Grilling JR #23 WWF Badd Blood 1997

[@asdfjkl5713]

This creative debut of Kane is one of the best debuts/storylines ever. Top 5 of the past 40 years for sure.

[@goldteethpoohproductions2707]

Facts

[@Kanefan701]

Same here.

[@Spursfan1527]

6:10 is where the show begins 👊🏻

[@TheLobMob]

Thank you!

[@youknowJP]

Hero

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

I’m a Lakers fan but God bless you for this comment, buddy!

[@zelixleo5]

👑

[@alberts1985]

Six minutes I’ll never get back

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

I feel like the HIAC match itself is often overlooked due to the Taker/Mankind match in 98 and Kane's debut. The first one isn't as gut-wrenching or jaw-dropping as the second for obvious reasons, but it's a better match for me (insofar as we judge it strictly as a match). Shawn bumped around like a maniac and Taker played his part to perfection, from the dominant brawling to his look of utter disbelief when Kane arrived. Rewatching it, I can't help but marvel at how damn good HBK was in the ring.

[@stevepmg9202]

100% the first is more worth the rewatch, its a great match bell to bell. The second is a mess between bumps and finish because both guys are hurt. The big bump in Taker/Shawn for me was "Jesus, I cant believe that fall" whereas when Mankind came off the top, I was in shock, like it was surreal. It was the only time in 30 years as a wrestling fan that I wasnt sure if what my eyes were showing me was actually what had happened.

[@josephboza7448]

100. The Hell in a Cell is a great match.

[@MR.__G]

The reason why mick felt like he had to go to those lengths is because of how great the first hell in cell was. So that in itself speaks volumes to how influential it was for mick

[@ericw.spradlin5803]

Kane's debut is my favorite ever!!! I could listen to JR, Bruce, Corny, all talk about this PPV for hours. The Hell in a Cell match was great, showing Shawn was no doubt the greatest wrestler in that era, in-my-opinion ever, and Kane's debut was simply amazing. The original Kane in the mold of Michael Myers was awesome!

[@kyle2441]

One of the greatest storys ever told in the squared circle is Michaels and the dead man in the first hell in the cell match ever... Hogan Rock at wrestlemania in the skydome as well.. 5 stars all the way

[@christiancharles2866]

The best Hell in a cell match ever and Im not an Hbk fan. No hell in a cell match comes close. Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Curt Hennig, Undertaker , Ric Flair, Rick Steamboat are the greatest wrestlers ever imo.

[@byronconrad6468]

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[@benjaminjaxxon1277]

@Byron Conrad Instablaster :)

[@byronconrad6468]

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[@J-Wheeler-G]

I think it will help the channel if you put time stamps for each topic.

[@thesound4997]

Agreed

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Im surprised no one has talked about how bad ass the red blood cell animation is out the outside of the thumb nail. So fucking cool.

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

I don't remember writing this

[@johnjandoh6732]

Well you did. And it's pathetic

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

I love the legends segment from this show

[@Misterkennedy04]

I remember that night hearing about Brian Pillmans death which messed me up but most of the show was great

[@TamaleRingwald]

“Vince would take the worlds worst stunner” …Then came Wrestlemania in 2022.

[@johnsweet96]

Being that Conrad is a big dude himself, its funny to hear him gasp at Yoko dipping his fried turkey tails in mayo

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Yeah Conrad will be lucky to last 5 more years. I don't like him in these shows personally he comes off as a really obnoxious smart mark that should be in the stands, and has no business in professional wrestling other than that. These guys only like him because these shows make them money and he makes them money. He's basically a money Mark. And you were going to say well why do you listen then, it's because of the other people. I sit through his awful mouth-breathing voice because I want to listen to the stories from the other guys. I love the shows when he's not there. That being said just because I don't care for him in this position doesn't mean I wish I'll health or anything on him. He's got a wife, family, friends, and I hope he gets healthy and I'd never wish anything but the best for his life. Just not him as the host of these shows hahaha

[@johnjandoh6732]

​@@thickerconstrictor9037Exactly. If Conrad were doing these alone and just jacking off to dave meltzer and the observer, and doing a podcast without these guys close to Vince, I would never have watched another video after the first one I clicked on STW. Basically it's actually Bruce and JR and Eric that make Conrad money.

