Retro Ups & Downs: WWE Raw Everyone Went On Strike (Oct 10 2011)

[@GoddesseyCreations]

Cm Punk : Can I wear your blazer? Triple H: You can even wear my blazer!!😂😂 Best part of the whole Raw episode

[@waz207]

Triple H: You also have to ring the bell CM Punk: *mimics money fingers* Triple H: Double Pay!!

[@AudioGAWD]

I loved every part of their exchanges that episode

[@Segwo]

It was best

[@kddavis5492]

Owen didn't like Blazers much. Esp...Blue ones. 😞

[@justinkredible9299]

@@kddavis5492 right in the feels

[@Jeyapollo]

Simon, do a ups and downs on your WCPW debut 😂

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

Yes

[@craigkrouse8498]

Yes yes yes

[@gibixhegu1612]

Lol

[@charlesbpolk]

I'm down with this

[@jamilmuhammad7465]

Please everyone upvote this lol

[@sundeepsingh1006]

The “can I wear your blazer “ line by CM Punk deserved the golden up

[@Kilbotz]

Raw Is War and WCW Nitro 4th January 1999 duel retro ups and downs. It's one of the most memorable nights of the Monday night war. On one side there was one of the best television title changes of all time with Mick Foley winning the championship and on the other side one of the worst with the finger poke of doom.

[@carsonwroten6867]

Favorite wwe line ever "You can even wear my blazer" 💀

[@travisgilmartin3569]

IM IN!

[@ralphj.limbrickjr2043]

CM Punk: Double pay? HHH: DOUBLE PAY!!!

[@waltjones8121]

Simon's first Ups and Downs and see if those still hold true.

[@davidjonmoxleyskipp230]

It's not his first ups and downs what do u mean? Sorry I just didn't understand your comment, :)

[@waltjones8121]

@@davidjonmoxleyskipp230 I know. For next retro I think it'd be fun if he re-did his first to see if the ups and downs he gave still hold up after the past few years.

[@Gunner240797]

@@waltjones8121 what was his first ups and downs? does anyone remember?

[@bodeyhupp5869]

@@Gunner240797 May 16th 2016 is the oldest one on whatcultures list. Not sure if he did them on another channel before that one.

[@bodeyhupp5869]

@@Gunner240797 I lied he didn't host that one, may 30th 2016 is the oldest one on here he hosted, just watched it and it sounded like it was his first one

[@jessewaltz2508]

1st episode of Monday Night TNA Impact when they tried to compete with Raw is my suggestion

[@j.b.gruberiiiesq6582]

^^^

[@skyblaze1134]

just go watch "markyd123" where he watches every episode of that "monday night war"

[@alexisisanarieka4311]

This was one of the first RAWs I'd ever seen, my birthday present that year was finally getting cable for the house because we hadn't had any since I was little. I saw the previous RAW and as a kid not educated I thought there legit wasn't gonna be a show, so seeing the first 20 minutes or so made me so happy and I loved the show after that.

[@SnakeEyesTv]

2011 was that year

[@alexisisanarieka4311]

@@SnakeEyesTv I feel like the world went to shit after 2012, everything including WWE just dropped in quality after that year

[@SnakeEyesTv]

@@alexisisanarieka4311 I feel like it got bad for me personally when they fused the world titles

[@SnakeEyesTv]

@@alexisisanarieka4311 the big gold belt was like my dream

[@SnakeEyesTv]

@Daniel De leon ?

[@C4NIVORE9273]

Damn i can't believe i liked this as a kid... CM Punk seriously carried this era on his back

[@HM-vu8dr]

I swear Punk and Bryan were the only ones that kept me watching WWE from 2011-2014

[@fluffythegen3]

Yep and they ran punk out

[@jeremiah1164]

You need hhh to have cm punk. Punk was great but you still need a bad guy. You marks have no clue what it actually takes to entertain you morons

[@brando6378]

@@jeremiah1164 obligatory angry wrestling fan 😂

[@Ren_SL]

@@jeremiah1164 so you know what it takes, Mr. Top Wrestling promotion owner? Shut up, man

[@judahgreen5419]

Wrestlemania 20!!!!! The greatest triple threat match in WWE history

[@mnkylul8374]

we need a "warm and fuzzy in my tum tum counter" it'll be a nice change for a positive counter

[@Ren_SL]

Also we need a "That was the best thing in pro wrestling I've seen my whole life" Counter

[@leeshwan903]

Yes, the Tum Tum Tally MUST be made real! 👆🏻

[@BigRay215803]

July 6, 1998 episode of WCW Nitro when Goldberg beat Hollywood Hogan for the World Heavyweight Championship.

