Jeremy Jacobowitz of Brunch Boys and Adam Welby relive the Monday Night Wars between WWF Raw and WCW Monday Nitro, using their wrestling expertise having worked in the WWE Tape Library each and every week! Each episode is a deep dive starting from beginning as they re-review each episode of Raw and…
Its March 10, 1997 and WWF Raw #200 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #78 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! This is officially the first episode of Raw is War, as we are full steam ahead for Wrestlemania! Over on Nitro, Dennis Rodman is the newest member of the NWO!
Jeremy Jacobowitz and Adam Welby take a look back at the Best and Worst in the year of wrestling! Taking a look at WWE Raw, Smackdown, NXT, and AEW, and picking what they loved and hated through a very up and down year in sports entertainment
We are not gone yet! Here is an update on the podcast from Jeremy Jacobowitz, along with an excerpt from an interview Jeremy did with Renee Young Paquette on his other podcast Brunch With! Here they talk about their favorite Monday Night Wars Memories!
Its March 3, 1997 and WWF Raw #199 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #77 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is in Europe as they crown the first ever European Champion in one of the greatest matches of all time! Over on Nitro, Rowdy Roddy Piper is looking for a team for Uncensored, and it is one of the worst segments in wrestling history!
Its February 24, 1997 and WWF Raw #198 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #78 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is back home in NYC as ECW invades, being led by Paul Heyman, Tommy Dreamer, and Taz! Nitro deals with the fallout from Superbrawl, and Macho Man Randy Savage joining the NWO!
Its February 17, 1997 and WWF Raw #197 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #77 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw has one of the best matches ever up to this point as new WWF Champion Bret Hart faces off against Sycho Sid! Nitro is all about the build up to Superbrawl and two epic moments-- Rowdy Roddy Piper's infamous Alcatraz promo, and, The Outsiders causing the Steiners to get into a Car Accident
Its February 13th 1997 Thursday Raw Thursday! This is a special bonus episode of the Monday Night Pod: Wrestling's War podcast, where Jeremy Jacobowitz from @brunchboys and Adam Welby look back at the night that Shawn Michaels lost his smile!
Its February 3, 1997 and WWF Raw #196 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #73 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is in front of their biggest audience ever at the Skydome where they have gone to two hours! Over on Nitro, Rowdy Roddy Piper is in the house and confronts Hulk Hogan face to face in the main event segment!
Its January 27, 1997 and WWF Raw #195 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #72 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw's building towards Thursday Raw Thursday and the long going feud between Ahmed Johnson and the Nation of Domination. Nitro deals with the fall-out of NWO Souled Out, and Eric Bischoff is abusing his powers like never before!
Its January 20, 1997 and WWF Raw #194 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #71 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about the fall out of the Royal Rumble and the controversy over Stone Cold Steve Austins Win. Nitro is live in Chicago and see the return of the Macho Man Randy Savage, along with Mongo getting his time to shine in his hometown!
Its January 13, 1997 and WWF Raw #193 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #70 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about the go-home show for the Royal Rumble! Nitro is Live from the Superdome where Hulk Hogan faces Giant in the main event, and we finally learn where DDP's allegiances lie!
Its January 6, 1997 and WWF Raw #192 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #69 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is heating up all over the card, with feuds between Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, and Bret Hart all bubbling over! On Nitro we see the fall out of Giant turning on the NWO and demanding a title shot with Hulk Hogan. PLUS we have a very special guest, Mick Foley!!
1996 has come to a close in the world of the Monday Night Wars between WWF Raw and WCW Nitro, and Jeremy Jacobowitz from @brunchboys and Adam Welby take a look back at the Best and Worst of the years as they hand out the Poddie Awards!
Its December 30, 1996 and WWF Raw #191 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #68 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels go face to face! Nitro sees the fallout of Starrcade and Hulk Hogan's "loss" to Rowdy Roddy Piper. And the NWO might have a Giant problem...
AEW Superstar Austin Gunn joins Jeremy Jacobowitz and Adam Welby to discuss last week's segment where his Dad Billy Gunn had an "accident" in the ring; growing up during the Monday Night Wars as the son of one of WWF Attitude's biggest stars; what his dad told him about the Billy and Chuck Wedding angle; plus his current goals in All-Elite Wrestling!
Its December 23, 1996 and WWF Raw #190 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #67 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees Sycho Sid deliver a special message to Shawn Michaels ahead of their showdown at the Royal Rumble in San Antonio. Nitro is the go-home show for Starrcade and the Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper feud is a a boiling point!
Its December 16, 1996 and WWF Raw #189 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #66 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is building towards Royal Rumble, and we see brother vs brother as Billy Gunn faces Bart Gunn in the main event! Nitro sees the NWO growing bigger and bigger as we build towards Starrcade!
