ERIC BISCHOFF: DAVE MELTZER is why AEW SUCKS SO BAD!

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • Eric Bischoff shares his thoughts on how Dave Meltzer is affecting AEW - and not in a good way.
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  • @mikhailabdurrachman2443
    @mikhailabdurrachman2443 5 місяців тому +477

    Letting meltzer tell you how to run a promotion is like letting madoff tell you how to manage your money

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 5 місяців тому +4

      Is it?

    • @elboogie2324
      @elboogie2324 5 місяців тому +10

      So true.

    • @gabrielhillceo
      @gabrielhillceo 5 місяців тому +14

      Or letting Bam teach you how to skateboard over Tony Hawk.

    • @stingrey1571
      @stingrey1571 5 місяців тому +21

      …or letting a fan at an indie show run a promotion. Oh wait, nevermind.

    • @doolbedolc
      @doolbedolc 5 місяців тому +11

      Tony clown is listening to David meltzer is going run him right off television.

  • @playthatfunkymusicrobot
    @playthatfunkymusicrobot 5 місяців тому +349

    My favorite type of 83 Weeks clip, Bischoff shitting on Meltzer & 80% of the comments shitting on Conrad.

    • @sonnysad905
      @sonnysad905 5 місяців тому +33

      Perfectly balanced. As it should be

    • @James.Gatsby
      @James.Gatsby 5 місяців тому +15

      it's a peaceful life

    • @Melo_Soul
      @Melo_Soul 5 місяців тому +4

      It's the little things that count 😂

    • @gamesthatiplay9083
      @gamesthatiplay9083 5 місяців тому +1

      I really like Conrad, but wow the comments are eye opening about him.

    • @gullyblanchard5750
      @gullyblanchard5750 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@@gamesthatiplay9083I'm very curious how you "really" like Conrad, I've never heard those words uttered in my life.

  • @jakelnordstrom
    @jakelnordstrom 5 місяців тому +28

    Al Snow had the best take on Dave Meltzer, he's a guy who has never been in the ring, never learned how to wrestle, and never ran a promotion has convinced people that he is somehow THE authority on the industry.

  • @resident19guy
    @resident19guy 5 місяців тому +316

    "Tony Khan is booking for Dave Meltzer". Truer words have never been spoken.

    • @grimsvaultstreaming3956
      @grimsvaultstreaming3956 5 місяців тому +1

      you understand hes wrong right hes playing you sad marks

    • @ericsmith3936
      @ericsmith3936 5 місяців тому +11

      Tony Khan books for himself. He's a mark that thinks casual viewers will tune in to see CMLL and NJPW guys that nobody has heard of. It's his personal playpen paid for by his daddy. AEW is unwatchable now and I used to plan shit around Dynamite on Wednesday so I could always watch. Sad what it has become.

    • @pocketfarts
      @pocketfarts 5 місяців тому

      ​@@ericsmith3936 100% truth

    • @kolz4ever1980
      @kolz4ever1980 4 місяці тому

      Someone is salty their little kiddy show doesn't get 5 stars for his boo boo Cody crying again.. 😂😊

    • @_meangreenjersey973
      @_meangreenjersey973 2 місяці тому +3

      @@kolz4ever1980nah that show actually makes sense this is just cosplay of that company

  • @warren_r
    @warren_r 5 місяців тому +331

    0:26 Conrad: Moxley has been the MVP for AEW in a lot of ways.
    THAT'S EXACTLY THE PROBLEM, YO. He's dragging the whole product down to his level, not lifting it up.

    • @Fern80-fo1iv
      @Fern80-fo1iv 5 місяців тому +69

      Plumber Moxley 🤣

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL 5 місяців тому +36

      ​​@@Fern80-fo1iv
      Buckaroos and Twinkle Toes 😂😂😂

    • @Fern80-fo1iv
      @Fern80-fo1iv 5 місяців тому +39

      @@Chuck_EL 😄 we can't forget about our dog 🐶 pockets

    • @baldman75
      @baldman75 5 місяців тому +24

      Conrad is so annoying

    • @Spinelli_Blues
      @Spinelli_Blues 5 місяців тому +9

      @@Fern80-fo1ivI think I have found my tribe 😂

  • @PricefieldPunk
    @PricefieldPunk 5 місяців тому +70

    When even Kenny Omega says 5 star ratings shouldn’t be handed out like it’s candy you know Dave’s ratings are worthless

    • @sayandas3939
      @sayandas3939 3 місяці тому +3

      He is regretting his decision of rejecting wwe ... it can be seen in his face after seeing Cody and aj styles

    • @sonnysad905
      @sonnysad905 3 місяці тому

      @@sayandas3939question is, would Omega be pushed AND be as over as AJ and Cody when they debuted?

    • @sayandas3939
      @sayandas3939 3 місяці тому +1

      @@sonnysad905 yes he would have been Kenny omega was pretty big in 2018 ... it was clear that Vince wanted omega

  • @Fuzzybubbles01
    @Fuzzybubbles01 5 місяців тому +147

    Kurt Angle as well as the late Eddie Guerrero are some of the best pure wrestlers I have ever seen.

    • @michaelriverajr8891
      @michaelriverajr8891 5 місяців тому +26

      Kurt angle in his prime was a machine and it's mind blowing that meltzer never gave kurt angle a 5 star rating

    • @TreyMessiah95
      @TreyMessiah95 5 місяців тому +13

      @@michaelriverajr8891who cares about star ratings? Cmon now.

    • @michaelriverajr8891
      @michaelriverajr8891 5 місяців тому +7

      @@TreyMessiah95 the die hards and tony khan cares about meltzer and his star ratings. Never understood why today's wrestlers actually think star ratings actually mean something

    • @josephroseo8063
      @josephroseo8063 5 місяців тому

      Cuz their stupid ​@@michaelriverajr8891

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@michaelriverajr8891 Hardly anyone got 5 stars then. Meltzer was down on wrestling as a whole during Angle's prime because the whole industry was in a decline. He was more into MMA that whole decade.

