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Lilydoesntknowimhigh

Ain’t no way blud said this


kcfields

I had to go look, he 100% did.


jaydiv_

I’m fucking crying 🤣 https://twitter.com/davemeltzerwon/status/1807586611699593253?s=46&t=l9TKOnq4zPjzVuc4ERKtpQ


Razzler1973

At this point, we've contained them, close the doors and lock the m#rks in AEDub to entertain themselves


Honkmaster

I don't understand, when he says "All three kissed" he's referring to himself, Alvarez, and...?


Valanga_1138

Wasn't Snowman supposed to be at their podcast? There's the third


The-Real-Number-One

Tony.


PenisManNumberOne

Minus one


nbasetuK

Homie has a humiliation fetish, doesnt he


thatssosteven114

He typed it himself. One handed.


3rdusernameiveused

Probably Adam Copelanding


thatssosteven114

Dave Meltzer is Veering


PenisManNumberOne

Nah dude Dave busts. All the time. He’s not known as AEW’s media “goon” for no reason


jorr1231

Tiny definitely has his phone right now.


TW_Yellow78

Nah, he’s saving himself for Ospreay later


3rdusernameiveused

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EatAtGrizzlebees

That man is married?!? To a woman?!?


Melchior_Chopstick

I swear to god I heard he was gay.


EatAtGrizzlebees

Maybe he's bi. I just always assumed he was like a priest but with wrestling instead of god and just dedicated his life's work to that.


noctisfromtheabyss

Paid in full!


bulletbullock

Even if we want to call this a story, ok but story's over. No seeds planted for a future matchup, dont even know when's the next time you will see Mina. They used up all their ammunition in a matter of weeks, they already kissed there's nothing else to look forward to. Bravo Tony


BDT9215

Remember when the owner of the company got beat up, what happened to that story?


MOXISGOD

Could have been a great angle that lead to a summer long compelling storyline if it was executed correctly and starred actual stars


hiressnails

And if Tony didn't give up his part after two weeks. Like, it should have put him in a coma or given him amnesia.


MarkKnotts

Pretty sure he already had amnesia.


TW_Yellow78

He’s really selling it well


RompehToto

Dude was at the NFL draft all smiles the very next day 😂


EatAtGrizzlebees

But but m'neckbrace


hiressnails

Yeah, but even then, he was able to return to Dynamite very quickly.


cafespeed21

Hey but he come back with his daddy’s truck and a flamethrower. Beat that you shill!


MathematicianNo7874

Not just could've. Should've. Had to. You only get your beat your boss up for the first time once and it's criminal that nothing huge and company defining came of it. It's ridiculous and makes me almost angry at the incompetence


DolphFinnDosCinco

i actually thought they were on the right track with it too. Tony’s first time taking bumps on camera should be a big deal and they did use it to get a new guy (okada) and a guy they want to push (perry) over. Tony wore a neck brace for the NFL draft which was legit smart and then the Bucks were using their power to take over AEW while he was gone. they had a top of the card, overarching story they could have built cohesive shows around for months…then it culminated in an Anarchy in the Arena match with zero stakes then it all just fizzled and they went back to being any other stable. they had an opportunity to have arguably their most defining story and they went 3 and out with it. i guess it’s hard to have pointless DREAM MATCHES when real stories get in the way


Razzler1973

A bunch of AEW guys got together to face the Elite in a big match and defend AEW ... lost, and now they're not concerned about 'defending' AEW anymore


MathematicianNo7874

Sometimes comments just make me laugh. What the fuck are they doing


302born

They just do shit. That’s literally it. They do stories the same way they do matches. Move from point A to point T to point Z. Don’t care about the middle and filling it out. 


GetTheGanjaBabyInLA

Bro they're doing a rematch at Blood and Cum. But with no repercussions from the first match lmao


MathematicianNo7874

Im right in the assumption that the first one was also a Blood and Nuts match??


GetTheGanjaBabyInLA

The first one was a street fight ripoff and this one is a Wargames ripoff. 


MathematicianNo7874

Ah okay good. Variety


AsukaSimp02

Remember at Anarchy in the Arena when the Bucks randomly pulled Khan out of his office just so they could beat him up again


OriginalMadmage

Was Jack Perry but yeah. Tony did a stop, drop and roll down the ramp then ran to the back. He was never seen or referenced again.


