Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer on WWE vs. AEW, Career - TSC Podcast #63

Fred Richani interviews legendary combat sports journalist Dave Meltzer! Check out Death of WCW on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iNYY74 ✅Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/TheSportsCourier?sub_confirmation=1 ✅TSC Merch: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/tscnews ✅MY SITE: https://fredrichani.com/ ✅Dave Meltzer's site: https://www.f4wonline.com/ ✅Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSportsCourier ✅Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SportsCourier ✅Instagram: http://www.instagram/TSCNews Check out our wrestling interviews: https://buff.ly/2XYqDui Subscribe to The Sports Courier Podcast: ✅Podbean: http://fredrichani.podbean.com/ ✅SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/TSCNews ✅Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Jq8Box0lxO2ddLBpkEn4M ✅Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tsc-news-the-sports-courier/id1061475388?mt=2 ✅Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izgi6mydvok2ur2md6pfxsr3nju Visit our Humble Bundle Store for great game deals! https://www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=tscgaming About The Sports Courier Podcast Episode 63: TSC News editor Fred Richani interviews legendary combat sports journalist Dave Meltzer about his decorated media career, founding the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, working with Bryan Alvarez on F4WOnline, WWE's downward trend, AEW outperforming WWE NXT in ratings, the UFC's 2020 boom period, how life has changed during the pandemic, his favorite football players growing up, the Las Vegas Raiders, why Vince McMahon should step down as Chairman, Al Davis comparisons, whether or not his abs are still better than John Morrison's, his advice for success, and much more! Dave Meltzer Interview Time Stamps: 00:00 Dave Meltzer on how pandemic changed his life 02:37 Dave Meltzer on Dana White's handling of COVID-19, WWE negligence 03:28 Dave Meltzer on WWE's lack of fan interest 04:34 Dave Meltzer on WWE ratings downward trend, AEW Dynamite 07:08 Dave Meltzer on WWE running shows during pandemic 08:31 Dave Meltzer's solution for WWE ratings 09:43 Dave Meltzer on no WWE dream matches 11:10 Dave Meltzer on UFC's new boom period 13:20 How does Dave Meltzer stay sane? 15:51 Dave Meltzer on pro wrestling's life lessons 17:06 Dave Meltzer on Frank Deford 19:45 Dave Meltzer on learning from wrestling promoters, great wrestlers 20:18 Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Newsletter success 21:57 Dave Meltzer on entrepreneurship, biggest fears 24:19 Dave Meltzer's favorite cheat meal 25:47 Does Dave Meltzer have better abs than John Morrison? (Johnny Mundo) 27:54 Dave Meltzer's favorite football players growing up 28:59 Dave Meltzer on Oakland Raiders 29:21 Dave Meltzer on Las Vegas Raiders 30:58 Dave Meltzer on Vince McMahon, Raiders owner Al Davis 31:43 Dave Meltzer on Vince McMahon stepping down from WWE 32:20 Dave Meltzer on Triple H, WWE sale 33:01 Dave Meltzer on Paul Levesque's WWE NXT losing to All Elite Wrestling 34:30 Dave Meltzer on work life balance with F4W 35:24 Dave Meltzer's advice for success 38:03 Dave Meltzer on career, Wrestling Observer readers Disclaimer: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.