  • @johnfalcetta5431
    @johnfalcetta5431 5 місяців тому +433

    I love when Eric buries Meltzer and Conrad squirms

    • @tonyclifton2230
      @tonyclifton2230 5 місяців тому +7

      Meltzer lives rent free in bishoffs head.

    • @onewarriornation602
      @onewarriornation602 5 місяців тому +99

      ​@@tonyclifton2230That attempt at a dig failed as bad as Meltzer's ratings system 😂

    • @alecaquino4306
      @alecaquino4306 5 місяців тому +34

      @@tonyclifton2230 Nice try 😂

    • @nikkip7045
      @nikkip7045 5 місяців тому +3

      I like when he Buries anybody 😊😂😂

    • @tonyclifton2230
      @tonyclifton2230 5 місяців тому +4

      @@onewarriornation602 he does. I think he blames meltzer for how he is viewed in wrestling. He went from taking vince out to getting let go for being behind the times.

  • @ChrisEvans66
    @ChrisEvans66 5 місяців тому +90

    Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle Wrestlemania. How is that not a 5 ⭐️ Match?

    • @Maggot39967
      @Maggot39967 5 місяців тому +35

      It wasn't in the Tokyo dome

    • @ChrisEvans66
      @ChrisEvans66 5 місяців тому

      @@Maggot39967 Crap!

    • @megatinmand5524
      @megatinmand5524 5 місяців тому +3

      Cause that's sports entertainment not wrestling

    • @ChrisEvans66
      @ChrisEvans66 5 місяців тому +9

      @@megatinmand5524 Haha looked like a classic to me 🤣

    • @mr.dccomics9018
      @mr.dccomics9018 5 місяців тому +7

      The Undertaker vs Kurt Angle.

  • @joshwent
    @joshwent 5 місяців тому +109

    The day I heard that one of the Young Bucks' signature moves is the "Meltzer Driver"... is the day I understood Meltzer has zero cred.

    • @azwan4710
      @azwan4710 5 місяців тому +16

      That's the lamest name for a move I've ever heard.

    • @sporkfedmusic
      @sporkfedmusic 5 місяців тому

      I call them the Young Cucks. AEW is what you get when you let a mark, not even a smark, make booking decisions.

    • @dominicarroyo6269
      @dominicarroyo6269 5 місяців тому +6

      ​@@azwan4710you know I never understood about Dave is that everyone knows he's very biased at this point,he beats around the bush while telling on himself every time but will never just stop to admit the truth for him and his followers. It's so weird

    • @CrystalFissure
      @CrystalFissure 5 місяців тому

      Yes, I too am a 4 year old child worked over a pro wrestling move name designed to get heat. Great to see similar minds!

    • @CrystalFissure
      @CrystalFissure 5 місяців тому

      @@azwan4710 Do you think it was sincere? Holy shit you'd think this comment section has never actually heard of an annoying heel before. Ah that's right, it's not in WWE so it must not count.

  • @perceivedvelocity9914
    @perceivedvelocity9914 5 місяців тому +133

    Eric Bischoff cuts one of the greatest promo's on Dave Meltzer and Conrad gives up and says "Okey doke". That's was the funniest thing that I've heard all week. Conrad has build his podcast empire quoting Dave Meltzer. Eric just destroyed the foundation of Conrad's house.

    • @tonyclifton2230
      @tonyclifton2230 5 місяців тому +4

      Notice that bisch does not make one point of what meltzers type of wrestling is. Remember bisch was all over meltzer when he was going to go it alone in the wrestling business.

    • @ianwebb8066
      @ianwebb8066 5 місяців тому +4

      Actually I'd say the foundation is destroying Dave's narrative since he started with bruce

    • @tonyclifton2230
      @tonyclifton2230 5 місяців тому +1

      @@ianwebb8066 what foundation. The hart foundation?

    • @BigBoyToys-ce5qg
      @BigBoyToys-ce5qg 5 місяців тому +2

      It legitimately kills me that you marks act as if Bischoff, who was a hilariously awful booker that ran multiple promotions into the ground, is some type of objective authority on how to run a promotion and his opinion is some type of objective truth....

    • @ianwebb8066
      @ianwebb8066 5 місяців тому +4

      @@BigBoyToys-ce5qg wow ive never seen a more wrong comment. time warner merger. and he never was in charge of creative at a second place.

  • @dazzle1933
    @dazzle1933 5 місяців тому +140

    Angle Benoit RR 2003 is better than any AEW or NJPW match ever

    • @seankilduff7652
      @seankilduff7652 5 місяців тому +13

      That match was definitely awesome. I saw it live, and thought it was Match of the Year

    • @dazzle1933
      @dazzle1933 5 місяців тому +3

      @@seankilduff7652 Me too even though I knew who was going to win

    • @ClarenceBeeks64
      @ClarenceBeeks64 5 місяців тому +8

      NJPW was a respectable organization at one point now their lumped in with AEW(All Elderly Wrestling) 😢

    • @oriondx72
      @oriondx72 5 місяців тому +5

      Was gonna say something on this match! how is it not a 5 star match its one of my favorite matches of all time.

    • @num1Jaysta
      @num1Jaysta 5 місяців тому +3

      @@ClarenceBeeks64All elderly?

  • @andregordon2599
    @andregordon2599 5 місяців тому +119

    I can, from the top of my head, think of at least 7 Kurt matches that were 5 star matches, JUST in WWE.

    • @DavidDexterGaming
      @DavidDexterGaming 5 місяців тому +19

      Absolutely and at least 10 5 star matches in TNA

    • @RagingUtai
      @RagingUtai 5 місяців тому +2

      I missed his matches in tna..

