Retro Ups & Downs: WWE SummerSlam 2010 - Nexus vs WWE

Our retro review of WWE SummerSlam 2010 as Simon Miller talks about Team WWE vs The Nexus, Daniel Bryan returning to WWE, Kane vs Rey Mysterio, Sheamus vs Randy Orton, Big Show vs CM Punk and the Straight Edge Society and much more.
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[@Frazz_75]

Saying a table no selling an RKO is probably the best thing I've ever heard

[@pigwindow]

I AM THE TABLE

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! That's exactly how i felt the first time i heard someone say that. Now i'm always looking for it to happen. 😄👍

[@Ty17V]

I just love the story that Chris and Edge were like "They need to go over" and Cena was like "Nah." Because It really makes you wonder at what point Cena went "Huh. Maybe they should have gone over?"

[@Airkong423]

Cena was a jerk and his late apology isn't enough for what he did

[@markjagger2412]

According to Chris and Edge he knew immediately after and acknowledged as much to them. Pretty sure he knew they were right beforehand too though ☹️

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

I believe John knew, but he was more concerned to be aligned with what Vince wanted.

[@DecadentDeviant13]

A true 'Hogan moment' brother.

[@gabrielsegura626]

that never crossed his mind

[@talkintomenow]

You're the MVP of this channel and I'm glad that everyone working there knows it too lol. Doing damn near every video.

[@csix51]

When I click on any link from whatculture…and I don’t hear Simon or MAYBE Adam Cleery…its a hard pass. When I hear “Hello my very good friends”…NOPE -

[@Ty17V]

@@csix51 Andy Murray has some solid insight.

[@lemotek]

Simon really is the greatest, no question about it. THE MAN EVEN WRESTLES, HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS BALD MAN!!!

[@farahfariha1717]

@@lemotek مرحبا

[@Airkong423]

@@csix51 my man Jules

[@kemoktaf6889]

Simon , I think you should have a vacation

[@mattj4112]

And an up

[@itamarstrauss5170]

That's a weird way "done it to say ups and downs for emergence" (I'm obviously joking)

[@nolankuffner3573]

Like soccer, vacation is 100% a North American thing. Technically, the only people on 'vacation' are those who have recently quit their jobs. Good thing no where else in the world matters and that Simon ISN'T British.

[@owenhenley3961]

We all would not be mad at all

[@Slame333]

Simon could talk about a door knob for an hour straight and I’m fairly certain it would be entertaining as hell. This man is so equally charismatic and wholesome, I love it.

[@tyrone5969]

"Somebody kiss my a*s." Had me laughing out loud. Simon, you're gold!

[@BassintheAssassin]

Suggestion for next retro ups and downs: Unforgiven 2006. John Cena vs. Edge, D-X vs. Vince and Shane and Big Show. Trish and Lita also had a great match

[@gracemulopo6702]

Royal Rumble 2014 next (CM Punks' last wrestling appearance before returning)

[@oliverthomas-couch]

TNA Destination X 2008 so Simon can watch Shark boy and Curry man vs 3D as well as Samoa Joe, Christian and Nash vs Angle, Styles and Tomko.

[@Shincat]

Simon, we all like you more than you imagine so for the love of the wraaastling gods PLEASE take some time off before you burn out!!!

[@ShayeAntonStewart2002]

Suggestion: One Night Stand 2008

[@MiguelAngelo-bi3um]

This Summerslam was the beggining of the burial of the Nexus.

[@trewilliams8411]

John Cena is just that good

[@MiguelAngelo-bi3um]

@@trewilliams8411 ??

[@brandonbates9587]

The beginning?? Hell that was the burial lol nothing after that Summerslam loss mattered

[@trewilliams8411]

@@MiguelAngelo-bi3um John Cena is just better then the nexus overrated

[@pattyelric1200]

Great video as always Simon! Btw, David Otinga is a panelist for pre-show. He also does stuff for the WWE Network.

[@vazelokiller9848]

The main event should have gotten a brown down imo

[@brucepetrie1343]

Bret hart has like the best music ever. At least top 5

[@stevenwillie7667]

This Tuesday in Texas 1991 The Repo man

[@ignaciomendoza1]

I like how we can all agree that nexus should have won

[@jonaalstern3899]

Nexus overrated… only so much u can do with 10 guys

[@Rated_RMN]

@@jonaalstern3899 We all agree your opinion is wrong and you're not familiar with long term booking where professional wrestling is concerned.

[@trewilliams8411]

@@jonaalstern3899 facts

[@FSM_Inferno]

suggestion: WrestleMania 31, the heist of the century

[@anofsti]

Please do retro ups and down for All In or the first Double or Nothing. We need some retro AEW stuff now.

