Dave Meltzer/Wrestling Observer/Wrestling & MMA reporter/combat sports business analyst/
San Jose, CA
Joined September 2012
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Gets jumped by a bunch of guys on Wednesday, gets fined $13,000 for no reason, wins a wrestling match Saturday, and then asks for the release from prison of the guys who jumped him.
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Think about this one. If not for Jim Herd, there would be no web site, no friendship and no WCW either because the sale would have collapsed.
If it were not for JIM HERD, @FilthyTomLawlor and @EFFYlives and I would not be co-@RelentlessPNW Pacific Northwest Champions. Legit.
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We're doing a poll today for AEW Full Gear, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]
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Ted Turner, Dominic DeNucci, Jesse Ventura and George Gordienko are the 2026 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame class. We went over the results, who didn't get in and why, and next year's ballot.
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Just for those who haven't had enough comedy for one day. Also, if you were me, who would be the first person I would have tried to contact after the brawl? If you were me?
Dave you get your sources from people who think they have sources. You go straight to Punk, Jim Cornette or whoever else for real information, not people who claim to be “sources”. How much BS is AEW feeding you these days
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Got to let you go now. I'd say nothing close to that. I'd tell you the reason, which would likely be a big sporting event. When they got killed by Tyson vs. Paul, did I say to throw out the numbers as meaningless due to the competition, or did I headline with the percentage drop? At some point you lost perspective and starting making things up in your imagination.
If these were WWE numbers the headline on your site would be “Dynamite down almost 40 percent from last week in 18-49.”
That’s the issue people have.
It’s not the use of facts.
It’s the spin.
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Some update on numbers. Dynamite and Collision were both second behind ESPN in the time slot, which was the NBA. The 25-54 numbers were 0.25 for Dynamite and 0.19 for Collision.
Today's Wrestling Observer Radio
…what’s the name of their podcast / radio show? nothing comes up by their names
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Inflation does matter. The purchasing dollar revenue of 12 months of Mid South Wrestling in its peak year adjusted for inflation would be almost identical to the gross revenue of Young Bucks T-shirts sales during a three month period during their peak sales run. Not adjusting it would be closer to two years of Mid South Wrestling.
It's a line from 30 years ago and the Young Bucks T-shirts grossed more money in three months than Mid South Wrestling did in two years. But it's a very cool line, but in 2026 it's quite the ignorant one.
