Jim Ross shoots on people not wanting to work with Rob Van Dam

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2 жыл бұрын

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!
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@TayTownRahRah 2 жыл бұрын

I once met RVD when I was a child at a movie theater not gonna lie when I met him he was most likely stoned which added to his aura he gave me a autograph and was very nice to me one of my best childhood memories Thanks Mr. Monday Night

@SYratherripped 5 ай бұрын

kinda curious what movie it was...

@TayTownRahRah 5 ай бұрын

@@SYratherripped ironically I was goin to see Sky High ISTG😭 never noticed that coincidence til now

@OfficerDoofyInTown 2 жыл бұрын

Jealousy is a bitch. I never was RVD's fan but i can admit that he was on a whole differend level than many guys out there. Especially back in 2001 - 2003. He was the most cheered member of the alliance and gained love and respect from many fans from the very beginning. There was alot of hate for him backstage because of that. Jericho, HHH, HBK and co... Hated to work with him.

@JayCity10 2 жыл бұрын

The Rock called RVD a great worker and loved working with him. That's all you need.

@amante104 2 жыл бұрын

He was doing the damn thing years before 2001. You didn't watch ECW back in the 90s then.

@ReanimatorsMutilations 2 жыл бұрын

@@amante104 who is this a reply to ? Because it has nothing to do with either of the above comments

@amante104 2 жыл бұрын

@@ReanimatorsMutilations In the original comment the guy said "especially from 2001-2003 and I basically typed what I did because RVD was badass and known years before 2001. He said it as if RVD wasn't an awesome performer before 2001. RVD was already good even way back in the early 90s in WCW before he went to ECW.

@ReanimatorsMutilations 2 жыл бұрын

@@amante104 yes but the video is about him in wwe 🤷

@goldenserenity2385 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was highly entertaining to watch, and was unique from his move set, attire right down to his general attitude. He came from the "underdog" hardcore territory of ECW, but was able to Transend to the top of the WWE main event level when you had people like Triple H, Undertaker, Kane, Austin, Kurt Angle etc. It's no wonder that would breed so much hate

@pizzahighfive2612 2 жыл бұрын

Non-justified hate. It's pure jealousy. Rvd is actually chill and cool as fuck.

@Uuusssaaas 2 жыл бұрын

Wrestlers buried RVD because they were ashamed that they couldn't keep up with him in the ring. He earned his nicknames. 20 years ago, RVD was on an exclusive level, and was resented for it.

@bobofwinnipeg9455 2 жыл бұрын

No he cut people. A real cut takes weeks to heal. He was ok,not the next big thing.

@RingoMandingo 2 жыл бұрын

is that you joey janela ?

@Mark27472 2 жыл бұрын

Not always. Remember vividly him potatoing Kurt Angle through something that didn't come off. Angle nearly took his head off with a clothesline. Wrong guy to be stiff with.

@imogenaris1697 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mark27472 You have a great memory. If you watch all of their televised matches back, Kurt's mouth is always busted open each time they faced off

@Topshelfmedia1 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was the Kenny Omega as far as best in ring performer goes

@JustinLeeper 2 жыл бұрын

RVD took as good as he gave. He sold and made others look great. What else can you hope for??

@theungreatkahli 2 жыл бұрын

I know, right.

@PlayStopRewindFilms 2 жыл бұрын

He outshines the top guy

@iorilamia 2 жыл бұрын

To not get kicked in the face

@JayL8899 2 жыл бұрын

To marry the boss’s daughter

@sleazyfellow 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you couldn't see thru robs stuff cause he was legit kicking guys faces in. That's what stopped him.

@johnytwotimes4072 2 жыл бұрын

I never looked at a "frogsplash" the same way after watching RVD hit his it made Wrestling look more "real" and his matches were incredible the whole damn show

@ShaneTumminello 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I love Eddie but RVD's Frog Splash was infinitely better.

