Reacting To Dave Meltzer's WWE Wrestlemania 40 Star Ratings
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"if you're more happy with the fact that some goof said you had a 5-star match, but the building is only 1/4 full, then we're not in the same business"
~CM Punk
"If you have a problem with Jungle Boy, You're the problem" - CM Punk
@@grindstone11if you watch a show that’s unorganized and filled with mid card independent simps with no build up and an inexperienced Boss than you’re taste of interest and intelligence is a big problem. Five stars ⭐️ 😂 🤡
I'll remember Roman and Cody II more than any of those 6 star matches so...
So the main event of the biggest show in the entire industry , that had years and years worth of interconnected storylines wasn't as good as Ospreay V Fletcher on a random Wednesday night Dynamite.
Dave meltzer is a complete and utter buffoon.
The Ospreay vs Fletcher match is amazing. Cody should’ve given The Rock some color and made him his bitch for what had happened. He needed to do something to take The Rock out of the entire match for good.
@@diendongokay diendong
@@diendong c’mon……Ospreay and Fletcher had MOVES but it was a never ending match with no build and no story (them being pals isn’t a story). At least Cody and Roman was a spectacle that had years long story, giant stars, call backs, believable selling, nothing in the match was preposterous cooperative gymnastics and then one of the most emotional finishes and post match segments in decades.
Cody is the biggest star in professional wrestling, the champion. Roman is coming back with scores to settle. Meanwhile, Ospreay got in his feelings about a veiled comment HHH made and Fletcher is back dying a death in ROH.
Gunther vs. Sami Zayn was better than Ospreay/Fletcher too.
@diendong so a 5 star match is just a good match? It's just choreographed athletics without a good story
Agree he's a buffoon and is very one sided aew shill lol.
Steve/Larson: * get a rating guess wrong*
Steve/Larson: *Surprised Owen Wilson Noises*
Before watching this.. I saw Meltzer gave Roman/Rhodes II a 4.75, and honestly.. I think it should've been 5. The story was awesome, the match was great, and the surprises were incredible.
4 and 3 quarters is good but I wish it got a 5
Meltzer’s bias is showing…again.
Meltzer rarely ever gives 5 stars for WrestleMania. WrestleMania 39 is the only mania he gave multiple 5 stars. The two matches that received the score were the tag team title match and the intercontinental championship triple threat.
In total, only 4 mania matches have a meltzer 5 star rating. Those matches are: Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon WM10, Bret Hart vs Stone Cold Steve Austin WM13, The Usos vs KO and Sami Zayn WM39 night one, and McIntyre vs Sheamus vs Gunther WM39 night 2.
It hasn't got Kenny or Okada in it. And it didn't take place in NJPW so It can't ever be a 5 star for Meltzer.
Not enough attention is placed on how TERRIBLE Meltzer is at actually writing
If Sami-Gunther was in any other promotion in the world it would’ve been a guaranteed 5 star match.
lol no, Meltzer was being generous with 4.5 stars
@@Cosmic_Cretin yikes, that’s certainly an opinion to have. Glad it’s yours though
@@blatty2646 "yikes" wow your bar is low for what you think is an awful opinion
...or perhaps I just don't think 4.5/5 star ratings should be given out to any good match?
I mean the match was only 15 min, pretty slow paced, not much build either. It was just a beat down for a while, Gunther showboating, then a hulk up by Sami, 3 moves and a finish... not exactly an instant classic (thats on the same level as Bret/Austin to you?). The match was short and felt rushed at the end, it never went into high gear or reached a level of 'epicness' that an Okada/Omega, or Misawa/Kobashi match would (where you can actually feel the desperation of the wrestlers towards the end of their matches)
Why 4.5 or 5 stars in your opinion? because of a turnbuckle brainbuster? Sure it was cool spot and rare for WWE, and also a nice call back to El Generico... but that exact spot has already happened a couple times this year so its not that special. To me at least, the rest of the match could have easily happened on an episode of RAW, it felt like your typical 15 min RAW main event, a good RAW main event, but a RAW main event no less
Honestly you saying that it would be easily 5 stars if it was in any other promotion is a far more ridiculous thing to say than anything I have said
Nah, I enjoyed the match but it was very one-sided for most of the match, with the dominant wrestler being Gunther, which made it slow paced. Nice David vs Goliath match but can't give it anything above 4-stars, personally I'd say it was a 3.5-star match.
Just to add to my reasoning, my son is a massive Sami fan and also loves Gunther, but he began to lose interest when Gunther started hitting top-rope splashes. The finish got him back on board but even as a 10 year old, he couldn't believe how little it took for Gunther to go from controlling the match to a clean loss..
