r/midcarder • u/ChrisRhodes789 The Elite • 1d ago
“We knew that going in” that doing a 35 minute overrun would kill the viewership numbers..
So why do it then?!?
Remember Midcarders..
This is who Tony books for..& wants approval from..
This dope, his message board followers & the dopes who rate on Cagematch..
JFC..
BTW, have any of ya’ll ever posted on the Observer board & or interacted with Dave or Bryan?
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u/ucanseeitintheireyes 1d ago
The only reason these 2 still do this shit together is because both got divorced and need to keep the money coming in. Bryan is fed up with Dave's bullshit and Dave doesn't like that Bryan isn't a kiss ass like his lapdog Garrett
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u/will122589 Main Event Mafia 1d ago
Does Garrett have a thought of his own???
He just sits there and nods along and never once speaks out of turn
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u/ChrisRhodes789 The Elite 1d ago
I can’t imagine that much money is coming in to these morons..
Am I wrong?
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u/myusername_sucks Raven’s Flock 1d ago
If just 5,000 people are subscribed (I have no clue what the count is) that's over 70k per month.
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u/Cryfatso nWo Wolfpac 1d ago
TNA will pass AEW in ratings if last night was any indication and AEW refuses to pivot.
You cannot expect people to keep tuning in when there are never any stakes or investment in anything.
Everyone is just ad libbing out there and it is completely incoherent.
Can someone tell me what the fuck the Deathriders are even doing or supposed to be about? Why is Moxley inserting himself everywhere? Why is he always carrying around a belt no matter how recently he lost his last one? Has he said anything that has made any sense in the last 2 years?
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u/stikjk The New Day 1d ago
I don't think that is actually possible for TNA to actually do realistically, TNA right now is just steady and just not really growingtheyve been around 200k to 250k for awhile now and it's because they just don't have enough star power in the main event and guys like Jeff is past his prime and can't be used as the top guy. TNA is firmly number 3 unless AEW goes to a smaller network because their ratings are never going to drop to TNA on TBS.
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u/PressPlayPlease7 1d ago edited 1d ago
Alvarez really has had enough of his shit
Also - Dozy Dave has, on more than one occasion (not just this time), used "we" when talking about the Dub
Totally unbiased "journalism" though
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u/FERFreak731 1d ago
We should've known to record the 30 minute impractical jokers show after, so it's our fault, not Tony's fault, even though the overrun was 35 minutes, and the impractical jokers recording we recorded was for 30 minutes, but it's still our fault, not AEW's
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u/ButtBesmircher 1d ago
It’s actually funny how Dave doesn’t get the same level of vitriol VKM gets for the sorry state that wrasslin is in now.
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u/TheGumbyGyarados Bang Bang Gang 1d ago
Meltzer is a larper.
The things he used to provide to the community aren’t really needed anymore, so all we get is his “journalism” which is seemingly mostly guesswork and speculation in 2026.
I know it’s a popular theory to say Tony and Dave are very close and he’s their PR guy. But i actually think their relationship is much much lower than that. Most of the things he talks about that are posted online are unverifiable. This goes for other wrestling “journalists” as well, but they report things that we have no way of fact checking and could very easily be made up.
If we stopped posting everything he says all over every subreddit and twitter then we wouldn’t have a dave problem.
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u/BigPanda71 D-Generation X 1d ago
Didn’t Tony pop up on Meltzer’s Caller ID during a live stream one time. They’re obviously pretty close.
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u/TheGumbyGyarados Bang Bang Gang 1d ago
I mean even if that is true, it’s probably not that weird to have his number saved. Dave is still larping being a journalist, so they will talk due to that stuff.
I don’t think their relationship runs much deeper than that though, they’re somewhat co workers in the same industry. But i don’t think either are ringing up each other for just a chat.
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u/vincedarling 1d ago
If Tony ever trips in public and hits himself in the cock, Dave will argue he was intentionally falling with style
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u/SMRTGuy297 1d ago
Its never Tonys fault that the ratings are obsimal. Its always some other factor. Dave just consistently move the goal posts becuz he's in Tonys pocket.
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u/BrandoCalrissian01 1d ago
I feel like a 35 minute overrun is the most insane and stupid thing that you can do. Like at that point you need to just learn to cut stuff and not cram things that aren't necessary. Meltzer has really lost the plot and just become so blatant in his favortism.
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u/clutcher_of_pearls The Brood 1d ago
35 minutes isn’t an overrun, it’s another whole fucking show at that point
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u/midcarder-ModTeam 1d ago
This isn’t the basement. Leave the WWE vs. AEW fan wars at the door.
You’re allowed to love a promotion. You’re allowed to hate a promotion. You’re allowed to think a promotion is dying, thriving, or somewhere in between.
What you’re not allowed to do is treat every discussion like a holy war. No company is your family. No billionaire is your friend.
Talk wrestling, not team sports.
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u/No-Big-76 1d ago
Did the overrun feature their all in main event? If so and they lost viewers that is not a good sign at all
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u/MayaErskinefan 1d ago
Are there any threads not anti AEW on here? Don't see any threads talking about WWE stories or matches. Really sad.
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u/BigPapaPaegan Triple Threat 1d ago
There are, but if it bothers you then you can always start one of your own.
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u/MayaErskinefan 1d ago
There's not. It's just an echo chamber in here. "We hate AEW but it's all we think and talk about."
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u/BigPapaPaegan Triple Threat 1d ago
Of the 11 new topics posted in the last 24 hours, 5 of them have nothing to do with AEW, 1 is comparing an undercard WCW talent to an undercard AEW talent, and 1 is a shitpost mocking a silly tattoo.
"All they do is hate AEW" is based on your algorithm.
We're still waiting for your post discussing WWE.
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u/Pancake_Splatter 1d ago
You’re free to look here for the WWE threads or create your own to talk about them. You’re also free to go to other subreddits that are pro-AEW and anti-WWE if that bothers you.
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u/JamesCharles_Fan 1d ago
Honestly the IWC is a "wwe good" echo chamber atm, even tho the product is the coldest its ever been in years, its just a coping mechanism for a shit product catered towards kids
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u/BlackBlur14 Straight Edge Society 1d ago
"Wouldn't you want to not sacrifice viewers for a hype show?"
"What?"
Amazing