@popeyedoyle6360 2 жыл бұрын

he had a weak ass gymnast tumble and monkey flip and alot of his shit looked way to choreographed. His "five star" matches with Jerry Lynn are way wayyyy too choreographed

@rosserjake 2 жыл бұрын

RVD and D-Lo had the best frog splashes imo. I liked Van Venis's "Money Shot" too.

@morrnmanderson7376 2 жыл бұрын

@@popeyedoyle6360 this 100%

@Bale4Bond 2 жыл бұрын

RVD sold reasonably well, but he is one of those guys who's stuff looked choreographed as hell.

@joeelegend2192 2 жыл бұрын

I wrestled Rob several times and he was ALWAYS a total pro. Absolutely worked his ass off for the audience and was a great salesman for all of my offense, just expected the same from me when my time to sell came up. Excellent talent, excellent human being.

@RobJNathanSings Жыл бұрын

Just Joe! OMG! But seriously, thanks for putting it all on the line every night. Hope you are doing well!

@jesseforce9933 Жыл бұрын

I loved you in WWE as Just Joe. Sunday Night Heat was my show over Monday Night Raw or Smackdown. I watched for the matches.

@RichardMason-gj9ue 8 ай бұрын

I remember when Austin said I heard that just joe was a sorry son of a bitch lol

@justinkelley7288 2 жыл бұрын

It’s interesting that JR likes to say “it ain’t Ballet” when Ballet is also an incredibly physical discipline that takes a steep toll on performers bodies throughout their career and can inflict severe injuries if a spot is botched.

@VitZ9 2 жыл бұрын

Not only that, I'd go so far as to say ballerinas have it worse in some regards, they don't get to wear any protective pads. Ten years ago I used to work at a burger restaurant near a ballet school, they'd come in for a meal at the end of the day. Poor bastards would be in the theatre and training by 8am, have only a piece of fruit for breakfast, and then both males and females wouldn't eat anything during the day to keep their weight down for when they did lifts and their daily weigh-in. I'd see them out the window on their breaks, inhaling entire packets of smokes as an appetite suppressant. Then they'd come in around 6pm absolutely starving having not eaten for nearly 12 hours. Often they'd come in and their feet/ankles/knees would be swollen up like they'd just been hit by a car. The males would put away 3 meals most days, even the girls would down 2 burgers some days. Then they'd go home, sleep early, and be awake again at 6am to make it back to the theatre by 8am the next morning. Crazy the amount of punishment and training they put their bodies through, probably some of the toughest guys and girls I've met in any profession, despite their reputation for ballet being "soft".

@McMachal 2 жыл бұрын

Wrestling is also likened to “dancing”, sure you can fight but to be a great wrestler you need to learn how to “dance”.

@clarencegutsy7309 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was the perfect high-flyer. Looked and moved legit as fuck with a charisma that was both cool/calm and badass.

@marcbasil Жыл бұрын

Total waste of potential tho. Had no passion to be a true star

@jmmypaddy 6 ай бұрын

RVD was the last wrestler to habe a style that uniquely his own. People complain about him because was over naturally. He had an aura about him that you wanted to cheer for

@brodo4495 2 жыл бұрын

that’s because RVD was the whole fuckin show, and would’ve made whoever worked with him carry his bags or something.

@PunkMartyr 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was like a leveled up version of Shawn Michaels without all the bs and scumbaggery

@BestBird_1 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely included the drugs tho☠

@LARRYLONGSTRETH 2 жыл бұрын

Way less selling/storytelling and a much narrower range of emotions, but RVD had even fancier moves that were more athletic/gymnastic.

@fmthebaron 2 жыл бұрын

HBK's mic skills, charisma, selling, chain wrestling, facial expressions, story telling ability were all superior to RVD's. Also HBK was just as good of a high flyer so if anything HBK was the leveled up version of RVD especially since most wrestlers (the opinions that actually matter) consider HBK the GOAT while RVD is lucky to be in Top 50.

