Guest Doyo Report post Posted April 23, 2003 You know you can't ever get enough Willie news! In a thread found here Meltzer says it was not Jeff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted April 23, 2003 I thought Scots cleared this one up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jimmy no nose Report post Posted April 23, 2003 It wasn't Scotsman, he just wanted to trick some people because people were saying it was him. He's told people that at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted April 23, 2003 I am thinking it was Meltzger all along... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Doyo Report post Posted April 23, 2003 I am thinking it was Meltzger all along... He hasn't used it to try and draw attention to himself at all. He never printed the column and has only made two brief comments on that board about it, as far as I know. You're probably joking anyway... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted April 23, 2003 B-I-N-G-O Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DawnBTVS Report post Posted April 23, 2003 Wasn't it Raven? Somebody mentioned in the WOL thread that Raven admitted it...or they may've just been joking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Steviekick Report post Posted April 24, 2003 Who cares about "Willie the Worker". It was propably a work by some fan or Meltzer to get people interested in his site again since there hasn't been anything that interesting in the real world to get people to look at his site again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted April 24, 2003 Willie the Worker was the same pile o shit I see in every "I watched wrestling for ___ years and now I'm giving up" thread on this board. Don't care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted April 24, 2003 You expect me to believe just some guy on a Pro. Wrestling message board? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Army Eye Report post Posted April 24, 2003 Who cares about "Willie the Worker". It was propably a work by some fan or Meltzer to get people interested in his site again since there hasn't been anything that interesting in the real world to get people to look at his site again. Meltzer never mentioned a word of it on his own site Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620 Report post Posted April 24, 2003 Damn I hate to sound ignorant but who or what the hell is "Willie the Worker" and who the hell is Dave Meltzer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted April 24, 2003 Damn I hate to sound ignorant What...you're not use to it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted April 24, 2003 Well, if we want to pretend Willie is both legit and not Jeff Hardy, then here's the stuff that was being sold at WM without a WM wrestler: Goldust - Mask Hurricane - Mask, "I Have Issues" shirt Steiner - "Freakzilla" shirt RVD - Hat, shirt, sweatshirt Dudleyz - Shirt Kane - Shirt J.R. - BBQ Sauce My guess is that J.R. is pissed off that he lost all his push after his undefeated streak was broken by Bischoff, so he's ranting on the internet. He can only go so long without a Ross Report of SOME kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted April 24, 2003 who the hell is Dave Meltzer? ... i am dumbfounded. johnson HAS to be a gimmick poster. there's no other explanation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chirs3 Report post Posted April 24, 2003 who the hell is Dave Meltzer? ... i am dumbfounded. johnson HAS to be a gimmick poster. there's no other explanation. I don't really know who he is either. I know the name, and that he writes for some website or another, but I don't really know much else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mark Markson Report post Posted April 24, 2003 ditto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EternallyLazy Report post Posted April 24, 2003 If you don't know who DAVE F'N MELTZER is... can you technically call yourself a smark? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mark Markson Report post Posted April 24, 2003 whats a smark? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted April 24, 2003 If you don't know who DAVE F'N MELTZER is... can you technically call yourself a smark? No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chirs3 Report post Posted April 24, 2003 So... who is he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Doyo Report post Posted April 24, 2003 who the hell is Dave Meltzer? Before the internet existed, the only way to get insider wrestling news was through newsletters. The most well known of these was, and still is, Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. I believe it was he and Jim Cornette who came up with the star rating system for matches. Even with the rise of the internet, his newsletter is still worth getting. He had details of Bill Goldberg's signing with WWE in his newsletter before it appeared on any website. He has nothing to do with 1wrestling.com, who ran the Willie columns, that is Dave Scherer. From his bio at www.sportsbyline.com : "Meltzer is considered the pioneer of pro wrestling journalism. A lifelong fan, Meltzer began writing about wrestling at the age of ten in various newsletters and fan club publications. While attending San Jose State University and reporting for the Oakland Tribune, Meltzer started the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in 1982. It was the first publication that covered pro wrestling that made no excuses about the industry being entertainment as opposed to sport, including coining the term "athletic entertainment" to describe pro wrestling, a term later changed to "sports entertainment" by Vince McMahon. The Observer remains the publication of record within the pro wrestling industry, read by nearly every serious fan and student of the game around the world." From his site at www.wrestlingobserver.com : "The Observer is now in its 21st year as the leading insider pro wrestling publication in the world, read weekly by many of the most influential decision makers in the business as well as many of the biggest stars both past and present. Each issue covers wrestling all over the world, in more depth than any other publication, ranging from 22,000 to 35,000 words of text." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2003 I believe Meltzer over Scotsman. And Meltzer wouldn't make up Willie being legit because it would be incredibly stupid to lie about that and drive more people to your competitor when its not the case. Meltzer also said over at the msg board that he thinks Dave Scherer and Willie were just trying to cover for the actual Willie b/c WWE was close to finding out who was, so they did the thing where Scherer said Willie wouldn't answer his questions and they stopped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
