Episode 33: Armageddon 2004

Grilling JR

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Sports, Wrestling

4.7 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2019

⏱️ 142 minutes

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Summary

On this week's Grilling JR with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross & Conrad Thompson, the topic is maybe a dark horse in the history of WWE PPVS, Armageddon 2004! From Wrestlemania XX in 2004 to Wrestlemania 21 in 2005, the WWE was going through a period of transition, and trying to find their way, with the departure of Brock Lesnar, the title runs of Chris Benoit and Eddy Guerrero, while looking for the stars of the future and getting the most of the stars of that present. Here in December of 2004, as things led to the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania season, this Smackdown brand PPV featured the continuation of the top heel champion push of John Bradshaw Layfield, as he defended against The Undertaker, Booker T, and the aforementioned former champion, Eddy Guerrero. hear JR's thoughts on the main even scene of Smackdown at the time, and JBL on top. John Cena's rise to the top continued, as he defended his US Title, the latest edition of Tough Enough had it's finale, as Mike "The Miz" Mizanin took on the controversial Daniel Puder in a Dixie Dog Fight. Puder had recently been apart of a moment in the ring with Kurt Angle that had the internet buzzing, while Mizanin was famous from his days on MTV. Plus, Kurt Angle vs. Santa Claus, Rey Mysterio & Rob Van Dam defend the WWE Tag Team Titles, Billy Kidman, Hardcore Holly, Dawn Marie vs. Jackie Gayda, The Big Show, Spike Dudley and more! Watch JR have an uncensored conversation with Jon Moxley at www.FITE.tv Save yourself some money, get a better interest rate, lower monthly payments and even skip your next two payments at www.SaveWithConrad.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're listening to Grill in JR with the voice of wrestling.
0:29.8	The Hall of Famer himself, Mr. Jim Ross. Jim, how are you, man?
0:34.0	Good Conrad, good. Coming out that big 12 championship overtime win. My seniors get the
0:39.5	distinction of playing, arguing with the best team in all of college football. And I think
0:45.7	the world thinks that the seniors are glorified job guys. They're enhancement talents. So
0:52.4	after this Fred, he's going up and look, maybe we got our doors on off. The thing about
0:57.5	this team that I love is that they're going to play hard. They're not going to be intimidated.
1:02.2	They got a little dog in it. So if Rodic get that office rolling, get a few breaks
1:06.4	another side of the ball. He never knows what's going to happen. He's dead of all games,
1:09.7	right? You never know. So you and I both have supported our teams. Going into a game that
1:15.6	there was supposed to win and it didn't. Oh, absolutely. And I got to tell you, I'm a
1:20.6	sooner about proxy here. Jalen Hertz, the former Alabama quarterback is now the stud at
1:25.3	Oklahoma. And what a great story he's had. You know, being able to lead not one, but two
1:30.4	teams into the playoffs. I'm pulling for a man. I hope you guys pull off the upset.
1:35.5	Can you imagine the story to be told after he won the playing in the national title game
1:40.8	of 17 to win another one or another team in another league unbelievable. Talk about a great
1:47.8	story of redemption. I hope it happens. I'll be tuned in and we appreciate you guys
1:52.0	tuning in this week and every week right here to grill and J. R. I got great feedback from
1:56.0	last week's episode. People are really digging the red acid gym Ross that we're presenting
2:00.9	here on grill and J. R. And I'm hoping that we get some fireworks today. We're going to be covering
2:05.3	a pretty fun topic on a bit of an anniversary. It's Armageddon 2004. So today is the exact 15-year
2:13.9	anniversary. Of course, that show went down to the one at center in Duluth, Georgia. This is a
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