Jim Cornette Reviews Dave Meltzer's 'Apology' For His Recent Comments on CM Punk

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  • Опубліковано 30 бер 2023
  • From Episode 287 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
    Artwork by Travis Heckel!
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  • @MisterT-os6yd
    @MisterT-os6yd Рік тому +566

    Dave: "Chris Jericho was a real locker room leader in the aftermath of the scrum."
    Alvarez: "Who did you hear that from?"
    Dave: "Chris Jericho."

  • @markcampbell2702
    @markcampbell2702 Рік тому +660

    Meltzer turns a 10 second answer into the world’s biggest word salad

    • @velvetsmoke5981
      @velvetsmoke5981 Рік тому +30

      Just like Tony

    • @TVindustries5000
      @TVindustries5000 Рік тому +11

      In Alvarez We Trust. for real tho gotta feel for Bryan having to listen to Dave week in and week out

    • @homedeezyfasheezy5662
      @homedeezyfasheezy5662 Рік тому +14

      I could see Dave completing an essay assignment in school that has a minimum word requirement by including the phrase “ya know” as part of the count.

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze Рік тому +13

      @@velvetsmoke5981 it's why they're all friends , and able to tolerate one another cause they're all sharing the same script of Adderall.

    • @hughmurphy151
      @hughmurphy151 Рік тому

      Dave is the chicken shit before the chicken salad...

  • @adamweishaupt2846
    @adamweishaupt2846 Рік тому +848

    I actually feel physical pain listening to Dave Meltzer trying to speak.

    • @KC-vx5wo
      @KC-vx5wo Рік тому +69

      he sounds like someone who swallowed their own tongue but hasn't realized it

    • @GraveMemories
      @GraveMemories Рік тому

      ​@PrinceRoy he honestly reminds me of a school shooter

    • @MyGodzilla10
      @MyGodzilla10 Рік тому +1

      That's not good.

    • @joemusolf6657
      @joemusolf6657 Рік тому +36

      I don't understand how anyone could willingly listen to him.
      At least Jim is humorous and is entertaining when he talks about stuff outside of wrestling.

    • @jetrobertsdj
      @jetrobertsdj Рік тому

      To be perfectly fair to Dave Meltzer, even though he is a writer that can't write and a podcaster that can't speak -- he is also an idiot.

  • @anderwood6005
    @anderwood6005 Рік тому +282

    The aubrey edwards artwork as the chess piece with the horse is amazingly funny.

  • @mattmcglasson7104
    @mattmcglasson7104 Рік тому +96

    Maybe Mox could change his name to “Plumber Lang”? 😂

  • @The.David.Robert
    @The.David.Robert Рік тому +246

    I love when Brian starts getting angry and rants and Jim backs him up with a “YEAH!”

  • @mr._muji
    @mr._muji Рік тому +517

    Dave's apology is about as sincere as a UA-cam apology after they commit horrific crimes.

    • @wilcee238
      @wilcee238 Рік тому +22

      *IT WAS JUST A PRANK BRAH!*

    • @brycebirkinbine4119
      @brycebirkinbine4119 Рік тому +33

      As sincere as Will Smith’s apology video lmfao

    • @kidvillain188
      @kidvillain188 Рік тому +14

      "I've grown to be a better person."

    • @Bahador.B
      @Bahador.B Рік тому

      Your grammar is as good as someone who is still in 2nd grade.

    • @1stylishdevil
      @1stylishdevil Рік тому +9

      “Starts to stutter and pretend to tear/cry”

  • @GrimeBot-io7ho
    @GrimeBot-io7ho Рік тому +136

    "I fucked up. I'm sorry."
    Seriously, Dave. That's all it takes.

    • @HarryRoyale
      @HarryRoyale Рік тому +24

      when I read that, I heard CM Punk's impression of Ryback when he botched the Gorilla Press 😂

    • @433podcastfootball
      @433podcastfootball Рік тому +19

      @@HarryRoyale ‘im sorry i’m dumb af’

    • @dhenderson1810
      @dhenderson1810 Рік тому +3

      ​@@HarryRoyaleTime Punk apologized to people.
      He is not a victim.

    • @NJones-ru4hu
      @NJones-ru4hu Рік тому +2

      Dave sounds like he's trying to say three things at once.

    • @toma.4808
      @toma.4808 Рік тому +3

      When you spend every waking second of your life convinced you're never wrong, admitting you were wrong is like surgery with no anesthesia. Somewhere at some point in Dave's life his mentality snapped

  • @Bama20512
    @Bama20512 Рік тому +145

    Meltzer and Alvarez are NEVER gonna admit that they helped ignite all the backstage drama. I’m not saying Punk was right all the way, but he was just defending his name and reputation.

    • @timmutohfan
      @timmutohfan Рік тому +35

      he was right all the way, shit happened in public for the world to see and all of it was based on lies and rumor and nothing was done publicly to dispel them. he absolutely handled it the right way. he's the only one in this who actually did the right thing.

    • @Bama20512
      @Bama20512 Рік тому +15

      @@timmutohfan like they said in the video, Tony Khan literally has no control over his locker room

    • @8Bitorbust
      @8Bitorbust Рік тому +13

      @@timmutohfan Im so glad I'm not alone on this subject. All this Punk was unprofessional stuff is BS. That's what baffles me about today's society. It's perfectly okay for people to gossip and spread rumors but when the subject retaliates they're the villain??? That's the absolute most delusional logic I think I've ever seen. If they truly had a problem with Punk they should've just confronted him like men. Regardless whoever it may be I hate seeing anyone get **** on when they don't deserve it. And as far as Mox not being under contract, I'd of told him you're not under contract, you do not get to demand ****!!!! But you are welcomed to leave. Bending over backwards my ass.