@@Cosmic_Cretin I’ve never had a 4 paragraph response to a comment before, so congrats on that. Meltzer is well known for not giving WWE matches what they deserve. Obviously we disagree. I thought it was one of the best matches all weekends, you, obviously, didn’t. Have a good day 🤙🏻
Just starting the video: Dave gave a women's match OVER 4 STARS?!? That must have been a very good glizzy he got in ol' Philly yo start his night.
Not only did he give a women’s match over 4 stars. He gave 2 women’s matches over 4 stars.
OHHHH MAN
wait till you learn about Japanese women, he gave Manami Toyota from the 90s like 17, 5 Star matches, which is almost the same amount of 5 star matches WWE has had in their entire history
@@Cosmic_Cretinso Dave's Japanese fetish is confirmed?
@@Cosmic_Cretinbecause he is biased which is fine its his opinion he doesn't hide that
Cody didn't finish the story in the Tokyo Dome not good enough apparently 😭
also, no Will Ospreay involved
No comments on Dave because… well, he’s Dave.
What the Usos match needed is Solo and maybe Rikishi to interfere. Turn it into a shmoz with Rikishi taking Jey’s side. It’s smoke and mirrors, I know, but that match needed some life to it.
They honestly performed like they didn’t want to go through with the match. It was so lazy just super kicks, and jimmy saying he was wrong for like 30 seconds to do an obvious fake out. I was so looking forward to this match, and omg I was disappointed.
@@cameronmowat6638 They prolly got big creative control in their match and it shows. Definitely room to improve there. It exposed all their weaknesses (including the poor variety of moves)
Why do we put some much stock in what meltzer says. Hes not the gatekeeper for wrestling. Other CZcamsrs get more info and have more inside sources than he does these days. He acts like he knows more than he does. Hes a total mark. Much respect for his work in the 90s back when there were only 2 major newsletters but his time has passed. And just because he likes or don’t like something doesn’t mean I have to feel the same as him
We don’t anymore but it’s good to watch people laugh at his ratings if you have a bit of spare time
@@callums3172 he seems like such an arrogant jerk. This is supposed to be fun for everyone but he acts like his word is gospel. For instance his rating on the pride vs the final testament made me made. I loved it. It was fun, had nostalgia, high spots, and even with the mess up on the table spot they were able to keep cool and finish. But because it wasn’t what meltzer wanted he gave it 1 star. I bet if it was the same match in new Japan it would be at least 4 and would have forgiven any mistakes they made
@@ransejackson2986to be fair he has always maintained that it's simply his opinion. We can disagree and poke fun at how ridiculous some of them are, but I don't think it's fair to accuse him of arrogance or claiming superiority or smth because he never really did. Even he doesn't even care about them sometimes in his own words.
@@thegreenpianist7683 I think a lot of people get mad because he’s clearly lying and favouring one company over another
Three matches in, and this is the best star rating reaction yet. Steve doesn't know what is going on.
Bro I’m so lost🤣🤣
And Meltzer sounds like he writes his description with chat gpt.
Paul Ellering actually debuted at Wrestlemania 8. LOD werent on the card, but they appeared in front of the crowd with Paul Ellering in an interview segment with Mean Gene.
was going to comment the samething, maybe they meant going to the ring compared to an interview segment? WWE acted like or maybe just forgot Mania 8 happened
Daves write up of thr main event is the exact reason why i dont like his analysis. I dont think there is a difference between a great wrestling match and a great spectacle. Its just the match....no matter what they do in the ring. How much are you entertained and drawn in, breaking it down to...a wrestling match and a spectacle isnt the right way to look at imo.
BUT BUT WORK RATE! WORK RATE!!!!
Knight did bite AJ when they were both on top of the turnbuckle
I didn’t hate Uso vs Uso, but damn it needed something extra. I just hope that dud of a match doesn’t mess with either guys trajectory. Both of them are showing some actual potential as solo guys.
Feel like Tama Tonga debut is setting up an Uso tag team reunion.. That match may actually be the reason for that attack on Tonga's debut, maybe a better match between the Uso's would have had Tonga debut differently..
Before watching the video. I just wanted to say that a .75 for the Uso's match is a bit unfair. The match wasn't great but to not even get a full star seems a bit much. I would have given it something more like a 1.5 or a 2
It was BORING....I would have said 0.5 stars.
@@nervoussips2622 Why? Both usos suck in the ring
I love the genuine reaction to “came out with wife Brandi” from Steve 🤣🤣 I wouldn’t even find that line from meltzer funny but Steve’s reactions made me laugh out loud
It's been so long I forgot every match that happened at WrestleMania 40.
