Episode 227: SummerSlam 1998

On this episode of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling, Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson buckle up for a wild ride on the Highway to Hell aka SummerSlam 1998! JR discusses his reaction to some of the crash tv antics of Vince Russo during this time. He also shares his thoughts on the WWF dropping the creative ball on capitalizing on the incredible performance by Mick Foley during King Of The Ring. JR also share his admiration for the Undertaker main eventing SummerSlam while dealing with some major injuries from the month before. All that plus so much more on this edition of Grilling JR! MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code JIMROSS at Manscaped.com.  ROCKET MONEY - Cancel your unwanted subscriptions – and manage your money the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/jr BLUECHEW - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code JR at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That's BlueChew.com, promo code JR to receive your first month FREE. 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. STARRCAST VI - Starrcast VI returns to Chicago this Labor Day weekend, September 1st through September 3rd! Learn how you can be a part and not miss out on all the fun over at STARRCAST.COM SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at SaveWithConrad.com ADVERTISE WITH 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. 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices