Grilling JR #39 WWF Royal Rumble 2000

[@AkamoriRivals]

Cactus Jack vs Triple H at the 2000 Royal Rumble is one of my top 10 favorite matches of all time.

[@TheTruth-pl3mk]

My stepson is indifferent to pro wrestling, despite my best efforts. But 2 of his 3 favourite matches feature Mick Foley and one of those is the 2000 RR street fight. Before I showed him that one (and the 1998 KotR HIAC), he was into Rey Mysterio Jr and those kind of high-flyers. But Foley changed that.

[@AShreddedFate]

Truly a classic

[@nickgwyn1225]

Definitely top 5 for me. Grew up on that match along with Triple H vs Stone Cold Three Stages of Hell

[@youngche8226]

Their rematch at No Way Out was a classic too.

[@JokerFlex77]

👍👍👍 agreed!!!!!

[@macgyverade]

First tables match Hardy Boyz vs Dudley Boyz... One of the best matches of all time. It was just brutal and the crowd ate this up

[@sensationaldenny]

Foley stole the show at 3 Royal Rumbles in a row. 1998 he took part in the Rumble match as all 3 of this persona's! including a segment where him (as cactus jack) had a hardcore match with Terry Funk in the middle of the Rumble match! In 1999, the infamous "I quit" match with the Rock and then in 2000 with that epic match with HHH

[@Falconesports2025]

You ain't lying

[@hipp3_342]

When I was 9 years old and first began really following wrestling this HHH VS Foley was the program that sold me into pro wrestling.

[@mox19380]

1:00:00 the Royal Rumble discussion starts

[@mox19380]

that street fight was awesome. even better in hindsight realizing how legit HHH's injury was. I always felt bad, and I know JR feels a loser still wins, that Mick was often in these Main event matches and layed it all out only to end up losing....but i know he ultimately won from a larger perspective.

[@billstartrak84]

The comment about the extra footage of HHH being stitched up backstage after the street fight on the DVD is true. I own the DVD, bought it when it came out in 2000. He was stabbed in his calf by a chunk of wood that broke off when he was suplexed onto a pallet.

[@duffin88]

They recently did a 30min show on the wwe network about this match. Could be the same thing as the dvd but it was worth a watch.

[@dpistons149]

That shit was so badass lol

[@staycleanautodetailing6677]

I love the lead ins to the manscape ads when I’m sitting on my back porch listening on a portable speaker with neighbors in sight. 😂

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Wwe was also missing Undertaker during this time

[@cloverraven]

That taxi cab is iconic

[@BossBoomBox]

Obscure fantasy tag teams.. The Dudley Boyz & D'Lo Brown. WASSUPPPPPP!

[@coreythompsonTheOneandOnly]

Jim Ross called it "bad management" and thats putting it nicely, WWE has the midas touch to the degree of Micheal Jordan, when it comes to not staying in their own lane and trying new endeavors, everything they touch turns to crap because of "bad management". Jim Ross would be a genius on a PR team

[@spartikuzTV]

Best royal rumble ever

[@grahamstavers5130]

HHH looks like Jericho with that hair in the picture

[@user-ys9fg4ol9s]

I always like JR'S laid back style when he reads commercials... As a Sales Manager myself, I WISH I could say the " puple mattresses are selling by the DOZENS and then change it to by the HUNDREDS mid copy😆...it seems like a small thing, however, if you didn't have the celebrity of a JR, you would get an earful.

[@jesseguzman7800]

Very happy JR speaks highly about Ivory & Jacqueline during this interview.

[@Dessan01]

Am I missing something about Bob Holly being the designated looser in the triple threat? Jericho pinned Chyna to win not Holly.

[@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002]

Good ol jr. Just as important as stone cold or the undertaker to my wrestling memories. What mic are you using? You sound great

[@ronnieh9822]

Wow that was the biggest cop out in the history of Conrad's show ! He doesn't even mention Mae young lol

[@dillowman8]

Yes he did

[@josephboza7448]

@@dillowman8 LOL! I think he was hoping JR would react to Mae flashing King

[@cjvaye99]

You can pretty much pick any random wwe ppv from 2000 and you'll get a classic. Except for wrestlemania ironically which was probably the worst ppv show they put on that year.

[@stevepmg9202]

Still insane that the only singles feud that got a singles blow-off was Terri vs The Kat.

[@TreFKennedy]

How you gonna have The Rock as Hawkeye?? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Daisyandtheo]

HHH cut himself of the wooden pallet. You see his leg hit the exposed nail in the wood.

[@AmericanGypsy206]

I seen this live on pay-per-view 24 years ago. It was a good world rumble

[@mrboss1272]

Good podcast only thing et got me is when he named The radicals and he only said rip Eddie

[@cwirwin]

I was never into Chyna wrestling guys either.

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Personal favorites on Rumble returns RVD in 09 Godfather in 13 Edge in 20

[@kirkkatana]

I would have loved to see a Rikishi teamed up with Umaga. That would have been an awesome combo.

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Backlund got a great reaction from the Garden

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

If the talent is willing to listen to guys like HBK who they looked up too. Can HBK tell them to stop with constant superkicks and dives that happen every match now?