    • @sergiod.3239
      @sergiod.3239 5 місяців тому +16

      PERC angle was a whole different beast. Sucks that he went thru all that pain and addiction, but man those years he was putting out BANGER matches!

    • @anthonyrobinson3514
      @anthonyrobinson3514 5 місяців тому +7

      Kurt was a beast and funny as hell I always loved Kurt and his matches

    • @rd_2113
      @rd_2113 5 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely. Back then Meltzer was protecting his scale and wasn't handing out 5 stars like candies.

  • @Skibbitypappappa
    @Skibbitypappappa 5 місяців тому +34

    So HBK - Angle at mania wasnt a 5 star match but a Moxley match is? 😂

  • @michaeldodd6181
    @michaeldodd6181 5 місяців тому +195

    I can already see Conrad getting salty and upset over Eric saying ANYTHING negative about AEW.

    • @georgekaptur5160
      @georgekaptur5160 5 місяців тому +14

      It sucks when u want to believe, and your partner is telling you the truth as to how things are really happening

    • @gabrielhillceo
      @gabrielhillceo 5 місяців тому +9

      Let's move on..ha.

    • @cwhrmny
      @cwhrmny 5 місяців тому

      you are a fart

    • @t.styles2k202
      @t.styles2k202 5 місяців тому

      @@georgekaptur5160facts

    • @christerry1611
      @christerry1611 5 місяців тому +7

      Yeah Conmark getting upset over criticism of AEW is as guaranteed as death n taxes.

  • @user-qm8hk9zb1p
    @user-qm8hk9zb1p 5 місяців тому +11

    Kurt angle not getting a one 5 star match but Moxley multiple is real life insanity😂

  • @perryco34
    @perryco34 5 місяців тому +119

    Turns out 5 star matches don’t sell tickets.

    • @supportpatriarchyordietrying
      @supportpatriarchyordietrying 5 місяців тому +7

      How many 5 star matches did the Attitude and NWO era have?

    • @zeromagnum2811
      @zeromagnum2811 5 місяців тому +17

      most of the AEW matches meltzer rates as 5 stars really arent. HBK vs undertaker at mania 25 that was 5 stars. Angle vs Taker at no way out 2006 was 5 stars, So was Angle vs HBK at wm 21. Meltzer is a indy mark and New japan mark. Having watched new japan, I know wrestling and america enough to know that for the most part that style doesn't sell here if its your go to presentation. New japan is faction heavy and its all about the wrestling matches with little to no storylines with the characters outside of the matches. And AEW leans heavy into that presentation model. A match with a lot of moves that lasts 40 minutes isnt 5 stars. Its about the story telling of the match. Hence why things like Austin vs Bret at mania 13 should be 5 stars. if i am rating by 5 stars. Then 1 star matches sucked. 2 stars were average to borderline suck. 3 stars is ok to good. 4 stars is good but not great. And 5 stars are the ones in my mind i never forget ever. Having seen wrestling weekly since 1993 i have seen more matches then i can even say. But i have forgot most of them. If they were good i remember parts of them. But if great i remember nearly all of it. Like right now, i could not tell you any match that took place at Wrestlemania 33 aside from roman and taker and i only remember that because of the reaction Roman got the next night on Raw. AEW only ever did a handful of matches i saw when i watches that i remember. Cody vs dustin, Christian vs Omega for the impact title, Cody vs Brodie lee, punk vs MJF, and that first stadium stampede match because it was lulz. I remember parts of Moxley vs Jericho and Moxley vs Omega, and Baker vs Thunder rosa. The rest of AEW was background noise. And i havent watched it since December 2022.

    • @BulletClub444Life
      @BulletClub444Life 5 місяців тому +10

      ​@@supportpatriarchyordietryingCompletely irrelevant 😂😂😂
      Just look how many stars were around, how packed the arenas were and the amount of hype there was. That's what matters, not these entirely subjective and meaningless Meltzer ratings.

    • @Taino77
      @Taino77 5 місяців тому

      ​@@supportpatriarchyordietrying probably none yet 25 years later NWO merchandise is still top seller today. Those made up "5 star matches" (from a guy that's never booked, wrestled, promoted) will be forgotten about within a year.

    • @ShadowAngel606
      @ShadowAngel606 5 місяців тому +3

      @@supportpatriarchyordietrying A better question would be: What actually drew? What got people to buy the PPVs and watch the shows? Was it the 4-5 Star "Master pieces" or was it the stuff Meltzer rated 1-2 Stars and called crap, aka every WCW Main Event?
      If you take a look at Halloween Havoc 1997: It set up a new Buyrate record for WCW with a 1.10 meaning around 400,000 buys. Why did people buy it? Was it because of the 4 1/2 star match between Rey and Eddie or was it because of the Hogan vs. Piper main event, that got a "DUD" rating? Obviously it was because of the latter and that alone shows how absurd, meaningless and idiotic the "star rating" system itself is.

  • @peteshock2757
    @peteshock2757 5 місяців тому +18

    I'm laughing because right or wrong, Eric finishes going off on Meltzer and Conrad just goes, "Okie-Doke! Let's move on". There's no other way to cap a rant.

    • @RagingUtai
      @RagingUtai 5 місяців тому +1

      That was funny to hear

  • @conlinlundnerg3749
    @conlinlundnerg3749 5 місяців тому +9

    Kurt Angle within 11 months of his debut was WWE champion and probably one of the biggest stars 6 months in to his run

  • @jonpike9502
    @jonpike9502 5 місяців тому +127

    It's so hilarious watching and listening to Conrad act and react like a grown ass man child. Lol. Fuckin gawd.