[@keepitwolfson]

Meltzer gave the match 5 stars??? But it's wwe?! You mean Bruce lies? Wild

[@johnjandoh6732]

How exactly does this have anything to do with Bruce? And why do you have to jack off to meltzer? Bruce's point was never that dm cannot give a wwf match 5 stars. That's your pathetic interpretation. And this show was done on STW long before JR. I know Conrad read the same trash from the observer to Bruce in that episode. And when Bruce doesn't know something he says he does not recall or remember. And people gave him a hard time for that. So how is he a liar again? Or because he loathes your wrestling god and lord, dave meltzer, he must be liar. Get sense idiot.

[@dineatdennys247]

Good questions on old merch Conrad

[@Sasso-pf1mo]

So Austin had a period not bumping. What exactly happened at ppv's??

[@stevepmg9202]

He brawled and threw punches and the matches were very short. The Owen match and the Rocky match are both about 5 minutes.

[@2KSavant]

There should be an episode about Wrestlemania 31.

[@delbertprince5302]

Shawn Michaels was a real tough wrestler in that era....

[@mr.anonymous5501]

A tough guy, sure, maybe. But a tough wrestler? No.

[@stevepmg9202]

"Run from your fight" - JR's opinions on escaping the cage are exactly like mine.

[@twopaypal_f1]

when the fuck are these podcasts from? these shits are awesome.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Jim hets sad whenever he talks about Brian Pillman

[@treydavisoutlawsandredneck4795]

John Cena debut with Kurt angle was in that too 5

[@TMBales]

Neither are my favorite , but this is the absolute greatest hic

[@KaijuAlert]

JR might not have liked the Shawn Michaels segment on Raw where he buried the Undertaker, but the fans remember it as one of the greatest segments in WWF/WWE history.

[@youknowJP]

But raw was sept 8th in 1997?

[@josephjames2011]

this ppv was oct 5th 97 so nawwww

[@Tamlinearthly]

Really, JR says he doesn't know why Shawn Michaels never paid back the favor to the Bulldog? Really?

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Lol. JR rarely stirs the pot. He always tries to be balanced and wherever possible he avoids dissing people. It does make sense: he knows these people in real life and considers many of them friends. He''s honest, but he generally doesn't badmouth anybody. Where it's unavoidable, like HBK's 90s antics, he speaks in euphemisms ("had his demons") and doesn't dwell on the subject.

[@stevepmg9202]

The favour back was scheduled for April 98 in Manchester, but Montreal happened so Davey left the company instead.

[@johnjandoh6732]

​@@stevepmg9202And Shawn was also out anyway.

[@makaveli4205]

D lo brown is on impact wrestling now. He paralyzed droz back in the day.

[@alberts1985]

Savio Vega is bad ass

[@AmericanGypsy206]

Give credit where credit is due Dusty Rhodes came up with the wargames style cage that paved the way for the hell in the cell remember WCW had this type of cage at fall brawl, wargames lot of wrestling fans and other people never seem to mention that

[@ffreplica515]

Why did you pick Taker to be Chucky and Shawn to be Andy Barclay noone is going to get that reference lol. You should have used like Michael myers and Laurie Strode.

[@eddieroche8176]

Kane as Michael Myers and Taker as Laurie

[@chrisg8889]

Lol. The pic is ok but how bout that microscopic shot of blood around it? Looks like spaghetti Os with random silver doubloons popping up.

[@danielmoore8700]

You play the intro music far too long.

[@alberts1985]

Regulators!

[@AmericanGypsy206]

The WWE is not original. The hell in the cell was a copycat of fall, brawl, wargames in WCW

[@johnjandoh6732]

You sure about that? So WCW had already built the exact structure that wwf had, and Vince just stole it from them right? Or maybe all wrestling companies have their own style of cages. Nobody in wrestling can "copy" a steel cage.

[@AmericanGypsy206]

@@johnjandoh6732 WWE copied WCW with the large cage with a roof WCW had fall brawl years before WWE started hell in a cell

[@treydavisoutlawsandredneck4795]

The biggest Mark in WWE Conrad Thompson and it wasn't even a wrestler lol he's getting clout off of all the WWE Superstars and he's never put in a day of work inside the squared circle

[@alberts1985]

He is giving us content to listen