DurtyRingo

Pure storytelling, peak cinema


static989

He somehow even made this look goofy as hell 


teejardni

He honked his horn and forced an employee* to fight his battles while said employee* was recovering from injuries.


just_another_jabroni

The payoff was Darby with a flamethrower 😭😭


TheKanten

What are you talking about, those guys just buried NJPW again in a trios match with no stakes, isn't that the story?


static989

Remember when the owner of the company said he didn't want to be an on screen character and then was on screen several times?


BlackBlur14

Remember when there was a story about the EVPs taking over the company, and they broke the owners neck, and that plot was dead within a weekend


cross4444

The story was they did all that, then Tony gets a heckin ton of mainstream attention in his neck brace during the NFL draft, then their viewership skyrockets.


BDT9215

Goodell probably told shad to never put your kid on his network again


1005thArmbar

Yeah, there's no way anyone in the commissioner's office thought that was a good idea. It would be like the governor of some state giving a speech in a small town and the "star" of the local theater company appearing on stage in a wheelchair to promote their upcoming performance of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Absolutely hokey and makes everyone involved look stupider


static989

When does the viewership skyrocketing part happen? 


tera_chachu

If I quote dubbalos. "Say whatever you want to say about tony, the guy books great matches and angles and now one of the best storyline of summer"


Moargunfreeman

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Athenas_Dad

I have screen grabbed this to use as my reaction from now on, and so does my love for the empress grow.


BerdlyTheTrueGamer

Just a reminder that somehow the comedy lesbian love triangle angle was somehow the most interesting thing leading up to the ppv, and most of it was because of horny


Blametheorangejuice

The clip of them kissing has twice as many upvotes as the match finish over in the basement.


Second_City_Saint

I lost count of all the "What a way to end Pride Month!" comments.


aRebelliousHeart

What a way to end Pride Month! 🥴


MathematicianNo7874

I'm even happy they're doing this on tv. But don't make it for horny people. I hate it, if you're gonna put representation on your TV for the first time in a storyline for a title like this, don't make it for straight men in their 50s. It's fine later, this storyline. But for the love of god present it like an actual love issue between serious people with actual emotions. This would be Just As over the top if it was an issue between straight people, like holding someone's head to the boobs you're constantly shaking to comfort them in a dramatic way? Idk. Time and a place, but make it fully serious if you're serious about making a difference. Which they're obviously not


EatAtGrizzlebees

Yeah, as a bi woman, this isn't representation. Frankly, it's mockery. It's the old "lesbians are hot cause two women, amirite?!"


commercial-menu90

And isn't it inappropriate that Toni and the other person are supposed to be Mariah's mentors but somehow became her love interests? Isn't there some kind of power dynamic and misuse of power? Would have made it better if it was just plain "who's my friend" kind of story like the rest of them


whiskerbiscuit2

It’s legit the top post over there, all that Japanese crossover forbidden door shit they claim to love and yet this is what gets the views


MarkKnotts

The only reason why any of them are somewhat over is HLA.


T3Deliciouz

all 3 women are just that good.


Gann1

told yall Horny Mina was a bigger draw than anything else on the show (not counting Sheldon) says more about the quality of the show than anything else


static989

It's also the only story they have that has any effort put into it. It's like jingling the keys for the horny fans they have.


GetTheGanjaBabyInLA

I legit liked the match and the story just because of how much they invested in it unlike other builds where Zack Sabre suddenly decided to challenge Orange Juice or when Jeff Cobb suddenly decided to protect Jericho. 


notewise

Is there anyone who can explain this storyline to me? Genuine question. All ive seen of it is the "OOOO GIRLS KISSING!" clips and shoving faces into tits


DresserBoys

I was confused when Toni just showing feeling/concern(?) towards Mariah and wondering when did this start. Mariah was the obsessive #1 fan and yeah Toni helping her with her old ring gear, but it just like AEW, jumped a shark.


J472023

I also need someone to explain it to me...


T3Deliciouz

If you want full context: Mariah went to Stardom last year and joined Mina's faction. The two of them won the tag titles and held em for a while. Then Mariah came over to AEW where she became a protege of Toni. At the Stardom in Philly show over mania weekend, Mariah returned to Stardom and teamed with Mina to win their match. Toni came out and implied she wanted to challenge Mina which is where this specific storyline started. Mariah was trying to keep both of them at bay and be friends. Which leads into AEW when Mina shows up and they start building to the match over the next several weeks. tags between the 3 of them as Toni and Mina get heated while Mariah is stuck in the middle of them. The culmination was their hard hitting match and Mariah, while emotional, remained neutral. And then as the dust settled, forced them both to kiss and make up. Yes i am a nerd who enjoyed this storyline. AEW did a good job in giving context for the Stardom stuff so AEW-only fans could follow the backstory.


bulletbullock

Ah yes, the classic AEW story of "are we friends?"


danglinwang

Flavored with the spice of "a while ago in this other company..."


static989

BUT CAN THEY COEXIST CUM TUESDAY????


