Grilling JR

On this episode of Grilling JR, watch as JR and Conrad revisit King of the Ring from June 23, 1996, at the MECAA Arena in Milwaukee, WI. The 25th anniversary of this historic event takes place next Wednesday. The main event is Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog. Other matches include Ahmed Johnson vs. Goldust, Ultimate Warrior vs. Jerry Lawler, and, what we're really here for, Steve Austin becoming King of the Ring and the famous "Austin 3:16" promo!
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[@patrickdoherty4527]

"Until he died, I didn't tell the story!" Fantastic.

[@Tamlinearthly]

Dick Murdoch died at the age of 50--50 years too late.

[@smokeysalmon68]

This was the first ppv I watched on sky sports box office paid for by the old folks as an 8 year old when Stone Cold done his promo you knew something special was happening.

[@ronniejdio9411]

They were shocked the next night on raw when the austin 316 signs showed up. I remember seeing an austin 316 song at a baseball game. That's when I knew the dude was over like rover.

[@standardofexcellence]

The goon debut 5 and a half months after happy Gilmore hit theaters in 96

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

Good ole J.R. "is stuck in Florida" living his best life 🧬, I'm truly happy for him. These good moments are precious, he deserves to enjoy everyone of them

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

When JR was apart of a bad idea...he defends it by talking about how easy it is to see failure with hind sight. When JR isn’t apart of a bad idea he talks about how obvious it is that it was a bad idea at the time.

[@michaellandon1960]

J.R is a number 1 hypooocrite.

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

I know he wont give a rats arse about some random guy who he will never meet on the internet but after watching Jim Ross I've came to the conclusion I dont like the guy- he uses double standards,makes excuses, is condescending to the fans who are the main source of paying his salary and ridicules them, yet he sits there every week harping on about respect this respect that blah blah blah. Hey Jim how about YOU try showing the fans some respect?! Its just an idea! . The guy is a joke imo.

[@butch5419]

Well when you put in 40+ years you’re gonna have some bad ones

[@christiancharles2866]

@@mikeyoutubeaccount7120 JR remains a legend and one of the greatest announcers ever, but hey everyone has their opinions. I hate Shawn Michaels and his politicking, he was an asshole, politician and one of the biggest lockeroom cancers ever! Many people hate him and some like him. Hbk and Meekmahan are two of the biggest jerks in wrestling history.

[@hogbone7]

You mean " a part" not "apart"

[@ronaldturner3624]

Thanks JR love 💘 you bro

[@mox19380]

This was a great show in an incredible year of wrestling. I was such a dustin fan and became a big mark for Ahmed so I was happy to see them head to head but mixed on the ending. it should say a lot about meltzer that he ranked Austin's post match promo a 1/2 star. i like meltzer but conrad often sites meltzer's opinion like it is gospel

[@AmericanGypsy206]

Unlike most people in this comment section, I don’t care for the Stone Cold Steve Austin promo. I know all about it heard about it for the last 27 years. I like to hear about the rest of king of the ring 1996 I’ll honestly say this Stone Cold Steve Austin had a lot of great matches in WWE, but there was other stars that were just as good who don’t get the attention Austin gets

[@freemind6954]

The curtain call happened on May 19 1996 not June Connie!

[@heisensaul5538]

See he didnt want to anger Kane by saying that

[@lalomontoyajr.9282]

Conrad do a show showing your wrestling collection.

[@AmericanGypsy206]

I am glad Jim Ross called out the curtain call because Vince McMahon didn’t have the balls to stand up to Shawn Michaels he basically let him run the whole company and they basically exposed the business even though most of us knew wrestling was all scripted the fact that they admitted to it just shows you that the WWE doesn’t respect the history of wrestling. They treat their title belts like props I truly believe Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff only cared about money and not about the actual sport of wrestling which is one of the reasons it’s popularity declined since 2001 before McMahon took over the WWE in 1984 there was territories. Vince killed all the territories and made wrestling mainstream and shit all over wrestlings history

[@JoeyMartz]

1:09:44 a fabulous kkk klansman....... Wow

[@MickyKaka8]

Would have been better if it was Michaels and not Spicolli.

[@Ft.Gagiano]

Why on earth did Neidhart needed the who gimmick? 1996 geez

[@joshuaboshard3218]

I will be the King of the of this comment section don't you worry

[@brandonharbin406]

I agree Conrad, this is most important KOR. Just think about from the night Hall showed up on Nitro in late May thru Bash at The Beach in early July how much changed in both companies and what it meant for the wrestling business for next 5 or 6 years. These events is what setup the boom period.