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Yes, Conrad please continue to point out all the deceased wrestling personalities each episode. We all know they're gone. You dont have to point it out everytime.

[@mikedesil23]

"We" isn't everybody

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

The joke HHH made about Paige didnt even make sense.

[@chaoscarnage9581]

Mae Young was the comedy of that royal rumble 2000 swimsuit contest. Looking back i understand Vince's idea for wanting to add a little comedy segment, but I don't know what he was thinking adding Mae Young in that. Terri Poch aka Tori in my opinion should have taken Maes spot. And then let Mae young still come out and try to spoil the whole thing that would have been funny.

[@jessramirez1737]

I rewatched the Holly Chyna Jericho fight, and at no point does Jericho look confused before giving Chyna the bulldog. As a matter of fact he begins to do the move the millisecond he stands up. When would Holly have had the time to say “bulldog dumbass!”

[@dillowman8]

They likely edited that out

[@FormChecks-sy3rl]

They don't talk about the rumble until almost 2:00:00

[@MBM1117727]

No they talk about it an hour in

[@t-wrecks9866]

Who is Thanos in this thumbnail?

[@Spunky8344]

Big Show

[@t-wrecks9866]

@@Spunky8344 wow thanks

[@colinkelley6011]

Hey Conrad, 425..0105..Rocket 🚀 95.1 Huntsville, Alabama

[@jtarantula3390]

@1:16:04

[@x23-y6m]

WWE doesn't want other talent to get over like austin and rock because they don't want anyone to be bigger then the company stupid I know think about it its been 21 yrs since austin and rock and the business hasn't been hot since I mean you can say cena but cena became a prop for the company once he won the WWE championship the 1st time!

[@stevepmg9202]

They want multiple talents to be on the same level so they aren't dependent on one guy like they were with Hogan then Austin then Rocky when Austin got injured. Thats why they worked so hard in the first era of 2 world titles to get Cena, Batista and eventually Orton to the same level at the same time with strong guys underneath like Shawn, Kurt and Taker so they wouldnt be too dependent on one guy to draw houses but "the brand" of WWE to sell the tickets, and it kind of makes sense. But lets be honest the reason the business hasnt caught fire again is because nobody has widespread mainstream and crossover appeal. Hogan was a massive charismatic star, they lost traction when he left. Steve Austin drew people back because (1) he was on mainstream news with Tyson then people hung around to watch him beating up his boss which was novel and (2) some of the Hulkamania kids who were now teenagers came back because the product had grown up to suit their interests. Ever since Mania 17 the product stagnated, they lost a lot of old fans, and I imagine the Cena appeal (kids) hasnt reached the numbers they wanted. But they currently make more profit overall than they ever have thanks to merch, licensing, Fox Sports and Saudi blood money, so I doubt they care about our complaints about the creative.

[@edwardfights4900]

11:30 Lol go and listen to the Rock interview with O&A. None of what these two said was accurate.

[@NerdPromComics]

Where does JR go to talk about AEW? Does he have an AEW one I dont know about?

[@NerdPromComics]

Thanks Kenny!

[@kfc-w2p]

1:16:48 dave shartzer wishes he could even come close to some as beautiful & classy as ivory, he is a LOSER

[@colinkelley6011]

I listen to the podcast everyday but the bullshit ads is so annoying.

[@brandongoldy8091]

The Big Show really won this rumble the Rocks feet hit first, was that a accident or a plan so they could fight at the next PPV

[@guyincognito5706]

Brandon Goldy It was an accident. Rock was supposed to win clean, but they messed up the ending and used it in storyline. I would’ve just ignored the flub and not mentioned it. Nobody wanted Big Show in that main event

[@leannerobson3998]

FAB RUMBLE THIS ! X

[@mcanepa6787]

I don't get why they couldn't just ignore it. Especially considering this was long before the age of social media and the only people who really would have seen it were those in attendance at the front row

[@kfc-w2p]

1:16:48 i already have 0 respect for dave meltzer because of how ignorant & disgusting he is. but i can also care less about his opinions BUT ivory is in my #6 all time wrestlers male & female, so obviously im going to point out dave shartzer’s ridiculousness

[@Grant-q5l]

The rumble match was disappointing, the intercontinental title match was poor as was swimsuit competition 😕

[@karlepaul6632]

Rocky Johnson was African-Canadian. What? We're about facts, it's true. Look it up. Also, Jim Ross just described racial overtone stuff with no details. "Rock had to hear all that shit his dad had to go through at the dinner table, so he wasn't about to take that bullshit and left." ....???....ok, no context at all, other than something was said in Opie and Anthony...well...what happened?? You just said it probably wasn't that big of a deal, but you admire the Rock for not dealing with it and taking off. See....I HATE the yeah/nah/yeah/nah, no details given, we're going to expect you folks know what took place. C'mon. A Flip flopping over no details given combo platter is the WORSE. They should have just edited that one chunk out entirely. Other than that, great podcast.😉👍 lol (I know, sounds fucked up, but it's true...I can gripe but still like something overall,so 😋)