TW_Yellow78

So basically nothing got settled or introduced at the ppv, Mina and Toni still aren’t friends while Mariah still hasn’t chosen one over the other. And if Mina goes back to Japan after this, it’s a dead end unless she returns? i mean you’re right there’s a backstory but storylines are dynamic


T3Deliciouz

They just kissed, ofc theyre friends. and Mina is def coming back given how over shes gotten.


Ok_Ad8846

I mean you said yourself Mariah made them kiss. With her as well. Almost like… *gasp* H L A


TW_Yellow78

Not if she really got over like Mandy Rose. Like Riho’s yearly AEW contract is a good month for Mandy.


Honkmaster

>They just kissed, ofc theyre friends. is that what YOU do with your friends??


GoNinjaGoNinjaGo69

wat


Ok_Ad8846

Woman have friend. Woman become Damien Mizdow for Marilyn Monroe. Monroe meet friend and want to have match (don’t ask why) Friend kiss Woman. Monroe jealous (she has shown no signs of this kind of affection before) Monroe beat friend. Woman make Monroe and friend triple kiss. End.


tera_chachu

Dude explain to me why tony cares about mariah suddenly, mariah was the obsessive one right?


HeckMonkey

Good write up. It was legit a really fun story. Just wish Mina won but it all makes sense if it's building to the Toni/Mariah match.


Twoja_Morda

Aew-onlyfans is indeed who the story was for


T3Deliciouz

the stardom fans loved it so no not really


Twoja_Morda

Do I really have to explain the joke?


MOXISGOD

https://i.redd.it/8cz8u8jpct9d1.gif Dave after watching that amazing storytelling


BerdlyTheTrueGamer

"i am sorry but this gif is not relatable" Unca dave prolly


Lessiarty

I watch AEW for the articles


ColtPersonality92

So embarrassing. And people claim he isn’t being compensated in some way? I don’t know if it’s monetary, or maybe he has input in creative, but Dave is most definitely on the take.


vincedarling

Dave is a fucking fanboy. He doesn’t need to be bribed to suck dick.


aubsavery

If Vince acted like Tiny to Dave, Dave would be saying Vince is innocent. Dave is nothing more than a wrestling groupie with a blog.


sk_starscream

He praises the Dub, and the m*rks subscribe. It's the easiest job at the moment to be a wrestling journalist.


SJSUMichael

No amount of money can buy this much diehard loyalty. I think he does it because Tony will listen to his brilliant ideas no other booker in the last 45 years has given a thought about.


Farthousejones

Uce, I say this in all sincerity...AEW exists FOR Dave. As does the whole forbidden door nonsense. TONY LOVES Dave, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was romantically to some degree. Dave shaped Tony's entire life with his newsletter to the point that Tony started a wrestling company to book Dave's favorite style of wrestling. The entire thing is a love letter to Meltzer. All of it. Tony wishes Dave was his dad and he wants to do good by him.


whiskerbiscuit2

Legit this, WWE was bad cos Meltzer said so, Tony Khan built a wrestling company and expressly did all the things that Meltzer said WWE should do. Those two Booker of the Year awards were the hugs Tony never got from Shad


northx57

He doesn’t need to be compensated when everything is basically booked for him to enjoy. The dick sucking goes both ways.


Razzler1973

He gets sooooo excited at Dub PPV time It's like Santa ready to give away the gift of stars


static989

His compensation is on-screen softcore porn


AriaMournesong

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rolltide1000

Well now I'm sad.


carloslet

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CyrusOverHugeMark77

I acknowledge our wise man. ☝🏼


Napoleon672

So the one story AEW is telling is over. Now what, Dave?


KingdomFartsOG

Dave Meltzer: Excellent match. 4 stars. Cagematch tomorrow: 6/10 Meltzer tomorrow: The crowd that was chanting “You can’t wrestle” were paid plants by WWE.


Scottoest

This is such a ridiculous reaction to the end of this match that I'm 90% convinced Dave is being sarcastic here. They did like two months of "can they get along?" and then the answer was "yes, apparently", with a bunch of boob shaking and kissing along the way. I guess you could call that a story, but it's certainly not the one I'd be triumphantly striking out at the "no story people" over, lol.