@@SmileyFacePlayswhoosh
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@@SmileyFacePlays😂 tf
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And that's a testament to just how good the card actually was.
Remove rose-colored glasses, and remove head from Paul's ass, and it was really just a ho-hum card, with a main event that had too many run-ins to be taken seriously.
Anything under 5 for the main event of night 2 is just being cynical. It was the best match in WWE history
It's all subjective. And that's your opinion which you're entitled to.
Personally, I think it was a big MOMENT, and quite the spectacle, but I can't rate any match with that many run-ins higher than a one. It was a giant cartoonish clusterfuck. On the main event of the biggest show of the year, I expect a clean finish ending the feud. You don't really get that with 17 guys interfering.
Best in WWE history? Nah nah
No it was NOT, the best ever WWE match was Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. The main even at 40 is not 5 star worthy it is worth 2 star worthy TOPS, it really was not a good match in any way shape or form.
I mean, the Uso match wasn't that good, but damn, 0.75?
Should’ve been rated as a DUD imo
It’s just as good as a Young Bucks match…
Yeah it wasn't very good
That's exactly how a nick v matt match would go and Dave the melt would give it 6 stars
@@callumharley5567 LMAO I LOVE THE YOUNG BUCKS BUT YOU’RE SO RIGHT, THE SIMILARITIES IS HILARIOUS
Seeing steve lose his mind is so good every time.
Ain’t no way Meltzer gave one of the greatest WM main events 4.75 stars, but gives any random great Dynamite match with no build or story a 5+. Dude shouldn’t have an opinion.
I sometimes feel like Meltzer loses sight of what professional wrestling is - it's not just a gymnastics routine. It's a sport that isn't a real sport, which means you get to focus on telling stories both in and out of the ring with larger than life characters, because you control the outcomes. The purpose of those stories is to evoke an emotional reaction from your audience. With that in mind, I don't understand for the life of me how that WM main event wasn't five stars, unless you're solely fixated on the athleticism and forget that athleticism is a means to an end.
Not only was it the perfect end to a two year long story, even the run-ins functioned as little story cappers of their own, and the crowd went nuts for all of it. I watched streams of other people reacting to that main event yelling things like " I LOVE WRESTLING" in response, because it resonated so strongly with them.
All of that still wasn't enough to earn a five star rating from Dave, lol. But a random very good TV match between Kyle Fletcher and Ospreay on Dynamite with no story or build whatsoever? Five stars, must watch. Even Bryan Alvarez gave Cody/Roman five stars, because he understands that the wrestling moves are only one component of the whole.
Someone else on reddit put it perfectly, Dave is great and knowledgeable about wrestling and the news sometimes BUT his star ratings suck and don't need to be treated like gospel. He's very biased against women and wwe matches with his ratings.
I'll never understand why some ppl care about those "ratings". Lol...I mean these guys have an entire show devoted to it, but whatevs.
Dave gave a woman's title match 4.25? is he finally evolving?
Dave about to give Will Ospreay v Danielson more than the greatest wm main event😢
I was already spoiled of those *OTHER GUYS* star ratings for WrestleMania XL by Cultaholic, but man I'm excited for Steve to see the Jimmy/Jey star rating!
They started doing that, I literally paused the video just so I could guess with Steve and Larson. Gotta go back and finish that vid now.
I feel Steve Here with holding the final statement of Dave's review of the night 2 main event is equal to the purple phone super shady
I’m thinking Dave dropped his glizzy and was upset hence why he probably scored the Usos match so low
What's insane is that since 2020, Meltzer has only given WWE matches 5 stars 6 times. and 4 of those involved Guenther. 2 of which were the ones against Ilja
If Rhea and Becky is 4.25 than Io and Bayley needs to be 5+⭐️
Where's the Petition for the whole iwc to just ignore meltzer. It makes 0 sense that an entire industry hangs on the clearly biased personal rating system of a single ornery old man.
There were too many unrelatable people in the 6 man on night 2 for Dave to give it a better score
Look, I was disappointed in the Usos grudge match but I'd have given it at least one star for not tripping over their feet.
personally think that its so hard to get an exact rating you could probably go with a golf style scoring system where you get -points based on how close you were and lowest score wins so you dont fail when you were so close
one issue with Dave's rating for the usos match
he gives the bucks 5 stars for the same shit lol
Am I the only one who thinks Bianca hair whip should be a DQ because it's like a weapon
It's a grey area tbh because it's her hair. Kinda reminds me of Luger and his steel plate forearm.
It’s technically part of her body though, and using a body part isn’t dq
11:25 Steve sounds exactly like Darth Vader after finding out Padme died.
