Grilling JR

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of professional wrestling, Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson take an in-depth look at the incredible career of Sean Waltman. JR shares his stories and experiences working with Sean through his days as the 1-2-3 Kid and X-Pac. The guys also touch on what Sean is doing now and the contributions he's still making in the business today. Plus, JR gives his thou...

On this episode of Grilling JR, "The Voice Of Wrestling" Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson recap their experiences with AEW ALL IN Texas, Starrcast, and Saturday Night's Main Event. JR shares his thoughts on who the big winners and losers were from the weekend. All that plus so much more on this edition of Grilling JR.  TECOVAS - Get 10% off at https://www.tecovas.com/GRILLINGJR  when you sign up...

On this episode of Grilling JR, "The Voice of Wrestling" Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson discuss and dissect the iconic career of AEW superstar, Shelton Benjamin. JR shares his experiences hiring Shelton, calling some of his legendary matches, and now working with him in AEW. Shelton Benjamin has so much to offer professional wrestling and there ain't no stopping him! Plus, JR and Conrad take a...

On this episode of Grilling JR, "The Voice Of Wrestling" Jim Ross answers your questions! JR discusses his recovery, heading to Texas, commentating some of professional wrestling's greatest matches and so much more.  BLUECHEW - Visit https://bluechew.com  and try your first month of BlueChew FREE when you use promo code JR -- just pay $5 shipping. SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by pay...

On this episode of Grilling JR, "The Voice Of Wrestling" Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson are back with a look back at Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's year 2000 in the WWE. JR shares stories of how the WWE dealt with life without Steve Austin and the scramble to create a WrestleMania main event fans would care about. All that plus the latest in professional wrestling and JR's life! HOME CHEF -  For a...

On this special LIVE edition of Grilling JR, host Conrad Thompson catches up with good ol JR about his recovery from cancer removal surgery, the biggest headlines in professional wrestling, and so much more.  CARGURUS - #1 most visited car shopping site. Shop from millions of cars to find your best deal. https://www.cargurus.com  

On this REMIX episode of Grilling JR, LISTEN as Jim and Conrad revisit Royal Rumble 2001, which took place on January 21, 2001 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA. Kurt Angle is our world champion. Stone Cold has just returned from surgery. The Undertaker is the American Bad Ass. And WCW is just about to go out of business. Welcome to 2001 folks! STOPBOX - Get firearm security redesigned a...

On this REMIX episode of Grilling JR, JR and Conrad discuss Jim's push to build a developmental program for WWE. JR shares stories of the ups and downs of putting it all together, OVW and the various other promotions,and his time working in NXT.  THE PERFECT JEAN - F*%k your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code JR15 at www. theperfectjean.nyc/JR15   TECOVAS - Get 10% off at https:...

On this REMIX episode of Grilling JR, The Voice of Wrestling, Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson take us back to May 21st 2001 for one of the most memorable tag matches in WWE history. JR and Conrad watch back The Monday Night Raw right after Judgement Day 2001 from the Compaq Center in San Jose, CA. It's Austin & HHH vs. Benoit & Jericho in a tag title match for the ages! HOME CHEF - For a limited...

On this REMIX edition of Grilling JR, listen as JR and Conrad revisit WCW Great American Bash from July 14, 1991 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD. This was supposed to be Flair vs. Luger for the WCW World Title in a steel cage match, however Flair left just before this for the WWF, with the Big Gold Belt! The main event is Lex Luger vs. Barry Windham for the vacant World Championship in a S...

On this REMIX edition of Grilling JR, "The Voice of Wrestling", Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson take us back to WWF Invasion 2001 from July 22, 2001 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, OH. This was the most successful PPV in company history that was  not a WrestleMania. Topics the guys discuss include a 10-man tag team main event between Team WWF vs. Team Alliance, Steve Austin and Kurt Angle comedy...

On this REMIX edition of Grilling JR, JR and Conrad take us back to No Way Out 2001, which took place on on February 25, 2001 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. In it, we'd see Kurt Angle vs. The Rock in the main event for the WWF Championship. Plus, HHH vs. Stone Cold in a "Three Stages of Hell" match, The Dudley Boyz vs. The Brothers of Destruction, and much more!   HOME CHEF - For a...