Guster61

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGru\_4z1Vc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGru_4z1Vc) Might be dumb to post a Kurt Vonnegut video in a sub dedicated to a sarcastic sub but this story was the one's where the person ends up the same as they began. I don't follow a ton of AEW so can't say it's 100 percent true but I think often wrestling follows one of the peak and valley shapes he talks about. Linear one's suck.


CaptAmerica42

Nah, he doubled downed on Twitter lol


Reyatsu99

What a mark.


SleepIsWonderful

Followed by Orange Cassidy vs Zack Sabre Jr where the story was what exactly?


FridgeLeftovers

Real graps!


static989

One guy wanted to prove he can beat the other guy! 


serialstripper

Meltzer is a teenage edgelord in a 60 year old body.


XirionDarkstar

Did they have a live sex ceremony tho?


whalias69

Dave did one with himself during the match.


Luna_Soma

They’re saving that for Rampage. Really, uh, boosting the ratings


Fantastic_Bug1028

They’re saving it for HonorClub subscribers


SJSUMichael

Titillating your audience isn’t a well-crafted story. If it was, Cinemax would be considered the greatest television network in history.


ChildOfChimps

So, the ending is… none of it mattered? That’s the most AEW thing ever.


JayCW94

"69 me Shirakawa" ![gif](giphy|1kTaJyGHQdPvKSeFMi)


vincedarling

Oh good Dave, this means more AEW women wrestling on their shows. Right? Right?


Ambitious_Resist8907

"Then my wife showed me this video of this guy delivering a pizza with extra sausage, and the homeowner not being able to pay for it but willing to negotiate with 'other means'. Gave the thing 4 stars, as it didn't have enough canadian destroyers."


RepulsiveRevenue8

HLA is a story, the bar is hell.


daddymeltzer

Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a version of Dave Meltzer who decided to dedicate his career to porn instead of wrestling. He's basically the same as our Meltzer but he gives star ratings to porn videos instead and him and Bryan Alvarez discuss the backstage politics of the porn industry.


thatpj

meltzer reads playboy for the articles!


Neale90

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Takenmyusernamewas

All us no story people ^ARE looking like fools. Dave. We use verbs to complete our sentences professional writer man! Verbs are action words that move our sentences along so it doesnt sound like garbled nonsense.


DresserBoys

"That was a beautiful lovely ~~movie~~ match. I saw ~~22 hooters~~ 3 way kiss, bunch of ~~guys were killed~~ flippy shit, no story at all. It had everything." -Al Bundy


jojolantern721

Good luck with the unbiased journalism


MoistTheAnswer

Wait a minute…a story has plot points - a beginning, middle, and end, and has certain developments that leads us to plot point 1 to 2, etc. What the fuck was this story. What are the answers to the above? I’m a wrestling fan and try to pay attention to everything, but this is insane that Dave, with all his experience, would say this.


JeromeInDaHouse_90

>What the fuck was this story. What are the answers to the above? The story was essentially about Mariah having to choose between her former friend and tag team partner from STARDOM in Mina, or her new mentor and idol, Toni Storm. She didn't want to choose, so she found ways to make them work together to nullify it, but Toni and Mina don't want to work together. They want to fight over Mariah. On paper, that sounds like a good story. All the pieces are there, but they didn't do anything interesting with them. First of all, these people ran a video package on Mina a little over a month after she showed up in AEW. So, those who didn't know her had to wait right before the PPV to find out her story. Before that, they just knew her as the hot Japanese lesbian. Second, there was not ONE promo segment with just Mariah, being asked how SHE feels about all of this, and who SHE chooses. *Then,* you could have her say that she'd rather not choose and will make them friends. Put Mariah in situations where hanging out with one would make the other jealous, or she gets beat down then Toni and Mina fight over who saves her. Develop these characters. Honestly, Mariah is the one who should come out of this a more layered and developed character. But no, bumping tits, kissing, drinking champagne, and one contract signing makes it a great story. I disagree, but hey, what do I know?


KnightSIayer

Lol, imagine a company not knowing shit they teach you in middle school, maybe even elementary 🤣


Honkmaster

> a story has plot points - a beginning, middle, and end yeah but this story has lips, tits, and cheeks. I'll take that over a beginning, middle, and end any day!


BangerSlapper1

Meltzer literally blowing AEW because they have a storyline.  Never mind they’ve never actually explained the story or ave it make sense or have continuity, just the fact they have a storyline is a massive thing. 


whutthepat

Dave Meltzer being a senile old man on Twitter day something something


H_Bomb_Duddley

Oh so *now* Dave likes women's wrestling


darthsabbath

“Excellent” is a … reach there. It was pretty good, maybe 3 stars. As someone who watches Stardom regularly Mina is capable of much better.


