For several years, the Internet Wrestling Community has been comparing the quality of wrestling matches based on the star ratings of Dave Meltzer. Recently, the Visionary Seth Rollins shared his thoughts on the ‘Star Ratings’ and why they don’t really matter.
While speaking on the Not Just Football podcast with Cam Heyward, Seth Rollins called the Star Ratings an unfair and completely arbitrary rating system.
“Oh my God! Oh! Don’t even get me started. So, my opinion, I don’t know how you guys feel about those grades. My opinion is the star ratings because they are completely arbitrary, they’re completely arbitrary. They are not even based on real statistics. It’s just one guy watching the match going, ‘Two stars. Three and half stars.” Like, you don’t… What are you talking about?
“And that’s sort of… I mean it’s a very fair comparison [between the PFF Grades and Dave Meltzer’s Star Ratings]. Because Dave doesn’t understand. He’s never been in the ring. He doesn’t know what story is trying to be told.”
Seth Rollins shares that Dave Meltzer does not really know what he is talking about
During the same interview, the Visionary also mentioned that Meltzer has not been inside a wrestling ring as a competitor and doesn’t understand what happens behind the scenes. Thus, people believing and trusting the Star Ratings does not sit right with him.
“He doesn’t know what the backstage… Like the political scene is. He doesn’t now what the story is moving forward, he doesn’t know how that plays into anything that’s happening. He’s just rating it on his eye test, right? And it’s just him. By himself. And so, it’s like, ‘Come on man.’ But, kudos to him, making a living out of this and making a whole business out of writing about wrestling and then rating matches on it. That’s a great gig if you can get it.
“But from our perspective, I share the same perspective you do. He… They just don’t get it. Right? They don’t understand it… Yeah, that’s it. That’s right. So, if you want to be the greatest wrestler of all time, your five-star matches matter. But when it comes to anything else, it’s irrelevant. If he doesn’t give you a good one then he doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” Seth Rollins said.
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What are your thoughts on the Dave Meltzer Star Ratings?
