DAVE MELTZER IS A GARBAGE HUMAN or AUBREY EDWARDS REF SCHOOL! (Frank & Gus 11/8/24)

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4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, the hosts delve into the recent comments made by Dave Meltzer regarding the health struggles of Dutch Mantel and his wife, Kathy. Dutch has battled sepsis twice in the past year, resulting in extended hospital stays and significant financial hardship. The hosts discuss the GoFundMe campaign set up to help Dutch and Kathy, which has raised significant support from anonymous donors, as well as known contributors like Tony Khan and Chris Jericho. The episode also touches on the criticisms surrounding Meltzer's coverage and Tony Khan's donation, the dynamics between wrestlers and promoters, and the impact of Meltzer's influence in the wrestling industry. Towards the end, there is a humorous conversation about participating in a Zoom seminar with AEW referee Aubrey Edwards, reflecting on the intersection of wrestling insiders and fans.

00:00 Dutch Mantel's Health Struggles and Financial Crisis
00:38 Tony Khan's Generosity Amid Criticism
01:27 Rant Against Dave Meltzer's Reporting
05:09 Disco Inferno and Podcast Shoutouts
06:14 Comparing Donations and Wrestling Community Support
17:10 Critique of Dave Meltzer's Influence in Wrestling
22:02 Discussing the Cost of Training
22:25 Debating the Value of the Seminar
23:12 Questioning the Referee's Expertise
24:10 Reading the Seminar Details
25:24 Expressing Frustration with AEW
28:54 Considering Attending the Seminar
32:56 Analyzing the Seminar Rules
39:09 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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0:00.0	If you would like to help support Dutch Mantell and his wife,
0:03.2	donations are being accepted at gofundme.com slash f slash support
0:08.2	dash dirty dash Dutch dash, dash, mantel dash during dash health dash crisis.
0:14.9	Wrestling soup is intended for a mature audience.
0:23.3	Dave Meltzer is added again talking about Dutch Mantel, quoted by Meltzer says what?
0:29.1	Dave Meltzer went into his figure for online letter and he said, Dutch Mantel is not doing well, nor is his wife Kathy.
0:35.5	He's battled sepsis twice over the last year.
0:37.7	Both times, you know, he took his life.
0:39.1	He had a month-long stay in a hospital.
0:40.8	After the second time, he and his wife have both had sepsis and diverticulitis to the point that she's been hospitalized 11 times since May.
0:49.3	He just had an emergency bowel resection surgery and has lost 70 pounds.
0:56.6	Because of the extended hospital stays,
1:01.3	their insurance and life savings are depleted and started to go fund me because both still need home care. They've raised around 64,000, which they're actually way above that right now.
1:06.6	With the top donors being anonymous and the largest known donors were Tony Kahn at 5,000,
1:14.5	and Chris Jericho at 1,500.
1:16.7	With Tony Kahn, many have pointed out that Dutch Mantel as a podcaster was brutal to Kahn
1:22.3	and even being critical of him.
1:24.5	Oh, there it is.
1:25.9	There it is.
1:26.8	Fuck off. Even being critical of him when the, there it is. There it is. Fuck off.
1:27.6	Even being critical of him when the promotion was at its popularity peak and recently
1:32.7	criticizing him for the contract terms at swerve Strickland God in his recent deal.
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