The wit and wisdom of Dave Meltzer with the benefit of hindsight. All quotes taken from actual Wrestling Observer Newsletters.
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Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Steve Austin will be one of the top guys in the entire business before too long. [9/91]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Ninja Turtles beat Konan & Rey Misterio & La Fiera & Zorro de Oro. Match wasn't too bad considering how green the turtles are. I've been waiting all week to write that last sentence. [11/90]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Shawn Michaels inherited $2.5 million from a wrestling fan that he didn't know that just passed away. This is a true story. [1/96]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Luger looks like a Greek statue except a Greek statue has more wrestling moves. [3/98]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Billy Kidman is so ridiculously a can't miss superstar as he's got every attribute from the ability to the charisma. [3/99]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Vince McMahon made the comment that Ludvig Borga may be the wrestler of the 90s. God help us for the next seven years. [12/93]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
The Denver Post said if UFC takes place and all the participants kill each other, it would be for the better. [12/95]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
The Wheezer song "Half Japanese girls" which has a line about Grunge putting New Jack through a table is now No. 4 in the Bay Area. [10/96]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
When the masked guys slept with the groupies, they'd never remove their masks because of kayfabe, really, this is all true. [5/97]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
The original Royal Rumble on the USA network on January 24, 1988 drew an 8.2 rating although far fewer homes had cable so at that point that was 3.2 million homes. [5/99]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Last week's listing of Chris Benoit's ring name as White Kid was incorrect. [8/93]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
In the new Slim Jim commercial, two high schoolers are in a play doing Romeo and Juliet and Randy pops up asking, "Art thou bored?". [7/95]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Raw ratings have been buoyed greatly by the lead-in of "Murder She Wrote," which is the most popular show on cable right now. [5/94]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
It must have been great to be Mr. Pogo at that moment. Paralyzed, laying in broken glass and barbed wire and then you're on fire. [8/96]
Meltzer in the 90s retweeted
Bret Hart will never be a super drawing card. Diesel probably won't be either. [2/95]