[@kodiiayyeee256]

With only a WEEKS notice they sold out the georgia dome for nitro and had millions watching that night! Imagine if they built it for a few weeks and had it on a ppv? Wcw missed out on millions of dollars

[@barnabekapena3530]

WrestleMania 31 heist of the century

[@MasamuneShinto]

Punk was an awesome commentator. Would LOVE to see him on the headset again.

[@mrpotz2479]

so when I was younger before I knew anything about production stuff, i assumed there was just a wall of buttons behind the curtain. So I thought you'd push your button before walking out, and your music played. God I was a dumb kid

[@rethabilemogotle3877]

Lol same here 😂😂😂

[@tastefullys]

That would make sense from a Kayfabe standpoint

[@mrpotz2479]

@@tastefullys its how my brain made sense of music before run ins, surely they'd just hit their button on the way past 😅

[@switchblade6]

That's my new headcanon

[@uwizeramethodius2291]

"Everybody wanted to see this, not the sex part"

[@awesomeorrandomstaff6915]

Lol what to do it

[@wingzero-0014]

Since we're doing Raw episodes let's try this TNA Impact episode 7/7/2010 Jay Lethal vs Ric Flair Woooooo off comedy gold

[@nicholassealy251]

That episode is still funny 😂😂😂😂

[@Ren_SL]

That was pure gold!!! Jay Lethal is the best Nature Boy impersonator ever!!!! Soooo damn funny 🤣

[@stumorrison4297]

Thanks for just NAMING the DAY it happened! You're the best!!

[@JUnior-ot1xu]

This episode deserves a brown down just Bc of what they did to JR

[@JUnior-ot1xu]

Respect to Simon he did it

[@JUnior-ot1xu]

@Daniel De leon saying what

[@JUnior-ot1xu]

@Daniel De leon Bc they fired him in his hometown and it wasn’t part of the script or anything JR didn’t even know about it and JR is a legend

[@rubing2121]

It's not real you get a golden smelly brown down

[@Thatoneguy48147]

I like the whole notion that it could be magic whenever someone walks out onto the entrance ramp to their music, rather than the boring assumption that its an audio guy

[@bunnyexe4429]

"It's a shameful thing. Lobster head."🤣😂🤣 No lie it was a good theme but it's also controversial.

[@USSickly]

Why was it controversial? It matched his character really well, especially running with the Celtic Warrior gimmick.

[@LVSignChick]

I actually liked this episode in terms of premise alone (the no confidence walkout)...I was actually hoping that they would carry this episode out a few to show HHH was worth the confidence vote...Roster would trickle back in, which could lead to various intriguing feuds that could also play on the pipebomb message about confidence in the company...

[@Trippette]

WCW Nitro and WWF Raw 26th March 2001 - double ups and downs for a night no one expected nearly 20 years ago.

[@MarkSmith-ub4hq]

Thus will be fitting for 2 weeks time, as it’ll be 10 years to the day

[@jacobmanning7983]

You should do Summerslam 2005! It has crazy matches like Hogan and Michaels the battle of the egos. There was also Edge and Lita vs Matt Hardy after the scandal. And THAT ladder match between Mysterio and Guerrero over the custody of a human child. This paper view was crazy!

[@noahfleischman8745]

and hbk over sold everything

[@AussieDragoon]

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995. I need to hear Simon talk about the Monster Trucks.

[@meirnissim5927]

Y Sami Callihan broke Simon’s finger he can’t take anymore punishment

[@AussieDragoon]

@@meirnissim5927 Hey now, the Yeh-Tay is a reward in an of himself.

[@cjwilson1994]

This was a strange episode of wrestling

[@helloitsme1130]

Aren't they all

[@GxthMMeming]

he forgot the best part the blazer

[@tshegofatsoledwaba267]

"Its a shameful thing, lobster head"😂

[@ciarantreacy7721]

PLEASE people..... STARCADE 83!!! I'M BEGGIN YOU!

[@scottkendrix6231]

I was at this episode live with my since deceased little brother. It's the last wrestling show we attended together. So, as bad as the show was, it always holds a dear spot in my heart.

