Grilling JR

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the inaugural Halloween Havoc from 1989 is discussed. Hear all about the NWA at that time, including some Jim Herd stories, Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Doom, Tommy Rich, The Freebirds vs. The Dynamic Dudes, the main event Thunderdome Cage Match, Ole Anderson, Bruno Sammartino, The Great Muta, Gary Hart, and more, PLUS, listen...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, WWE Buried Alive from October 1996 is the topic, but FIRST Good Ol' JR gets a few things off his chest regarding Seth Rollins' recent comments about Kenny Omega and AEW! From there, it's all about the fall of 1996 in WWE, and an event main evented by The Undertaker and Mankind in the first ever Buried Alive match! Also d...

The show was delayed, as was JR's plane, and boy is his pissed off this week on Grilling JR! Don't miss his controversial comments about today's product and the one back in October 2004. You just won't believe what he has to say about critics, Johnny Ace, and so much more. You'll also hear about the early idea behind the WWE Network, Triple H's backstage politics, Pat Patterson resigning, Hassan c...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, WWE Hell In A Cell from 2009 is the topic, but there's a lot of meat on the bone as far as subjects from this time period, including the beginnings of Bret Hart's WWE return, WWE/Ultimate Warrior lawsuits, Al Sharpton on RAW, Linda McMahon's political career, does Vince McMahon hold a grudge against the Rhodes family, an...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, WWE Badd Blood from October 1997 is the topic! There's a lot to cover from this show, including the untimely and tragic passing of Brian Pillman. How did JR find out, and how did he feel about the way the WWE handled the news? Plus, Kane debuted after one of the greatest main events of all time, Shawn Michaels vs. The Un...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the fellas discuss the NWA in late 1987, specifically the World Heavyweight Title switch between Ric Flair and Ronnie Garvin! The guys discuss this feud, the feelings between Flair and Garvin, the UWF acquisition, Dusty Rhodes as booker at this time, the WWE going to war, and so much more! Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcast...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the fellas discuss WWE's Mind Games PPV from September 1996! Hear all about the main event, Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind, plus a whole lot about the landscape at the time, including Bret Hart's contract, signing Rocky Maivia, fake Razor and Diesel, working with ECW, Furnas and Lafon, and much more! Rate/subscribe in Apple...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the fellas talk Clash Of The Champions XII! This card aired live on TBS, and took place on September 5, 1990 from Asheville, North Carolina. The main event was World Heavyweight Champion Sting vs. his arch nemesis The Black Scorpion! But who was under the Scorpion's mask and what were the plans at this stage for this gim...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, WWE Unforgiven 2004 is the topic! Hear all about Randy Orton's abbreviated run as World Heavyweight Champion, and his match with Triple H in the main event, the tag team La Resistance and their push at this time, Shawn Michaels facing Kane, the Jericho-Christian feud, and Chris Benoit and William Regal teaming up against...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, on the eve of his return to wrestling at Starrcast, "The Best In The World" CM Punk's career is the topic! Hear all about when JR first became aware of Punk, his WWE signing, his early days in OVW, troubles in the locker room, his ups and downs on the card, and his days as a main eventer and champion! Plus, what does JR...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, Summerslam '09 is the topic! Hear all about the main event of CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy in a TLC Match for the WWE Championship! Plus, Randy Orton vs, John Cena, Christian defends his ECW Championship, HHH and HBK vs. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho and Big Show vs. Cryme Time and so much more! Plus, what was Bro...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, it's an "ASK JR" episode of the show, as Jim answers listener questions from all across social media! Plus, hear Jim's thoughts on Summerslam, and Steve Austin's new show on USA! Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! New episodes every Thursday at 6 AM Hit JR on Twitter: @JRsBBQ Find JR on Facebook/Instagram: @JimRossBBQ Lea...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is "The Greatest Wrestler On God's Green Earth," 8 Time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and "The King" himself, "Handsome" Harley Race! JR and Conrad go over Harley's career, from paying his dues as Happy Humphrey's driver, to his early days around the NWA territorites, his feuds with the Funks and the Briscos...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is WWE's Summerslam '97! Coming to you live from East Rutherford, NJ, it was the venue for many controversial moments, including a WWE Championship match between Bret Hart and The Undertaker, the infamous match between Owen Hart and Steve Austin during which Austin suffered a severe neck injury, HHH and Manki...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is 1989's Great American Bash! It was a big time PPV card full of legends and legendary matches, including Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk, Lex Luger vs. Ricky Steamboat and Sting vs. The Great Muta! JR discusses these matches at length, plus comments on all the news of the time, and converses about Gary Hart, The R...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is WWE's Canadian Stampede! This show is one of the most unique, the most celebrated, and the most critically acclaimed WWE shows of all time! It took place during the 1997 main event run of Bret Hart and his Hart Foundation, which consisted of his brother Owen, his brothers in law Davey Boy Smith and Jim Nei...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is WWE's Vengeance 2004! It happened fifteen years ago today, and took place in the midst of Chris Benoit's World Heavyweight Championship run. Hear JR's thoughts on how that title run was going, as well as his main event match with Triple H! And what was TNA up to at the time, and what were JR and the WWE's...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is WCW's Great American Bash '90, which featured a passing of the torch NWA World Heavyweight Championship match betweem Ric Flair and Sting! Other talents on the card and discussed include Doom, Mark "Undertaker" Callous, Paul Heyman, Lex Luger, The Four Horsemen, The Steiner Bros., Vader, The Midnight Expre...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is the controversial 2008 WWE Draft! Suoerstars moved from Raw to Smackdown to ECW, and all points in between, INCLUDING, Jim Ross himself, as he was drafted to Smackdown. For the first time, hear JR's true and uncensored thoughts on this move, how it came to be, and how much he really knew at ringside! Plus...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is one of the greatest of all time, WWE Hall Of Famer and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes! Hear all about how JR met Dusty, working together in Mid South and Jim Crockett Promotions, the Jim Herd years, Dusty leaving for the WWE, his return to WCW, road stories, and so...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the subject is possibly the most memorable call of Jim's entire career...Hell In A Cell, Mankind vs. The Undertaker at King Of The Ring '98! Hear what Jim knew about the match beforehand, and how he felt during and after Mick Foley's absolutely insane bumps, both from the top of, and through the steel cell. Plus, they co...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the guys talk AEW Double Or Nothing, before getting into this week's main course, King Of The Ring '97! It was an interesting time in WWE. WCW was handily winning the ratings war week after week, Bret Hart and The Hart Foundation were the top heels in the company, and Bret and Shawn Michaels were certainly having their i...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the guys talk Starrcast Week and of course AEW Double Or Nothing, before delving in to WCW Capital Combat '90! What was going on in WCW at that time? How and why did Robocop get involved for his infamoous appearance after the main event? What was the relationship between Ole Anderson and Ric Flair like at this time! Plus...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, Over The Edge '99 and the tragic passing of Owen Hart are the topics. Hear what was going on in the WWE heading into this PPV, JR's thoughts on the event itself, and having the unfortunate responsibility to be calling the event ringside when Owen fell, as well as having to inform the viewing audience of the truth of what...

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the infamous 1996 PPV "Beware Of Dog" is the topic! That's right, it's THIS show, the only WWE PPV in history where the power went out due to a storm! Hear all about how Vince McMahon reacted to these events, and how the wrestlers reacted in the ring and backstage! Plus, stories about HBK and The British Bulldog working...