Episode 321: Developing a Dynasty

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 deep dive into this weekend's AEW ALL IN Texas line up and make some surprising predictions. STOPBOX - Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code JR at https://stopboxusa.com/JR  #stopboxpod MYBOOKIE - Sign up for My Bookie at https://mybookie.website/joinwithJR50  with code JR50 and we'll back you on your first deposit. $100 gets you $50. $200 gets you $100 CRUNCHYROLL - Crunchyroll is teaming up with international wrestling legend and culture-shifting powerhouse Mercedes Moné! Mercedes bring her story to life in a collection that hits harder than a finisher. Check it out https://store.crunchyroll.com  HOME CHEF - For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://www.homechef.com/JR CARGURUS - #1 most visited car shopping site. Shop from millions of cars to find your best deal. https://www.cargurus.com SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more. 

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 paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.  

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 limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://www.homechef.com/JR  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 paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.

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 and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code JR at https://stopboxusa.com/JR#stopboxpod CARGURUS - #1 most visited car shopping site. Shop from millions of cars to find your best deal. https://www.cargurus.com  ENVISION - Save money and grow your business with Envision Marketing—visit https://conradsguy.com/  today! SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.

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://www.tecovas.com/GRILLINGJR  when you sign up for email and texts 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 paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.

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 time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://www.homechef.com/JR  MY BOOKIE - What if I told you, you could put some MONEY in your bank this weekend? It’s true! Go to http://MyBookie.website/joinwithJR50 and use our promo code JR50 to make a bet on who you think will win #MITB 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 paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.

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 Steel Cage Match. Other matches include Rick Steiner vs. Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously in a steel cage match, Nikita Koloff vs. Sting in a Russian Chain match, Ron Simmons vs. Oz, 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 ENVISION - Save money and grow your business with Envision Marketing—visit https://conradsguy.com/ today! 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 paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.  

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, available WCW talent at the time, Booker T injuring Steve Austin, OVW developmental forming, Tough Enough, Buff Bagwell, Steve Austin defecting, 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. STOPBOX - Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code JR at https://stopboxusa.com/JR #stopboxpod SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more.  

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 limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to HomeChef.com/JR   CARGURUS - #1 most visited car shopping site. Shop from millions of cars to find your best deal. https://www.cargurus.com   TECOVAS - Get 10% off at tecovas.com/GRILLINGJR when you sign up for email and texts   ENVISION - Save money and grow your business with Envision Marketing—visit https://conradsguy.com/  today!   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 paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to www.savewithconrad.com to learn more.   ADVERTISE WITH GRILLING JR - If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on Grilling JR. You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste.Go to https://www.podcastheat.com/advertise  now and find out more about advertising with Grilling JR.