Its December 9, 1996 and WWF Raw #188 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #65 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees a No Holds Barred Match between The Undertaker and Mankind, while over on Nitro, Rowdy Roddy Piper is here, and he is just as unhinged as ever!
Its December 2, 1996 and WWF Raw #187 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #64 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees the debut of Flash Funk! Over on Nitro, Eric Bischoff and The Outsiders take over hour 2 for the "pilot" episode of NWO Nitro!
Its November 25, 1996 and WWF Raw #186 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #63 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees the in ring debut of The Rock, Rocky Maivia, plus a new attitude for Shawn Michaels. Nitro is all about the fall out from World War 3, and Rowdy Roddy Piper signing the contract to face Hulk Hogan at Starrcade
Its November 18, 1996 and WWF Raw #185 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #62 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw has a new WWF Champion in Sycho Sid, and a new debuting faction with the Nation of Domination! Its a big week on Nitro as Rowdy Roddy Piper finally arrives to tell us that Eric Bischoff is actually part of the NWO!
Its November 11, 1996 and WWF Raw #184 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #61 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is the go- home show for Survivor Series as feuds hit their apex point before the PPV, and we get a first look at newcomer Rocky Maivia! On Nitro a mysterious tape is dropped off, and its a music video Rowdy Roddy Piper produced in 1992, and it's MUST SEE
Its November 4, 1996 and WWF Raw #183 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #60 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! This is one of the most infamous episodes of Raw ever, as Stone Cold Steve Austin show up to Brian Pillman's house, and Pillman pulls a gun on him! Its the show that almost got Raw cancelled! Nitro focuses on Eric Bischoff trying to sign Rowdy Roddy Piper!
Its October 28, 1996 and WWF Raw #182 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #59 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about Stone Cold Steve Austin as he is causing mayhem at the WWF Studios when he is supposed to do a live interview with Bret Hart! Nitro is all about the fall out from Halloween Havoc and Rowdy Roddy Piper coming to WCW!
Its October 21, 1996 and WWF Raw #181 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #58 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees the return of Bret Hart and Hunter Heart Helmsley capturing his first piece of gold! Nitro is all about Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, with a classic vignette from the NWO on the set of Three Ninjas!
Its October 14, 1996 and WWF Raw #180 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #57 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is headlined by a future Wrestlemania event of Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Shawn Michaels! Over on Nitro, Hogan and the NWO are playing all kinds of mind games with Macho Man Randy Savage!
Its October 7, 1996 and WWF Raw #179 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #56 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about the build towards IYH: Buried Alive, and the burial of Jeff Jarrett as we learn about the "Real Double J" Jesse James. On WCW, we see Jarrett make his Nitro debut, and the NWO send a message to Macho Man Randy Savage
Its Sept 30, 1996 and WWF Raw #178 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #55 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees the on screen debut of the fake Diesel, along with Vader getting a clean pinfall over Shawn Michaels. And WCW sees Macho Man Randy Savage selling lots of Slim Jim, and losing his mind over the battle with the NWO
Its Sept 23, 1996 and WWF Raw #177 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #54 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is highlighted by Jim Ross cutting a scorching heel promo on the WWF and Vince McMahon before introducing the fake Razor Ramon to the audience. On WCW, the NWO has taken over the show as most of the roster is over in Japan.
Its Sept 16, 1996 and WWF Raw #176 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #53 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! It's the go home show for IYH: Mind Games on Raw, and we see the debut of the Sultan! Along with more teases of the return of Diesel and Razor Ramon! Nitro is all about the fall out from NWO winning War Games at Fall Brawl, the debut of Syxx, and saying goodbye to Sting! Plus our thoughts on AEW Double or Nothing
Its Sept 9th, 1996 and WWF Raw #175 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #52 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about the build towards In Your House: Mind Games and Mankind facing Shawn Michaels for the WWF Title. Nitro is all about NWO growing in size, as last week Ted Dibiase and Giant joined the ranks, and this week, its "Sting"!
Its Aug 19, 1996 and WWF Raw #173 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #49 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees the fallout from Summerslam, with Paul Bearer turning his back on Undertaker and aligning Mankind! And Nitro is building towards War Games! We also give our thoughts on last nights WILD WWE Money In The Bank PPV!
Its Aug 12, 1996 and WWF Raw #172 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #48 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! It's the go home show for Summerslam over on Raw, but things are thrown into turmoil when we find out that Ahmed Johnson had to be rushed into emergency Kidney surgery over the weekend. On Nitro, the NWO is celebrating their victories at Hog Wild, including Hulk Hogan re-winning, and re-branding the WCW World Heavyweight Championship!
Its Aug 5, 1996 and WWF Raw #171 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #47 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is building towards Summerslam with a Raw Invitational Battle Royal to see who will face the winner of the Summerslam WWF Title match. Its to go-home show for Hog Wild on WCW, and the NWO are playing mind games with the entire roster!