    • @timmutohfan
      @timmutohfan Рік тому +5

      @@Bama20512 that's true i mean look at what he named his promotion.. and knowing that pathetic fact i'd say tony was lucky punk didn't go in on him as well. i'd be fine with it if he had.

    • @timmutohfan
      @timmutohfan Рік тому +5

      @@8Bitorbust a lot of wrestling fans know we were sold an empty bag when aew was announced. that mission statement tk released aged like a glass of milk left outside on a hot summer day.

  • @Somethingelseentirelydifferent
    @Somethingelseentirelydifferent Рік тому +335

    Good god, give this artist a raise. CM Punk is the King and Kenny is the queen. 😂😂😂

    • @TheMrAlgoh
      @TheMrAlgoh Рік тому

      Horse face Aubrey is higher ranked than Jeristooge and Young Cents.

    • @myquest666420
      @myquest666420 Рік тому +6

      Does it mean that the king stays stationary while the queen does whatever she wants?

    • @jessepaiz6356
      @jessepaiz6356 Рік тому +20

      That makes Kenny Omega the most valuable piece on the board, something that is clearly not true in AEW.

    • @Copperstoned
      @Copperstoned Рік тому +30

      @@jessepaiz6356 Lol, no. The game ends when the King is in danger so the King is the most valuable piece. The Queen simply has more moves, like Omega. ;)

    • @kjdee140
      @kjdee140 Рік тому +9

      @@jessepaiz6356 That's where you're wrong. The chess game ends if the king is defeated, therefore, the king is the most valuable piece.

  • @rif5556
    @rif5556 Рік тому +61

    Dave's whole apology comes off as "I didn't do anything wrong"

    • @isaihvega9928
      @isaihvega9928 Рік тому +1

      He speaks as if he didnt realize what he posted would have ramifications. He seems like hes playing the fool or hes being manipulated by the bucks and his "sources"

    • @MoxyOh
      @MoxyOh Рік тому +10

      ​@isaih vega to be fair...Dave had 40 years where *nobody* took anything he said seriously and it had no ramifications in the business. Previous eras in wrestling Dave was treated like a mark...which he is.
      Now he's a "legit wrestling news source"...which he isn't.

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 Рік тому

      @@MoxyOh Correct on the second part, completely wrong on the first.
      Revisionist history ahoy!

    • @MoxyOh
      @MoxyOh Рік тому +3

      @Henry Gvidonas oh, look...a Dave fan who talks like Dave.
      Excuse me while I hit the "ignore" button.

    • @getschwifty9531
      @getschwifty9531 Рік тому +3

      @MoxyOh I blame all the people that give a man with a newsletter so much influence and validation.
      Uncle Dave mastered framing lol.

  • @warrensloan3467
    @warrensloan3467 Рік тому +73

    “I’m not a liar, I just leave out key pieces of information that add context to what I tell people that don’t give the impression I want.”

  • @emilioamaro2790
    @emilioamaro2790 Рік тому +111

    30 min on Uncle Dave? I’m ready 🍿

  • @peterjeter9546
    @peterjeter9546 Рік тому +323

    This artwork is classic and Travis is a genius

  • @nicnicnickey
    @nicnicnickey Рік тому +60

    Nice job Travis. The Bucks as the smallest pawns is genius.

  • @zackc3767
    @zackc3767 Рік тому +111

    The Rocky 3 thing could work if CM Punk became the champ over Moxley and then was the champ for 12-18 months with numerous defenses, mostly squashes or at least easy wins. Along the way a Powerhouse Hobbs monster type stealthily comes up the card undefeated over 12 months crushing everyone. Then he'd beat up Ace Steel and then squash Punk after insulting Punk's wife. Then Punk comes back after a few months and wins through new tactics learned from former adversary Moxley in exchange for a title shot.

    • @williamthomas5215
      @williamthomas5215 Рік тому +12

      Corny is this you??

    • @shin0bili
      @shin0bili Рік тому +9

      Wow that was actually good

    • @nicholashackie1407
      @nicholashackie1407 Рік тому +13

      That is actually a great way to do that storyline. 👍

    • @presidentskroob
      @presidentskroob Рік тому +18

      Now THAT is Rocky 3. Moxley is clueless.

    • @chrissawyer1484
      @chrissawyer1484 Рік тому +4

      THAT is a Rocky 3 scenario. Let me delete my comment because yours is far better than mine.

  • @J1R629
    @J1R629 Рік тому +209

    Dave Meltzer was the worst thing to the happen to the wrestling industry. At least with Vince McMahon, he gave us so many great moments. Meltzer impacted the industry in a way that will take years to reverse if it can be at all.

    • @stuartcash6596
      @stuartcash6596 Рік тому +26

      could not agree more, been saying this for years.

    • @MoxyOh
      @MoxyOh Рік тому +36

      I've been saying there's a reason he was kept Out of the business beyond peripheral reporting for the last 40 years.

    • @kidneystonermusic
      @kidneystonermusic Рік тому +25

      I've thought this too. He's actually made pro wrestling worse.

    • @ismthamisfit
      @ismthamisfit Рік тому +10

      Also add Russo in there but yeah Meltzers done a lot of damage to the business

    • @USA0645
      @USA0645 Рік тому

      That a what Wcw and WWF was FUCKING retired and dumb

  • @tobikurashiki5800
    @tobikurashiki5800 Рік тому +38

    People who had multiple strokes talk more coherently than poor Uncle Dave.

