Was Danielson/Ospreay the best match ever in the US? | Wrestling Observer Live

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  • @That_Random_Bloke
    @That_Random_Bloke Před měsícem +129

    Bit of a slap in the face to Al Snow v Boss Man in 1999.

    • @gabrielsaintaubin1122
      @gabrielsaintaubin1122 Před měsícem +1

      How can we forget that gem?

    • @haloichigo1
      @haloichigo1 Před měsícem +2

      Was that the kennel from hell match? If so then yes that was the best match on American soil.

    • @horgh_japan
      @horgh_japan Před měsícem +2

      I fully expect Al Snow to go on Russo's podcast and announce that his Kennel match with Traylor had more heat and drew better than Osprey/Danielson.

  • @VeeHausen
    @VeeHausen Před měsícem +29

    "WE'RE NOT WORTHYYYY" AND "PLEASE BE CAREFULLLLL" had me pmsl. 😂

  • @buzznewman9962
    @buzznewman9962 Před měsícem +15

    Hart vs Austin at Mania 13

  • @MoviesNGames007uk
    @MoviesNGames007uk Před měsícem +28

    Samoa Joe Vs Kenta Kobashi is my personal fave match in US

  • @emiliofoxrules
    @emiliofoxrules Před měsícem +17

    Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca is the best on US soil because it made me soil myself.

  • @MichaelSampson-en2tz
    @MichaelSampson-en2tz Před měsícem +55

    It was an amazing match but meltzer and Alvarez has a new aew match that was the best ever 2 or 3 times a year

    • @GODIAM22
      @GODIAM22 Před měsícem +5

      Because it’s WHERE THE BEST WRESTLE.. Duh. It’s not just a slogan Lmao

    • @stefanm2731
      @stefanm2731 Před měsícem +6

      Yeah no kidding. They already forgot about Takeshita and Ospreay 😂😂

    • @kennymccormick9292
      @kennymccormick9292 Před měsícem +1

      They stuntmen that can jump out of the gym
      While wwe is for thespian, poormans broadway

    • @haloichigo1
      @haloichigo1 Před měsícem +5

      Because AEW keeps delivering on matches so yeah there will be times when a match outclasses another good match to be the best.

    • @Julian-xj6mh
      @Julian-xj6mh Před měsícem +1

      ​@@haloichigo1you spelled "hollow" wrong you simple child

  • @125henni
    @125henni Před měsícem +12

    You're not gonna tell me Taker vs Michaels 1 isn't on there. You trippin.

    • @1Smooth1
      @1Smooth1 Před měsícem +1

      Alvarez is wrong about Storm. She was doing her gimmick during the match. Her dramatic facial expressions and chatter to her opponent. Thunder Rosa isn’t over and thinks she’s better than what she is. Storm is their best in ring worker. Mercedes will be good for putting a match together. Storm and Mercedes at Wembley for the title should be the match to watch.

  • @dominoep
    @dominoep Před měsícem +19

    I remember when I heard Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat was the best match ever I felt like I had to see it... Now there are so many 5, 6, 7 star matches I'm not in any rush to watch it...

  • @423chart
    @423chart Před měsícem +8

    This reputation of this website is on life support because of the lack of breath due to sucking the “Richard” of AEW so long and hard.

  • @olivergrullon9788
    @olivergrullon9788 Před měsícem +2

    I think some people aren't realizing how big having matches like this in a person's library will be for a wrestler's career. As the industry evolves and the level of accessibility grows, I can see the culture of people watching individual matches becoming much more mainstream as a match that lasts 15, 20, 30 minutes can be one of the most entertaining things to consume within that time frame.
    People thinking that a lack of story for this match will affect how its perceive, aren't taking into account, that years from now, I can tell people to look up this match and most people will find it to be an exciting and engaging 30 minutes that will make you ser more of their work.
    Plus there was story within and coming after the match with the kayfabe neck injury, and Callis' commentary during the match about Ospreay that teases a potential break up from the Callis family to complete the heel turn

    • @lossavageles
      @lossavageles Před měsícem

      Underrated comment
      Do you dabble in history by any chance

  • @tazmissionplex
    @tazmissionplex Před měsícem +7

    Aj Styles vs samoa joe vs Christopher Daniels is the best match iv ever seen in the States

  • @lancourt
    @lancourt Před měsícem +9

    I was there and that crowd was EPIC.

  • @perryco34
    @perryco34 Před měsícem +13

    Bryan went through 7 pairs of underwear

  • @user-rx2hw8up2j
    @user-rx2hw8up2j Před měsícem +7

    Whats grannys view on the match Bryan?...thats the only opinion that matters on the channel

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem

      Another butthurt Punk fan😆. Look at how pathetic you are, commenting when you supposedly don't care.

  • @YeTism
    @YeTism Před měsícem +33

    Hart vs Austin WM13
    Styles vs Cena RR17
    Angle vs HBK WM21
    Angle vs Benoit RR03
    Styles vs Joe vs Daniels Unbreakable 2005
    HBK vs Taker WM25
    HBK vs Jericho WM19
    HHH vs Cactus Jack RR00
    Punk vs Lesnar SS13
    I can keep going here. All better than this match

    • @wanerbdjs
      @wanerbdjs Před měsícem +6

      Not saying you're wrong but all this shows is you should spread your horizon a bit. All you listed were wwe matches. I can make a top 100 list around the world. I mean it man watch different styles

    • @SoFlyBmOr3
      @SoFlyBmOr3 Před měsícem +4

      ​@@wanerbdjshe named a tna match in there as well

    • @SoFlyBmOr3
      @SoFlyBmOr3 Před měsícem +4

      @Ye You're speaking my language man there are still a few fans I see eye to eye with out there 👍🏾

    • @YeTism
      @YeTism Před měsícem +5

      I can name TNA/AEW matches that were better than this too if you want..
      Joe vs Styles Turning Point 2005
      Punk vs MJF Revolution 2022
      MJF vs Darby Full Gear 2021
      Dustin Rhodes vs Cody Rhodes Double or Nothing 2019

    • @wanerbdjs
      @wanerbdjs Před měsícem

      my bad didn't see that tna one and good pick with Dustin v Cody, that match slaps. My point is its just peoples opinion you don't have to agree but come on, you didn't enjoy will v Bryan at least a bit? I'm not going to look at you're favorite match and go well mine is better.