On this REMIX episode of Grilling JR, listen as JR and Conrad revisit Backlash 2001, which took place on April 29, 2001 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Il. In it, we'd see a "winner take all" main event tag team match featuring WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Intercontinental Champion HHH taking on the WWF Tag Team Champions, The Brothers of Destruction, Undertaker and Kane. Plus, Sh...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of professional wrestling, Jim Ross is back! He and Conrad play catch up on all the news and notes that's happened in professional wrestling since they last visited. JR shares his thoughts and comments on The Rock's statements on Pat McAfee and Busted Open, Cody losing his title to John Cena at WrestleMania, Logan Paul offering Stone Cold one million dolla...

On this REMIX edition of Grilling JR, JR and Conrad revisit the newly inducted WWE Hall Of Fame "Immortal Moment" match from WrestleMania XIII, which took place on March 23,1997 at the Rosemont Horizon, in Chicago, IL! In it, we'd see the legendary double-turn take place between Bret Hart and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin! Other topics include the aftermath of Shawn losing his smile, Chyna, Ken Shamro...

On this REMIX episode of Grilling JR, JR and Conrad cover what some have called the "cursed" WrestleMania...WrestleMania 19. JR discusses the on edge moments during Steve Austin's health scare hours before the event, what was actually planned for the main event, Brock Lesnar's infamous shooting star press, and so much more. This is an episode that uncovers some much behind a super stacked WrestleM...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the Voice Of Wrestling, Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson take a deep dive into the life and career of the great Danny Hodge. JR shares stories of his decade long friendship with Hodge and the impact he had on JR's life and career. Plus, the guys discuss AEW Dynasty and all the happening in professional wrestling.  TECOVAS - Get 10% off at tecovas.com/GRILLINGJR whe...

On this episode of Grilling JR, Jim and Conrad look back 25 years for Backlash 2000, which took place on April 30, 2000, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It was the second Backlash PPV, and featured Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit, Big Show vs. Kurt Angle, and a main event between The Rock and Triple H (with Shane McMahon as special guest referee) for the WWF Championship. That and so much mor...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the Voice Of Wrestling Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson takes us to Hollywood for a look back at WrestleMania 21! JR shares his experiences behind the scenes creating the mega event and the hurdles leading up to the show. At this point in the company it was time to annoint a new era of champions on both the RAW and Smackdown sides. JR discusses the build up to both...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson takes us back to one of Stone Cold Steve Austin's wildest years 1998! JR share stories of working with Steve after his injury, working with Mike Tyson, Kane and an injured Shawn Michaels. Plus, JR shares his thoughts on Queen Of The Ring's premiere weekend, Toni Storm, and his search for the perfect travel com...

On this REMIX edition of Grilling JR, we are looking back and celebrating the Total Package Lex Luger's time in the NWA and WCW. JR and Conrad discuss Lex's entire WCW run, including his CFL days, signing with JCP, becoming the "Total Package," his run as World Heavyweight Champion, and so much more! HOME CHEF - For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals, plus Free Shippi...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson deep dive into the historic and legendary career of the 16 time world heavyweight champion, Ric Flair. JR shares stories of meeting the Nature Boy, their time working together while Ric was a traveling champion going to territory after territory defending his title, and eventually meeting up in Jim Crockett Pr...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling, Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson dive deep into the hall of fame worthy career of "The World's Most Dangerous Man," Ken Shamrock. JR shares stories working with Ken through his introduction into the world of professional wrestling. How Ken interacted with the talent and Vince McMahon. And, Ken's run as a WWE Intercontinental and tag team cha...

On this REMIX episode of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling JimRoss and host Conrad Thompson celebrate the 25th anniversary of No Way Out 2000! JR share his stories and experiences leading up to the epic event. No Way Out is packed with future and current hall of famers battling it out in the squared circle. The Rock faces off against The Big Show for the intercontinental title, X-Pac battles Kan...

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of professional wrestling Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson focus and discuss the start of legendary talent The Big Show. JR shares stories of the signing process of Paul Wight including doing it while he was still an employee of WCW. JR also discusses the rollercoaster ride he endured with Wight's weight journey. All that plus so much more on this edition...