    • @BlueW0rld
      @BlueW0rld Рік тому +1

      Goddamn lmao

    • @Ryanonfire03
      @Ryanonfire03 Рік тому +3

      It’s like… you know, like. That’s probably like, you know like, you know, true.

    • @PersonalAcc1989
      @PersonalAcc1989 7 місяців тому

      He’s autistic I think.

  • @alexschofield944
    @alexschofield944 Рік тому +31

    Remember that, when Punk left WWE, he rejected the offer from Jericho to appear in his podcast. Jericho himself confirmed this and said that Punk had, apparently, said that he wasn’t interested in giving an interview to anyone who just wanted to massage their ego. Jericho was clearly pissed at this and has never gotten over it. If I were Punk, I’d tell AEW where to shove it. They need him far more than he needs them and, whilst Tony remains at the head of the management of the company, the lunatics (specifically Jericho, Bucks and co) will continue to run the asylum. Punk should walk away and watch the company crumble.

  • @corpyhogan4433
    @corpyhogan4433 Рік тому +94

    Every bit of dignity and credibility Meltzer had before the creation of AEW is gone. He spent several decades shitting on everything WWE and the wrestlers and not one time issued an apology for things that were proven wrong but suddenly it’s OK for AEW’s roster???

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze Рік тому

      The dude was always a fucking joke..he can't even form a coherent sentence or thought without studdering and yet people take his word as gospel.

    • @EliC09
      @EliC09 Рік тому +18

      He’s probably on the payroll

    • @TVindustries5000
      @TVindustries5000 Рік тому +5

      but WWE did suck for years from yhe 2010s till recently. I know it does cuz I watched it in vain hoping it would get better and it finally has started to and will say Meltzer has said praises of what WWE has done this past year
      also I dont know why he should apologize for shitting on WWE, he's a wrestling snob. it has as much worth as people put into it. I wouldnt expect for Jim to have to apologize for his opinions on AEW
      Dave spreading wrong info for profit is something to apologize for lol

    • @corpyhogan4433
      @corpyhogan4433 Рік тому +14

      @@TVindustries5000 oh, no, don’t get me wrong I’m not talking about product wise. I meant backstage rumors and things like that.

    • @frederickeusebio5153
      @frederickeusebio5153 Рік тому +5

      He didn't have any before AEW either. He was just a shill for NJPW back then.

  • @IAmHeartbreak_
    @IAmHeartbreak_ Рік тому +121

    It's apparent to me that Chris Jericho's role in all of this drama isn't talked about enough... I'm under the belief CM Punk vs the Elite fight/drama was instigated by info Jericho gave to Meltzer.
    Dave has been getting used and doesn't realize it. He's way too old to not see he's getting used.

    • @kaptainkibiroproductions45
      @kaptainkibiroproductions45 Рік тому +10

      He's only 2 years older than Jim. It's not age it's just a lack of general understanding of how to process what's happened to him and how he's been used and unfortunaely had his reputation stank out more than a port o'potty in a construction site.

    • @jensavage58
      @jensavage58 Рік тому

      So now the bad guys are not The Elite, it's Jericho?

    • @kaptainkibiroproductions45
      @kaptainkibiroproductions45 Рік тому +32

      @@jensavage58 everyone involved from Tony Khan to the Elite to Jericho to Punk to EVERYONE ON DOWN they ALL have done some sort of wrong or handled things stupidly and they ALL need a much stronger lesson in accountability.
      But EVERYTHING ultimately falls on Tony Khan because he's literally the boss of everything and should be above all of this.

    • @johnblackrose
      @johnblackrose Рік тому

      @@jensavage58 no i believe there is some animosity. But jericho fired the first shot for them.

    • @cornelioust2165
      @cornelioust2165 Рік тому +1

      ​@@kaptainkibiroproductions45that part

  • @MrSpeed-lt8gr
    @MrSpeed-lt8gr Рік тому +22

    The Buckaroos as pawns is perfect 🤣

  • @tommyfraz.
    @tommyfraz. Рік тому +61

    I love how Corny has the “whoa whoa whoa, I just sat down, who starts a conversation like that” kinda response 😂

    • @Shisui5752
      @Shisui5752 Рік тому

      That Peter Griffin shit. 😂

  • @PatrickMaliha
    @PatrickMaliha Рік тому +33

    This thumbnail is brilliant. Seriously… pure absolute brilliance! EACH chess piece is EXACTLY what they should be. This is seriously next level stuff.

    • @northleedspoppa
      @northleedspoppa Рік тому +5

      Why is Nicholas cage between Moxley and Jericho?

    • @jknight1984
      @jknight1984 Рік тому +1

      @@northleedspoppa that's the ref Aubrey Edwards 🤣

    • @northleedspoppa
      @northleedspoppa Рік тому +2

      @@jknight1984 oh shit 🤣🤣🤣

  • @thomastownsend2702
    @thomastownsend2702 Рік тому +27

    Dave gave a 7-star apology

    • @ramonalvarez19
      @ramonalvarez19 Рік тому +8

      If it was Tokyo dome

    • @davidjsaul
      @davidjsaul Місяць тому

      It would have been 8 stars but he couldn't post it using the Tokyo Dome WiFi 😂

  • @edmulligan6472
    @edmulligan6472 Рік тому +24

    This is one of Travis Heckel's most brilliant works. Notice how the Bucks are pawns, Ref Aubrey is the knight (horse face), Kenny is the queen and CM Punk is king. Subtle yet hilarious. Jericho and Mox as the rook and bishop maybe just to include them in the pic? Unless that's a joke I'm missing. Love it either way!