  • @MJ-fp6lx
    @MJ-fp6lx Před měsícem +1

    It was the best wrestling match I've ever seen

  • @1Smooth1
    @1Smooth1 Před měsícem

    I also like Macho vs Jake Roberts house show match I watch in person at the Tacoma Dome - Seattle, WA area. Macho took off his wrist tape to choke Roberts and Roberts took it and tied him to the bottom rope and smashed with a chair when Liz was distracting the referee saying Jake’s cheating. One of the only times I got lower seats in the chairs close to the ring. Such a great memory as a kid. I was probably 8-10 years old, now 48.

  • @ish2593
    @ish2593 Před měsícem

    I think promos, the story leading up to the match, the crowd, the commentary, and then the in ring and result all lead to whats considered a "5 star match" HBK/Taker 1 had all that. Ospreay/Danielson IMO was perfection in ring, amazing crowd but lacked the promos and long term build to be considered a historically significant match like HBK/Taker 1 did

  • @rogerbabin8175
    @rogerbabin8175 Před měsícem +7

    According to the wiki Dave has given AEW matches 5*'s or more 29 times in the last five years.
    Anyone find it odd that we're comparing this AEW match against decades old WWE matches that couldn't even reach 5*'s? Then again this is Dave...its possible Bryan feels those two WWE matches are superior to everything AEW has done up till now.

    • @user-rx2hw8up2j
      @user-rx2hw8up2j Před měsícem

      Bryan hasn't a single thought in his head that's his own it's whatever Dave says 😂

    • @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind
      @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind Před měsícem +5

      These are the same guys who awarded Khan "Booker of the Year"...

    • @horgh_japan
      @horgh_japan Před měsícem +1

      AEW produces matches that appeal to Meltzer's tastes. Tastes which have been informed from watching much more pro wrestling over the years than most of the people complaining about his match ratings. As with any critics, a lot of people with different tastes (INCLUDING other critics) may disagree.
      Again, a critic who favors old school shoot style (Maeda's UWF) will likely hate this match. Guys running the ropes, jumping and putting on holds that should end any fight yet get sold for more than 10 seconds. No, matches should be like MMA or else.
      And one who prefers 80's style plodding clubbing blows and pantomimes will also hate it. The guys look too chiseled, too polished. Might remind them of how the Road Warriors ushered the end of the "bar brawler" style. And there wasn't enough jawing with the old ladies in the front row and guys running in and out and around the ring to avoid contact. And where's the blood? No crimson mask? The Bruiser wouldn't approve.
      "But that doesn't equal money!"
      There are people out there performing music or producing movies that won't make money. Should we go to them and say "Look, Taylor Swift makes money. Beyoncé makes money. Be like them instead of trying to be all alternative and artsy. And Marvel movies are big. Try doing something like that you art school dork!"

    • @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind
      @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind Před měsícem

      @@horgh_japan I think just having unpredictable results regardless the style is what most people want. It doesn't mean it has to always be a back and forth slobber knocker... Even Ali was KOed early in fights and Tyson lost to Buster Douglas.
      Maybe book a television match like Ramon vs 123 kid just 5% more often... Or CM Punk losing to Moxley real fast... Just more variety and outcomes to keep people guessing

  • @dominoep
    @dominoep Před měsícem +1

    I think they chose a battle royal because anyone who loses could just say they werent pinned and didnt submit...

  • @mykedsgn6933
    @mykedsgn6933 Před měsícem

    I have seen Ospreay's big matches from the past couple years and he gets better with every one, and him paired with who many call the best of all time Danielson elevated this to something I have never seen before. Must watch

  • @davidbarrera8345
    @davidbarrera8345 Před měsícem +1

    This match to me is the indie, iwc, japan strong style version of the The Rock vs Hogan. Or maybe Michael’s vs Jericho would be a better comparison but non the less,Osprey grew up watching/idolizing Bryan like Rock with Hogan. Osprey is the new more updated version like Rock was to Hogan. Now best match in American soil? If you mean just pure bell to bell, this is awesome, fight forever, technical wrestling match, probably yes. It would be hard to
    find one better. A few come to mind that could MAYBE compete. If you’re talking story, significance, star power and money making then no it’s not. NOW that’s not down playing technical wrestling because that’s a very important part of wrestling BUT so is story, drawing power and making money. Which is probably the most important, because it’s what keeps people invested and the business going. But in the end it’s all subjective and we can all like what we like.

    • @trevorjones4854
      @trevorjones4854 Před měsícem +1

      You just said a whole lot of nothing. Let me guess. You're about 12 years old

  • @gamingwithali9579
    @gamingwithali9579 Před měsícem +1

    Walter v. Ilja, and Gargano v. Adam Cole were better.

  • @IamSickCase
    @IamSickCase Před měsícem +17

    “The American soil” cope is so strange .

    • @therealnathnath154
      @therealnathnath154 Před měsícem +2

      What does cope mean to you other than something you disagree with lol

    • @IamSickCase
      @IamSickCase Před měsícem +3

      @@therealnathnath154 do you always laugh at your jokes? Are you that guy ?