[@dmichael1172]

It's to early to do reto AEW. Usually retro means 10 to 20 years. He needs to do more TNA though.

[@anofsti]

@@dmichael1172 In this context "retro" just means older than a week. Kinda. So many people hooked on AEW now never got to experience All In - and now it has a much larger historical significance than it did back then. retrospective /rɛtrə(ʊ)ˈspɛktɪv/ adjective looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.

[@kirkwoita8840]

Simon did U&D for all in and DON

[@dmichael1172]

@@kirkwoita8840 But as a regular review not as a retro review.

[@anofsti]

@@kirkwoita8840 yes. But at All In he was in the crowd, and it's really not much of a review in hindsight. I'd love if he'd do a normal one where he has replays and stuff

[@skizzit]

"A tarp was resurrected" Dang. Did they have Papa Shango come in just to bring a tarp back from the dead? Wild.

[@SpanishFly120]

I have to say, I've always felt that not only should the Nexus have won, but that they should have swept Team WWE 7-0, with Daniel Bryan being the last one eliminated. They still could have kept the Edge/Jericho vs Cena stuff, and Miz attacking Bryan too.

[@Rated_RMN]

The original plan was them to win. Then Cena decided he should go over. Typical. This is why he ruined WWE and why it's rubbish today.

[@jeremydugan4658]

Lucha Underground Ultimate Lucha Tres. Some of the big names that are now in WWE, AEW and IMPACT all wrestling each other with some great Soap Opera level storyline. Tres is also the longest of the Ultimate Luchas and has some CRAZY matches.

[@ii_Be_Mac]

This has got to be the funniest all around episode from Simon...I was dying the whole video

[@ShadowZ6677]

I am David Otunga Simon, and I give you a GOLDEN UP for all the work you do!

[@theultimatefarmer]

Simon needs a rest. Let Gareth to Ups and Downs for Takeover 36. He's the NXT guy

[@wh5601]

Gareth deserves it too. He does a great job. Simon is a legend of course and impossible to replicate but Gareth has done well in making NXT his own thing

[@falconplaya1949]

Retro ups and downs wrestlemania 31 hiest of the centry

[@numero1superfly393]

Suggestion: ups and downs of Halloween Havoc 1995.

[@sportsdebatearena]

If that's the one with Eddie vs Rey, I'm in. Idr if it is.

[@FDC42585]

@@sportsdebatearena They fought at Halloween Havoc 1997

[@dmichael1172]

The Yetttie

[@hunterballard67]

So, Otunga's title is literally "color commentator/panelist

[@frankhoward6645]

Great review Simon your awesome as always my suggestion next weekend is Survivor Series 2005

[@gottembuckets2642]

Survivor Series 2004 - team orton vs team triple h, JBL vs Booker T wwe championship, and team angle vs team Guerrero

[@flarenexuz1159]

prime super cena in a nutshell 😭😭

[@trewilliams8411]

SUPER Cena 2010

[@RatedRMario21]

To everyone saying "Nexus should have won" let's all realize "SuperCena Strikes Again" is what made CM Punk so angsty 1 years later. If Nexus stopped SuperCena, the Pipe Bomb wouldn't have carried so much weight

[@lewislast8501]

So you mean if wrestling was better, fans wouldn't have had a reason to complain? Gotcha

[@Ty17V]

Even if they won, there was still plenty wrong with WWE.

[@tommyq374]

Retro ups and downs for another show where they made a shitty booking decision lol alot like summerslam 2021

[@dontreadmypicture3958]

Hints at a disadvantage in a row and then

[@unholyperiodza5442]

I prefer this Summerslam over the 2021 one.

[@trewilliams8411]

Exactly Summer of Cena is 2010

[@Deadline63]

Wrestlemania X...(Macho Man vs. Crush, Bret vs. Owen, HBK vs. Razor Ramon ladder match IC Titles, Luger vs. Yoko / Yoko vs. Bret. Doink/Dink vs. Bam Bam/Luna And MORE!)

[@Ashley28822]

No Mercy 2008

[@Ashley28822]

Unforgiven 2006

[@Reacher85]

Next Suggestion: WWE Summerslam 2011 John Cena vs CM Punk (WWE Champion vs. WWE Champion) with Triple H as the special guest referee and Kevin Nash interfering later on

[@itamarstrauss5170]

Don't take it the wrong way I'm with Simon in the "I don't want to see anyone loose their job" but the fact that Otunga all the realises in the last year and half over some of those guys is just the strangest thing

[@nathanpritchard5114]

Its almost like you think everyone has the same pay. Maybe Otunga is on a cheap deal. Who knows.