    • @nickhughes8179
      @nickhughes8179 Рік тому

      The term rook can also mean to swindle, scam or con. JeriCrashPad is scamming Cokie the Khan for a fat paycheck to do stupid comedy that even Vince "Tutu and POOPOO" McMahon said no to.

  • @sherkslayer9985
    @sherkslayer9985 Рік тому +16

    Colt cabana isn’t even been used more without punk there.

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze Рік тому +3

      Who even gives af about that guy?! That's aew problem and wwe giving people nobody gives a damn about so when someone like Colt isn't used I'm actually happy .

    • @whereta3097
      @whereta3097 Рік тому +2

      Right people bitched that he wasn't there because of Punk, but where has he been since?

  • @Justin-bo5pg
    @Justin-bo5pg Рік тому +13

    He tries to not lie? No, he straight up lied twice about Punk and he got caught lying twice.
    He "heard" that Cabana was gone because of Punk. He didn't run that down, he didn't do any due diligence...he just said it...and then was surprised that people took that statement...IN CONTEXT and started running with it.
    Then it was oh...well I wasn't reporting that, I was just saying I heard it...
    Meltzer for a long time has very seldom taking responsibility for being at BEST wrong in his backstage reporting and at worst completely making stuff up to support HIS OPINION.

  • @jtom416
    @jtom416 Рік тому +58

    Quite possibly my favourite Travis thumbnail. The chess pieces are beautifully accurate

    • @greghughes6098
      @greghughes6098 Рік тому +1

      The only problem is the that the queen is the most powerful piece

    • @jtom416
      @jtom416 Рік тому +2

      @@greghughes6098 While the king being taken off the board hasn't ended AEW, they're certainly and notably worse off without him

    • @Treklosopher
      @Treklosopher Рік тому +3

      ​@@jtom416 Its a check rather than a checkmate. ;)

    • @jtom416
      @jtom416 Рік тому

      @@Treklosopher Haha there we go!

    • @MrRjh63
      @MrRjh63 Рік тому

      I feel like Jericho and moxley should be swapped but otherwise good

  • @nickhughes8179
    @nickhughes8179 Рік тому +8

    Go figure the piece Aubrey is. I had a depressing day losing a close billiards round and getting my team eliminated from a $5,000 cash prize. Thanks Travis, this art made my day and brought me some joy!!

  • @mxes5938
    @mxes5938 Рік тому +9

    having Elton John's "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" playing over Unca Dave's rambling makes it so much better

  • @ryanmadgwick6016
    @ryanmadgwick6016 Рік тому +33

    Ah 30 minutes of my life well spent. I knew it would be gold reading the title, I was not disappointed. Long live cornette!

  • @1andonlykingp
    @1andonlykingp Рік тому +12

    Aubrey Edwards being on the Knight chess piece hasn't been lost on me 😂

  • @kimbob5
    @kimbob5 Рік тому +24

    Love how Kenny is the Queen and The Bucks are Pawns.

    • @MrSircharles05
      @MrSircharles05 Рік тому +4

      And Aubrey is the horse

    • @kimbob5
      @kimbob5 Рік тому +1

      @@MrSircharles05 I would have mentioned that but lots of people seem to have beaten me to the punch.

  • @wilcee238
    @wilcee238 Рік тому +19

    Bray Wyatt should’ve went to AEW; because the children backstage would’ve really enjoyed his Firefly Funhouse puppet show.

  • @EliC09
    @EliC09 Рік тому +44

    Aubrey as the knight (horse) is excellent!

    • @whosregis2000
      @whosregis2000 Рік тому +1

      I was trying to figure that out.... thanks!

    • @Am0ment0fB
      @Am0ment0fB Рік тому

      Actually, I believe it's regal in his drag outfit. Ha.

    • @Oh-ffs
      @Oh-ffs Рік тому

      Except she's in the bishop spot. Travis was drawing not playing chess lol

    • @Am0ment0fB
      @Am0ment0fB Рік тому +3

      I like Omega as the queen. Ha.

    • @adamweishaupt2846
      @adamweishaupt2846 Рік тому +1

      Olivier as the Queen as well 😀

  • @TownieGirl1974
    @TownieGirl1974 Рік тому +8

    It's been a while since I've said this, but I have to say it again - Jim and Brian need to start selling Travis' artwork on Jim's website. Not every single Thumbnail that Travis has ever made would have to be for sale on Jim's website, but the absolute gems like this one.

    • @8Bitorbust
      @8Bitorbust 10 місяців тому

      I'd pay good money for the one of Schivanne holding the picture of Regal. That literally had me in tears I was laughing so hard.

  • @firepenguin38
    @firepenguin38 Рік тому +12

    That Dave MELTZER graphic Travis draws cracks me up every time.

    • @beef7401
      @beef7401 Рік тому +3

      I didn't really get it until I saw the original photo the other day and I was shocked how accurate it is

  • @dw8368
    @dw8368 Рік тому +17

    Dave relating this to Rocky 3, the way he does; just shows how he tows their line.

    • @KC-vx5wo
      @KC-vx5wo Рік тому +2

      I read that as "there goes his hairline"

  • @garthleadon8483
    @garthleadon8483 Рік тому +6

    SNL Alumni Fred Armisen use to do a character on Weekend Update that I think was inspired by how Dave Meltzer talks. Funny as hell.