    • @therealnathnath154
      @therealnathnath154 Před měsícem +1

      @@IamSickCase cope

    • @IamSickCase
      @IamSickCase Před měsícem +1

      @@therealnathnath154 inoki wont have sex with you

    • @juliuspryce8514
      @juliuspryce8514 Před měsícem

      Dont be such a dork 😂​@@therealnathnath154

  • @davidcrook99
    @davidcrook99 Před měsícem +7

    And Kurt angle has no 5 star matches

    • @bryanmahoney3434
      @bryanmahoney3434 Před měsícem

      Which we all agree is ridiculous. However from Dave Meltzers point of view he watches so many different styles of wrestling. I can see why WWE matches seem less than now days. WWE has never produced a match anywhere near the level that Bryan Danielson and Will Ospreay presented last night. Its just not the way that WWE does things and that is ok. Its not to say WWE produced matches cant be great. We all know they can. But bell to bell move to move AEW presents way more advanced techniques in its matches.

  • @johnobrien1759
    @johnobrien1759 Před měsícem +8

    If a tree falls in the woods

    • @kennymccormick9292
      @kennymccormick9292 Před měsícem

      Obviously u saw nd heard it fall cuz ur ass is here...what kinda impractical logic is this?

    • @LokiTricksterG
      @LokiTricksterG Před měsícem +4

      7,000 people in those woods.

  • @InfamousRelliK
    @InfamousRelliK Před měsícem

    Is there a worse place to be on the card than the match AFTER a Will Ospreay match?

  • @fahimbinselim7768
    @fahimbinselim7768 Před měsícem +1

    Cole - Gargano 1

  • @Noveliss
    @Noveliss Před měsícem

    Easily in my top 3 favorite matches of all time. Bryan Danielson is the GOAT!!!!! Ospreay is incredible. This was special. Flat out.

  • @kennyjones1282
    @kennyjones1282 Před měsícem +1

    Cody/Roman is the best ever

  • @bry8038
    @bry8038 Před měsícem +1

    Ospreay has been wrestling since 2012.

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin Před měsícem

      Already has more 5* matches than anyone, hmmm

    • @rbrinks5
      @rbrinks5 Před měsícem

      @@mezykinkind of makes the whole star rating system meaningless, no?

  • @johnlindsay4310
    @johnlindsay4310 Před měsícem +17

    One slept on match that should be considered is the Punk vs Hero Ladder Match in IWA Mid South in 2001. Those two went all out in front of 250 people in a condemned building in the middle of Kentucky. Absolute magic.

  • @Antonicane
    @Antonicane Před měsícem

    I don't wanna say the best ever, 'cuz that covers a lot of ground. However, as far as a match on PPV as a first time encounter between two of the best in the business on US soil, I would be very hard-pressed to name a better one than Ospreay/Danielson.
    Those two are the real deal.

  • @chrissader8751
    @chrissader8751 Před měsícem +5

    Great match! Greatest ever??? Not even close.

  • @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind
    @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind Před měsícem +10

    It's the most subjective argument in a sport that's scripted, and being that it is, what exactly was the buildup but being "this match is going to be the greatest"? I'm sure it would actually matter if they promoted the match for longer and for an end payoff that meant something.
    If you ask me, Joe and Todd could have a banger at a gymnasium, and I'd watch, and say, "Wow, those two really went all out and put on a great match"; or, Joe and Todd could put on the exact same match, in front of 50,000, to crown the next World Champion, and I'd say "Wow, that was one of the greatest matches ever".
    It's scripted, and the overall presentation, from build-up, hype, rivalry, to the match itself and the payoff when it's all over, it all matters and when it all comes together not only will it not be an argument, but it will draw thousands of fans, millions watching across screens, and draw millions of dollars.

    • @LokiTricksterG
      @LokiTricksterG Před měsícem +1

      The build-up is seeing two of the greatest wrestlers of our generation face-off. It's similar to the selling point of the 1995 film Heat. The appeal of Heat was seeing Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, two of the greatest actors of their time, finally share the screen with one another (they were both in The Godfather 2, but had no scenes with one another.) Sometimes you don't need more than that.

    • @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind
      @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind Před měsícem +6

      @@LokiTricksterG I still think they could of let that match marinate, slow cook, build, hype, make the people want it, let it cook some more, and wait til Osprey was Heavyweight Champion... Instead it's just, "here you go, best wrestler vs best wrestler in the 3rd to last match in front of 7000 people" ... And to promote we'll show CM Punk brawl 8 months ago and have Osprey create headlines talking about HHH weeks prior.

    • @Antonicane
      @Antonicane Před měsícem +1

      A lot of people don't seem to clock that professional pride is a real stake. For a lot of people, it's the HIGHEST stake.

    • @seaniesean5
      @seaniesean5 Před měsícem

      @@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind Exactly, if this is number 1 of a planned 3 match set. (I'm not sure if I trust them to think that far ahead...) This could be the beginning of something truly amazing.

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem +1

      @@Antonicane
      Not to mention, “I’m better than you, and I’ll prove it” is quite literally like 99% of all wrestling storylines.

  • @user-gz8ke7hf1u
    @user-gz8ke7hf1u Před měsícem

    Will sold for chops more than suplex.My eyes got hurt.So I rewarched Bret Vs Austin
    Hogan vs Rock and Shawn vs Taker.Thank god my eyes are healed now

  • @usharaniathram1555
    @usharaniathram1555 Před měsícem

    Really bad thing happened to Danielson
    Danielson is a legend
    Get well soon
    10 stars to Danielson
    9 to will

  • @chance6754
    @chance6754 Před měsícem

    I enjoyed the match, but i think it's being blown wayyyy out of proportion of just how good it was. This is angle vs mysterio in SS 02 with more time which isnt a bad thing or jericho vs michaels at any time. Again not a bad thing. Steller match, but i dont see this match doing anything to change the industry, which for me personally is a requirement for it being a contender to be the greatest of all time.
    Totally fine if people have other opinions on it, just personally dont think its quite what its hyped to be.

