the right way and has an awesome track record unlike Meltzer. Brian is such a douche sometimes.

  • @chadhartsees
    @chadhartsees 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @shonw6035
    @shonw6035 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

    • @tigerbug69
      @tigerbug69 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Dave is obviously a narcissist

    • @Parallelocam
      @Parallelocam 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @joseroselli1034
    @joseroselli1034 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @Estolcles
    @Estolcles 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

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

  • @yawnytaco
    @yawnytaco 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @MrJadePinwheel
    @MrJadePinwheel 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I think he's on the payroll, sorry

  • @namelessjedi2242
    @namelessjedi2242 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The Observer has 109k TH-cam subscribers and Corny has 433k, for anyone curious who is the more influential. Catering to Dave’s audience instead of Corny’s seems like a very stupid idea for a promotion.

    • @CairnieR
      @CairnieR 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And combined you get AEWs average viewer figures, make of that what you will😂

  • @mjdf122
    @mjdf122 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    2024 Cauliflower Awards
    Worst Wrestling Observer/Insider Dave Meltzer congratulations Uncle Dinky Dave

  • @mikemitchell5867
    @mikemitchell5867 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @thedogoffaleash
    @thedogoffaleash 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @NoahSmith-r7u
    @NoahSmith-r7u 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

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

  • @hiddensword9387
    @hiddensword9387 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

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

  • @A-Negative
    @A-Negative 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    91 million dollars in ad revenue!!!!?? Is he high? wtf. Anyone who knows TV knows the entire schedule(outside of sports) doesn’t make that much.

  • @Am0ment0fB
    @Am0ment0fB 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The family should be the ones reporting on the deaths of the wrestlers. Why do you need a scoop on that? Sad.
    Ha.