[@zakunick1]

We hold on to those special times and they make us warm and fuzzy in our tum tums.

[@ChristopherSettipani]

95% of Vince McMahon's treatment of Jim Ross deserves a brown down.

[@ryanduthie9936]

Best lines from WhatCulture. Both coming from Simon. Warm and fuzzy in my tum tum and THE most devastating move in ALL of sports entertainment. Got to love it

[@waltermain6707]

I am here for the 3rd time in a row to suggest ECW Heatwave 98. Taz vs Bigelow, The Dudley's ripping into the crowd. Awesome vs Tanaka, Chris Candido vs Lance Storm

[@MAni04me]

My Suggestion Ultima Lucha 1. 1. For the violence 2. I saw a little of Penta's LU character coming out in that promo so I want Simon to compare.

[@romelgonzales2754]

This was one of my favourite episodes of raw of that year tbh that whole year was great

[@vybhavchaturvedi5914]

Still waiting for the main event between Triple-H and broomstick and according to Hunter himself, the match would get at least 4.5 stars.

[@HM-vu8dr]

Honestly bro that was a great line🤣🤣

[@vybhavchaturvedi5914]

@@HM-vu8dr True XD

[@thisislifepodcast]

New Years Revolution 2006! When Edge cashes in his MITB on John Cena after he defended his WWE championship in the Elimination Chamber!

[@thisislifepodcast]

Fun fact, everyone in the back was against Edge becoming a world champion. Except vince. Before edge went down there, vince told him "prove me right" and the rest is history.

[@RaghavanN]

The beginning of one of the best rivalries in pro wrestling

[@thisislifepodcast]

@@RaghavanN agreed! this was my prime youth wwe experience. 2005-2007 were amazing.

[@RafaelSantos-di5yw]

@@thisislifepodcast Good suggestion! Give the spotlight to Edge as well since he's about to main event WrestleMania again

[@thisislifepodcast]

@@RafaelSantos-di5yw thanks man! I'm a huge fan of this show and my suggestions never made it to a poll. I'm hoping this will do it! I got wrestling flashbacks Instagram to make a post about this too! This was the start of edges prime in my opinion.

[@gradyjustgrady]

the " what the hell is that" part about Triple H had me spitting up my drink. Thanks Simon.

[@joaquinmarquez1769]

I have one for Retro Ups & Downs. The first ever Clash of the Champions. It went up against WrestleMania IV

[@SharkBait7250]

My favorite moment of this raw was cm punk “can i wear your jacket?” Triple h “you can even wear my jacket.”

[@dlawdb]

This was part of my lapse period and I have NEVER heard about this until today lol

[@franklingoodwin]

Same here. I got back into wrestling shortly after this and kept wondering where JR was

[@Deontiptop92]

Same, I was too grown at 19 to be watching wrestling 😂😂😭😭🤦🏾‍♂️

[@franklingoodwin]

@@Deontiptop92 I stopped watching wrestling at 16, came back at 19 and then left from 21 for a decade (I'm old 😄). I actually got back into it in 2011 because I heard Christian won the World Heavyweight Championship

[@FFA441]

UPS: “CM punk commentary and that segment with sheamus hhh cena and punk” Downs: “ the rest of the night”

[@Reacher85]

Wrestlemania 28 Rock vs Cena Undertaker vs Triple H (Hell in a Cell)

[@bradleybrandl181]

I saw that Wrestlemania recently. It's bloody amazing.

[@ralphj.limbrickjr2043]

NEXT RETRO UPS & DOWNS: TNA Victory Road 2011

[@j.b.gruberiiiesq6582]

Wasn’t that done?

[@OmarAli-gp3yl]

Let's try it one more time since we all want something different let's go for ECW one night stand 2006 next week 🙏

[@thisislifepodcast]

This is a good one!

[@Bonesaw_McGraw]

Hahaha that's literally the same bs every bs.

[@joshhorne4225]

I lost it when he said I thought you’d see Paul London wave hello 😂😂😂

[@jaremybill652]

Holy crap, this one the episode that I suggested like two weeks ago in the comments. I can’t wait to get home and watch this one!!

[@Unclejack328]

One of the worst episodes of Raw pre 3 hour era. “Fox Hole Buddy”. Triple H vs Broom Stick. The parking lot strike, 😂😂😂.