  • @tristhekid
    @tristhekid Před měsícem

    I’m sure if it would’ve had an actual build and some kind of story around it, it would’ve been better but for what it was, it was great. Y’all just jump to “best match ever” every chance you get with certain guys

  • @spiderzero2099
    @spiderzero2099 Před měsícem

    I still haven't seen a better match then Bret vs Austin.
    I still think the best AEW match is Bryan vs MJF Iron Man Match.

  • @nicodimus2222
    @nicodimus2222 Před měsícem

    Best match ever for the month of April 2024, sure. I could list off dozens of matches over the last few decades that I liked better, though. I'm not even sure that this will be MOTY for 2024 because we still have lots of them coming up.

  • @1Smooth1
    @1Smooth1 Před měsícem +3

    Jake Roberts Steamboat in 1987 WWF house show in the Tacoma Dome - Seattle area was the best in person match I’ve seen.

  • @rickyvenegas9286
    @rickyvenegas9286 Před měsícem +1

    Brian shut up the Hell in a Cell 97 was better than this BANGER

  • @silveredgrunion7196
    @silveredgrunion7196 Před měsícem

    It was a great match but it didn't touch or come close to touching osprey vs omega from last year

  • @JohnRigby5011
    @JohnRigby5011 Před měsícem +12

    Maybe but if it was in the Tokyo Dome it would of been rated 10 stars

  • @matthewtrainer6785
    @matthewtrainer6785 Před měsícem +85

    Oh great your gonna get the WWE marks triggered again

    • @adstar1947
      @adstar1947 Před měsícem +5

      Overall amazing PPV. The only match I would have dropped is the jericho's

    • @gg.gama666
      @gg.gama666 Před měsícem +15

      Those WWE goofballs think Miz vs LA Knight is better 😂

    • @matthewtrainer6785
      @matthewtrainer6785 Před měsícem

      @@gg.gama666 😂😂😂

    • @davidcrook99
      @davidcrook99 Před měsícem +19

      @@gg.gama666Wwe will somehow make LA knight and the miz matter unlike this random match 😂

    • @user-md1eb2xd2v
      @user-md1eb2xd2v Před měsícem +4

      ​@@adstar1947
      The Jericho match was fantastic. Everyone saying it was bad is drunk.

  • @rich1603
    @rich1603 Před měsícem +1

    nothing compared to Melina vs Alicia Fox

  • @silveredgrunion7196
    @silveredgrunion7196 Před měsícem

    So I noticed my farts sounded muffled alot last week. But I've been eating oatmeal and vegetables this weekend and now, its like my farts are in 4K. Crystal clear hd versions. And also not to get gross but everything is coming out alot smoother, no more pinecones (Tom knows what I mean) . Anyway great video

  • @jonjones9917
    @jonjones9917 Před měsícem +2

    IMO, Danielson WANTS this to be his retirement. what better way to "go out." it only makes it that much better when he comes back "out of retirement" for the rematch.
    - Ospreay cut a promo about a month ago telling Danielson about how dangerous the tiger driver / storm driver is and that he was going to end him.
    - Hits him with tiger driver and is celebrating facing the crowd, not seeing the ref call for the doctor spot, lines up and hits hidden blade, 1,2,3.
    - Ospreay is clearly concerned and upset for what he's done shown post match in-ring hovering over Danielson.
    - Ospreay in media scrum claims he is retiring tiger driver/ storm driver as it is too dangerous.
    -This leaves you in a place where years down the road when Ospreay goes heel and has to bust out the tiger driver to put someone away it will be an ultra devastating moment.
    opinions are opinions, this injury angle was two-fold, about Danielson's "retirement" and Ospreays dangerous weapon stormdriver being "locked away"
    - Where it leaves us next, imo clearly Mox takes offense to what Ospreay did to his bestie, leading to Mox vs Ospreay at Double or Nothing. IWGP title on the line maybe im not sure, Mox fancies himself the ace of AEW, Ospreay just called himself the new ace last week, ace vs ace.
    - Ospreay vs Mox has been teased rather recently in their 3-way match up this year at Wrestle Kingdom with David Finley.

  • @daveborder7751
    @daveborder7751 Před měsícem +11

    Only in the mind of David A Meltzer.

  • @dhdurhueur-qe5pn
    @dhdurhueur-qe5pn Před měsícem +1

    Samoa Joe and Necro 💀 😂

  • @bryanmahoney3434
    @bryanmahoney3434 Před měsícem +4

    Some people will just never accept that Japanese born style wrestling is a part of American wrestling culture now and has been for years since AEW really has come into existence. AEW was the first product that airs regularly that has featured match styles that were born in Japan. If you think about it it is no different than when Eric Bischoff was the first to feature Lucha Libre to the American audience. Yes I know ECW and Paul Heyman were technically first but they didnt have a budget. I didnt see the same hesitation to accept that. I dont understand why you so called fans of pro wrestling just cant accept that Japanese styles of wrestling is awesome.

    • @ToddSmith23
      @ToddSmith23 Před měsícem +6

      You are right, I will never accept it.