[@itamarstrauss5170]

@@nathanpritchard5114 maybe that's it...

[@erinharris1913]

Night of champions 2009 when Jeff beats cm punk after punk tries to walk out

[@Banbanban165]

how many hours of wrestling does simon consume in a week? i mean just throwing ups and downs left and right

[@ClintonsWarpedProductions]

Lockdown 2005

[@johnnyb3894]

Please up those downs on some 80s wwf, and ecw ! Appreciate ya Simon!!!

[@paulweston8408]

Hi Simon, can you please do AWA Superclash III? The match between Jerry Lawler and Kerry Von Erich was really good and it would give us a break from WWE or WCW.

[@pureworshipcc]

Let’s do NXT Takeover New Orleans! One of the greatest PPVs of all time

[@chickenkurry6451]

I saw rhybak or however you spell it live streaming on tiktok.. so yea that's how its going.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Team WWE winning was the wrong decision. And John Cena should've known that sooner. Even Edge and Jericho knew it was the wrong decision. If you're pushing talent, or in this case a faction, losses will not cut it. They have to get major wins.

[@RaghavanN]

Next Retro Ups and Downs-Survivor Series 2003,an important Pay Per View in terms of long term storylines.

[@brianammons6787]

You had it right Simon. There was a "sensual" tension with Sheamus in his segment with Kane. They want us to forget, but we remember what "Kane" does to people in Caskets, and Pepperidge Farm also remembers.

[@yomamma359]

Now I can't help but think of Taker in all types of crazy scenarios in my head hearing 'Bong'. You have created a wonderful mental distraction for me 👌🏿

[@seymourclarity8702]

Otunga used to be on PPV pre-show panels, haven't watched a pre-show show for a while tho...

[@billcowan5539]

I know I keep telling you to do the first WCW / New Japan Super Show from ‘91 it truly is retro and you will love the matches that are on it, even if you don’t want to review it you have to do yourself a favor and watch it Simon, it really was ahead of its time and was a blueprint for what wrestling was going to become

[@citizensane4387]

I like wrestling, but after AEW rampage, smackdown, summerslam, NXT takeover, 4 Simon reviews, and now a retro review…I’m kinda happy it’s Monday night so I can take a night off from watching wrestling 😂😂😂😂😂

[@proxjayant]

2010 summerslam still awesome to watch

[@trewilliams8411]

Facts John Cena is the goat

[@georgiusmagnus]

Suggestion for future episode: the All In event

[@ckdeadman1931]

Hey Simon, I'm guessing that David Otunga is probably one of WWE's corporate lawyers and still under contract for wrestling when needed!!

[@SpanishFly120]

While Wikipedia is far from a concrete source, it DOES say that Otunga is still contracted as a panelist and commentator.

[@artistmachine]

You should do the Monday night raw where evolution turns on Randy Orton or the 15th anniversary of Raw.

[@Ashley28822]

Does Simon sleep?

[@TheCrisis99]

cover RAW 15th Anniversary show. Let Simon see himself some Repo Man

[@scottsmartky]

That SES vs Big Show squash needs to be mentioned on BTE at some point soon since everyone involved in the match except for Mercury are in AEW now.

[@matthewburr5075]

What does BTE stand for?

[@hethan367]

If people had to choose would they rather have Gareth take over Smackdown or Rampage just to give Simon a break? I say Smackdown since Dynamite and Rampage are still connected

[@ebrahimyusufomar770]

Suggestion for next retro up and downs : August 21st 2003 episode of Smackdown

[@kennethwallace6740]

Seems like David Otunga still doing movies on the side at least the last movie I saw he did some Tyler Perry movie it which I forgot what the name was 😂

[@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer]

Still gonna push for No Mercy 2001.

[@markjagger2412]

Wouldn’t mind No Mercy 2002 either. Reckon that tag team match of Angle and Benoit vs Edge and Mystereo would be a golden up

[@scottmccurdy6493]

This was a bad show, but because I was there in attendance, SummerSlam 2010 is MY bad show!

[@kevinnails5598]

I want to see Ups and Downs for one of Simon’s shows. I don’t even care which one.

[@tyresethompson5450]

8

[@tyresethompson5450]

7

[@travismiller4320]

WCW Great American Bash 1991

[@charlesbloor2869]

Next ups and downs should be either In your house final four with the focus on the rise of Stone Cold as the guy, Summer slam 97 with The Undertaker VS Bret Hart for the WWF Championship, or the episode of Raw where stone cold kidnaps Scott Hall.

