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David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1961) is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON), a newsletter for the world of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. WON has grown from an underground publication to one that now commonly circulates around the industry and its fans. It is known for revealing events inside the business by breaking kayfabe. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ...
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Editing may also refer to audio or film editing. ...
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. ...
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For the fighting style, see Hybrid martial arts. ...
In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ...
Early life
Meltzer was born in upstate New York before eventually relocating to San Jose, California. He showed an interest in pro wrestling early on in his life. Dave wrote several publications that predate WON, dating back to 1971. Meltzer states that he was just a fan at first and started a tape trading newsletter. The Observer started from Dave wanting to keep his friends in college "in the loop" for his tape trading as well as the happenings in the business. He started writing the Observer full time in 1987. NY redirects here. ...
Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Wrestling Observer Newsletter The Wrestling Observer Newsletter started off as a way to keep fans informed of various wrestling regions that readers may not have been aware of or had no access to. The Observer's earlier years were also marked by revealing insider news and various behind-the-scenes happenings in the industry, a groundbreaking approach in a kayfabe-heavy era.
Since major wrestling promotions would never acknowledge the existence of any dirt sheets, Meltzer had to find other ways to advertise his newsletter. Adverts were often posted in kayfabe and semi-kayfabe publications such as Wrestling Main Event magazine and Wrestling Eye magazine. Meltzer was also able to advertise his publication during various guest appearances on wrestling radio shows and guest editorials in various national newspapers. Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ...
With the ubiquitous emergence of the internet and wrestling web sites that are able to provide news in real time, today's Observer differs in the way it covers the wrestling scene in that it provides more of an editorial on the news and what impacts it could have on the business. Wrestlers have noted seeing copies of the Observer on Vince McMahon's office desk and it is believed many, if not most of the biggest stars in WWE and other major promotions are subscribers, although few would admit it publicly. Meltzer's newsletter has led to a loyal fan following, radio shows, and even a brief stint working for the WWF as a researcher in 1987.[1] Look up editorial, op-ed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ...
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
In his first autobiography, Mick Foley claimed that even when he was just starting in the business, people as influential as Jim Crockett would sometimes change the booking direction of an entire promotion based on the opinions expressed in the WON. Mick Foley Sr. ...
Jim Crockett was a professional wrestling promoter sometimes known as Jim Crockett, Sr. ...
Impact
Rating system Meltzer popularized the "star rating" system (originated by Jim Cornette & Norm Dooley), which rates matches on a scale of one to five stars in a similar manner to that used by many movie critics. As in the field of film, a rating is a largely subjective affair that may take into account the amount of action, as opposed to restholds ("workrate"); the difficulty and variety of moves used; the history of the workers and their feud; the development of an in-match storyline based on the wrestling moves and how they affect the wrestlers; and the overall reaction of the crowd. A classic example of a "five-star" match is the battle between Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada on June 3, 1994, in All Japan Pro Wrestling. James E. (Jim) Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. ...
In professional wrestling, a wrestlers workrate is somewhat synoymous with his talent level. ...
A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ...
Mitsuharu Misawa ) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ...
Toshiaki Kawada (å·ç”°åˆ©æ˜Ž; Kawada Toshiaki) is a professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...
All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ...
Five star matches, as rated by Meltzer, are extremely rare. Before 2004, the last match rated five stars in the US was in 1997. Since then, Ring of Honor has promoted three matches that received five stars from Meltzer: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk on October 16, 2004, Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 1, 2005, and Dragon Kid/Genki Horiguchi/Ryo Saito vs. CIMA/Naruki Doi/Masato Yoshino on March 31, 2006. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has one five-star match: Samoa Joe vs. A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels at the Unbreakable pay-per-view on September 11, 2005. Four WWE matches have been given five stars by Dave Meltzer: shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion. ...
Nuufolau Joel Joe Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe, and currently performing for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ...
Phillip Phil Brooks[1] (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its ECW brand. ...
October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ...