    • @gohan7389
      @gohan7389 Před měsícem +5

      Having a macth all the time with no story is boring give me a reason for the macth other than I want to see who the best is and I hate the finish to these macths it's always a nasty looking move that doesn't get the 3 count than a follow-up with a weak move that gets the 3 like this 1 like come on man

    • @bryanmahoney3434
      @bryanmahoney3434 Před měsícem

      @@gohan7389 I absolutely agree that AEW needs to do a million times better when it comes to building to matches. Storylines are their biggest weakness as a promotion. Most of them are absolutely god awful. I concede that. But in the meantime I know bell to bell whether a match is random or not. Most matches are going to be good to great. You cant say they just have nothing but random matches. That is absolutely false. The storylines however have been very miss for a while now. Not every match needs a story. Does every match in WWE have a story. No they dont. Being able to put forth good to great matches is a more than acceptable failsafe to fall back on. You could be WCW have terrible storylines and absolute drizzling sh*t matches on top of it. That is why even though overall interest has been down. This is not a case that the shows are bad. Its just they dont do a very good job drawing fans in with their storylines. If you do tune in though and want to see good wrestling matches AEW at the very least is guaranteed to have it.

    • @kennymccormick9292
      @kennymccormick9292 Před měsícem

      ​@@gohan7389as a Man like me that has an actual life, I cnt waste time by sitting my ass watching episodic tv show for hours in a weekly basis, I just by PPV to watch action in the ring when I get some time off

    • @Julian-xj6mh
      @Julian-xj6mh Před měsícem +1

      ​@@kennymccormick9292I didn't know 15 year olds were "men" now

  • @mhc12k
    @mhc12k Před měsícem +12

    What? Danielson has had better matches from the ROH days. It was a great match but it wasn't perfect, especially that weird ending. Second it was not better than Micheals/Taker

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem +3

      Michaels/Taker wasn’t perfect either, Taker almost fucking died. Ironically, Ospreay/Danielson is the safer match out of the two.

    • @mhc12k
      @mhc12k Před měsícem

      @@RolfeSenpai you're right the WM match wasn't perfect but had better build, presentation, and it's more memorable to me. This Dynasty match was great but I probably won't remember much from it because of the overload of good matches that usually do the same thing these days.

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem

      @@mhc12k
      I won’t argue it didn’t have a better build, I agree with that.
      Presentation? That’s a bit unfair, Michaels vs Taker happened at freaking Wrestlemania, the presentation was going to be better by default.
      More memorable? That one’s just up to personal preference, can’t say much on that.

  • @rbrinks5
    @rbrinks5 Před měsícem +1

    Better than Shawn Michaels/Undertaker? Lol you guys are ridiculous. Being so over the top with these reactions is hurting the credibility of AEW

  • @lagofala
    @lagofala Před měsícem

    NO. The best match ever also needs to have way higher stakes involved.

  • @gabrielrodriguez6425
    @gabrielrodriguez6425 Před měsícem

    What about Flair vs Steamboat

  • @psyopticprodigy2427
    @psyopticprodigy2427 Před měsícem +2

    Shawn vs Taker was a better match for one reason. It had a story. This was an awesome exhibition, nothing was on the line and there was no feud.

  • @SamoIsKing
    @SamoIsKing Před měsícem +1

    It wasnt even the best match this month.

  • @ishmael802
    @ishmael802 Před měsícem

    That match was not a Great as Ospreay vs Takeshita. You guys are bugging. 17,000 people came to see Sting and Left Will Ospreay/Takeshita fans.

  • @matthewthomas9194
    @matthewthomas9194 Před měsícem +7

    Great match. But hardly the greatest match ever!!! Bryan and uncle dave need to stop with this osprey shit hes a good wrestler but he's no where near a angle benoit hbk bret steamboat flair eddie bryan. Get the obsession out of here bryan and dave because theirs listeners you influence that actually believe your bullshit!!!

    • @mr.fantastic1854
      @mr.fantastic1854 Před měsícem +1

      It's apparent that you don't understand this, but normal people don't listen to podcasts to figure out how to feel about wrestling. Normal people with IT'S in the triple digits will either agree or disagree, they don't need other people to tell them what to like. If you appreciate other wrestlers more than Ospreay then that's ok. You don't need the approval of any one else to tell you that you are allowed to like other wrestlers more, just like they don't need your approval to think Ospreay is the best. Quit being weird.

  • @seaniesean5
    @seaniesean5 Před měsícem

    It can't be because there was zero story behind it... Now if they get to a 3rd match... That could be.

  • @MichaelSampson-en2tz
    @MichaelSampson-en2tz Před měsícem +27

    Alvarez and Meltzer are the biggest aew marks of all time

  • @ShawnPatrickOfficial
    @ShawnPatrickOfficial Před měsícem +1

    It was a great match but jeez, take these guys meats out your mouths. It wasn’t the greatest wrestling match ever in America like the marks would have you believe, and it wasn’t even close. It was a spot fest of really hard elbows, and ended with a botch that caused an injury. I can list a TON of matches that were unbiasedly better in both AEW and WWE from the last 25 years. Shit, Swerve vs Nick Wayne 1 at Defy was better than this and that was aired on CZcams. The allure of Will being the 5 star wrestler who never has a bad match needs to wear off so he can actually learn how to professionally work a match and become a real top star instead of this backyard wrestling shit that constantly gets people hurt and ceases to live on in our minds for more than 2 weeks. This match was just two guys that wanted to wrestle each other, getting to wrestle each other. Nothing historic happened here and our lives would’ve been the same with or without this match.

  • @Yes_Boy
    @Yes_Boy Před měsícem

    "of course it's going to be Liv Morgan"

  • @mrrobert9176
    @mrrobert9176 Před měsícem +6

    You guys need to seriously just calm down. It wasn’t even one of the two best Danielson matches he has had in a AEW

    • @wanerbdjs
      @wanerbdjs Před měsícem

      Out of genuine curiosity, what matches do you put over it?