    • @Fern80-fo1iv
      @Fern80-fo1iv 5 місяців тому +2

      😄

    • @elboogie2324
      @elboogie2324 5 місяців тому +21

      It's the best thing ever. Shouldn't be such a mark for a fraud and a shill for a AEW. It's okay to like AEW, don't get me wrong, but people like Conrad never hold their feet to the fire, and this the product became stale and stagnant. And as we see, signing so-called big name free agents hasn't helped them one iota.
      Just like Eric and many others said it wouldn't.

    • @elboogie2324
      @elboogie2324 5 місяців тому +38

      Dear Conrad,
      Getting a 5 star match rating from Meltzer is like becoming a millionaire in Monopoly. It means nothing.
      Signed,
      People that know better.

    • @megatinmand5524
      @megatinmand5524 5 місяців тому +5

      Is there any particular reason you're all so hateful?

    • @lordeowstheking
      @lordeowstheking 5 місяців тому +5

      Given your many comments on wrestling platforms, you calling this guy " manchild " is hilarious..

  • @djchino774
    @djchino774 5 місяців тому +12

    Conrad defending Meltzer is the way to get people to watch. He knows what he's doing😊

    • @kdizzle901
      @kdizzle901 5 місяців тому

      Yea why sis he move on so quick lol

  • @mattroxursoul
    @mattroxursoul 5 місяців тому +11

    If someone told me Angle was their favorite, or he is on their Rushmore I would nod. Maybe not agree to it, but I could definitely understand. If someone said the same about Moxley I would be way more skeptical of it.

    • @icemanxtreme1981
      @icemanxtreme1981 5 місяців тому +5

      Exactly. If Angle doesn't make your Rushmore then he at least gets an honourable mention.

    • @ReDav1s87
      @ReDav1s87 5 місяців тому

      Moxley doesn't even make the top 25, and I'm being very nice. I could name probably 50 wrestlers better than he.

    • @TheSilverPhoenix100
      @TheSilverPhoenix100 3 місяці тому

      The problem with the deathmatch style Mox wrestles is that it becomes straight up slapstick if done too often. Look at ECW and how Tom and Jerry those matches became. I think Mox has a good character and is decent enough in ring...but he needs to tone down the blood and guts stuff and bring it out when he's involved in a blood feud, not a TV match on Wednesday.

  • @DavidDexterGaming
    @DavidDexterGaming 5 місяців тому +24

    I never get tired of Eric burying AEW because it is all true, he is saying the exact things that most sane wrestling fans feel about AEW.

    • @SamsarasArt
      @SamsarasArt 5 місяців тому +4

      It isn't burial, it's criticism. And valid criticism at that.

    • @terrencenewman5580
      @terrencenewman5580 5 місяців тому

      Sane wrestling fans don’t bitch and complain as much you all do in the comment sections

  • @thefett4207
    @thefett4207 5 місяців тому +68

    You can tell MARK I mean Conrad wanted to throw a tantrum

  • @jhoninfante8683
    @jhoninfante8683 5 місяців тому +15

    "NO Dave you're a fucking Goof" - Eric Bischoff

    • @kdizzle901
      @kdizzle901 5 місяців тому

      “ok let’s move on” lol coward

  • @perryco34
    @perryco34 5 місяців тому +7

    If Moxley is your MVP, that means you are 3rd rate. He was clearly the weak link of the shield.

  • @michaeldodd6181
    @michaeldodd6181 5 місяців тому +82

    Poor Conrad. His Holy AEW was insulted.

  • @charlesrobinson7469
    @charlesrobinson7469 5 місяців тому +4

    AEW Needs Eric Bischoff! Nitro 95-96(up until bash at the beach nwo) was the Greatest Wrestling Show around. NO Bad Matches. I Loved when Bischoff used to say " the C stands for Commitment!") Bischoff did in 1 hour what Khan can't do in 3 shows. If Khan doesn't change things, he will go out of business. My Opinion.

  • @becomingparanormal
    @becomingparanormal 5 місяців тому +5

    Kurt Angle.made absolute magic with Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels. He'll he even got some decent matches out of The Big Show.

  • @alin81-82
    @alin81-82 5 місяців тому +31

    It's unbelievable how any news piece about wrestling always consults metzer for a comment. He knows nothing.

    • @walterspencer7524
      @walterspencer7524 5 місяців тому +2

      Yup he tarnished his reputation in 2019

    • @NotAdultingToday
      @NotAdultingToday 5 місяців тому +2

      I've noticed Meltzer will say one thing one day and then says the opposite the next day so either way he's "correct". Ugh. And who honestly cares about how many stars a match gets? If I like, love, or hate a match has nothing to do with how many stars someone gives it.

  • @reginaldshort8486
    @reginaldshort8486 5 місяців тому +17

    Jim and Brian were right Eric hates Meltzer

    • @ianwebb8066
      @ianwebb8066 5 місяців тому +12

      As everyone should

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому

      @@ianwebb8066 Why? Because he didn't rate HBK vs Undertaker 5 stars? 😂

    • @ianwebb8066
      @ianwebb8066 5 місяців тому +4

      @@duckmercy11 cause meltzers a liar who has done nothing for anyone

    • @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth
      @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth 5 місяців тому

      cornette is irrelevant, just a bitter old man shouting at the clouds. If cornette disappeared today, no one would care.

  • @mrodriguez16ks
    @mrodriguez16ks 5 місяців тому +14

    Meltze got lucky on interviewing a very disgruntled bret hart after the montreal screwjob which gave him credibility and we've been suffering fornit ever since

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому

      He's been a relevant journalist and tastemaker since before Bret was even relevant. You do know he was a consultant for Vince during the national expansion right?

    • @redred1952
      @redred1952 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@@duckmercy11that comment gets 2.25 stars

    • @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth
      @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth 5 місяців тому

      @@duckmercy11 He's about as relevant as new Japan, not at all.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому

      @@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth How is New Japan irrelevant when they're working a damn arena show in Chicago in a couple weeks?