@Jeff_Pryce 2 жыл бұрын

Eh, RVD does come off as kinda scummy in his post-career interviews. And it was hilariously comical how he killed his own title push when he was holding not one but 2 of the top belts in the company in 2006.

@opienanthony Жыл бұрын

@@BestBird_1 weed isn't a drug

@seano79 2 жыл бұрын

RVD from late 90s in real ECW to his early run in WWE really was the best in the world.

@jeromecastro3051 2 жыл бұрын

No lie RVDs frog splashes def look like they hurt. Bro was def elite 💯

@ericjones9668 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought him and Jean Claud was related 😂🤤😭

@RAZERDsXe 2 жыл бұрын

"High"-flyer

@fibonacchis368 2 жыл бұрын

Do us a favor and don’t cut off JR when he’s speaking again! Please and thanks . Gotta do a little better editing . Love the conten !!

@travelingman5146 2 жыл бұрын

It was AWFUL!

@ReesesCupsAreGood 2 жыл бұрын

I know right. I'm trying to hear the rest of the story. I wish they had longer takes instead of these 2 and 3 minute clips. I like to listen when I'm just chilling or eating. I don't wanna have to keep clicking different videos every couple of minutes.

@alanandrewmass 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this period of RVD's career really vividly. He definitely cut open Austin and a few others and then you saw him pulling his moves over the next few months unless he was going against someone like Brock. I also remember that around this time there was a RVD/Rock match and The Brahma Bull didn't take 90% of RVD's patented moves. I was really young at the time but it was definitely one of those periods where I could see the machinations behind the curtains, so to speak.

@dariog36th 2 жыл бұрын

Austin said he’s not a fan of purposely bleeding, but if it happens accidentally during a match then good, he’s going to use it and make it look good.

@dereknorris4543 2 жыл бұрын

Rvd , Jeff hardy, and Billy Kidman made wrestling interesting and new ( at that time)

@bigbenji__ Жыл бұрын

Literally those exact 3 made me fall in love with wrestling

@russclark5150 2 жыл бұрын

I could care less if Rob walked to the ring smoking a bong. The guy could out asses in seats that's Vince's bottom line. He was no better or worse than Scott hall of Shawn Michaels with their respective issues. He sure as hell wasn't the warrior.

@MrJaybeezy123 2 жыл бұрын

JR still smoking cigarettes? What a savage 🤣

@TheJohnCooperShow 2 жыл бұрын

Conrad sounds more like Jim Ross than jim Ross!

@homedeezyfasheezy5662 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew JR was a smoker…

@brandondowdy5022 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@dcscott0602 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was one-of-a-kind

@Ahmed-og2jm 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was awesome he didn't believe in all the backstage garbage and still made it to the top

@D2Kprime 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that they didn't mention the knee to Triple H's throat in the inaugural (and best IMO) Elimination Chamber match at the 2002 Survivor Series. It was awhile before RVD got a sniff at the main event scene again after that. He got _one_ title match ironically against Triple H late 2003, then spent the next three years mostly in the mid-card. He wouldn't get World-title match until 2006.

@jondragoon691 2 жыл бұрын

Damn straight. Regardless of how you feel about HHH, RVD almost killed him that night.

@dnn86 2 жыл бұрын

They should've given RVD a raise for that one

@doubledragon2223 2 жыл бұрын

@@jondragoon691 Hey cool. I also remember that match where HHH pedigree'ed a guy on his head and almost killed him too

@gtthepesprofessor1986 2 жыл бұрын

I have met RVD in person and he is one of the coolest dudes ever

@flakybex 2 жыл бұрын

This needs to be recut, JR gets cut off at the end before he finishes his thought

@walterclark3198 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was a great worker and would sell for anyone. He was a very safe worker. His moveset was different and very cool. That's why he's a hall of famer.

