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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
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