Grilling JR - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Often times learning about the history of anything can be a taxing affair. Walking through wrestling history with JR and Conrad has been a real treat. Conrad does excellent research and his knowledge about the business really helps bring the right questions to open the doors of JR’s memory. If you’re a fan and you like a little inside baseball about the business this is an excellent listen.

If you like hearing about the territory days, pre-Hogan WCW, unvarnished opinions on modern wrestling, you’ll like this podcast. JR puts over AEW (it’s his employer, so of course), but he has no problem criticizing the talent when they do something stupid or think they’re above experienced advice. Love hearing the stories.

Been listening since episode 1 and I just wanted to thank you guys for helping me through many sleepless nights and long car rides for work. This podcast calls my nerves and anxiety and for that , I can’t thank you guys enough. 1 request if i could… more studio session throwback episodes, I love that old media. Thanks JR and thanks Conrad, Happy Easter gentlemen!

Thanks for JR (and Conrad of course) for this weekly podcast. Ive been listening for probably the past 4 years. I think i discovered it around the same time i found Something to Wrestle and 83 Weeks during covid. It does wonders for my mental health and anxiety. I work night shift so i dont get to talk and socialize as much as id like to, but listening to this podcast as well as the other makes me feel less alone sometimes and that im just hanging out with JR and Conrad just shooting the breeze about classic wrestling. I hope this podcast is around for many more years to come, thanks again guys.

Conrad is great. Paul is under-appreciated. Jim Ross is easily the least entertaining, least likeable host on Ad Free Shows. Even when he provides the insight for which we’re listening, he makes sure to bury the insight deep in the steaming turds of product placement, disingenuous virtue signaling, and contempt in every direction except those he can monetize. I found myself having to find a reason to listen after the allure of nostalgia dissipated.

This is a 5 star show with Conrad and JR. But the show with Paul is unbearable. Even JR sounds annoyed with him most of the time. Please find a better fill in for Conrad please!