  • @Jayce_Alexander
    @Jayce_Alexander Рік тому +7

    The bucks as tiny pawns. 🤣
    Travis is a national treasure. Still waiting for that coffee table book featuring the best of his art.

    • @James.Gatsby
      @James.Gatsby Рік тому

      because they are, that EVP imaginary role really went to their heads and they think they're tough guys confronting Punk but btch smacked by Punk in return. lastly nobody likes a snitches we all know its the bucks.

  • @Am0ment0fB
    @Am0ment0fB Рік тому +13

    For anyone who missed the ol marble mouth Meltzer response, please allow me to summarize for you all:
    "Duh, uh, erm, urm, errrrrrrr, da, buh, ya know, uhrm, well, dur, wuh, ehhhhhh, but, ur things, uh, can, er, always, um change."
    Ha.

    • @maddogdan
      @maddogdan Рік тому +2

      Exactly ,lol

    • @Am0ment0fB
      @Am0ment0fB Рік тому +2

      @@maddogdan you get it. Here have a 🍪. Ha.

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 Рік тому +2

      There wasn't a single "like" in there. And not nearly enough "you knows".
      3/10. No brass ring! Go to OVW for six months and learn a new hold.

    • @Am0ment0fB
      @Am0ment0fB 11 місяців тому

      ​@@henrygvidonas9573err, urhm, uhh, well you know, duhh, like, you know, ummm, like you know, things can always change. Uhhhh.
      I'm ready.
      Put me in coach!
      Ha.

  • @_luke795_
    @_luke795_ Рік тому +9

    Can I sue for the amount of brain cells I lost listening to Meltzer put together a sentence?

  • @darksideon
    @darksideon Рік тому +10

    14:05 Did Meltzer just admit that he tries to not lie on a daily basis?😂

    • @whereta3097
      @whereta3097 Рік тому +2

      "I try to never to do that" referencing lying, trying?? Nice catch

  • @bobafreeman
    @bobafreeman Рік тому +20

    The cartoon face of Moxley is still one of my favorite parts of this podcast. Love the show, but that cartoon cracks me up every single time too

  • @ck_idgaf1680
    @ck_idgaf1680 Рік тому +22

    21:17 EXACTLY.. I been saying it since the beginning, the booking has been terrible from the start. Folks had a "hard-on" to see WWE fail and lose. Those surprise debuts can only last so long, then there's nobody left. Now you gotta book something. All AEW's issues were being hidden, now they out. Now look, WWE still here and still #1. All the small victories are on WWE's side again. Meltzer, Khan and everyone else are coming to a reality now. You need to be competent, cause all that BS comes to the light sooner or later.

  • @MarcoCaifan87
    @MarcoCaifan87 Рік тому +4

    25:31 “wait a minute, where was he getting them from? SOB, bootleggin’” 😂

  • @WeBarelySober
    @WeBarelySober Рік тому +4

    Dave blocked me on Twitter after I tweeted saying that he (Meltzer) should be blackballed for his role in instigating the Brawl Out event. Looks like I may have touched a nerve on that one.

  • @zxcvbnm35125
    @zxcvbnm35125 Рік тому +31

    Is it weird that Jim and Dave each have their own Brian?

    • @Rjensen2
      @Rjensen2 Рік тому +4

      No, it's a common name.

    • @goodday2760
      @goodday2760 Рік тому

      Every podcast now has their own Brian. It's one of the worst things to happen. None of these cohosts are good, including Sean Oliver. They all take their money and panda to them.

    • @KC-vx5wo
      @KC-vx5wo Рік тому +7

      jim has brian and dave has bryan huge difference

    • @Emporkommling
      @Emporkommling Рік тому +1

      Brian vs. Brian
      Falls count anywhere
      No DQ (lazy booking)

    • @TimTE01
      @TimTE01 Рік тому

      Now I’m wondering if I’M the Brian on my Podcast.
      Thanks for the insecurity.

  • @robertcrist5747
    @robertcrist5747 Рік тому +5

    Remember the good old days when letters and magazines was a way on connecting? Social media is the worst thing to happen to this country.

  • @franciscoj.figueroarivera8337
    @franciscoj.figueroarivera8337 Рік тому +11

    For those who were born in the mid 1990's or early 2000's that have never seen a Rocky movie . Silvester Stallone became a major movie star in 1977 when the first Rocky movie ( Rocky) came out. He played a down trotten boxer who fought every 2 weeks in back ally bars and night clubs and was also a " fixer " for a Mafia numbers guy, and did both things to make money. Apollo Creed ( Carl Weathers) was a character inspired by Muhammad Ali, who was the heavyweight champion of the world in boxing. He was going to defend the title against the #1 contender who got injured during training, Creed decides to fight anyway by giving an unknown boxer a chance to beat him for the title, choosing Rocky , who accepts the fight with the purpose of proving to everyone that he's not a loser. Creed wins by the skin of his teeth and dicides to give Rocky a rematch to prove that he didn't beat Rocky by luck ( Rocky ll ), but ends up losing the title to him. In Rocky lll, Rocky is the multi millionaire world heavyweight champion boxer who's living the good life making money, he buying clothes, and expensive cars. Clubber Lang ( played by Mr. T ) is the hungry young fighter that's knocking everybody out and wants to find that Rocky anytime, and anywhere. If Punk had agreed to work with Moxley, who is going to be Rocky and who's going to be Clubber Lang? Because both Moxley and Punk would've both identified with Clubber Lang, and that's impossible !!!!!!!! With all do respect to him, l think that Moxley got confused with that idea.

  • @robkorczak
    @robkorczak Рік тому +10

    Dave wants to "accept responsibility" without accepting responsibility and he's burying the lead of this story under a novel's worth of wordage. He seemed very clear when he was burying Punk.

  • @BlackMoore82
    @BlackMoore82 Рік тому +12

    Take a shot every time Dave says “it’s like”

  • @matt-warssupreme6977
    @matt-warssupreme6977 Рік тому +7

    Whenever I've finished listening to Meltzer ramble, I wonder if I've just suffered an aneurysm.

  • @hectic105
    @hectic105 Рік тому +9

    The first thing I thought of (and even posted somewhere in a video about it) when I heard Moxley say that he wasn’t under contract when he was their champion was “Booker of the year everyone!”. Was funny hearing Jim basically say that here as well when mentioning that fact, heh.

    • @KC-vx5wo
      @KC-vx5wo Рік тому +5

      a guy who isn't medically cleared vs.a guy who isn't under contract...oh and both are world champions...sloppy shop indeed!

    • @andyadams420
      @andyadams420 Рік тому +1

      Meltzer: Well um ahh umm like if it were up to me uhm ah like Tony Kahn would like be uhm like booker of the um decade. Like you know what I mean?

  • @Barfbagdontsag
    @Barfbagdontsag Рік тому +39

    I love AEW, and like Tony Khan…but guy is DEFINITELY a living example on the fact that just because you have money doesn’t mean you’re smarter or more capable.

  • @klawstecno2083
    @klawstecno2083 Рік тому +4

    Well...If we consider that Ace Steel "Heart" was his contract, he really died like Mickey 😂

  • @ween0
    @ween0 Рік тому +3

    Never have heard a 60 year old man use the word "like" so much

  • @michaelbacon4746
    @michaelbacon4746 Рік тому +11

    Has Dave ever completed a full spoken sentence?

  • @zootmarimba7107
    @zootmarimba7107 Рік тому +3

    To quote Emperor Kuzco: “What is he babbling about? He’s like the thing that wouldn’t shut up.”

    • @theothesir
      @theothesir Рік тому +1

      You, fellow commenter, are one of culture.

  • @Yoshiinite
    @Yoshiinite Рік тому +7

    Damn Uncle Dave sure has a talent to beat around the bush to avoid saying he's sorry lol

  • @akamiguelsanchez9985
    @akamiguelsanchez9985 Рік тому +6

    Dave ‘like, like, like, like, like’ Meltzer

  • @jonathanevans4686
    @jonathanevans4686 Рік тому +2

    Dave: ramblings of a madman
    How many words can he say without actually saying anything 🤦‍♂️

  • @Thad96
    @Thad96 Рік тому +22

    Half hour video about Davey boy will be gold

    • @Bowler6611
      @Bowler6611 Рік тому +2

      I thought you meant Davey Boy Smith 😂😂😂

    • @Emporkommling
      @Emporkommling Рік тому

      He meant the other crackhead named Dave

    • @quentinkaasa47
      @quentinkaasa47 Рік тому +2

      "It wasn't me, it was uh, Alvarez. If you really think about it, I wasn't even there at the time."

  • @VanishingWalker
    @VanishingWalker Рік тому +3

    Meltzer's apology sounds more convoluted than any mystery plot in the LOST TV show.

  • @beeaveragegaming3482
    @beeaveragegaming3482 Рік тому +5

    Lmaoo Moxley wasn't under contract and he saw what was happening with Cody, Seth and the BLOODLINE. And said nah don't want part of that 😂 keep me in AEW so I can bleed to death 😂

  • @namelessjedi2242
    @namelessjedi2242 9 місяців тому +1

    The face and chess piece matches are perfection 😂

  • @RingsideLogic
    @RingsideLogic Рік тому +5

    If he says “Like,” “You Know,” and “I mean” one more time, I'm gonna get him a speak and spell.

  • @PhatGirlLuvr68Comix
    @PhatGirlLuvr68Comix Рік тому +3

    The hedge maze that is a Meltzer explanation.

  • @TomBerishaj
    @TomBerishaj Рік тому +4

    Meltzer has had a tremendous amount of success for a guy who is very clearly on the spectrum.

  • @stephenrogers4537
    @stephenrogers4537 Рік тому +1

    Dave sounds like a otamatone voice you get spam callers on your phone 😂

  • @Mark-el9sy
    @Mark-el9sy Рік тому +6

    Meltzer should wear a bike helmet at all times

  • @marlinmealer6506
    @marlinmealer6506 Рік тому +11

    Why is Aubrey there oh wait Knight is a Horse
    Travis is a genius at this

  • @edutainme7265
    @edutainme7265 Рік тому +5

    Travis' choices of who is the king, queen, etc. is its own story I want to hear.

  • @omedon666
    @omedon666 Рік тому +4

    "I Try not to [Lie] but... whatever." Jesus, Dave, finish a thought man, just one!

  • @colelatshaw2317
    @colelatshaw2317 Рік тому +7

    Aubrey as the knight piece is the greatest thing ever

  • @megafan2000
    @megafan2000 Рік тому +17

    I can't help but laugh to myself how similar in a sense the drama I've experienced in my life for the last 2 years or so in another fandom I'm involved in is to all this AEW drama between Punk and the Elite. Watching what happened at the Press Scrum last year and the days that followed made me realize it. It's not a 1:1 the same but thematically it absolutely is if you really look at it.
    *I'm an amalgamation of Punk and Moxley. Punk mostly in that I'm the one fucked over just trying to do the job at hand, Moxley in that I'm always here to serve the project
    *The group of girls who has done nothing but stir the shit and are the favorites are the Elite
    *I personally never had an issue with the Kenny Omega of the group despite knowing what she had done to others until she did that shit to me and tried to pass the buck. Her Young Bucks always said the right things to me publicly and to me directly but say the complete opposite behind closed doors which I found out after the fact. I've barely spoken ever to the Callis and Cutler etc of the group.
    *The actors we're all serving are Tony Khan because they know it's The Elite but don't say anything because they're the biggest donors. I'm sorry I just have a regular job and can't donate endlessly to their passion project but I've donated a fuck lot for a regular joe.
    *The indiegogo show they're trying to get made is AEW.
    *I tried to do the right thing and call out the actions of The Elite directly to Tony Khan behind closed doors when they finally fucked with me directly and it's effectively ostracized me and cost me friendships even with other people The Elite have fucked with previously.
    My brain when talking about everything to others in the fandom who all know something has been happening but don't know the details is logically Cornette because I saw through all the bullshit but when trying to talk about it is Meltzer 😂

  • @gazzyb1079
    @gazzyb1079 Рік тому +2

    Oh boy! Popcorn at the ready 😂

  • @patskers1
    @patskers1 Рік тому +2

    Cant wait for Tony Khan to reveal himself as Meltzer’s source.
    It’s me Punk! It was me all along!

  • @septer3528
    @septer3528 Рік тому +4

    Alright everyone, whenever Dave says "like", Scream real loud. This should be fun. 🎉🎉

  • @xpacme
    @xpacme Рік тому +1

    I just can't with the drawing of Uncle Dave. Ha ha ha.

  • @YourContentSucks.
    @YourContentSucks. Рік тому +2

    This is why Schmeltzer should never be given a platform to do anything, ever.

  • @arifinrohan8595
    @arifinrohan8595 Рік тому +3

    As soon as Punk left AEW, Tony Khan, Dave Meltzer and everyone associated with that godforsaken company realized just how bad it was for business and just how much value Punk had brought and then taken with him. So, now, all of these snakes are having to eat their words that they'd been using since Punk's departure to defame and hopefully devalue him only to realize that they'd been devaluing their own company all along.

  • @LennyHenrysDorsalCavity
    @LennyHenrysDorsalCavity Рік тому +4

    This makes Logan Paul's "I made a severe and continuous lapse of my judgement" apoloy seem believable 😂

  • @citizenstrife
    @citizenstrife Рік тому +2

    Tony Khan and Dave Meltzer are tied for saying the absolute least in the longest amount of time.

  • @cubanpete6764
    @cubanpete6764 Рік тому +2

    Aubrey as the knight (horse) piece lmao

  • @SGGaming1
    @SGGaming1 Рік тому +3

    Metlzer needs to get a CT scan for his brain.

  • @huh8662
    @huh8662 Рік тому +3

    Does anyone else get physically ill when people use the word "like" 4,000 fucking times during a conversation or am I just old?

    • @TimTE01
      @TimTE01 Рік тому +1

      See the comments.
      You’re not alone.

  • @chadhartsees
    @chadhartsees Рік тому +2

    Dave can't string two sentences together, and this is the guy, for years, that people held up as some sort of reliable person?

  • @peytonlong5573
    @peytonlong5573 Рік тому +2

    “I try to never lie” your a wrestling journalist, holy fuck he basically admits he was used to start shit with Punk I can’t believe this shit

  • @aegis8d737
    @aegis8d737 Рік тому +10

    How can anyone listen to Dave's podcast and not go mental?!?

    • @Ted_Bell
      @Ted_Bell Рік тому

      I quit for good 3 years ago.

    • @misters4022
      @misters4022 Рік тому

      because i dont take him serious to begin with

    • @c4j754
      @c4j754 Рік тому +6

      Well, it's not exactly like... like... umm... the thing is that when you have a... if you were to ever do... I mean if it was one of those situations where you were just, just... just one of THOSE guys- I mean I should say people instead of guys, because as you know, or may know, well, some of us know that not all wrestling fans are guys, and that's not to say that YOU'RE not a guy or that you are a guy because I don't really know which one you are. But if you were one those guys, or gals, or people, who really did listen- I mean REALLY listen to what I have to say. I'm not saying, like, that, I'm, like, some kind of wrestling guru... although... yeah, I mean, if there was a guru in, in, in, in, in, in wrestling you would prooooobably, yeah, probably have to go with myself on that one. Yeah on that one. If you really listened to me, not saying I'm a guru or that I'm not a guru or that you're guy or not a guy, if you REALLY listened to what I, or some other guy or guru who isn't me, said, like, like, like. Uhhh. You'd have to, or *sigh* well, maybe you would have to, but you're probably... .... ... very... very, uh, likely to eventually figure out, or maybe more quickly depending on what, say, kind of fan you are or aren't, that what I, uh, have to say, uh, is, uh.. really... really... something to hear. If you know what I mean.

    • @misterpinkandyellow74
      @misterpinkandyellow74 Рік тому

      Years ago Dave used to speak normally

    • @dagunn
      @dagunn Рік тому

      @@c4j754bravo 👏👏

  • @MilMaska
    @MilMaska Рік тому +26

    "I'm the best wrestler in the World. Nobody can touch me" - CM Punk

    • @ajr4888
      @ajr4888 Рік тому

      Cut to him being held down in the octagon and tickled like a child

    • @BasketCase420
      @BasketCase420 Рік тому +2

      The only thing that's real is me, and the fact that day in and day out, for almost six years, I've proved to everybody in the world that I'm the best on this microphone, in that ring, even at commentary! Nobody can touch me!

