{"podcast":{"title":"Grilling JR","slug":"grilling-jr-539943","podcast_index_feed_id":539943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/572750/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/572750","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/b/1/9/3b194b8f4acb783916c3140a3186d450/GJR_logo2.jpg","author":"Podcast Heat","episode_count":458,"summary":"For over forty years Jim Ross has been the Voice of Wrestling. From starting as referee in the regional territories to becoming the Executive Vice President for WWE, nobody has a story quite like Jim Ross. From recruiting and hiring some of the biggest superstars in the industry to providing the soundtrack for the most important moments in wrestling history, \"Good Ole JR\" was there for it all. Join us every Thursday morning as Conrad Thompson grills JR like you've never heard before, uncut and uncensored!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T20:20:23.105088+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grilling-jr-539943"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 374: 30th Anniversary of SummerSlam 1996","slug":"episode-374-30th-anniversary-of-summerslam-1996","published_at":"2026-06-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grilling-jr-539943/episode-374-30th-anniversary-of-summerslam-1996","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grilling-jr-539943","url":"https://d0e0fed5-09d2-46fd-8c34-53540e333a90.libsyn.com/episode-374-30th-anniversary-of-summerslam-1996","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/553/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/d0e0fed5-09d2-46fd-8c34-53540e333a90/AUDIO_30th_Anniversary_of_Summerslam_1996_Grilling_JR_with_Jim_Ross.mp3?dest-id=4957235","summary":"On this episode of Grilling JR, Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson fire up the time machine and head back to August 18, 1996, for one of the most memorable events of the New Generation Era—WWF SummerSlam 1996 from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio! JR shares his behind-the-scenes perspective on a card headlined by Shawn Michaels defending the WWF Championship against the monstrous Vader, a match surrounded by controversy, high expectations, and plenty of backstage stories. The guys also discuss the WWF debut of Kevin Kelly, Mark Henry signing a groundbreaking 10-year contract, and Brian Pillman's unforgettable \"Time Bomb\" segment that had the wrestling world buzzing. Plus, hear JR's thoughts on The Iron Sheik's role in the company, the ill-fated Wrestle Vessel concept, Jake \"The Snake\" Roberts battling Jerry \"The King\" Lawler, and the escalating war between Mankind and The Undertaker that would forever change both men's careers. From major business decisions and creative risks to unforgettable characters and classic SummerSlam moments, JR and Conrad cover it all on another can't-miss edition of Grilling JR! THIS WEEKS SPONSORS GHOST MASTER RESURRECTION - Available now across all supported platforms . Choose to build your collection one chapter at a time or dive in with the Season Pass, Ghost Master Resurrection continues to grow into the definitive supernatural strategy experience. BLUECHEW - Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code JR. Visit http://BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information, and we thank BlueChew for sponsoring the podcast. SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, sk…","meta_description":"On this episode of Grilling JR, Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson fire up the time machine and head back to August 18, 1996, for one of the most memorable even…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9395,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grilling-jr-539943/episodes/episode-374-30th-anniversary-of-summerslam-1996/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grilling-jr-539943/episode-374-30th-anniversary-of-summerslam-1996.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}