[@tomnagy3010]

"If you wanted to protect your money, you shouldn't have come here." That says all we need to know about how WWF treated its talent in the 90s.

[@tennesseesgarage6048]

Poor everybody Shawn didn't like

[@butch5419]

Doesn’t say anything actually… he’s referring to the money as the match result.. as in how it will effect their possible money in Japan… if you owned a company would you be worrying about how much another company is paying your employee?

[@christiancharles2866]

@@tennesseesgarage6048 Michaels remains trash, a piece of garbage!!

[@christiancharles2866]

@@tennesseesgarage6048 Pillhead michaels

[@This_Guy_is_4_Real]

First wrestling I ever attended...3:16 later and I was hooked! I never watched this one back until today. Owen Hart is absolute gold on commentary.

[@tazmissionplex]

Owen was great i remember him saying Goldust was giving Ahmed mouth to mouth so funny Owen is a top 10 all time

[@1985JM]

The most powerful promo in wrestling history , Austin still selling more merchandise than all the rest 25 years later .

[@AmericanGypsy206]

It’s been told over and over again for 25 years and it’s highly overrated

[@firewalkwithme101]

I love it when Conrad pops at one of his co-hosts’ stories or impressions.

[@Swoll826]

Jerry Lawer broke Heyman's jaw. Bret also didn't like how hard he was hit with a crutch at KOR 93 so he really pinned down the sharpshooter at summerslam laughing at how Jerry had to crawl to the back

[@nickcurrier1546]

I think voice actors should be able to voice any character that they are capable of producing a convincing voice of. Real talented voice actors can change their voice on so many spectrums like gender man or woman, age as in young or old. Different regional dialects and the list goes on. I think we shouldn't stifle voice actors by getting upset about something so trivial and benign

[@daddybiggs1541]

The ultimate warrior, even though I did not like him, was probably having flashbacks of when the macho king, who I still up to this day, blasted him with that scepter and shards of glass in real life embedded the ultimate warriors score.

[@mistermexelplitskin647]

Too much Save with Conrad commercial and other comnercials as well

[@rw8185]

Quite funny to see the brackets and the words: HOG, Hawk, Snake one after another.

[@michael47359]

@1:38:49 dave Meltzer gave the Austin 3:16 speech half a star. If that doesn't tell you all you need to know about that clown nothing will. Shows what he knows

[@Woody93185]

Jake the snake should never have been in there in my opinion but hey that’s how things worked sometimes

[@fergalstackstreams]

I just can't hear the Sooners song anymore without hearing "The time has arrived... we are broadcasting Raw live from MY ASS!" 42:30 Wait, I thought Vader's son was Frankie the Enforcer!

[@TheVicious5150]

such an internet classic 😂😂

[@3sc3e]

Google robert iverson????

[@joaquindelossantos7140]

lol

[@deathintheair8453]

The first thing I want to be done, is to get that piece of crap out of my ring. Don't just get him out of the ring, get him out of the WWF because I've proved son, without a shadow of a doubt, you ain't got what it takes anymore! You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn’t get you anywhere. Talk about your psalms, talk about John 3:16… Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!💀💀 All hes gotta do is go buy himslef a cheap bottle of thunderbird so he can get back some of that courage that he had in his prime!!!!, As the King Of The Ring, I'm serving notice to every one of the WWF superstars. I don't give a damn what they are, they're all on the list, and that's Stone Cold's list, and I'm fixing to start running through all of 'em. And as far as this championship match is considered son, I don't give a damn if it's Davey Boy Smith or Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin's time is come, and when I get that shot you're looking at the next WWF Champion. And that's the bottom line, because Stone Cold said so.!💀💀

[@christiancharles2866]

Yes especially that pillhead micheals!! Wish Austin had stunned him right there!

[@richardnash6111]

65 minutes in and JR still sounds barely conscious.. I guess if I were talking about Kevin Kelly and TL Hopper I might have the same (low) energy.

[@Woody93185]

I forgot how badly Tony Anthony was used

[@TheVicious5150]

After seeing him in Smoky Mountain I couldn't agree more

[@dreamwarriordiary5339]

JR needs to throw those damn cancer sticks in the trash. Maybe CM Punk does need to sign with AEW so he can help JR with his vice.