Its July 29, 1996 and WWF Raw #170 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #46 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about the build towards Summerslam with a main event of Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Undertaker. Its a historically significant episode of Nitro as the NWO takes out half the locker room, even lawn darting Rey Mysterio, and we see the first ever NWO Black and White promo!
Its July 22, 1996 and WWF Raw #169 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #45 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! It's the night of debuts on both shows as we see Farooq, The Goon, and Freddie Joe Floyd debute on Raw, and on WCW we see Chavo Guerrero jr, Prince Ieukea, and The Leprechaun! Sunny also has a special birthday present for Shawn Michaels!
Its July 15, 1996 and WWF Raw #168 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #44 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about building towards the big 6-man match at International Incident where Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, and Sycho Sid face off against Camp Cornette. Over on Nitro we are awaiting to arrival of Hulk Hogan to here the first official heel promo as part of the NWO. He lays down the plans for their takeover!
Its July 8, 1996 and WWF Raw #167 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #43 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Both shows focus on Who the 3rd Man is! Raw sees Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson teasing their surprise partner for the PPV, and Nitro is all about the fallout from Hulk Hogan forming the NWO. Dont miss Rey Mysterio vs Dean Malenko in a classic as well!
Its July 1, 1996 and WWF Raw #166 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #42 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw kicks off HOT with Shawn Michaels facing off against former partner Marty Jannetty. And on WCW, the locker room prepares to go to war with The Outsiders as Bash at the Beach approaches this weekend!
Its June 24, 1996 and WWF Raw #165 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #41 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is all about the fall out from King of the Ring as Undertaker faces off against Stone Cold Steve Austin. WCW is in Flair country as they prepare for war with The Outsiders, and a huge main event with Sting & Luger facing both The Steiners and Harlem Heat!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #164 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #40 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw is at a boiling point as its the go home show for King of the Ring and Stone Cold Steve Austin's ascension. Nitro is dealing with the fallout of The Outsiders attacking Eric Bischoff, and Steve McMichael joining the Four Horsemen, along with Ric Flair facing Randy Savage!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #163 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #39 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw has an infamous in ring segment with Jerry Lawler presenting Ultimate Warrior with a portrait, and over on Nitro, we see the debut of Kevin Nash as The Outsiders are formed!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #162 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #38 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! Raw sees a great promo from Mankind, and the continuation of the King of the Ring Tournament with Stone Cold Steve Austin in action. WCW continues the feud between Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Mongo McMichael Kevin Greene, with a fantastic match, and a really funny vignette.
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #161 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #37 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw we have the infamous segment with Goldust giving "mouth to mouth" to Ahmed Johnson, and on WCW their first 2 hour show has the debut of Scott Hall and his promise that a war is coming!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #160 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #36 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw its all about building towards IYH: Beware of Dog, and we learn a whole lot about Shawn Michaels and his sex life. Nitro is jam packed with some incredible matches, including Ric Flair taking on Eddie Guerrero!
On this week's episode Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby are looking back, but not to the Monday Night Wars, but to 2019 to discuss and argue the best and worst of wrestling this past year! You could argue that this was the best year in wrestling history, but without a doubt it was the craziest year for WWE, AEW, New Japan, NWA, and more!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #159 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #35 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw we see what might be the best match of the Monday Night Wars yet when Shawn Michaels faces off against Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and on Nitro, Randy Savage is in full on MADNESS mode, but Steve Mongo Mcmichael has a plan to take down Ric Flair! PLUS, we have a special message from WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #158 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #34 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw Shawn Michaels is again being accused of sexual misconduct as a "former wrestler's ex-wife" steps forward to say Shawn and her had an affair and it ruined her life! On Nitro Randy Savage is in absolute crazy mode, and we fun match between Dean Malenko and Jushin Thunder Liger!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #157 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #33 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw Shawn Michaels is accused by British Bulldog of trying to sleep with his wife Diana! And over on WCW we see an epic Parking Lot Brawl between Steven Regal and the Belfast Bruiser, as well as the WCW title on the line between Ric Flair and Giant!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #156 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #32 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw, it's the go home show for In Your House, and we see a main event interview with Diesel from Germany chronicling his history with Shawn Michaels. Over on WCW, the build towards Battle Bowl begins, and we see Randy Savage falling deeper in madness in his feud with Ric Flair!
On this week's episode its WWF Raw #155 goes up against WCW Monday Nitro #31 in the battle of the Monday Night Wars! Jeremy Jacobowitz from Brunch Boys and Adam Welby re-review each to see who came out on top this week! On Raw, we see Steve Austin hit the first ever Stone Cold Stunner, and Marc Mero shines alongside Sable! Over on WCW, Hulk Hogan is no selling like nobody ever has before, and Randy Savage is in full on Madness mode!
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