Conrad’s shows

[hulksmash87]

How would you rank his podcast in order of favorite to least? I’d say 1. Grilling jr 2. 83 weeks 3. Something to wrestle 4. Arn. Arn would be number 2 but I don’t like the ask arn shows being every other week and Bruce’s show has slipped big time

[chazraps]

Something to Wrestle
Grilling JR
83 Weeks
Arn
Tony

[J. Hova]

1. Something to Wrestle
2. Grilling JR
3. 83 Weeks
4. What Happened When
5. Arn

[Wilfred]

1. Something to Wrestle- Much prefer the earlier years, once he returned to WWE the quality dipped. But still great when Bruce is on his game even if he sucks up to Vince too much
2. 83 Weeks-A lot of great episodes even though he’s not as entertaining a storyteller as Bruce is
3. Grilling JR- This could become my favorite if they keep producing good shows
4. Arn- Rarely listen I just don’t find them too exciting
5. What Happened When- Use to enjoy the first year or two even, but gave up when they turned into comedy shows

[GuyOfOwnage]

Arn and Grilling JR have really grown on me. So those would be my Top 2 for sure. I used to really enjoy Something To Wrestle but it's fallen way off with me, particularly since Bruce got rehired. 83 Weeks has its moments but Bischoff constantly putting the blame on everyone but him when something went wrong just massively turned me off. And truth be told, I haven't listened to much of WHW so I can't really offer an opinion one way or the other.

[johnnyk9]

Something to Wrestle with will always be his main show to me it just stinks with Bruce’s schedule they’ve had so many audible weeks and postponed topics

[Doctor Of Style]

Something to Wrestle
Arn
Grilling JR
83 Weeks
What Happened When

[DerktheDerk]

What Happened When is the only one I can listen to and he's killing it with the endless ads. Schiavone is one of the few guys in wrestling who seems to be genuine, so that makes it much better.

Something to Wrestle has always sucked because Bruce is human trash and full of shit.

Arn Anderson is a god in my eyes, but last time I listened, that show was so dull. After the 9000th episode of "Ask Arn", I tapped out. It is lazy as hell.

I admittedly have never listened to the JR or Bischoff one.

[Instant Classic]

Something to Wrestle
83 Weeks
Grilling Jr
WHW
Arn

STW has declined since Bruce joined the E but I still love it. 83 weeks is amazing and I never even watched WCW but I’m a Bischoff mark. Grilling JR is informative and I have a soft spot for JR. WHW is hilarious but I don’t listen to every episode. Arn is kinda boring but I like how they cover more current stuff, but I don’t listen to the ask Arns.

[BK From WV]

I'm apparently in the minority but I love the Ask Arn episodes. I actually don't listen to anything other than those on his podcast. I listened to one of the Ask Tony episodes as well and really enjoyed it. I love to hear them answer these questions and give their personal insight on things. I do like Something To Wrestle With at times but it needs to be a topic that really intrigues me to listen. For example, I liked the recent Rick Martel episode they did. However, it's really hit and miss with me.

[Doctor Of Style]

Oct 21, 2020 22:42:14 GMT -5 BK From WV said:

I'm apparently in the minority but I love the Ask Arn episodes. I actually don't listen to anything other than those on his podcast. I listened to one of the Ask Tony episodes as well and really enjoyed it. I love to hear them answer these questions and give their personal insight on things. I do like Something To Wrestle With at times but it needs to be a topic that really intrigues me to listen. For example, I liked the recent Rick Martel episode they did. However, it's really hit and miss with me.

The ask all episodes are the best on all his shows. I don't care for watch alongs.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

He has shows?! I thought it was just ads now and every 30 minutes or so he’d read results off of a show and then back to the ads!

[Deleted]

1. Grilling JR. JR seems far more willing to tell the good, bad, and ugly. He's surly and cranky, but when you get past all that, it's gold.

2. Arn. Double A doesn't have interesting stories, really, but he makes up for it by talking about matches in a very analytical manner and WHY they work. Listening to Arn is sort of like someone breaking down Shakespeare for you.

3. 83 Weeks. Bisch is full of shit, but he at least is charming about it.

4. WHW. I like Tony, but the whole "Here's the wrestling announcer of your youth being a dirty old man!!" shtick got old after about 3 episodes of it.