    • @BasketCase420
      @BasketCase420 Рік тому +2

      I've been the best ever since day one when I walked into this company, and I've been vilified and hated since that day because Paul Heyman saw something in me that nobody else wanted to admit. That's right, I'm a Paul Heyman guy. You know who else was a Paul Heyman guy? Brock Lesnar, and he split just like I'm splitting, but the biggest difference between me and Brock is I'm going to leave with the WWE Championship.

    • @johnblackrose
      @johnblackrose Рік тому +1

      Its oddly true.
      He was the only one on the mic in that entire generation who couldve stood toe to toe with people like steve austin and the rock. Of course we wont ever know because he had to have a filter. Cause PG era. Even people who were around during the attitude era (jericho) cant even touch punk.
      Punk was literally at the wrong place wrong time with his career. He wouldve exploded in the attitude era or at the very least the ruthless aggression era

  • @hovz-zo8lf
    @hovz-zo8lf Рік тому +2

    Aubrey being the Knight on a chess board is *chefs kiss*

  • @joshuac5537
    @joshuac5537 Рік тому +2

    The blue vein line around ~28:00 was awesome!

  • @stealthmode1303
    @stealthmode1303 Рік тому +4

    Dam the artwork on this one is super exceptional 😂😂😂

    • @georgeh4171
      @georgeh4171 Рік тому +2

      Looks like Dave is pounding Tony from behind!😂😂

  • @ReiHost
    @ReiHost Рік тому +4

    Sorry for the long UA-cam comment but I've wanted to state this for some time.
    I was a huge fan of F4W from the date of its launch, before it merged with the Observer Newsletter. I was a moderator for the Message Board and joyfully listened to every show. When I moved overseas, the website was my window to a hobby of which I could only rarely partake. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my subscription a few years ago.
    Not because I didn't want to listen... but instead because I couldn't. I would tune in to shows, hoping to hear the news and gossip in the entertainment industry I have followed my entire life, only to get gibberish. For a while I thought I was missing shows, where what was being talked about had been covered, with me coming into the middle of a breaking story. Then I believed I was the strange one for not devouring the newsletter the moment it is published, because I am supposed to read a 20,000 word book each week to know the news before listening to the news shows.
    Of course that is a ridiculous concept; that a listener needs a prerequisite of any kind before listening to any individual Podcast. In reality, about a year before the Pandemic, Dave's speech--already winding--devolved entirely into garbled nonsense. Worse, Bryan as a host has lost complete control of the show with him, not for lack of trying to his credit, with topics jumping and moving with absolutely no introduction or explanation. I used to happily troll Alvarez on The Board~! for years but honestly, he's really good at what he does as a radio personality. But no matter how good he is, trying to keep Dave on subject or even to explain what subject is being brought up or the story being referenced is a losing battle for anyone.
    I would love to hear Dave's thoughts on the wrestling business again, even AEW that he vastly overrates and WWE that he vastly underrates. While I didn't always agree with him, he offers unique insight, amazing historical knowledge and is one of the few reporters with a global viewpoint. Sadly, his speaking ability most closely resembles a person with a communication disorder, specifically circumstantiality or possibly even tangentiality, than a person whom should be interviewed on radio or a podcast. If I'm right on this, my condolences. But on the few times I've heard his shows referenced since I failed to renew my subscription, I see no evidence these communication disorder symptoms have gotten better or ever will.

    • @goodday2760
      @goodday2760 Рік тому +1

      I was with you until you regurgitated that 'underrating WWE' stupidity you post to fit in with this little online neo-kayfabe company war BS roleplay. I stopped reading there.

    • @ReiHost
      @ReiHost Рік тому +2

      "underrating WWE' stupidity you post"
      I've never posted on this subject before, on UA-cam or any other website. Did you mistake me for someone else?

    • @goodday2760
      @goodday2760 Рік тому

      @@ReiHost In English grammar, if someone says "you speak of wonderful things" or "they flaunt their wealth", it may sound like it refers to multiple instances, but it doesn't have to. Saying "he means" is the same as saying "by this, he is meaning". So no. You were meant to read it as: "which you are posting". As you can see, "you post" is more demeaning and deprecating.

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 Рік тому

      Bryan used to correct Dave or rein him in when he started meandering aimlessly. At least that's how I remember it - I haven't listened to them for quite a while, except for the occasional UA-cam clip here and there. It's as if Bryan just gave up at some point, because you can only do that with a co-host of a show for so long before you come off like a patronising dick.
      Ironically, Bryan's old gimmick on the B&V(&C) shows was to be just that... an arrogant patronising douche. But those shows had a generally comedic tone, something you could never pull off with Dave. Even when he wasn't what he is these days, he was almost completely humourless. The only comedy you will ever get from Meltzer, is unintentional.

  • @passingjudgement1194
    @passingjudgement1194 Рік тому +2

    Having Aubrey as the knight is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @SteelCity570
    @SteelCity570 Рік тому +9

    AEW has gone to shit since Punk has been gone

    • @tj-23
      @tj-23 Рік тому +2

      well lets be honest, it was still shit with punk but punk made it tolerable because he was on it

  • @fartsound74
    @fartsound74 Рік тому +3

    Could you imagine Dave making an apology for one of his reports attacking Hogan or somebody in the WWE? He's such a stooge for AEW.

  • @erikcruz5018
    @erikcruz5018 Рік тому +1

    Dave sounds like Justin Long as Dr. Lexus when he meets Luke Wilson in Idiocracy. "What I'd do, is just like... like... you know, like, you know what I mean, like...”