    • @mrrobert9176
      @mrrobert9176 Před měsícem +1

      @@wanerbdjs Vs. Omega (Dynamite 30 min draw) and Vs MJF

    • @wanerbdjs
      @wanerbdjs Před měsícem

      @@mrrobert9176 you know what? That's fair

    • @jonahsmyth1020
      @jonahsmyth1020 Před měsícem

      @@mrrobert9176so fair

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem

      You know it’s just an opinion right? They’re allowed to have one that is different to yours.

  • @ThePhoenix24
    @ThePhoenix24 Před měsícem +2

    I liked the match but BEST EVER ON US SOIL???? Rey vs eddie 97, Joe vs daniels vs styles? Joe vs kobashi? Angle Vs Lesnar? Bret vs owen? Like come on this mad had no stakes and was a great exhibition but it was not a top 5 for me.

  • @8Bitorbust
    @8Bitorbust Před měsícem

    Angle vs Benoit Best of 3. An hr of two of the best technical wrestlers beating the crap out of each other. And the first 2 matches didn't even make it to ten mins total.

  • @toniyakovlev4403
    @toniyakovlev4403 Před měsícem +20

    Angle vs Lesnar? Rock vs Hogan? Austin vs Bret?

    • @karlm641
      @karlm641 Před měsícem +22

      They aren’t interested in those matches as they actually drew money and had genuine star power

    • @enigma_minded
      @enigma_minded Před měsícem +7

      All good matches. None of them are touching this tho.

    • @Kratosx23
      @Kratosx23 Před měsícem +13

      @@enigma_minded They're not touching this because they don't want unclean hands.

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem +13

      Rock/Hogan?? Put down the crack pipe, nerds.

    • @six6thdisciple
      @six6thdisciple Před měsícem +1

      @@platinumpagoda3079 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @thebestintheworld1559
    @thebestintheworld1559 Před měsícem

    That match wasn't better than Taker Vs HBK WM 25.. Great match Don't get me wrong but come on....

  • @dus10Bish0p
    @dus10Bish0p Před měsícem

    "Of COURSE it's Liv Morgan."
    Narrator: It was not.

  • @southpaw933
    @southpaw933 Před měsícem

    The best match with no build and will mean nothing for television week to week . Aew fans want this narrative that it’s a game changer . The masses don’t care !

  • @Lascie
    @Lascie Před 27 dny

    I only got a reminder of this match because of this video. I saw this and it was good. Solid. But best of all time? The ratings are a joke. Enjoy what you enjoy, and Dave's reviews make zero sense,

  • @OgKamoGaming
    @OgKamoGaming Před měsícem +6

    I'll take Taker vs Mankind or Brett vs HBK because of the build, and the aftermath, over an indie dream match. I'm 49 years old, i've seen all high spots 1000's of times. Come Monday, no one is talking about it around the water cooler at work.

    • @haloichigo1
      @haloichigo1 Před měsícem +3

      This screams "Back in my day we had real wrastlin."

    • @LokiTricksterG
      @LokiTricksterG Před měsícem +1

      1. Unintentionally hilarious comparison because the Bret-Shawn Iron Man match at Wrestlemania had no build-up other than, "Come see two great wrestlers square off", which is pretty much the same build-up as Danielson-Ospreay.
      2. No one cares about where you work or what your boring co-workers talk about at the watercooler.

    • @normaningemann3868
      @normaningemann3868 Před měsícem +1

      Nobody was talking about Bret and HBK either! There were people walking out of the building with 10 minutes left in the match!

    • @Krispen_Wah
      @Krispen_Wah Před měsícem

      I found the Cornette sock account

    • @OgKamoGaming
      @OgKamoGaming Před měsícem

      @@Krispen_Wah funny, I was called an AEW mark last year. How the times change.

  • @zemm9003
    @zemm9003 Před měsícem

    Not even close. Pretty sure Philadelphia is in US soil. WrestleMania 40 Roman vs. Cody was a way better match. WM25 was in the US. WM21 was in Los Angeles which I am pretty sure is also located in the US.

  • @horgh_japan
    @horgh_japan Před měsícem +2

    Back in the heydays of television-based movie reviewers, Siskel & Ebert were kings. Their opinions on movies were taken as the definitive take on a movie's value... or they were just pompous buffoons who never "made it" and so just rag on whatever's hot. Or so did a lot of comedy shows seem to tell us.
    Slamming Siskel & Ebert was a common thing at the height of their popularity, but thing is by art cinema enthusiast standards they were pretty much populists. They regularly enjoyed movies that would have cinema professors and art magazine critics rolling their eyes. They enjoyed more "accessible" art cinema and didn't like anything too subtle or out of their comfort zones, hence why they had a TV show.
    But at the end of the day, both men watched more cinema than the people who mocked them for not liking the latest slasher movie, muscle guy action flick, or being annoyed at some "lazy, low brow" comedy. They watched a LOT of "popular" cinema aimed for mass consumption and formed an opinion based on what they had witnessed through the years along with preferences and values shaped by their upbringing and ideas on good taste passed down to them by their mentors. Sometimes, their criticism contradicted previous criticism or they gave a movie a pass when a similar work did not just a scant few years ago. Some people got very heated over those two.
    Meltzer is the Siskel & Ebert of pro wrestling. A person whose opinion is based on having watched a considerable amount of content and then further shaped by a host of personal preferences that may change with time and lead to contradictions.

  • @chrissayeranderson5710
    @chrissayeranderson5710 Před měsícem +2

    Can’t call a match with a dangerous botch the greatest match in US history . The point of wrestling is to make it look legit without injury .