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

Dude it's his life his choice I hate this concept that happiness is living until 90 drinking water eating kale n shit he's had a great life leave him to his vices & CM Punk is an overrated jumped up little cliwn who showed he'd rather whine than try and stick it out and got his ass beat twice legit lol

[@joaquindelossantos7140]

@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo 😹😹😹

[@christiancharles2866]

@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo CM Junk is completely overrated and now unfortunately in AEW.

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

@@christiancharles2866 thankfully no one in the real world ie those of us who never joined the cult of twitter literally don't have AEW in our reality 🤣 their entire fanbase is those twitter losers obsessed with politics depressed as fuck THE most judgy "accepting" people I've ever had the misfortune to meet.

[@johnnydoe6717]

They do go alittle too far sometimes. I wouldnt make Vader lose to Jake when they have a Vader vs Shawn run planned. JR is like ddt him on the chair. Or we can figure out a way to beat Taker. Taker probably hadn’t lost a match in like a year at that point.

[@ronniejdio9411]

Takers few losses are legendary but he could have lost more and there in made more guys

[@schuylercase1689]

“Robert Iverson” 😂 you Google him JR.

[@alberts1985]

I’m glad Conrad corrected him

[@UziBlancoOfficial]

7:28 ..... 😂😂😂 says the guy employed by Mr "be my friend ill push you to the moon with not 1 lick of sense OR cents being made along the way"!! 😂😂😂

[@stuartday1330]

I'm sorry but when Ross says "You don't know at the time" when referring to bad ideas that's complete horse shxt. You can tell good from bad ideas. I can agree that a good idea can be done badly. But no you can definitely tell stupid bad ideas from good

[@citizensnips7949]

I have to hard disagree with JR on this. I liked the Curtain Call. It was a memorable moment, and it was kind of a feel-good moment.

[@tomseville2345]

"SCREW JAPAN!!" I wonder if Tony had to get on the phone to NJPW (who JR had worked for) to explain THAT one...

[@LongBeachCityCAJoe]

I just heard JR quote an In Living Color catch phrase. Mind blown 🤯

[@primewrestlingnetwork]

Started this video at 3:16 Could not have done that any better.

[@davidbonilla7770]

Tim Hardaway invented the crossover dribble but feel free to google “Robert Iverson”

[@joshportie]

Female impersonator = transvestite = transgender. Its all the same Jim.

[@PlayzieBum]

You ahoudk get off the internet for a day bud and maybe go to a therapist. You're a very weird silly man.

[@tazmissionplex]

Pillmans promo at this King of the ring is legendary when Pillman and Austin look at each other in the eisle is such a cool moment

[@This_Guy_is_4_Real]

Agreed!!

[@alberts1985]

I didn’t think much of it

[@standardofexcellence]

One of the few ppvs that took place on my birthday...this was the first of the teens,13th

[@jiggyjaguar]

Good to see these full video on KZbin for free, saves me an ad free subscription

[@packpock4369]

Fink~ Maaaaannnkind!!

[@patrickdoherty4527]

Really enjoy these podcasts (especially 83 Week's and My World) but.... ok, we get it - Warrior was a dick. We've heard this soooo many times from so many people. Bad attitude, could't wrestle, coined his own weird terms, the comic book. Wore a baseball cap to the ring.

[@nickm393]

@David Martin JR thinks "workrate" is all that matters it seems.

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

You could say Jim Ross as a commentator/announcer is actually overrated, I mean he made an inordinate amount of mistakes many of which he didn't even correct himself on. I know we are all human and all make mistakes but the amount Jim Ross makes for the so called best in the business is beyond ridiculous!

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

Used terrible language in front of Linda McMahon🙄

[@mikeyoutubeaccount7120]

TL=Toilet Lid Hopper and Betsy the plunger😂

[@christiancharles2866]

@@mikeyoutubeaccount7120 Maybe but JR is still one of the greatest. Ross, Schiavone, Gorilla, Ventura, Heenan and Solie are the greatest.

[@Jukeboxster]

Keep hearing this idea that Shawn Michaels couldn't be punished for the Curtain Call because he was champion. That's not why. He couldn't be punished because Shawn would've pitched a hissy fit and gone home, then he's either dead money when the company is in dire financial straits or worse, they fire him and he goes to WCW (which is where he wanted to go anyway).