    • @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth
      @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth 5 місяців тому

      @@duckmercy11 Yep, to a thousand neckbeards and their comfort pillows.

  • @froilaven
    @froilaven 5 місяців тому +7

    Angle vs. Benoit at Royal Rumble 2003 is a 6 star match, in my opinion. Angle vs. Michaels, Wrestlemania 21 is easily a 5 star match. Those are just two. Kurt Angle is undoubtedly one of the greats. That's why Meltzer's opinion is worthless.

  • @user-qx3eb2jx1p
    @user-qx3eb2jx1p 5 місяців тому +5

    Kurt Angle vs Benoit , Guerrero , HBK - not 5 star matches according to Mr . ''uhmmm you know , i dont know , you know , uhmm'' .

  • @AdrianMN03
    @AdrianMN03 5 місяців тому +3

    Meltzer is the biggest marks in the world of wrestling and pretty much the ghost booker for AEW, and I agree with Eric don't fantasy book just sit back and enjoy the matches. Something I think the internet has destroyed.

  • @Hedgehobbit
    @Hedgehobbit 5 місяців тому +12

    I finally agree with Conrad that "Trios" belts are pointless. Of course, I'd support the return of the Cruiserweight belt.

    • @jj204
      @jj204 5 місяців тому +2

      Everyone is a cruiserweight now. Adam Cole future cruiserweight champion

    • @toddsmods.623
      @toddsmods.623 5 місяців тому +3

      Cruiserweight title? 😂😂. I'd support the return of the heavyweight title.

    • @mikeperry7335
      @mikeperry7335 5 місяців тому +1

      Cruiserweights are pointless today 90% of the guys fit the weight criteria you'd be better off doing a lucha libre championship were the guys only work lucha style

  • @southpaw933
    @southpaw933 5 місяців тому +7

    It’s all the unathletic marks who never played a sport or never did anything athletic on a high level in their lives , who like aew . And treat wrestling like a real sport where people are actually winning and losing . It’s crazy . Conrad and Dave Meltzer, perfect examples . I’m sure there are a few exceptions. Conrad just makes me shake my head . “Moxley and MVP” . He’s a detriment to that show .🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @Bigbudd0045
      @Bigbudd0045 5 місяців тому

      Not remotely. My buddy is a huge AEW and wrestling fan. I think the actual wrestling is more entertaining on AEW, but their booking, promos.....what fans want is WWE storytelling and promos, polish on the tv product, but a bit of AEW's style of wrestling.

    • @user-uv9oy1qp5m
      @user-uv9oy1qp5m 5 місяців тому

      Most wrestling fans are unnatractive males. Look in the crowds lol.

    • @Josue-wj2uf
      @Josue-wj2uf 5 місяців тому +1

      ⁠@@Bigbudd0045i dont even thing people want “wwe style storylines”. in my humble opinion what actually works in wrestling is making the people believe its real. Why is The Rock / Cody angle so hot rn? Why was Cena v Punk 2011 so memorable? Why where people fantasy booking an Elite v Punk feud? Why was MJF heel run so loved by everyone? Because they were believable angles/stories based on real life shit that the people could get lost in and believe. It just so happens that the WWE is more believable than AEW right now and thats a wild sentence i never thought I would say as a day 1 aew fan.
      Hardcore AEW fans pretend like their product is “real pro-wrestling” but its really just a parody of it. Everything is done for laughs, memes or just for the pure absurdity of it. Its all done with a wink-wink nudge-nudge insider attitude and it got old to me. They only appeal to the know-it-all smart asses of the world like Meltzer.

  • @ChrisCash720
    @ChrisCash720 5 місяців тому +11

    Ive seen so many tacs glass and stupid bumps... impress me with a story and great characters like brett vs austin at wm 13

    • @cf87
      @cf87 5 місяців тому +1

      Also a lot of those matches didn't have the heat. Textbook Swerve Hangman. You don't have follow up matches after a Death Match. That should've been the feud ender. Instead, you've taken gas out of the feud and knocked down the stakes and danger of the Death Match.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому

      So Mick Foley and Jeff Hardy didn't do stupid bumps?

    • @grindstone11
      @grindstone11 5 місяців тому

      @@cf87 no follow up?? SWERVE IS ABOUT TO WIN THE BELT!!!!!!!! lmao

  • @geodio
    @geodio 5 місяців тому +8

    I initially thought Conrad was in a barber's chair.

  • @koberino4872
    @koberino4872 5 місяців тому +2

    Been saying this! It really all comes down to Dave reinforcing that what these mark wrestlers are doing is good by giving them high star ratings, and that’s all that matters to them. Ratings and ticket sales mean nothing

  • @zs675
    @zs675 5 місяців тому +2

    “Tony Khan is a student of Dave Meltzer, and LOOK what you’re getting.”
    💯 facts!!!!

  • @walterclark3198
    @walterclark3198 5 місяців тому +4

    Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero have had the best matches I've ever seen. They are in the same league as Owen Hart vs Bret Hart. Dave is on the planet by himself and everyone else is just a visitor here on earth smh.

  • @IanieriGiacomo
    @IanieriGiacomo 5 місяців тому +4

    Meltzer is definitely a contributor to AEW's problems , but blame some wrestlers who act like marks for meltzer , and don't forget the hugely under whelming and over rated Kenny Omega. Meltzer manipulates stupid young "talent" , and Omega is a big yawn , who lives off the glory of Meltzer"s fawning.

  • @eldiablo3794
    @eldiablo3794 5 місяців тому +19

    I'm still trying to figure out why Dave Meltzer and Conrad's opinions are relevant in pro wrestling?

    • @terrencenewman5580
      @terrencenewman5580 5 місяців тому +4

      Dude no one forced you to listen to a Conrad podcast and no one forced you to leave a comment. You chose to do that. So it’s guys like you tuning in that gives Conrad’s opinion so much reach.