  • @OrlyYaRlyK
    @OrlyYaRlyK Před měsícem +4

    Did Uncle Dave give it 8 stars?

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem +2

      The only people that think that anyone, even Meltzer, take his star ratings seriously, are marks.

  • @xShoTime83x
    @xShoTime83x Před měsícem +22

    Bret and Austin paved the way to the Attitude Era. Danielson and Ospreay is paving the way to 600k viewers.

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem

      Then let it happen. Why do you even care? Are you such a butthurt nerd that you can't move on? What a loser🤣. You must have so much free time.

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem +1

      LMFAO, the RAGE of butthurt nerds🤣🤣! Bro, move on with your sorry life..

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem +1

      LMFAO! The frustration of nerds is hilarious. Go watch WWE or another promotion if you can name one, get on with your life 🤣. How mad are you, on a scale of 1 to Anal bleeding, that Danielson left WWE? Is it that he got your wimp Punk fired? 🤣

    • @xShoTime83x
      @xShoTime83x Před měsícem +5

      @@platinumpagoda3079 Three tries to get that comment out? 🤣Go watch Danielson fake stroke out again and clap like a seal about it.

    • @platinumpagoda3079
      @platinumpagoda3079 Před měsícem

      @@xShoTime83x Yeah some wimp is probably reporting my comments 🤣. Corey, little boy, how mad are you on a scale of 1 to 1,000 that Danielson left WWE?? How pathetic are you?

  • @ao513
    @ao513 Před měsícem

    Bryan knows his opinion is subjective right? He just says things and acts like they’re fact because he’s saying it. This is why people get annoyed at this coverage. It was awesome but not every awesome match needs some hyperbolic declaration that you insist everyone else prescribe to.

  • @SirJebusHRM
    @SirJebusHRM Před měsícem +3

    Bryan doing the seizure sell at the end always takes a little bit away for me

    • @SirJebusHRM
      @SirJebusHRM Před měsícem

      @@XijpX Because he has occasionally had actual seizures after matches, and that one second of "is he hurt for real?" is enough to put a downer on the end of a match imo

    • @ChrisManley1994
      @ChrisManley1994 Před měsícem +1

      @@XijpXProbably cause he doesn’t wanna see a man have a damn seizure

    • @vb2806
      @vb2806 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@SirJebusHRMso next time he has an actual one people might not believe him

    • @ChrisManley1994
      @ChrisManley1994 Před měsícem +1

      @@XijpXDoesn’t matter, if he genuinely suffered from seizures in the past he should never do that shit

    • @SirJebusHRM
      @SirJebusHRM Před měsícem

      @@XijpX you seem very dumb, I'm sorry for confusing you with this very simple concept

  • @rickyvenegas9286
    @rickyvenegas9286 Před měsícem

    I thought Takeashit vs Ospreay was number 1

  • @Titanscw
    @Titanscw Před měsícem +2

    Great match

  • @whydoineedahandle406
    @whydoineedahandle406 Před měsícem +5

    Fact: Daniel Bryan was still way more over on 2014 which proves stories get you over not only just matches.

    • @wanerbdjs
      @wanerbdjs Před měsícem +1

      Also fact: Danielson is doing what he wants to do and seems to be having fun. How about just enjoy the ride before he's gone. What's the point in us (nobodies) telling wrestlers they should do

    • @coldsnap5742
      @coldsnap5742 Před měsícem +1

      >all those chants
      >"nah, past thing was more over"

    • @clv735
      @clv735 Před měsícem +1

      Even if he was more over in 2014, it wasn't by design

    • @whydoineedahandle406
      @whydoineedahandle406 Před měsícem +2

      @@coldsnap5742 chants with how many people in the crowd? AEW is glorified indie bingo hall wrestling.

    • @whydoineedahandle406
      @whydoineedahandle406 Před měsícem +1

      @@wanerbdjs your response had nothing to do with my point.

  • @badaboom2321
    @badaboom2321 Před měsícem +16

    This is the most markish video I’ve ever seen on this channel and that’s saying something bec they said some goofy ass 💩. They barely sold 7k tickets to the ppv. That’s half a Smackdown!

    • @christophermarriott1681
      @christophermarriott1681 Před měsícem +2

      That PPV crowd makes the SmackDown crowd feel like a cemetery. Sit down, troll

    • @Julian-xj6mh
      @Julian-xj6mh Před měsícem

      ​@@christophermarriott1681that's barely half a smackdown

    • @haloichigo1
      @haloichigo1 Před měsícem +1

      So a match can't be good if the event doesn't sell as well as WWE? This is either a sad attempt to troll or you are tripping on copium.

    • @Samconery
      @Samconery Před měsícem

      @@haloichigo1 he didnt say anything about the match though

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem +1

      Who cares how much they sold? The purpose of the video is to discuss the match quality, not attendance figures.

  • @gerardthompson1692
    @gerardthompson1692 Před měsícem +1

    No you cant, get off the aew payroll and be objective ffs

  • @JT-fz2xy
    @JT-fz2xy Před měsícem +11

    Change your underwear bryan
    It will be forgotten in 3 weeks

    • @ChrisManley1994
      @ChrisManley1994 Před měsícem +1

      It’s forgotten NOW

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem

      @@ChrisManley1994
      You didn’t even watch it.

    • @ChrisManley1994
      @ChrisManley1994 Před měsícem

      @@RolfeSenpaiWatched the whole match, spaz. Try again

    • @RolfeSenpai
      @RolfeSenpai Před měsícem

      @@ChrisManley1994
      So you either bought a PPV for a company you don’t like? Or you bothered to look for a free link online to watch the PPV for a company you don’t like? Which one?

