February 28, 201114 yr comment_5466297 Speaking of the college game, what about that male cheerleader running interference the other night to create doubt in the outcome?
February 28, 201114 yr comment_5466299 I'm just glad the Spirit Squad guys could find work in this economy.
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466323 You walk into a bar tonight and ask who has better fights, UFC or Strikeforce, and the answer will be, "What are you doing talking about Rick Martel from 20 years ago in an MMA discussion?" I know it's a joke, but Dave thinking anyone in contemporary North America has a better idea of who Rick Martel is than what Strikeforce is shows exactly how clueless he is about MMA. Their last card just set a viewership record, yet Dave (or whoever is in his ear) is determined to write them off as not even the same sport. I loved Johnny's inference that everything is pro wrestling, but only UFC can be MMA.
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466324 Actually, he often makes the point that "MMA isn't hot. UFC is." So perhaps it's UFC that's not the real thing (but better, much like indoor soccer and Memphis wrestling).
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466336 You walk into a bar tonight and ask who has better fights, UFC or Strikeforce, and the answer will be, "What are you doing talking about Rick Martel from 20 years ago in an MMA discussion?" I know it's a joke, but Dave thinking anyone in contemporary North America has a better idea of who Rick Martel is than what Strikeforce is shows exactly how clueless he is about MMA. Their last card just set a viewership record, yet Dave (or whoever is in his ear) is determined to write them off as not even the same sport. You know, I'm a wrestling geek and it took me awhile to figure out that joke.
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466358 Actually, he often makes the point that "MMA isn't hot. UFC is." Which is equally ridiculous. Sure UFC's a global juggernaut but to suggest the rest of the sport isn't benefiting as well is selective memory on Dav's part of haw far underground the sport used to be. I think Dave just doesn't understand sports.
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466359 "Pro football isn't hot. The NFL is hot." -Dave Meltzer "Uh... isn't the NFL... er... pro football?" -Pro Football Fans in the US John
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466360 It could have been worst. It could have been, "Depsite UFC being hot, pro-wrestling isn't".
March 1, 201114 yr comment_5466362 Dave's always mentioning talking with Dana or something Dana tweeted, so I'm going to take a wild stab at who could be planting this seed in Dave's brain about no one knowing what Strikeforce is.
March 2, 201114 yr comment_5466437 The WON hasn't slipped. Dave Meltzer has slipped.In a way, it's sad reading those 1993 WONs that are posted on the Observer website, because they really are insanely better than the current version. Because he had only 12 pages to discuss the news of WWF, WCW, NJPW, AJPW, Mexico, USWA, SMW, and everything else, plus throw in an occasional Reader's Pages, the writing is so much crisper and edited better than the meandering mess that is the current WON, where he really only talks about WWE, TNA, and UFC in depth. What does it say that I care more about reading news from 17 years ago than I do about reading today's news? He really should drop the TV recaps for WWE and TNA, restrict himself to about 12 "pages," and focus on sharper, more concise writing, as I think that would make today's WON so much better.
March 2, 201114 yr comment_5466469 It really doesn't make sense that he still does TV recaps. Especially when he has other people do it on the site right after the shows. Seems like he would have decided it was a waste of his own time by now.
March 5, 201114 yr comment_5466625 He does the recaps for his own personal notes and opinions. When Dave researches stuff he doesn't want Todd Martin's views...that being said I skip over his reviews every week
March 5, 201114 yr comment_5466626 He does the recaps for his own personal notes and opinions. When Dave researches stuff he doesn't want Todd Martin's views...that being said I skip over his reviews every week
March 9, 201114 yr comment_5466778 OMG did Dave and Bryan really think that Herschel Walker got a great reaction at RAW in Dallas because of his MMA stuff. A dude that was a RB for the Cowboys and when traded to the Vikings led to a Dallas dynasty. MMA bubble
March 9, 201114 yr comment_5466788 OMG did Dave and Bryan really think that Herschel Walker got a great reaction at RAW in Dallas because of his MMA stuff. A dude that was a RB for the Cowboys and when traded to the Vikings led to a Dallas dynasty. MMA bubble The funny thing was I read that line and literally was like "wait...what?" and had to re-read it. I don't know if it's better or worse that it seems that Dave's MMA bubble is more or less his pro wres bubble only with more mentions of rounds and less mentions of roids.
March 18, 201114 yr comment_5467573 Totally nothing to get worked up about but, WTF? There was a story in the Hollywood Reporter regarding the proposed movie, “Barricade,” said to be the first movie from WWE Studios that will not feature a wrestler in a major role. The film will star Erin McCormack (“Where the Wild Things Are”) and Rachel Leigh Cook (“She’s All That” but better known to WWE fans for being in one of the “This is your brain on drugs” TV commercials that used to always play during wrestling). She became all that, while quality thespians like this: fell to Hollywood's wayside.
March 18, 201114 yr Author comment_5467583 Wait, does Dave think those commercials only aired during wrestling shows?
March 18, 201114 yr comment_5467585 Wait, does Dave think those commercials only aired during wrestling shows? I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt on this one and assuming he meant that the PSA frequently played - amongst other places - during wrestling shows.
March 18, 201114 yr comment_5467594 Wait, does Dave think those commercials only aired during wrestling shows? I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt on this one and assuming he meant that the PSA frequently played - amongst other places - during wrestling shows. LIke Skittles and video game ads in general. What is it with Skittles ads on wrestling shows, anyway?
March 18, 201114 yr comment_5467599 Rachel Leigh Cook (“She’s All That” but better known to WWE fans for being in one of the “This is your brain on drugs” TV commercials that used to always play during wrestling). By "best known to WWE fans" does he really mean "best known to aspie wrestling fans who follow wrestling and MMA and zero other sports or pop culture things"? Because She's All That was a pretty major release and there was a period in the late 90's when Rachael Leigh Cook, while not a famous or bankable movie star, was at least pretty well known.
March 18, 201114 yr comment_5467608 She's hardly a household name, though. That hilarious old drug PSA is almost certainly where most people would remember her from. The vast majority of her career has been spent in obscure little indy films; you can count the number of big budget Hollywood movies she's starred in on one hand. As big of a movie nerd as I am, I've only seen a grand total of two movies featuring her.
March 18, 201114 yr comment_5467609 A better wrestling reference would have been Freddy Prinze Jr. who wrote for WWE and was her co-star in the movie.
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