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Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson discuss Darby Allin's AEW Championship win and share predictions for WrestleMania 42.
On this episode of Grilling JR, Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson break down one of the biggest moments in AEW as Darby Allin captures the AEW World Heavyweight Championship on Dynamite. JR shares his thoughts on what the victory means for the company, what it does for Darby as a top star, and where it leaves MJF moving forward. With WrestleMania 42 on the horizon, JR gives his unfiltered predictions who's going to win, who's going to lose, and ultimately, who will be remembered when the dust settles on the biggest weekend in wrestling. Plus, JR reflects on some of his all-time favorite WrestleMania moments, offering personal insight and behind the scenes perspective from decades at the announce desk. And in a special segment, the show revisits an excerpt from JR's book Business is About to Pick Up, as Jim looks back at WrestleMania 19 and the emotional night Stone Cold Steve Austin stepped away from professional wrestling. 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…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jim Ross, Conrad Thompson
Topics covered
- AEW Championship
- WrestleMania predictions
- Darby Allin
- Jim Ross insights
- Wrestling history
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
Keywords
- Darby Allin
- AEW
- WrestleMania
- Jim Ross
- MJF
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- wrestling predictions
- BlueChew
- Save With Conrad
Sponsors
BlueChew, Save With Conrad
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AEW
Books & works: Business is About to Pick Up
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