    • @eldiablo3794
      @eldiablo3794 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@@terrencenewman5580I'm watching because i'm a fan of eric bischoff.. What you said still doesn't take away from the point that people hold on to every bias or unfactual opinion that Conrad or Meltzer makes, you mark. Last time I checked this is Eric Bischoff podcast, not Conrad. His name is literally on the youtube channel. I'm here to hear Eric. I could care less what Conrad says. It's other people acting like Conrad word matters.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому

      Meltzer's a reporter, tastemaker and historian who's been covering wrestling since before modern WWE even existed. Why wouldn't his opinions matter?

    • @ferox965
      @ferox965 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@duckmercy11*dirt sheet writer.

    • @pokehybridtrainer
      @pokehybridtrainer 5 місяців тому

      ​@@duckmercy11 *History revisionist. He changed when he got attached to AEW programming. Now everything he enjoyed in the past pales to the promotion he wants to die on that hill on.

  • @prestonpfeiffer
    @prestonpfeiffer 5 місяців тому +8

    When you’re Bret Hart’s Dream Match or 1 opponent who got away…says a lot more about your in-ring ability than Dave Meltzer could ever dream.

  • @ATAY81
    @ATAY81 5 місяців тому +2

    Eric has been there and done that. He knows the business.
    It’s not always 100% but that’s the risk every business professional takes.
    Dave Meltzer is on the AEW payroll and the whole thing sucks.

  • @HBKTheMan
    @HBKTheMan 5 місяців тому +2

    Do you guys notice that Conrad tries to mimic his mannerisms and calm delivery like Jim Ross? He tries to win simpathy points talking like JR… Guy is an ass

    • @nickhughes8179
      @nickhughes8179 5 місяців тому +1

      First time I heard Con Ad several years back, I noticed that. At first I thought he may have been JR’s nephew until I did some research.

  • @BobHowler
    @BobHowler 5 місяців тому +3

    As soon as Eric gets into attacking AEW or Meltzer, I wait for it to cut back to Conrad with his boo-boo face ready to start swearing.

  • @danowarhealy6890
    @danowarhealy6890 5 місяців тому +2

    I remember once on a wwe media call meltzer started suggesting a storyline for hhh to do and hhh just completely dismissed him 😹

  • @labbaby189
    @labbaby189 5 місяців тому +2

    In hip hop, the Source magazine rates rap albums with a mic rating system that holds high prestige in the culture similar to Meltzer. The former owner of that magazine is Benzino, known for being one of the worst rappers of all time and getting smoked by Eminem on a timely basis. Meltzer would have the same rep if he even attempted to enter the wrestling business at any capacity.

  • @dipankarsonar
    @dipankarsonar 5 місяців тому +2

    100% Truth: DAVE MELTZER is why AEW SUCKS SO BAD

  • @TheGeneral6669
    @TheGeneral6669 5 місяців тому +12

    Meltzer is such a joke and trying to listen to him ramble then end it all with 'idk'. That idk is a perfect example of his carrier.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 5 місяців тому

      He's a lot more important than crybaby WWE fans whining because he didn't rate their favorite attitude era match 5 stars 😂

  • @clintsaines9274
    @clintsaines9274 5 місяців тому +5

    Always thought meltzer was a con arist. Why does he decide what a good match is.❤

  • @jaxonjaxoff3291
    @jaxonjaxoff3291 5 місяців тому +28

    Easy E and JCorny agree?!?

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 5 місяців тому +13

      they’ve been agreeing on many things related to AEW

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@Hypno_BPM and Vince Russo

    • @jaxonjaxoff3291
      @jaxonjaxoff3291 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Chuck_EL no that’s sin

    • @jasonmccrank4981
      @jasonmccrank4981 5 місяців тому

      ​@Hypno_BPM And they're both full of shit and they keep spewing it in your mouths and you keep swallowing it.

    • @micahjohnsonboxing6409
      @micahjohnsonboxing6409 5 місяців тому +4

      They just hate on AEW to attract WWE marks.

  • @tankboi8249
    @tankboi8249 5 місяців тому +1

    Jon Mickey having higher rated matches than Kurt angle is not only an indictment of Dave meltzer but if wrestling culture. One is a world class athlete and talent, capable of delivering high energy matches, cutting scathing heel promos, with a high degree of believability and legitimacy, and the other is a trailer park wrestler from Ohio who can’t beat one dude in a low level jiu jitsu tournament that’s part of a British mixed martial arts stable where nobody there is from Britain and nobody is successful at legitimate martial arts. I’m not a huge Angle mark but I don’t ever want to hear the names Jon Moxley and Kurt Angle in the same sentence ever again.

  • @donnacha6865
    @donnacha6865 5 місяців тому +2

    Bischoff is genuinely 100% right here. Nail on the head.

  • @olliebeck2952
    @olliebeck2952 5 місяців тому +1

    Eric correct again.
    Kurt Angle circa 2001 was a machine. If Angle vs Benoit doesn't get 5 stars, what can?

    • @cf87
      @cf87 5 місяців тому

      Did the Benoit Mania triple threat get 5 stars? Bc if not, that is a travesty

    • @Y2JHHHDX
      @Y2JHHHDX 5 місяців тому

      @@cf87not a single WWE match in the 2000s got five stars from Dave

  • @Fuzzybubbles01
    @Fuzzybubbles01 5 місяців тому +12

    Eric, I'm remodeling my house right now and I have to say I love the way ur kitchen is set up

    • @user-qx3eb2jx1p
      @user-qx3eb2jx1p 5 місяців тому +4

      this is gay beyond belief . A grown man posting this online with the hope another sees it ...... this world is fcked

    • @MecoleWilliams8194
      @MecoleWilliams8194 5 місяців тому

      @@user-qx3eb2jx1pstfup gen Z , he’s showing humbleness and respect

    • @user-qx3eb2jx1p
      @user-qx3eb2jx1p 5 місяців тому

      @@MecoleWilliams8194 say that again in English....