[@ronniejdio9411]

Eric claimed he didnt persue shawn. He def didnt Persue him as hard as he could. Maybe bischoffs 2nd biggest mistake

[@Jukeboxster]

@@ronniejdio9411 nothing to pursue. Shawn was under contract with the WWF. I'm sure there was a non-compete clause if Shawn broke the contract. On the other hand, he could've gone if Vince fired him. That's why Vince basically paid him to stay home from '98-'01, so that he couldn't go to WCW.

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Hell yes, a Terry Funk episode 😁

[@ChaseBAmerica1st]

I was waiting for the king of the ring 1996 part

[@joaquindelossantos7140]

@3:16!💀

[@danielmurray1490]

Bit harsh on davey boy

[@tomseville2345]

"Johnson started rubbing on Johnson" 🤣🤣Nice one, Dave. And Ahmed was SUPPOSED to have missed with the steps...

[@X9Z17]

Jim looks like he could be Hafþór's father. No, nothing to do with the BP, I just think they have similar faces in general. The bodies are fundamentally different, but they look more relatable than Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan were meant to be.

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

You all dropped a hood on Dickie to represent his affiliations, that was so 🆒😎 classic and funny 🤣

[@AngelSoto-bz2nv]

Wow grizzly smith is doing podcasts

[@ronniejdio9411]

They talk a whole alotta trash But my boy grizzly Still smashed

[@christiancharles2866]

@@ronniejdio9411 Grizzly smith is DEAD

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

"Lawler is one of the best workers ever." Well when you use about three moves, I should hope you'd be good enough at them not to hurt anyone.

[@alberts1985]

Lawler was overrated as a wrestler but he gets heat very well

[@Dirrtysouth1]

Dick Murdoch was in the Klan? Damn!

[@Nicholaus13]

JR looks like one of the avatars from SC1 in between missions, during their com-link communications.

[@PlayzieBum]

Nerd

[@thechosenones4375]

@19:30 - but JR, didn't yall wanna put Warrior in a long match, his first night back, at WM12? You know, the same night where yall buried Goldust in a back lot brawl? 😂 I love these things

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

JR has a funny way of remembering things

[@DFW817]

Cornette and JR best podcast going right now.

[@michaellandon1960]

I would never trust Goldust near children

[@pkemn2193]

What ?

[@heathsfuntime8862]

Jerry Lawler never stiffed Paul Heyman?

[@joshuamoss1660]

Mikzxhels Cole is a magnet puke

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Wrestling will never be taken seriously until they treat it like a legit sporting event and stay kayfabe 24/7 . For starters; let's stop calling the wrestlers performers and call them WRESTLERS. #WRESTLINGNOTSPORTSENTERTAINMENT

[@VelvetMetrolink]

Few questions. And bear in mind, I am a huge wrestling fan, and have been nearly 30 years, so it comes from a place of love for wrestling. 1. Why do you think wrestling needs to be 'taken seriously? It's not serious. It's people play-fighting in their pants. Real life is serious. Death, war, taxes, child abuse, addiction. All serious. Wrestling is an escape. If you take people play-fighting in their pants seriously, what WON'T you take seriously? 2. What benefit do you think there would be to keeping kayfabe now, 30 years since everyone knew? Would it not be like a Game of Thrones actor turning up to the supermarket in armour? No-one is going to think they are a medieval king. No-one is going to believe The Undertaker is an undead Zombie funeral director and combat athlete. What is gained by that? Why do you think more people would watch if they were being lied to?

[@dreamwarriordiary5339]

I appreciate your passion, but wrestling is treated the way it should be.

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@dreamwarriordiary5339 the way its treated today is why the ratings are at all time lows

[@christiancharles2866]

Wrestling doesnt need to be taken seriously because its like the movies. Yes they are athletes and they get hurt but its fiction, a work and entertainment. People knew it was entertainment in the late 80s and all of the 90s and thats when they were the most successful and had their boom period and it will never be that popular again.

[@christiancharles2866]

@@ronniejdio9411 Its because wwe sucks and will never be like the 90s. AEW, Impact and New japan are better wrestling products.

[@nickm393]

So the Kliq are horrible for breaking kayfabe at a house show, but Brian Pillman was basically doing it on TV in 1996 and he's considered a revolutionary genius for it.

[@PlayzieBum]

You nailed it.

[@christiancharles2866]

Yes they are. Because it was for their own selfish reasons. Pillman doing it in WCW and ECW was genius.