Episode 376: 30th Anniversary of King Of The Ring 1996
Grilling JR
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4.7 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2026
⏱️ 117 minutes
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Summary
Thirty years ago, the landscape of professional wrestling changed forever. On this special edition of Grilling JR, Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson celebrate the 30th anniversary of King of the Ring 1996, one of the most influential events in WWE history.
Join JR and Conrad as they revisit the action from June 23, 1996, at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the future of the business was shaped before our eyes. The card featured Shawn Michaels defending the WWF Championship against The British Bulldog, Ahmed Johnson battling Goldust, and Ultimate Warrior colliding with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
But history belongs to one man. Relive the unforgettable night "Stone Cold" Steve Austin captured the King of the Ring crown and delivered the legendary "Austin 3:16" speech that launched one of the greatest careers in wrestling history and helped ignite the Attitude Era. JR shares behind-the-scenes stories, memories from the event, and his perspective on one of the most important turning points the wrestling business has ever seen. All that and much more on this can't-miss anniversary edition of Grilling JR!
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode comes to you from the Blue Chew Studio right now when you buy two months |
| 0:04.5 | of Blue Chew Gold. |
| 0:05.5 | You get the third for free with promo code. |
| 0:07.8 | J.R at Blue voice of wrestling, Mr. Jim Ross. Jim, how are you, man? |
| 0:33.6 | I'm good, Conrad. I'm sporting my new shirt today. Oh, I see that. Slob knocker A.F. |
| 0:38.2 | You can get them at A.EW shop.com, right? |
| 0:41.2 | Yeah. And, uh, it's pretty cool. I had a new shirt in a long time. |
| 0:50.7 | So I decided to design one. Well, nothing wrong with that. I got, I had consultation though, from a guy that's very involved in the show today. Steve Austin. He's my, he's my t-shirt, uh, go to, among other things. Uh, he does a thing or two about that now. I, I had it, uh, I had a designed and he gave me some pointers here and there. |
| 1:13.6 | So keep it simple. |
| 1:16.1 | Black's the bestseller. |
| 1:17.6 | So here we are. |
| 1:18.7 | So everything's good. |
| 1:19.5 | I'm, I'm good, Conrad that I'm enjoying, uh, a few days off. |
| 1:25.8 | We start back, uh, taking or going live on Saturday night. |
| 1:32.9 | What is the 24th? |
| 1:34.4 | 26, I think. |
| 1:35.5 | 26. |
| 1:36.2 | Okay. |
| 1:37.3 | So we've got a few days off. |
| 1:39.6 | Nice. |
| 1:40.8 | It's nice to be. |
| 1:42.7 | Nice to be stuck in Florida. |
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