    • @MecoleWilliams8194
      @MecoleWilliams8194 5 місяців тому

      @@user-qx3eb2jx1pexactly my point gen Z can’t comprehend basics. Simpleton

    • @SUPSTERV
      @SUPSTERV 4 місяці тому

      @@user-qx3eb2jx1pComplementing someone’s house is gay now? People like you are why we need to bring back mental institutions.

  • @KK-pm7ud
    @KK-pm7ud 5 місяців тому +2

    This is why having HHH running creative is so important.

  • @SteveEazy
    @SteveEazy 5 місяців тому +229

    Meltzer and conrad are ruining wrestling together beautifully

    • @zomb60
      @zomb60 5 місяців тому +28

      Conrad has that face that you just wanna 👊

    • @shanefoy3720
      @shanefoy3720 5 місяців тому +12

      They aren't ruining wwe, aew they are ruining it, some tag team, tony terrifying khan and davey Boy meltzer, neither has ever been in the ring, hunters studied everything he is the real game not tony or davey boy 😂😂😂

    • @negativebq
      @negativebq 5 місяців тому +2

      Lmao Conrad too

    • @zackbrown117
      @zackbrown117 5 місяців тому +16

      Meltzer Conrad and kahn are the biggest marks in wrestling

    • @Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid
      @Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid 5 місяців тому +2

      You are ruining Wrestling.

  • @lukehale9085
    @lukehale9085 5 місяців тому +3

    I love Eric Bischoff's hate for Dave Meltzer.

  • @donaldsimmons4526
    @donaldsimmons4526 5 місяців тому +1

    You know i never thought much of Eric when he was in the business and I still wouldn't take his advice on management but he knows the business from the business side. He's talking straight facts here.

  • @frankS773
    @frankS773 5 місяців тому +1

    Eric spoke nothing but facts here

  • @TheBrakedown
    @TheBrakedown 5 місяців тому +2

    My 5 star angle match would be against the murderer at royal rumble 03.
    Also this is an honest question, for people like Bischoff who say AEW is “a failure”, what is your standard or what success looks like for a 5 year old start up Pw company?

  • @ericmacgillivray537
    @ericmacgillivray537 5 місяців тому +1

    The biggest problem with the wrestling landscape is there was zero brand loyalty during the Monday night wars people went where the wrestling was best and as you know it changed week to week..now all there is is brand loyalty.....www has the greatest currency fans and it seems it's impossible to lose at this point

  • @thetowerofivory
    @thetowerofivory 5 місяців тому +8

    "Controversy Creates Cash"!

    • @supportpatriarchyordietrying
      @supportpatriarchyordietrying 5 місяців тому +1

      AEW never made use of any controversy. They even let CM Puke vs Kenny Olivia slip through their fingers.

  • @clintmatthews3500
    @clintmatthews3500 5 місяців тому +1

    Dave is one guy. He may be educated. He may be an expert and an insider. But he’s still one man with one opinion and even an educated expert opinion can miss the mark.

  • @SimonWhite-td2ke
    @SimonWhite-td2ke 5 місяців тому +3

    Eric looks like Billy Gunn in this clip

  • @elboogie2324
    @elboogie2324 5 місяців тому +19

    I had to stop it just to comment because I just KNOW Conrad is going to hate this. You can't bury his only source of information. Because that means that he has no credibility. And if Meltzer has no credibility, then his biggest mark doesn't have any either.

  • @karlm641
    @karlm641 5 місяців тому +3

    On the tag team stuff, the blueprint is there from the 70s, 80s and 90s on putting teams together and booking interesting programmes... Its really not that difficult but for some reason nobody is able to get FTR in a proper feud that pays off... Also, put guys in teams and make them actually dress like a team!

    • @kimchi2780
      @kimchi2780 5 місяців тому

      70s 80s and 90s is over.

    • @karlm641
      @karlm641 5 місяців тому +1

      @@kimchi2780 yeah and they actually drew money in those decades...

    • @kimchi2780
      @kimchi2780 5 місяців тому

      @@karlm641 because wrestling was huge in those decades. It's not the 70s anymore.

    • @karlm641
      @karlm641 5 місяців тому +1

      @@kimchi2780 I think you're missing the point... When you have guys doing every possible move under the sun and then kicking out of it, and 150lb guys beating 300lb guys people switch off

    • @kimchi2780
      @kimchi2780 5 місяців тому

      @karlm641 watch UFC or watch open weight BJJ small guys win matches. Also, wrestling has evolved. It's not 1970 where people think it's real. Dominic Mysterio was a heavy-weight champion for shits sake and he's literally 160lbs.

  • @freshuchiha2576
    @freshuchiha2576 5 місяців тому +2

    Russo Bischoff & Cornette all agree on stuff that everyone sees except Tony Khan

  • @FakeName-xm7kj
    @FakeName-xm7kj 5 місяців тому +2

    Conrad has become such a sweaty sad mark. Pathetic.

  • @mariawilliamson3522
    @mariawilliamson3522 5 місяців тому +1

    Oh &I forgot. WCW LIVE was on NITRO, THUNDER, WCW PPVS & ALSO WCW HOUSE SHOWS. WCW was on fire&the online community was there&supporting it. iT wasnt just a few thousand fans that had WCW LIVE doing a online show at WCW HOUSE SHOWS. And again THIS WAS n 1996.

  • @NeotericNegro
    @NeotericNegro 5 місяців тому +1

    There were fans rating matches in that era. It was called message boards. Also in no other industry do i see people so obsessed with ONE critic. Not in movies or music. It's so odd how one dude's opinion makes the wrestling world so upset.

