Episode 291: The Rise Of The Rated "R" Superstar

On this edition of Grilling JR, the voice of wrestling, Jim Ross and host Conrad Thompson continue their journey through the legendary rise of Adam Copeland aka Edge in the WWE. The guys discuss his TLC era with tag team partner Christian and take a deep dive into the planning and thought process behind those groundbreaking matches. JR also shares his thoughts on if the continuous TLC matches fatigued the audiences. He also talks about how he spotted the "IT" factor on Edge before seeing "IT" in Christian. All that plus so much more from the legend JR on this week's edition of Grilling JR! HOME CHEF - For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals, plus Free Shipping on your first box, and Free Dessert for Life, at https://www.homechef.com/JR TECOVAS - Get 10% off at https://www.tecovas.com/GRILLINGJR when you sign up for email and texts TRUE CLASSIC - Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at http://TRUECLASSICtees.com/JR ! #trueclassicpod LUMEN - Take the next step in improving your health, go to https://www.lumen.me/GRILLINGJR to get 15% off your Lumen.  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. BUSINESS IS ABOUT TO PICK UP - Make sure you get your hands on the most anticipated books coming out this year, "Business Is About To Pick Up: 50 years in wrestling in 50 unforgettable calls" available now to ORDER at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739380/business-is-about-to-pick-up-by-jim-ross-with-paul-obrien/ SAVE WITH CONRAD - Start 2024 saving money with some help from our friends at https://www.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 https://www.podcastheat.com/advertise now and find out more about advertising with Grilling JR. Get all of your Grilling JR merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices