Dave Meltzer Reveals the Toughest Stories of His Career: Wrestling History

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Sports News, Sports, News, Wrestling

4.7 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Dive into the world of wrestling journalism as Dave Meltzer shares the toughest, most challenging stories of his legendary career. From groundbreaking reporting to behind-the-scenes struggles, Meltzer opens up about the highs and lows of covering professional wrestling, offering fans an insider’s perspective they won’t find anywhere else. A must-watch for wrestling enthusiasts and anyone curious about the stories behind the headlines.

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0:00.0	Welcome
0:00.9	History Channel
0:02.7	Where Legends never sleep
0:05.0	The Wrestling History Channel
0:08.6	Time in the Deep
0:10.7	Reloak the battles
0:14.1	The Wrestling History Channel
0:16.6	Welcome back to the wrestling history channel.
0:21.2	I'm Steve Fall, and on today's edition, I'm going to give you a classic interview with one of your favorite wrestlers.
0:28.2	Enjoy.
0:29.0	On today's edition, though, I'm talking to the greatest wrestling journalist that has ever lived.
0:34.4	That's right.
0:35.0	It's Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer.
0:37.0	Dave, how you doing today?
0:38.7	Really good. Great day. It is a great day, especially because I just said,
0:43.3	greatest wrestling journalist in my lifetime. Now, who knows what happens when I'm gone from
0:48.8	this earth? What will happen? But yet, right now, you are the king of the kingdom. And that's how I
0:53.3	feel. And I think a lot of fans feel this way.
0:55.5	And I know you've been covering wrestling since the 80s.
0:58.9	70s.
0:59.8	70s.
1:01.0	Yeah.
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