@delljr2769 Жыл бұрын

Shane'O did the solo move "coast to coast" with the can, RVD did the "VanTerminator" with tag-partner holding chair. RVD's front flip off the top rope out into audience was the best move.

@jacoblocklear6809 2 жыл бұрын

RVD offense skill-set was on another level... THE WHOLE FREAKIN SHOW!!!

@chipjones7609 Жыл бұрын

I love hearing good old Jr talk about wrestling, no one loves wrestling more then him

@dariog36th Жыл бұрын

RVD was definitely still repping ECW. He said he was very excited about the ECW angle and he was very excited to be Hardcore Champion because he was going to continue to just be himself.

@JP-hn9mv 2 жыл бұрын

Rvd is one of the best to ever do it. I was beyond proud hearing michigan ring out through the areas during his entrances.

@RANDYSAVAGE1412 6 ай бұрын

Rvd was one of my favorite wrestlers in the early 2000s

@tonyjackson4078 Жыл бұрын

I'll say it more fans were excited to see RVD in WWE than Goldberg. To the Attitude Era he WAS the ECW breakout star.

@marcbasil Жыл бұрын

He was an anomaly in ECW. He didn’t belong there, that’s why he stood out. He had movie star looks & charisma & was a freak athlete. The opposite of the prototypical ECW guy

@didimean Ай бұрын

His matches with Jeff Hardy were EPIC. Always. Those 2 might be my favorite of all time. The 2 high flying risk takers unrivaled in the biz.

@CanadianOnlooker 2 ай бұрын

Rob was out smoking a pre-game joint with Godfather & forgot his cue to run in.. 😂

@vinnyvaselino7975 2 жыл бұрын

So cool is JR, a Sooners mug and smoking, very Tony Curtis of him

@Sai-ll3rc 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was on a whole other level!!!! Even to this day! THE WHOLE FUCKIN SHOW!!!!!!!

@apachechief8815 Жыл бұрын

For the only RAW I ever went to, I brought a RVD sign, I was 10.

@icarusandtherabbit Жыл бұрын

Jim Ross having a smoke! Well there you go!

@The.Original.Potatocakes 2 жыл бұрын

Michigan Represent! Love RVD! Southwest Michigan!!!

@damienrubensson2211 2 жыл бұрын

The boys are sick of these 2-minute clips on subjects that need at least 10min or more. We can't feel to these single minute video uploads!

@diluted8 2 жыл бұрын

You cut off JR during mid-sentence. Damnit!

@evansolomon169 2 жыл бұрын

Hey hey! It's some schlub!

@slavaukraini1991 2 жыл бұрын

"Ad free shows" ...hey hey....

@diluted8 2 жыл бұрын

@@slavaukraini1991 gets me every time

@knowthetruthfamily6498 2 жыл бұрын

Make these clips longer

@sjgoode6590 Жыл бұрын

RVD is a LEGEND!

@chaomac 2 жыл бұрын

I need to find the video of RVD showing up late in the ring LOL

@DadTalksLive 2 жыл бұрын

The Whole F’n Show.. Mr. Monday Night Robert Vanilla Damage

@jmgfx4161 2 жыл бұрын

Me: This should be interesting. Oh, it's over...

@Just.Kidding 2 жыл бұрын

It was the Van Terminator. It was Shane that started using it afterwards and calling it the Coast to Coast

@pdc2268 2 жыл бұрын

a lot was jealous, many guys didn’t want rob to get over period

@curtismaul2552 2 жыл бұрын

RVD is very safe to work with.

@lovepeacebliss Жыл бұрын

Injuries are very common in ballet

@Waviecrokett 2 жыл бұрын

These bitter WWE wrestlers hating on RVD is comical because him & Booker T were on a different level than everybody

@mikejohn3265 Жыл бұрын

People keep talking about the greatest of all time but RVD seemed to only put in partial effort and still be in Hall of fame level.

