Episode 239: Survivor Series 1998

Grilling JR

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Sports, Wrestling

4.7 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

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On this episode of Grilling JR, "The Voice Of Wrestling" Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson take us back 25 years to Survivor Series 1998! The guys discuss the transition from team battles to a tournament setting, the development of the Vince McMahon character, and the mounting frustration of professional wrestling's biggest star. JR also shares his thoughts on the state of college football, his health status and future in AEW. ROCKET MONEY - Cancel your unwanted subscriptions – and manage your money the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/jr MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code JIMROSS at Manscaped.com. MOOD - Try MOOD’s new THCa flower today! Visit HELLOMOOD.com, promo code JR for 20% off your order and a FREE gram of THCa flower. AG1 - Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/JR. That’s drinkAG1.com/JR. BOOK JR - Now's your chance to book "The Voice Of Wrestling" for your big event! Whether it be a corporate meeting or signing session, Jim Ross is ready to share his experience spanning 50 years in the professional wrestling business. For more information on how you can book JR email [email protected] 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 AdvertiseWithJR.com now and find out more about advertising with Grilling JR. Get all of your Grilling JR merchandise at www.GrillingJRTees.com On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at AdFreeShows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Conrad Thompson, and you are listening to Grilling, J.R.
0:11.0	with the voice of professional wrestling, Mr. Ross Jim how are you man? I'm good
0:16.1	Connie you know I'm I'm disappointed I haven't heard that song more on Saturdays
0:21.3	Oklahoma sat a run to a tough spot losing to, you know, losing to Kansas, which is pretty
0:28.0	a team by the way, and then losing at Stillwater last week to Jerry Briscoe, of Oklahoma State Cowboys.
0:34.1	It's been a rough two weekends from my seniors.
0:38.6	But you know, Connery, we still love our teams.
0:40.7	That's the funny part about college football. There's a magnet that draws us to it,
0:45.2	win or lose. We're disappointed when we lose, obviously. But we certainly love it when we win and we're going to, I'm going to still support my team and that's
0:54.4	into that story but anyway I've had a hard time getting back to a game and but you
1:01.3	know luckily enough Oklahoma's like a lot of teams they're on TV every
1:05.4	week somewhere some network and if you stay in a hotel that is you know normal you can get ESPN 2 or ESPN or Fox 2 or whatever and it works out pretty well so I would really miss a lot of games
1:21.3	But I can tell you it's a pain in the ass and it's challenging
1:24.1	sitting a room by yourself and watch your team struggle.
1:27.0	Well, this week he end I'm sure that you'll get the train back on the tracks
1:31.6	because we've got Oklahoma hosting West Virginia and that's
1:36.1	the late game I got six o'clock game meanwhile my crimson tide are going to be on the road to
1:40.9	Kentucky for an 11 a.m. kickoff.
1:44.2	Are you uh, what are you thinking man?
1:46.7	Michigan Penn State. I think most people are circling that game this weekend.
1:50.9	Michigan comes in rank number two two Penn State is number nine.
1:55.0	They've got an 11 a.m. Central kickoff.
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