5. Something to Wrestle. I loved it... at first. But Bruce started phoning it in even before he went back to work with WWE, and at this point, you'd need a crowbar to pry his lips off Vince's ass. The Houston Wrestling episode is absolutely amazing, and I'm convinced it's because there's no Vince in it except for at the end.

[malloc]

Have not listened for a while to any got sick of the overlong shills get that he helps pay for it but I hate having to forward through 10 min of ads when I am trying to walk through a park and not walk into a deer. I got tired of Conrad's immature humour too. You can make a dick and u will laugh but don't hammer that dick joke into the ground and snigger like a 12 year old.

[chazraps]

I really don't think the Something to Wrestle decline has to do with Bruce's return to the WWE, but moreso with Conrad's increasingly busier schedule. Conrad just ran out of time to do the real deep dive research and revisiting like he did for the first two years or so. Right around his wedding when they knocked out a month's worth of shows weeks in advance there was a notable quality dip making the show suffer for it, and they tend to fall back into coasting from time to time during episodes where Conrad clearly hasn't watched the event or is just revisiting careers by their win-loss record on paper and not with how the feuds and angles were presented on television.

Still, when the show is great, it's still outstanding and it's probably my second or third most must-listen wrestling podcast behind Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling and Colt's Patreon Art of Wrestling (which it might not be fair to count as it's released in seasons and not weekly episodes).

This year the STW Wrestlemania 11, Backlash 2005, ECW One Night Stand and Nailz episodes were all great, and the Radicalz Revisited episode - which could have been a lame half-assed retread - was instead a whole-assed very well done worthwhile deep dive that didn't feel at all like a double-dip.

I stick with STWW. I do Grilling JR if it's either a topic I'm interested in or a rave reviewed episode. I'll do 83 Weeks if it's a topic that hasn't been covered too much on other podcasts - his 'Colission in Korea' episode from last year is essential listening for anyone with even a passing interest in wrestling podcasts. Arn I like, but only for the episodes on super recent history (2010s+) as there really isn't any other insider podcast covering that ground. WHW with Tony lost me a few years back, I love Tony but it's just not my kind of podcast.

[Hickster]

WHW is my #1, it isn't even close. I just love the show.

Second is a tie between Arn and JR.

Eric is next, also a very good show.

Last is Bruce, I just get annoyed by his justification and defense of Vince. I'll admit that I don't listen to a ton of STWW, the shows are long and I'd rather listen to Jericho or Corny. I like when Bruce talks Houston or cuts up with Conrad, but that is it.

[timelimitdraw]

1. What Happened When
2. 83 Weeks
3. Something to Wrestle
4. Arn
5. Grilling JR

WHW is the most entertaining of the bunch, by far. Arn and Grilling JR are more of an occasional listen - not bad, just not something I feel the need to hear every week. Bischoff may be full of crap at times, but damn if he isn't entertaining. Prichard's show has dipped a bit in quality, partially because he's so busy that it feels like he's racing to knock one out ASAP (understandable with that WWE schedule), but also because it's leaning more on profiles instead of specific shows lately. Credit to him for keeping it going though.

[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

83 Weeks - Can’t miss, great stuff and love the deep dives being events
Something to Wrestle - quality dipped but when it’s good, it’s the best around.
Grilling JR - hit or miss, still listen to each one and even if it’s a miss, there’s still at least something interesting going on
Arn - I want to like it; he does reveal some cool stuff but takes a bit to get there
What Happened When - every few weeks I get my fix. Not a fan of the watch alongs.

[Edge of Insanity]

I listen to them all, and i prefer listening to the programs about anything 90s and earlier, so in order i would say

Something to wrestle with, although you can clearly see a dip in quality sometimes

83 weeks, again mostly because the subject matter being 90s mostly

WHW, 6 months ago this would have been 2nd, but i dont really enjoy the ecw stuff they do, i like it better when the cover stuff Tony was around for, plus i have any interest in AEW or most anything current, so when they go one and on about current stuff i lose interest

Arn, I love the Ask Arn episoodes, they are great, but it seems like most of the other shows are wwe era 2000s and later and they dont interest me much, but i do still end up listening cause they are shorter.

Grillin Jr would be my least fAavorite. I like it when they cover the older stuff, but again, i lose intrest when AEW is mentioned and shilled, plus JR comes off as bitter and unlikable alot.

Just my opionions