[@doberman7395]

One of the greatest burials in wrestling. Though, I doubt they would be over, even if Cena allowed them to win. Perhaps, Barrett with the right booking. Everyone else on the team was mid-card maximum.

[@coreycrank7961]

Something I noticed about Sheamus. Was that he got better, each time he won the WWE title. I didn't really click with him early on. It seemed forced to make him look strong. But he got better and better, and I'm a fan of his now. He is definitely one that got better as time went on. And he isn't the only one.

[@markjagger2412]

The 2 out of 3 falls match he had with Daniel Bryan at Extreme Rules 2012 moved him up massively in my ratings. Having a great match with DB is one thing (when given proper time not 18 seconds) but the fact he even managed to have a great match with Big Show later in 2012 was all the more impressive. He’s never quite got the credit he deserves for the title run

[@dianegale-beltran7832]

Wcw great American bash 1991

[@dmichael1172]

We WANT Flair! The biggest highlight of that ppv was hearing fans say that all night long.

[@martinrubio748]

The nexus was suppose to win but cena had different ideas

[@dylanogg347]

Sadly, Kane and Sheamus never had a feud. Damn...they could have had a banger of a match and a mental feud.

[@oozemacheesemo166]

I was at this summerslam and I honestly didn’t remember half of this stuff that happened. I just remember super cena destroying everyone and be disappointed

[@BReynoldsLilPiff]

Suggestion for next week's Retro Ups & Downs: Judgement Day '04 (Eddie & JBL's infamous bloodbath).

[@chillshill3125]

I think Otunga would be the Perfect manager for the newly turned Heel Keith"BearCat" Lee!

[@kevinowens2810]

Summerslam 1998

[@ironwarriortraining9740]

Suggestion for next retro ups and downs: Bad Blood 2003: Shawn Michaels Vs. Kevin Nash in Hell in a cell with Mick Foley as special guest referee and Shawn Michaels Vs. Ric Flair

[@ironwarriortraining9740]

Typo* Triple H vs. Kevin Nash in Hell in a cell with mick foley as special referee. One of my favorite pay per views and really nostalgic

[@Ashley28822]

Armageddon 2006

[@trewilliams8411]

Simon Miller you got to understand this was John Cena moment in history and 2010 was really the Summer of Cena not nexus

[@VelvetMetrolink]

If I had a choice between watching as much wrestling as Simon does for a year and punching Haku, I think I'd just get the beating over and done with.

[@ralphj.limbrickjr2043]

HEY SIMON, THAT SHIRT GETS AN UP! WHERE CAN YOU GET ONE? I WANT TO BUY IT!

[@mosquieto1]

Should do Raw September 1st 2003 where Kane electrocuted shane nuts. I just want to see Simon reaction to this lol

[@krystynfunk4201]

Starrcade 1997. Sting vs hogan

[@micknugget4961]

Lobster head???? LOL🤣🤣🤣

[@DillyDilly13]

Lmao “it still pissed me off”

[@Tim_is_a_hooligan]

The finger of power must be exhausted after this week !

[@PersonalSupporting7673]

yes

[@dontreadmypicture3958]

Ruin your welcome to the caribbean that was her

[@ericmikelmusic]

You should do Ups and Downs for Bound For Glory 2010. Just for Jeff Hardy’s Heel turn.

[@norabrandt4078]

Ok, I Googled it, yes, Otunga IS still employed by WWE as a panelist and color commentator. In what Multiverse he's doing this in...they didn't say.

[@mosquieto1]

I feel like Simon could be on commentary. I would tune in every week just here what he to say lol

[@conradruss6430]

No retro ups and downs next week. Simon deserves a break

[@brendangherashe9627]

They killed Nexus but then a few years later push the shield, which I never will reconcile with.

[@ejigantor6634]

What other women's matches took place during the year that Cameron might have liked better? Not really a buffet of options on that front.

[@lecxxcel8637]

Simon Nexus sucked and I was so glad they killed it even though that Summer Slam sucked too

[@dlawdb]

The best part about this video is Simon thinking touchdowns are scored like try’s 😂

[@badbooking3221]

Otunga I believe is working on the internal team of lawyers in WWE I believe. He did practice law, and I remember reading news stories after his wrestling days were numbered he was moreorless under Jerry McDevitt. If that's the case, then this guy has a helluva future.

[@rhysvandermerwe8205]

Armageddon 2008 The next retro ups and downs please thanks you

[@sladewilson794]

Simon where did you get that shirt??? I wanna get that for my girl

[@dizzy1369]

With otungas look and charisma I'm really surprised he didn't go further as an in ring performer.