@marcbasil Жыл бұрын

He was a prodigy & a waste of potential. Imagine if he actually cared

@Dilaudid281 2 ай бұрын

Getting the nod to be the WWE Champion didn't do him many favors either. It was an impossible situation for him. He was amazing in the ring, but he should have never been given the big belt. All it did was put a spotlight on his weaknesses, mainly on the mic, and I'm sure it built more resentment from a number of other guys behind the scenes.

@Johnnyrocks34 2 жыл бұрын

Receiving one of those frog splashes has to hurt. Unavoidable

@paintingjanet1429 2 жыл бұрын

Nice editing

@SRETRODUDE 2 жыл бұрын

Is JR smoking a joint?

@arturorivera6173 Жыл бұрын

They really didn't want to work with him because these so called heels were too used go getting cheers and nobody going against rvd were going to be cheered harder against rvd in 2002-2007 including The Rock, Hogan, or even Stone Cold . He was just too cool and nobody worked like he did.

@larrylipshitz9430 Жыл бұрын

JR hitting the joint 💨

@marcbasil Жыл бұрын

Cigarettes

@SaltySpark 2 жыл бұрын

GR legend.

@ricosmith4511 2 жыл бұрын

He I just think he was Hey It's Conrad Tompson

@troyf.9050 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is off topic but when it comes to Vince and trying to make it to the top card...*IMO -if you're already a good wrestler & say things like, "yes sir I will do anything to make the business better, this company better, & most importantly - putting more money in your pocket!" In my mind...Vince will say, "well Hell Pal.....welcome aboard!(along with some low mumbling words afterwards)"😆

@xxxxMondaysxxxx 5 ай бұрын

Been watching wrestling since 83? To this day in 2024 i habe Never ever seen any wrestler on RVDs level. Nobody. Not jeff hardy. Nobody. Greatest wrestler ive ever seen

@slavaukraini1991 2 жыл бұрын

RVD vs Jeff Hardy for the hardcore title at Invasion was the best match on the card...he was really impressive (so was Jeff)

@s52pana 2 жыл бұрын

I remember that match. I WANTED to hate RVD but I couldn't... that was such a cool match

@drevandamva 2 жыл бұрын

Rvd was the man! Sometimes I’d change the channel after his matches because nobody could follow him

@Sai-ll3rc 2 жыл бұрын

You are right bro!!! I just turned in to see him...! 👍🏻

@davidc.8755 9 ай бұрын

Abrupt ending!!!

@AjaxLefeuf 2 жыл бұрын

I distinctly remember once seeing him on TV kick Lesnar in the face, and I could clearly see Lesnar had a chipped tooth and a look on his face saying that RVD was a dead man when they got to the back. Don't know if anything came of it though.

@fmthebaron 2 жыл бұрын

I bet Paul Heyman calmed Brock down since he was great friends with both.

@ReesesCupsAreGood 2 жыл бұрын

Lol you got a KZfaq link?

@Cheeselord83 5 ай бұрын

STOP SMOKING, JR!!!

@Jdm3106 2 жыл бұрын

No audio

@pizzahighfive2612 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest wrestler of all time

@Scorch1028 2 жыл бұрын

RVD was often reckless in the ring. He badly injured One Man Gang’s knee, which ended his career.

@nickabbott2492 2 жыл бұрын

I will say there’s something to it as big show has also claimed his kicks were some of the stiffest he ever got. He did sell well tho, I didn’t know about the one man gang thing

@iami3rian394 2 жыл бұрын

@@nickabbott2492 that's because it's not true. Gang wrestled all the way up until 2009. If you'll recall, he was even in the gimmick battle Royal. RVD also injured his ankle (and almost broke his leg), not his knee. Aside from gang and RVD, every detail of this story is wrong. Check KZfaq, you can hear gang talk about it himself.

@bowserh2012345 2 жыл бұрын

No this is so not true. Get your facts straight.

@Scorch1028 2 жыл бұрын

@@bowserh2012345 Everything I said was true. “You” get your facts straight.

