WWE Off-Topic

[MrDubya]

Quote: Originally Posted by PVarck31

I love Uncle Dave. Am I being facetious, or serious?

Ya know.

This post would get more likes from Big Dave, if you had a Japanese wrestler as your avatar.

[TheShizNo1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercury112491

No it’s not really the same at all. Of course you COULD say that as Sports reporter. And of course sometimes rumors don’t end up being true. But their are consequences to sports reporters consistently getting things wrong. They lose credibility. People stop listening/lose their job/lose followed/brand suffers whatever depending on the story. It’s in their best interest to make sure they get their stories right. If a story came out and it was proven that a sports reporter 100% just made it up, they’d be out of the business. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Do you watch/read a lot of sports media? It's a genuine question because if you do, Idk how you could come to that conclusion. AFAIK, guys like Chris Broussard and Stephen A Smith have absolutely fabricated rumors in their sport, yet are still on national TV. What you're describing just doesn't happen. I mean, right now in the NFL you have guys pushing trade rumors about the Dolphins/Texans while the other side says those rumors are false. One side is gonna be wrong, and I highly doubt they lose very many if any followers.

I think you hold wrestling journalism to an unrealistic standard especially compared to other sports. Not to mention it being known that some guys in the locker room talked to Meltzer as a primary source.

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[Suntan Superman]

I still find it surprising when people use Dave for more than his star ratings for matches.

Not even saying I agree with his star ratings, but if you watch enough matches and follow the stars, you can get a pretty good idea of where your favorite stuff falls on the Dave scale, like I know when he rates a match 4.5 stars I'm generally going to enjoy it a lot.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Suntan Superman

I still find it surprising when people use Dave for more than his star ratings for matches. Not even saying I agree with his star ratings, but if you watch enough matches and follow the stars, you can get a pretty good idea of where your favorite stuff falls on the Dave scale, like I know when he rates a match 4.5 stars I'm generally going to enjoy it a lot.

What I also wonder is how only he is "the rating guy" for matches. Its literally one person's opinion that wrestlers and many fans seem to follow as THE official rating for a match.

It would be like following only one person's opinion on the rating for a movie or TV show. A movie might be 2 stars, but is it 2 stars from dozens of critics, or only 1 person?

[dubcity]

When it comes to ratings, my main problem with Meltzer is that like 90% of his 4-5+ star matches are from the last 5 years. He'll give a NJPW match from one of their non-PPV level shows 4 1/2 stars, but he gave Bret Hart vs Mr Perfect from Summerslam 91' 4 stars. He (rightly) takes audience reaction into account heavily, but you'd think we were in a wrestling boom right now based on his ratings lol.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercury112491

Well I did say it’s a flip of a coin. So I’m acknowledging they’re correct sometimes. But imagine turning on the local news and you had to figure out which half of the show was accurate and which half they made up. I think they make for interesting talking points. But they’re not accurate enough for me to ever take them seriously. Let alone read a report and then proceed with a discussion as though they’re straight up fact. I won’t lie, I do despise Meltzer. Mad respect for his knowledge as a historian in the business. But **** him. His latest exchange with Rosenberg just further cements it. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Was trying to look this up, but what was their spat on Twitter about this time?

Obviously, both guys are pro - a certain company so that makes it difficult to take either too seriously.

Although, I do enjoy Peter Rosenberg's podcast from time to time (haven't listened in a while).

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[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

When it comes to ratings, my main problem with Meltzer is that like 90% of his 4-5+ star matches are from the last 5 years. He'll give a NJPW match from one of their non-PPV level shows 4 1/2 stars, but he gave Bret Hart vs Mr Perfect from Summerslam 91' 4 stars. He (rightly) takes audience reaction into account heavily, but you'd think we were in a wrestling boom right now based on his ratings lol.

Match "ratings" are kind of stupid, TBH.

Some Youtube content creators I enjoy use them, but really it's either did I like what I saw or not. Doesn't need to have an enjoyment level from 1 - 5 to be entertaining or enjoyable, but I get I'm in the minority in that thinking.

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[reyes the roof]

It just doesn’t get any better than JR calling HHH a son of a bitch
https://youtu.be/LDGOEf8Une8