Dave casually admitting he doesn't watch Stardom with that Bayley/Iyo review. lol
My ratings outside of the mysterio tag was in roughly the same ballpark as daves:
Night 1:
Becky v Rhea: ***3/4
Tag titles ladder: ***1/4
Rey/Andrade v Dominik/Santos: **1/4
Jimmy v Jey: *
Damage CTRL v Naomi/Bianca/Jade: **1/4
Sami v Gunther: 4 stars
Cody/Seth v Bloodline: 3 stars
Night 2:
Drew v Seth: 4 stars
Pride v FT: *1/2
LA v AJ: ***3/4
Orton v KO v Paul: 4 stars
Bayley v Iyo: ****3/4
Cody v Roman: 5 stars
Dave meltzer just showed us that reviews are subjective
My only issue with Roman vs. Cody was that the Bloodline Rules didn't make any sense. It was just a no dq match. If they could have made the stipulation mean more, it would have been truly amazing.
Dave just operates out of spite right now. He’s the ultimate contrarian or at worst… an AEW employee
Perfect comment 😅
I swear to y’all I was thinking the same thing. He legit had to have rated this out of spite. NXT Takeover NY had so many run in and he gave that match a 5.25. Osperay vs Fletcher was just a regular match on TV with zero build but excellent in-right quality and it got a 5. But quite possibly the biggest match of this generation, with this much hype that had excellent in-ring work, story, crowd investment, and ending and it got a 4.75? How are you gonna say it’s a 5 star match and then in the same breath say 4.75.
17:48 - This is why multi-man matches should be elimination instead of one fall.
I think at this point you want your Cotra to be as far away from Dave's as possible.
This was a lot of fun, but I think it would be a bit more suspenseful if you simply saw who could collectively get closest to Dave by adding up how much you missed by.
16:25 i think it was in a corner and he bit his forhead? I only remember because my girlfriend said "oh my God!"
I personally think this is the best match I have ever watched. It defines pro wrestling. I watched the Kenny vs. Okada match. I get that he’s insanely biased, but if we’re judging by his scale, this match enters the 6 star category.
Hm, it's almost as if one person's old-school opinion on modern wrestling is deranged and/or just wrong.
...Now, am I talking about Vince or Dave here?
Meanwhile is 60-year-old sting and his farewell match gets a 4.75 because Darby decides to throw himself through glass tables
It was well deserving
Wait a sec
There’s a door behind Larson, but there’s also a shelf tilted towards the door side, and also lining naturally with the wall but It’s mushed with the door in one illusion. I’m confused
What is going on?
Sorry, I loved last year’s WrestleMania and felt it was 4 1/2 stars. This year’s Main Event was CLEARLY 5 stars and sorry but when you CRY when the “story finishes”, you can’t give it anything less then 5.
My ratings for night 2 are all within a quarter of Dave's scores. My katras are aligned with his, but I dont know if that makes me all that happy TBH.
Yeah, you should probably reevaluate everything you know about life just to be safe.
Out of all the observers of wresting, these guys are my favourite
I know im the minority, but I liked the Jimmy/Jey match. It was no Bret/Owen, but it was a different story. That match was Owen trying to prove he's the better WRESTLER. This was brothers FIGHTING for 5 min before they went to false finishes. And I have no problem with the heel begging off spot. If it was a normal heel, it hurts Jey. But its his TWIN BROTHER, who DID stand up to Roman for him many times before he turned on him. And Jey made him pay for using his babyface love for his brother against him.
It wasn't a 5* classic, but I felt it was what it needed to be (couldn't be no NQ with that main event), and it was a GOOD 3-star match
I could seriously make the argument that Roman versus Cody is the greatest match in WWE history
Meltzer gave 6 AEW matches last year 5 star and higher ratings.
WWE had two. Both on WrestleMania.
Meltzer is highly biased to the point where dumbasses in AEW structure their show to pleasing him, including hiring the son of one of his friends.
The same guys parroting this "ThE rAtInGs dOn'T MaTtEr!" are the same guys talking about how these star ratings and attendance don't matter.
You're on crack if you don't see what's going on.
I'm pretty sure old Dave is starting to show signs of Alzheimers.
