The History and Controversy of Dave Meltzer's 5 Star Ratings

Since 1982, Dave Meltzer has given 258 matches a rating of 5 stars or better, and it often tends to cause a LOT of controversy. Why, now more than ever, does this one man's opinion generate such frenzied debate in the IWC? Let's look at the history of those stars and try to find out. Follow Kim Justice's Wrestling Road on Patreon for more documentaries: http://www.patreon.com/kimblejustice My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kimxxxjustice My Other Channel: http://www.youtube.com/kimblejustice A whole load of YouTube shoutouts (follow ALL of these channels, you should): Andos - @andos638 BDWJForever - @bdwjforever6980 Four Pillars of Hell - @fourpillarsofhell3331 Grappleholics - @grappleholics IQWrestler - @IQWrestler Joseph Montecillo - @JosephMontecilloYT ThunderFilez - @ThunderFilez Wrestle Me - @WrestleMe Wrestling Bios - @WrestlingBios Wrestling Colin - @WrestlingColin Other cool places: http://www.cagematch.net http://segundacaida.blogspot.com http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll http://forums.prowrestlingonly.com 0:00 Intro 1:30 How Did We Start Using Star Scales for Wrestling? 7:00 The Sort of Wrestling Big Dave Enjoys 10:33 Why WWE Doesn't Often Get 5 Stars 13:49 AEW and the REAL Kings of the 5 Star Rating 17:00 Alternatives to Going on and on about Meltzer #kimjustice #wrestling #wrestlingcommunity #wrestlinghistory