Episode 377: 30th Anniversary Of The 60 Minute Ironman Match
Grilling JR
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4.7 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2026
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
On this special edition of Grilling JR, Jim Ross and guest host Paul Bromwell celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the most pivotal and unforgettable years in the legendary career of The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels. Join JR and Paul as they revisit a defining moment in wrestling history and the event that forever changed Shawn's career trajectory.
The guys travel back to WrestleMania XII, held on March 31, 1996, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. In the night's historic main event, Shawn Michaels fulfilled his lifelong dream by defeating Bret "Hitman" Hart in a grueling 60-minute Iron Man Match to capture his first WWF Championship. JR shares his memories of calling one of the most talked-about matches in WrestleMania history and discusses the significance of the iconic "Boyhood Dream Has Come True" moment that has become synonymous with Shawn Michaels' legacy.
But WrestleMania XII was about much more than just the main event. JR and Paul dive into the major stories surrounding the WWF at the time, including Scott Hall and Kevin Nash giving notice and preparing to leave for WCW, the infamous Billionaire Ted skits that fueled the Monday Night War, and the surprising return of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
The conversation also covers the chaotic Hollywood Backlot Brawl between Piper and Goldust, Ultimate Warrior's lightning-fast return match against Hunter Hearst Helmsley, The Undertaker's clash with Diesel, and the unique atmosphere surrounding a company on the verge of massive change.
From Shawn Michaels' crowning achievement to the behind-the-scenes developments that helped reshape the wrestling industry, JR and Paul break down all the action, controversy, and history from one of the most important WrestleManias of all time.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode comes to you from the Blue Choo Studio. |
| 0:02.7 | When you buy two months of Blue Choo Gold, you get the third for free with promo code |
| 0:06.8 | J.R. |
| 0:07.9 | You'll also receive an additional 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order |
| 0:12.6 | at Bluechew.com. Hello and welcome to grilling JR. |
| 0:29.5 | This is Paul Bromwell, and I'm joined by the voice of wrestling, Mr. Jim Ross. |
| 0:34.8 | Jim, how are you today? |
| 0:36.2 | I'm good, Paul. |
| 0:37.0 | Good to see you again. |
| 0:38.8 | Our friend Conrad is on vacation as we speak. And I hear he's buying a beach or something. I don't know |
| 0:45.8 | what he's doing. He's living it up and with family, which is the main thing. So we hope Conrad |
| 0:51.7 | has a nice vacay and, uh, and enjoys his family. We all need to spend more time. Matter of fact, I'm going to do that in the next few days. I'm going to be basing out of Oklahoma for a couple of weeks because we're in, you know, San Antonio coming up now, Wednesday night. So so we're in Texas is my point. |
| 1:12.3 | And so I want to be able to commute to Oklahoma. |
| 1:15.0 | And I have been at my home in Oklahoma since October. |
| 1:18.8 | So I'm looking, yeah, looking forward to that seeing my kids, grandkids, all that good stuff, |
| 1:23.4 | my friends, uh, and catch up on the old youth football scene, all that good stuff, |
| 1:29.3 | one of my little favorite restaurants, you know, and enjoying that place a little bit. |
| 1:35.3 | It brings back great memories because, you know, Jan and I live there forever. |
| 1:39.3 | And so I, because of the COVID, I, I didn't fly much. |
| 1:48.5 | And we did all those shows at Daley's place. |
| 1:52.3 | So I thought, well, what the hell? |
| 1:53.6 | I'll just buy a place there. |
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