Episode 258: The Rock 1998

Grilling JR

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Sports, Wrestling

4.7 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling Jim Ross is joined by Conrad Thompson to discuss the incredible year Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had back in 1998. JR shares his stories of working with "The Great One" and his evolution into TOP GUY status in the WWE. EIGHT SLEEP - Eight Sleep's Pod Cover will improve your sleep by automatically adjusting your bed’s temperature based on your individual needs. Go to https://www.eightsleep.com/jr/ and get $200 off plus free shipping on the Pod Cover by Eight Sleep. HARRY'S - Getting the best doesn’t mean spending the most when you shave with Harry’s. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at https://www.harrys.com/lpg/us-podcast/?utm_source=Grilling%20JR&utm_medium=new-podcast&utm_campaign=ft-lp-redeem&name=Grilling%20JR%20listeners%21%20Your%20discount%20has%20been%20applied MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code JIMROSS at https://www.manscaped.com/. BLUECHEW - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code JR at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That’s https://bluechew.com/ , promo code JR to receive your first month FREE. FANATICS - From the NFL, NBA, to Boomer Sooner and beyond, Fanatics is the ultimate fan gear store! The next time you - or someone you know - gear up with Fanatics, you can support Grilling JR too simply by using our dedicated link! https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/c/5036600/586570/9663 STARRCAST - For the first time ever, STARRCAST is going international! Get ticket, show and details about STARRCAST: Down Under at STARRCAST.com SAVE WITH CONRAD - Start 2024 saving money with some help from our friends at SaveWithConrad.com 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, hey, it's Conrad Thompson, and you're listening to Grelling,
0:09.2	J.R. with the voice of professional wrestling, Mr Jim Ross Jim how are you man?
0:14.7	I'm good Conrad did you hit record I hit record and we are live we appreciate everybody
0:20.3	hanging out with us over to ad free shows. com.
0:23.3	We normally record on a Wednesday morning
0:25.6	and post on a Thursday morning,
0:27.1	but we had some tech issues yesterday.
0:29.3	So we're recording on a Thursday morning
0:31.7	on the
0:33.0	hills of one heck of a dynamite last night, Jim.
0:35.0	Yeah, it was, I, you know, I've been consuming a tremendous amount of product.
0:39.7	I've only rabbit hole searches, I guess, you know a Tuesday night like I watched five hours
0:46.4	wrestling on vice and that was an interesting experience a lot of a lot of of things you could talk about on that show, some
0:56.1	great memories and some not so great.
0:59.3	So I started my week off with those five hours
1:03.2	and those guys do a good job with the uh, uh, you know,
1:07.1	with the documentary style things.
1:10.4	There's just so much data you got to acquire, accumulate, embrace.
1:15.0	It's hard, really hard.
1:17.0	So I did that and then last night on Wednesday night I watched Dynamite I thought it was a hell
1:25.9	show oh yeah you know the one thing too that's kind of cool is how and I don't know what the reason is it made this be people is
1:35.8	pushing buttons and so forth I don't know but the show looks cleaner. It looks slicker. The production values have increased.
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