[@squarepickle]

I can't believe this was 10 years ago... God I'm old.

[@jeremydugan4658]

Gotta say it again, Retro Ups & Downs on Lucha Underground!!!

[@numero1superfly393]

How about the Raw where Mankind did the “This Is Your Life” skit with the Rock.

[@andrewlaing8122]

I feel it was 1999....

[@chunkyboyjames]

It was 1999.

[@calebtodd1592]

Guys, im here to tell Simon that i hope his fingers get better =(

[@cholland67]

What happened to them?

[@richieb7692]

He's waving the hand around a hell of a lot, If he managed to break one of his fingers, that hand would be pretty stationary.

[@jadziaezri2616]

Simon mention this past week on ups and downs for AEW that he broke two of his fingers lifting weights in his apartment

[@richieb7692]

@@jadziaezri2616 Serious Ouch...

[@thecode003]

1992 SuperBrawl II Brian Pillman vs Jushin Thunder Liger

[@tylerrichardson6285]

I commented last time and Ill request again. A very abstract request but Fully Loaded 1999 please. It's the only live show I went to and it was because my dad took me before he passed away of lung cancer. I would love to relive through Retro Ups and Downs please. Love the channel and keep up the good work :-)

[@jeytwo9077]

This was the funniest ups & downs I've watched. Simon, you're hilarious 🤣🤣 pretty the whole show was a brown down ⬇️🥴🤣

[@nickgeorgakopoulos5283]

2011 is so far back that it is in a retro episode.. let that sink in

[@lyndsey1919]

Think Simon should do the June 27th, 2011 edition of RAW. The night CM PUNK dropped his famous pipebomb. 👍😁

[@jareddavis2213]

February 5th 2005, first raw from japan. Stacked card, incredible crowd and the mania build is one of the best of all time

[@Acrophobia1981]

"Skibbies"? You mean Scabs? 🤣

[@richieb7692]

You Do Not Cross a Picket Line.!!!

[@jadziaezri2616]

I thought Simon said skivvies… Like in Britain they just refer to scabs as underwear?!

[@KobraDaWolf]

Ahhhh...... The episode that finally broke me. I stopped watching wrestling for about two years after this.

[@carminetorre833]

Ive never had that in my WRESLTING life I'll never stop watching wrestling never

[@audrishekhardutta1854]

It was a good episode, but I couldn't get my attention away from your fingers Simon! Hopefully you heal up soon, take care 😁👍

[@davidmcdaniel297]

I absolutely lost it at "Lobster head!"

[@rayzasrant6192]

Hi Simon love the channel it’s the lonely wrestling talk show I can watch on KZbin thanks for all the great content

[@wingzero-0014]

TNA Genesis 2005 Christian Cage debut

[@nikhilmehta5913]

Wrestlemania 22: Edge vs Mick Folly Hardcore Match, oh my lord!!!! Maybe the best MITB match EVER!!, Where Rick Flair gets injured Rey Misterio vs Randy Ortan vs Kurt Angle for World Heavyweight Championship, yes THAT match!!!! HBK vs Mr. McMahon, Oh boy was this an instant classic HHH vs The unseeable for the WWE Championship Greatest Wrestlemania ever? Definetly Top 5

[@jonahdelin2370]

21 and 23 are also in the same category

[@shamash1739]

All respect to Simon, but I think he really underrated the creativity and the tension of that episode. "sometimes, its about the journey not the destination"

[@edwardjames7353]

Backlash 2007 Undertaker vs Batista Last Man Standing

[@blb50]

Do the first ever Summerslam...only thing close enough to Spring starting in a few days state side

[@11mousa]

Well, the thing you critizised (Punk and HHH being "best of friends") is actually really good explained. I don't know the exact words anymore, but it was something like that: HHH: "You were the last guy I would have expected out here" Punk: "Those idiots walked out because you 'create an unsave working environment'. I love 'unsave working environment', hell I thrive on it" So Punk was there, because he wanted to fight (and because - and iirc this was "solved" earlier - HHH didn't tell Nash to attack him). HHH desperately needed Star Power, and was in 7th heaven when the biggest star of the company in this point of time came and told him that he was in.

[@tomkw732]

Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007. No reason for it, just selected a random month and random year and this is the PPV thay happened to be on at that time.