  • @givem110
    @givem110 5 місяців тому +4

    Theres only a million match marks out there. They get about 80% of that to watch each week. Thsts their ceiling

  • @supportpatriarchyordietrying
    @supportpatriarchyordietrying 5 місяців тому +1

    Meltzer is why AEW exists. So it's logical they do what Meltzer likes.

  • @MattJungleCat
    @MattJungleCat 5 місяців тому

    Don't beat around the bush Eric... how do you REALLY feel about Meltzer? God bless you Eric. Love your honesty. Thankyou for EVERYTHING you've given us.

  • @nathanh2664
    @nathanh2664 5 місяців тому +1

    The Taker/HBK Flair/Steamboat and Omega’s NJP matches are some of my favorite matches of all time.

  • @allandodson9241
    @allandodson9241 5 місяців тому +2

    If anything, they need a women’s IC title

  • @stephenrogers4537
    @stephenrogers4537 5 місяців тому +1

    If you look at wrestling like a tug of war each team has 10 guys but which team has the better Talent😮

  • @nachoisone
    @nachoisone 5 місяців тому +1

    It’s interviews like this, I’d love to see a Bischoff with special guest Cornette episode.

  • @richk1306
    @richk1306 5 місяців тому +10

    Easy E dropping the truth again

    • @L1am21
      @L1am21 5 місяців тому

      Only one eazy-e and it ain't bischoff

    • @Fern80-fo1iv
      @Fern80-fo1iv 5 місяців тому +3

      @@L1am21 🤣 that's what they also used to call back in the day fool

    • @L1am21
      @L1am21 5 місяців тому

      @@Fern80-fo1iv you edited your comment and it still doesn't make sense and you're calling me a fool?

    • @Fern80-fo1iv
      @Fern80-fo1iv 5 місяців тому

      @@L1am21 my bad..or 🤓pardon me sir what I meant to say is that's what they also called Erich Bischoff In the late 90's ,is my spelling legible now🤣you little shit

    • @Fern80-fo1iv
      @Fern80-fo1iv 5 місяців тому

      Sorry E-R -I-C I don't want the damn grammar police coming after me again😄

  • @tchrisbass5650
    @tchrisbass5650 5 місяців тому +3

    5 star promo ! Thanks E

  • @Tom_TheDon
    @Tom_TheDon 5 місяців тому +12

    Conrad having kittens 😂

  • @actuallynotsteve
    @actuallynotsteve 5 місяців тому +1

    Kurt Angle has a higher cage match score than Moxley and Dave never addressed this

  • @Aj6711
    @Aj6711 5 місяців тому +1

    Dave and ConMan are 2 huge reason why Ppl don’t like AEW. They act like AEW is perfect and always has an excuses they are huge reason why ppl don’t like AEW

  • @ControlDenied307
    @ControlDenied307 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m no Meltzer apologist, dude’s autism has clearly been cranked up to 11 over the past few years, but Eric helped torpedo both WCW and TNA and is in no position to talk shit about AEW.

  • @notd0ll109
    @notd0ll109 5 місяців тому +1

    I took a shit in the Tokyo Dome. Dave gave it 5 stars.

  • @user-qx3eb2jx1p
    @user-qx3eb2jx1p 5 місяців тому +1

    what a time to be alive , Bischoff owning the little AEW marks , Meltzer and ''Tony'' . All the while there is nothing they can say as they cant claim he is ''pro WWE'' as look stupid . God bless Eric Bischoff for having the balls on this platform to say what the whole world knows - AEW is basically a little indie promotion run by a guy who hasnt a clue what he's doing .

  • @sleepyseahorsetv
    @sleepyseahorsetv 5 місяців тому +1

    Lol it started with Conrad on Eric's side about how Meltzer's opinions are shit,then Eric wove it into how AEW caters to Meltzer and TK is a student of Meltzer etc, then when they finally cut back to Conrad he's pouting 😂

  • @ESWShockwave
    @ESWShockwave 5 місяців тому +6

    Conrad is just as bad Dave. Both are equally responsible

  • @NaZtRdAmUs
    @NaZtRdAmUs 5 місяців тому +1

    The real wrestling fans understand Kurt is one of greatest and most the AEW roster don't deserve to lace his boots.

  • @GreenBayPack
    @GreenBayPack 5 місяців тому +3

    Dave has been on a roll lately. Blame the fans instead of AEW for not recording the overrun, saying poor people don't like AEW, and now telling people to refer to a fan site instead of explaining his reasoning for the grades he gives out.🤦‍♂️Bravo

  • @givem110
    @givem110 5 місяців тому +3

    Over half of the you tube wrestling shows or whatever were marks for Meltzer since the beginning of wrestling shoot/podcasts on here. So they can never admit fully that dave is a con man

  • @FitFreshMiami
    @FitFreshMiami 5 місяців тому +9

    I swear Conrad wears the same shirt every day

    • @DannyBZ9
      @DannyBZ9 5 місяців тому +3

      Not many XXXXXXXL shirts available

  • @QuDotG34
    @QuDotG34 5 місяців тому +1

    If you’re uncle Dave you know you’ve fucked up when Eric B. And Jim Cornett utter the same words towards you.

  • @miraclesage8622
    @miraclesage8622 5 місяців тому +1

    The idea that Kurt Angle has never had a 5 star match is absolutely absurd.

  • @ravenstrahd5234
    @ravenstrahd5234 5 місяців тому +2

    Dave Meltzer is the kind of guy who tries to extinguish a dumpster fire by hksing down with gasoline.

  • @woodwwad
    @woodwwad 5 місяців тому +1

    DAVE MELTZER is one of pro wrestling's greatest enemies.

  • @mrzoo5753
    @mrzoo5753 5 місяців тому +1

    What happened to that beautiful belt collection in the background?