    • @ChrisManley1994
      @ChrisManley1994 Před měsícem

      @@RolfeSenpaiFirst I didn’t buy it I streamed it, second who says I don’t like AEW cause I don’t blindly and stupidly agree that ONE MATCH was the best in US history?

  • @axel1300
    @axel1300 Před 26 dny

    Alvarez is a meme

  • @THEWZRD1
    @THEWZRD1 Před měsícem +7

    It was a good exhibition match. There were no stakes for Ospreay. Danielson loses all his big matches.

    • @ChangmanPage
      @ChangmanPage Před měsícem +1

      No stakes? It was built for weeks around who is the best wrestler in the world

    • @Samconery
      @Samconery Před měsícem

      @@ChangmanPage however a very obvious winner. We know for a fact ospreay was not gonna lose that

    • @ChrisManley1994
      @ChrisManley1994 Před měsícem

      @@ChangmanPageThat’s not a stake it’s an opinion

    • @keni95851
      @keni95851 Před měsícem +2

      @@ChangmanPage Yep all those NBA teams are playing right now just for pride. Not for an actual title or anything. You mark.

    • @petersonofleo11
      @petersonofleo11 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@ChangmanPageif they are wrestling to see who is the best in the world why are they not having the match for the world title?

  • @MetalheadSapling
    @MetalheadSapling Před měsícem +2

    So many are calling this AEW payroll nonsense but the fact is that Bryan himself has said that a good competition between 2 wrestling companies is good for his own business. He is just doing an impersonation of an ESPN talking head these days, saying dumb things to provoke emotional responses and generate views. There is no reason for them not to do it as long as people line up and eat the slop. I'm not going to even name specifics but if I'm sure everyone can look at the great matches (even with an only-in-the-U.S.A. geography restriction) of Wrestlers like Shawn Michaels, Okada, Jay White, Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, CM Punk. Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels, AJ Styles, Moxley, Rollins, Reigns, Anyone from Damage CTRL, etc. and know he is just baiting. Some of those wrestlers I just listed I actually hate, but I know lots of others praise their matches highly. But yeah a title-less match that is maybe not either man's best match in even the last 12 months is the best wrestling match since 1776. Smh my head at this Abraham Lincoln erasure.
    I'm actually going to finally unsubscribe over this nonsense, mostly cause it would be hilarious if Bryan had to take the CZcams plaque out of his background cause they don't want to draw attention that they are under 6 figure CZcams subscribers as their numbers drop like AEW until there is only the truly dedicated in their echo chamber.
    Thanks to you reader for reading my TEDTALK.

  • @kanzaburo
    @kanzaburo Před měsícem

    This is like some anime otaku saying DBZ is better than The Godfather. Anime is not Cinema, bruv.

  • @doug2731
    @doug2731 Před měsícem +1

    AEW is Blue Chew for Meltzer and Alvarez. Let them have their moment.

  • @JoeMastronardo
    @JoeMastronardo Před měsícem +4

    Not on the same planet as HBK and Taker. Isn't even the best match in America in April. Probably 3 better matches at WrestleMania.

  • @captain-brickhead8317
    @captain-brickhead8317 Před měsícem

    Fickle mark lmao

  • @billyn7757
    @billyn7757 Před měsícem

    I can hear it now, HOW DARE you say it's better than Flair vs Steamboat, Hogan vs Rock, Hogan vs Andre, etc....insert 50-80s wrestling match here. Hey, i think Danielson/Ospreay is NOT the best match. Not enough Rest Holds. To many gymnastics. Match should've finished with a Snapmare, drop toehold or a Drop Kick. Hell why didn't the match end when wrestlers get thrown/clotheslined over the top rope? Yea, we need More rest holds.

  • @dannyx1791
    @dannyx1791 Před měsícem +2

    Really enjoyed it. Other bangers this year include Osprey vs Takeshita, and Roddy Strong vs Orange Cassidy from Revolution.

  • @LRM5195
    @LRM5195 Před měsícem +1

    Just finished the match and it was amazing. I’d say Oz could’ve sold more…? Maybe that’s just his character? It was kind of annoying though. I don’t watch AEW enough but it was a great match.

  • @adamgermain6953
    @adamgermain6953 Před měsícem

    Asinine statement

  • @SoFlyBmOr3
    @SoFlyBmOr3 Před měsícem

    Observer are going to shock jock tactics now. To say Shawn never had a match greater than this is ridiculous and your credibility is in the trash

    • @DaewoOoOoOoOo
      @DaewoOoOoOoOo Před měsícem

      I haven't watched the video, who said that?

  • @mr.fantastic1854
    @mr.fantastic1854 Před měsícem +9

    I love how triggered some of y'all get over others opinions. Grown men needing therapy because "Uncle Dave" praises matches outside WWE. If Cucknette liked it y'all would be trippin over each other to lick the sweat off the mat after these guys were done.

    • @rustybuquet4145
      @rustybuquet4145 Před měsícem +6

      least irrational and embarrassing AEW die-hard

    • @mr.fantastic1854
      @mr.fantastic1854 Před měsícem

      ​@@rustybuquet4145 Please point out the die-hard.

    • @GoFudgeYouself
      @GoFudgeYouself Před měsícem

      What's cucknette ?

    • @blackjack23able
      @blackjack23able Před měsícem

      Exactly! Or put the same exact match with the same Competitors in a WWE ring & All the sudden it's god status...WWE hardcre fans Are obsessed hypocrites. Whoa! Whooa! Whoa!!

  • @thedefeatedpurpose9772
    @thedefeatedpurpose9772 Před měsícem +1

    That match had zero stakes. It was a great exhibition and that's all it is. Saying this is beyond a 5 star match is willllld