[@Plastic0Demon]

The only highlight of that night is Jhony nitro winning the ECW whc

[@nicobean5064]

That 1st Sheamus theme is crazy just like Drew 1st theme they need those byke 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@endlessmountain]

WWE should bring back the shows I remember as a kid. Wrestling Challenge and Superstars of Wrestling. I guess it's not "Wrestling' anymore with that company so we might as well call it "Entertaining Challenge" and "Superstars of Entertaining"

[@Loneman1]

Hahaha I can't believe I had forgotten those vignettes for Brodus Clay leading up to his character that REAAAAALLY didn't fit the build up!! I'd like to know if there was kind of a last minute change from a more serious character to the Funkasaurus. I also forgot Mason Ryan even existed......seems like a shame he didn't work out since he looked the part that Vince gravitates towards as champion.

[@charlescassis]

Armageddon 2008 Jeff Hardy vs HHH vs Edge

[@Wildberryjamband]

They were going with Brock to end the streak for a long time, but as a business they also knew that there were several more years of Undertaker matches to do before losing the streak. Truly long term booking to maximize Undertakers once a year matches and a starting point for a 2 year period of Lesnar as a long term WWE and Universal Champion. No way it was ever going to be Brock vs Taker at Wrestlemania 27, 28 or 29, but they probably had a verbal agreement at some point hold off until 30 so that it would be Best For Business.

[@mauricechristophermyers3218]

Next time you do retro ups and downs I would love to see your take on ECW 1997 Barely Legal

[@shyrickman3289]

I was in 6th grade back then and now I'm almost 21 years old. Time is flying by

[@OkLetsPlayTv]

You forgot to mention the best gimmick in wwe history, Otunga coffee slurp

[@Hawqis1]

I'd love to see the raw where the referees go on strike and/or stone cold first day as ceo on raw.

[@addidaswguy]

I loved Dashing Cody Rhodes, so awesome. Also Damien Sandow was a classic too.

[@Shadow_SA2]

This is considered retro already?? I'm starting to feel old... and I'm 24...

[@tag0nd3ck]

This is still was one of my favorite raw

[@killwalker]

Also, Beth Pheonix was standing directly in front of the left Third of the screen. There is no way she could even SEE the whole TV 😂😂

[@theexplainer2235]

Next week do starcade 1983 please

[@williamcrowe2576]

If a classic episode of Raw is so bad that it makes you break your fingers, it must be really bad.

[@travismiller4320]

WCW Great American Bash 1991

[@kushshah611]

Please the January 4,1999 raw and nitro simulcast..so much happened on those 2 shows..lets get it

[@spider35manduh9]

Do you watch the previous and after raw and smackdown to remember the storylines? I can't even remember the shows from last week to keep up nowadays 😆

[@apallok54]

10 years later and we still haven't seen triple h vs a broom

[@AudioGAWD]

How would a spinebuster look with a broom though

[@apallok54]

@@AudioGAWD hhh could make it work

[@alextorres4415]

Raw July 9, 2001 (debut of the alliance)

[@omarw007]

The bad thing about this episode was that they did not let it go on longer. It would be awesome if they spent the first 30 to 40 min doing round robin with triple h, punk, sheamus and cena

[@JL-sm6cg]

Do a Retro Ups and Downs of the Monday Night Raw that featured The Muppets from this same year. I believe it was literally 3 weeks after this one.

[@RevRock4Jesus]

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 Hogan vs Flair for WCW title 15 years in the making

[@robertjackson6056]

Do Wrestlemania 31 for retro ups and downs.

[@andrewlaing8122]

Not exactly retro

[@HybridEliteWrestling]

I believe that run led to him reviving NXT

[@joshyule4922]

Simon do Ups & Down for TNA Lockdown 2005. Their first all cage match PPV

[@jtgthesecond9269]

what made me laugh so hard was cm punk serving commentary on Monday night raw 😅😅😅😅😅

[@alexburrows2835]

Scabs Simon's they are scabs when you don't stick with your work colleagues 😂😂

[@patrickthurston8811]

Is this where we put what we would like to see next? I think seeing Wrestle Mania 3 would be awesome.

[@sktv8977]

Do No Mercy 2016 next

[@kylehenze1508]

Week 9 of asking for the First ever NXT Takeover, sami zayn vs tyler breeze, tyson kidd vs Neville and Charlotte vs natalya

[@deaththroat4094]

Wasn't it called NXT Arrival Tho