David is just a fan we all can rate matches I’ve been watching for 35 years 😅he has job
Cody v Roman was a 5 star match for the entertainment, storyline tie in's and surprises, probably not for the wrestling itself but it's a 5 in most peoples eyes if ratings actually mattered. Maybe Stone Cold was needed after all lol
Had to fast forward through most of the matches I don’t think I was surprised by anything and each match dragged on especially cody and Roman best parts had nothing to do with the match for me cena rock undertaker and codys celebration that was the best part of the 2 day spectacle it’s just a shame how fickle fans are with chasing belts then feeling different after the big win but hey yes movement 2.0 and everything mirroring rock cena just didn’t feel anything like wrestlemania 30 it just felt relieving the story is finally over
Feels like mania XL happened last year
No wonder the Game of Games calls him fat John Cena, with that huge DONUT Steve here just ate! Ouch! Katra is not aligned this day for Steve Here! Can And Larson best him? He just needs 1 correct answer!
And he did it! And Larson wins! Superior Friendo identified.
Yeah Knight was biting aj in the corner half way through the match
That Lashley match was terrible, Dave nailed that rating
Why do people still take Meltzer seriously?! Smh. Some people just love giving him clout whether it’s positive or negative !
that's the point. We should stop giving promotion to this goofy ass biased 🤡
I always respect Dave's opinion but he's wrong about that Lashley+SP/Final Testament match. That was 3-3.5 stars. It was better than Rey+Andrade/Santos+Dom from night 1.
Oh boy, a lot of people are upset about those... OTHER GUYS' opinions. It's okay to disagree on how good matches are people.
One thing we can all agree on though, is that those... OTHER GUYS wait WAY too long to give their star ratings 😉. I want HOT, FRESH star ratings. I gotta warm these ones back up in the microwave. It's just not the same...
Its like his opinion man
Iyo and Bayley deserved 5 stars. Meltzer is becoming more and more of a hack
This is straight facts
LMFAO NO, it 1.5 stars tops the match was horrible.
Haven’t even started and I’m gonna guess… no 5 stars. But this next AEW PPV is gonna have 6-7 stars per match. Because he’s the least objective journalist in wrestling.
Who observes the wrestling observers?
Step aside David v Goliath, Cody v Roman is now the biggest match in the history of mankind.
Those....other guys....finally got there.
I have been waiting for this one. 🤣
A high star rating for women? It truly is a new era
Dave is so petty he refuses to ever give WWE a 5star meanwhile random match on a rampage for AEW 6 1/2 stars (only higher if in Tokyo Dome)
The highest rated match for me all Wrestlemania weekend would be Ripley/Lynch and it might not even be a 3 star match. Meltzer and I see wrestling completely differently, most of the time.
Hey Friendos E-drone here, and E-drone.
Grow up kid
Dave has given woman’s matches over 5 stars before usually with Japanese woman tho lol
People get salty but of you watch japan matches you would see why he rates it high lol
**doesn't say a single thing about the match, positive or negative**
**1¾ stars**
What in the actual fuck
Does Dave no longer hate women?
hmm i feel no 5 stars for Dave Meltzer like AEW more... I write before i see the video, i hope i am wrong :)
0 for 7!!! Steve aint the other guys yet
Dave 'A Goof' Meltzer
Thee guys 😂
Dave jumping ships then
Giving the 6 woman tag 2 stars says more than he realises and its not good for dave
Steve reads the comments.
Man is that old fraud biased..
So,no 5 stars matches from wrestlemania this year then?If so,then last year's one was bigger than this years.
roman vs cody was 5 stars to me idc
i mean nobody takes metlzer seriously right???
No, I just think he's ratings are garbage
I love how worked up people get over Dave's ratings... they're his opinion folks. Nothing more. If he says blue is his favorite color are you gonna lose your shit screaming everyone knows red is better?
And it's all subjective. My opinion: story is story. Match is match. Hulk vs Andre was the biggest drawing match at Mania 3 with the biggest story, but good luck convincing me they had a better WRESTLING MATCH than Savage and Steamboat.
VERY unpopular opinion here - Roman and Cody had a hell of a spectacle with a big story... BUT THE MATCH WAS THE DRIZZLING SHITS! Just a crazy cartoon clusterfuck full of run-ins! I give it ONE STAR, only cuz it was okay up until the screwy nonsense! Now lose your shit over that rating!
It’s all just for fun my dude
@@FriendoClubTV Absolutely. Just giving my take!
You're just being edgy for the sake of being edgy. Even without the run-ins it was at least a four star match until the 20 minute mark.
@@pinealdreams1064 See, there's your issue - if someone disagrees they must just be being edgy!
No sir, it's just my opinion. Whatever amount of stars I'd have given it, it burned them all away with the run-ins.
I like blue. Am I being edgy for not saying red? :D
@@ryancorrigan4149no, you just came here for attention with your 89 iq
I understand not giving Cody and Roman 5, the cross Rhodes is still an overrated/bad finisher and just looks goofy
Dave is just a bitter bitter old man 😂
is the woman tax over??