@iami3rian394 2 жыл бұрын

@@Scorch1028 again, no. It really wasn't. Ankle, not knee. Didn't end his career. Literally the only thing you got right about this story is that gang and RVD interacted once.

@JOSEPHVENTURABRAND 2 жыл бұрын

Why is the intro to your episodes so long???? It's like ad for your annoying business and somewhere in between and the end you throw it in again? How many times dude????

@SjC420 2 жыл бұрын

Is JR smoking a joint!? That's awesome!!! Matt Riddle should turn heel on Randy Orton & be kind of like RVD in ECW.

@MrJaybeezy123 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was a cigarette unfortunately.

@jest3167 2 жыл бұрын

The ignorance level's of all the RVD fans commenting is through the roof RVD was awesome to watch he's not the GOAT but I was a fan but half the locker room have complained RVD was a stiff worker and every RVD fan on here "they just jealous" or maybe they were just pissed that he kept hitting them with stiff kicks in every match they had with him

@fmthebaron 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah RVD is in Top 50 but he's closer to 50 than 1 that's for sure.

@marcbasil Жыл бұрын

@@fmthebaronlol no

@jwp5683 Жыл бұрын

Didn't know JR was a smoker

@ModernDayRenaissanceMan 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I don't know what you're doing with this editing it's really amateur hour

@lyonsautoracingiracing211 21 күн бұрын

Would of been nice to see, Owen Hart VS RVD if Owen Hart never past away R.I.P Owen.

@Ttw1976 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't even get to finish his answer

@scotteggleston7134 2 жыл бұрын

Man.. you have GOT to start editing these things better. Constantly stopping in the middle of a sentence is ridiculous

@FIREFIGHT-qp1pb 11 ай бұрын

Put the damn cigarette down! Don't you have enough going on right now?

@lycanwatigot124 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea J R smoked

@MrKevinEaddy 2 жыл бұрын

Man, Chaz Bono and JR, great segment

@marcbasil Жыл бұрын

Good ish pal

@kingez8658 6 ай бұрын

Mr. Monday Night!!!

@bretlinden8248 2 жыл бұрын

blurring OU, really? Seriously?

@robertturner4168 2 жыл бұрын

Still the best frog splash in the buiz!

@fmthebaron 2 жыл бұрын

I liked Eddie Guerrero and D-Lo Brown's better.

@robertturner4168 2 жыл бұрын

@@fmthebaron no way brother. Rvd had such height and hit from any angle. Just my opinion

@chrisortiz9343 2 жыл бұрын

Wow man you cut the video as he's giving more info bad clip absolutely no information here

@danielsnyder1606 2 жыл бұрын

I remember HBk complaining too

@polerrodriguez8658 2 жыл бұрын

Lol funny that man would complain with all the shits he’s done like cutting ppls legs when climbing to the top

@ActionJacksonForever 2 жыл бұрын

HBK complained about everyone who rose to the top

@leelohaskin7941 2 жыл бұрын

@@ActionJacksonForever but the thing is he wasn't the only one who complained

@Y2JLionHeart 2 жыл бұрын

If multiple top talents are having a similar complaint, especially people who don't usually complain, there's probably something to it.

@ihavetubes 2 жыл бұрын

@@Y2JLionHeart Less competition also if they remove him.

@Y2JLionHeart 2 жыл бұрын

RVD probably has the most ass kissing fans ever. He was a bit too stiff and didn't help himself with how stubborn he was. That doesn't mean he isn't still one of the top talents of all time. He wasn't perfect and nearly killed HHH (who doesn't get credit for how tough he is).

@GangGreen80 2 жыл бұрын

That incident was an accident. He tried his best to protect hhh and hunter said the same thing

@Y2JLionHeart 2 жыл бұрын

@@GangGreen80 Of course it was an accident. Nowhere did I imply that it was on purpose.