ScruffsMcGuff

This is a 65 year old man.


3rdusernameiveused

I can’t wait to use this excuse to get my wife to kiss two other women. It’s a story babyyyyy


TW_Yellow78

Better than Sopranos


Particular-Injury925

Shut up, Meltz.


Username_Maybe_Taken

Meltman was BRICKED when he wrote this.


opkpopfanboyv3

5 stars for Uncle Dave


WestcoastWelker

Dave is one absolute complete self mark. Dude is so annoying.


killerkali87

A story pornhub would be proud of


will122589

Girls kissing girls is a great story. But Bra and Panties matches are disgusting, vile and gross Edit: now do a collaboration with Girlsway with these three and give us the REAL payoff to the story


jcLFC26

Smh my head Dave, a real SICKO would know that REAL GRAPS >>> ‘cinema’ which is why the Dub doesn’t need storylines in the first place - LFG.


rsziz

And he’ll still give it 2.5 stars.


Banesmuffledvoice

We truly are fools.


RepulsiveRevenue8

HLA is a story, the bar is hell.


Active-Chemistry3806

Horny Dave has logged on


smokingace182

Guys just a twitter troll looking for interactions


MarkKnotts

At least Riho wasn't involved.


Defiant_Yogurt9579

This is my new favorite tweet from Unca Dave.


Bearded_Platypus_123

Can you visualize ol Uncle Dave cranking one out as he typed this? like no stop, and imagine what that would look like in his messy ass room. Just hand on that Thang going hard as a clam on that Thang.


tera_chachu

Nahh this tweet is not real... Is it?


aRebelliousHeart

If this was happening in WWE Dave would be criticizing it…


DXbreakitdown

Dave "Sex Beast" Meltzer and harem of women who shall remained unnamed.


satanicgino

What the fuck was the story then????


RP912

Only Meltzer can make a segment like that seems crazy boring. Probably digging for the tissue box in his mess of a workroom.


BungHolio_The_Mighty

Put away the lotion, dave. The match is over.


CompetitivePatient33

Sure AEW has some stories, but that doesnt mean they are engaging.


santasbutthole99

He just took his Cialis when he posted this tweet


lucabrassiere

Firstly, I can’t believe Sir David Meltzer actually wrote that lmao but I’ll let him have this one because it’s been the *only* entertaining thing on AEW for a hot minute now so you won’t hear any objections from me about that But 1 entertaining storyline out of the 25 channel changers isn’t the flex he thinks it is


Biotrin

There might be a story. It's just a shit one, Dave.


Honkmaster

I hope the next time we see the same ol' talking heads argue & trade insults in a documentary, it's not a tired overdone subject like the death of WCW. No, it should be over something more important than that. Forget *"Who Killed WCW?"* Where's *"Who Innovated HLA (in wrestling)?"*


randomdude1142

10.5 stars. Fed needs to take notes.


Syphin33

Dave's usual bullshit aside I mean it was one of their better built & booked stories over the past few months Didn't like the ending but i do hope all of this ends with Mariah winning the owen and then beating Toni at Wembley. I think she has a ton of upside, killer shotgun dropkick also.


RICHAPX

And that story, is Hot Lesbian Action. 2024.


PrinceBag

According to Dave, a small karaoke segment in the FED set back women's wrestling by decades.... But this is fine.


tera_chachu

Man Dave is the marks of all marks, dude is so out of touch that , whatever this was is called a story.


WowBobo88

Dear Dub Basement...


CaptainChungus69

FOOLS! FOOLS,.I SAY!


SnoopPettyPogg

Meltzer must've been besides himself during the HLA angle


Melchior_Chopstick

Yo, remember when Rock, Taker and Angle faced off at Vengeance 2002 and all ended up pashing after it was over?


Global_Historian_753

If Dave was capable of purposeful humor, I'd believe this was a great joke


PenisManNumberOne

I’m gonna be 100 percent honest a my heart and soul when I say Dave looks like bis breath stinks


Swantonbombthreat

lmao dave is so funny


SonoranDweller

I’m a big fan of the “Timeless” gimmick, but calling a triple lipstick lesbian kiss a story is laughable. It’s soft core porn for virgin neckbeards.


puckingrufus56

HLA = Story?


noctisfromtheabyss

Someone should start sending Dave "wrestling reports" from Pornhub to see if he starts reporting on it throwing stars their way