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Kenta Kobashi ) is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nobuyoshi Nakamura (born February 2, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestles for Dragon Gate. ...
Genki Horiguchi is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion. ...
Ryo Saito, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate. ...
Nobuhiko Oshima, better known by his stage name CIMA, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate. ...
Naruki Doi (born October 4, 1980 in Ikoma, Nara, Japan) is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate. ...
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March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ...
Nuufolau Joel Joe Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe, and currently performing for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ...
Allen Lloyd Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name The Phenomenal One A.J. Styles (also written AJ Styles), is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ...
Christopher Daniel Covell (born December 24, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name in the United States, The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels. ...
Unbreakable was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ...
September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels. ...
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SummerSlam 1994 was the seventh annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, and part of the Hart wrestling family. ...
Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 - 1999 was a Canadian professional wrestler who was most known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Kurt Angle and John Cena in a cage match, showing the current WWE Steel Cage. ...
WrestleMania 13, subtitled Heat, was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, and part of the Hart wrestling family. ...
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Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ...
WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment-produced professional wrestling pay-per-view event that took place, usually, in June and was the successor of the King of the Ring pay-per-view. ...
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels. ...
Mark Calaway (born March 24, 1965[2]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name, The Undertaker. ...
A Hell in a Cell match. ...
Impact on wrestlers Despite the history of recurring tension between those employed by wrestling promotions and those who cover the field as reporters, by most accounts, numerous people in the business regularly read WON. Mick Foley credits a writeup in WON for boosting him from a "no-name independent" wrestler to one whom a national federation would consider.[2] Mick Foley Sr. ...
WON Hall of Fame -
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame is not a physical place, but nonetheless, it is a respected honor in the world of wrestling. Every year, Meltzer conducts a poll of selected "insiders" and wrestlers to determine new inductees into the WON Hall of Fame. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (WON HOF for short) is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper. ...
Wrestling Observer Live Dave Meltzer currently hosts Wrestling Observer Live, a popular wrestling radio show. Co-hosting the show with Dave is Bryan Alvarez, editor of the Figure Four Weekly newsletter. Dave and Bryan host the show every Sunday night from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. EST on the Sports Byline Radio Network. Due to the show airing on Sunday nights, replays are played on nights there are WWE pay-per-views. The show debuted in October 1999 and aired five days a week on the internet radio channel, eYada.com. eYada closed its doors on July 9, 2001, with Wrestling Observer Live, its highest rated show, being the last show to broadcast on the station. Wrestling Observer Live was picked up by Sports Byline on March 17, 2002, and has stayed in its current position ever since. The WWE does not allow its talent or employees on Meltzer's show as a guest. Bryan Alki Alvarez (born June 12, 1975 in Bothell, Washington) is a former professional wrestler and the editor of Figure Four Weekly, a newsletter that has covered professional wrestling since 1995. ...
Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ...
Notes and references - ^ Johnson, Mike; Dave Sherer (2000-05-05). Wrestling Observer Live 5/04 recap with Jim Thomas of New York State Senator Tom Libous' office regarding legislation of Drug Testing of Wrestlers. (English). Daily Lariat. Retrieved on 2006-05-19.
- ^ Foley, Mick (2000). Have a Nice Day, 1st ed. paperback, New York: Avon Books, p. 155. ISBN 0-06-103101-1.
Dave $cherer is the owner and head writer of the professional wrestling website Pro Wrestling Insider. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The New York Times best-seller autobiography of WWE wrestler and now hugely successful author Mick Foley. ...
Avon is a paperback imprint of HarperCollins. ...
See also This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (WON HOF for short) is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper. ...
External links - Home of the Wrestling Observer Live radio show
- Official website of the Wrestling Observer
- DeathValleyDriver interview with Meltzer
- Dean S Planet interview with Meltzer
- Bryan Alvarez's Figure Four Weekly official website
- "Observer Star Ratings List WWF/WWE 1986-present, ***+ ratings
- "List of matches that have received five stars from Dave Meltzer
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