Ups & Downs From WWE RAW (Dec 28)

Our WWE Raw review as Simon Miller talks about Randy Orton setting Alexa Bliss on fire Ricochet vs Mustafa Ali, Sheamus vs Keith Lee, Miz regaining Money in the Bank and much more.
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[@PhilMyChambers]

Hi everyone! Really sorry but I somehow cut the intro off the edit. Here is what Simon said: "It has been a crazy few days in the professional wrestling world, Brodie Lee passed away over the weekend and wrestling is entertainment and we should enjoy it but in the grand scheme of life it's not that important. So for today, we are not going to do Ups and Downs, we are going to do Ups and Sounds. I don't want to sit here and be all negative when really we should be pushing positivity into the world. So there were still some ridiculous things that happened on Raw, but they're not going to get downs, they are going to get ludicrous sounds."

[@Danielson1818]

No worries. You guys push out so many videos so fast. Must be unbelievably hard... I've made a few videos advertising my company that I work for, and it took weeks to get everything correct. People don't even realize about sound levels, precise timing, copyright issues. It's not easy.

[@ssvkhraamer7579]

You're forgiven, we love you!

[@TDH24Live]

How could you!

[@charlesdigloria693]

Thank you Phil.

[@paizurifan5963]

Brown Sound? LMAO Im DOOOOOONE!!!

[@DJDoubleCee]

It was nice to see Xavier Woods pay tribute to Brodie Lee by wearing a black arm band with his name on it.

[@aaronhiggs]

And hit the discus lariat... I teared up.

[@mitchellsommer2321]

Yep he and Ricochet both do a discus lariat

[@ItsBobbyThunder]

And Drew McIntyre said “It’s Monday. You know what that means. YEAH YEAH YEAH.” Yom Phillips also said “It’s Monday. You know what that means.”

[@daves2058]

I posted he should get an up before I saw this post. Sorry about that.

[@dastardlywun]

Noticed the discus lariat but I completely missed the armband. Thanks for pointing that out

[@cca12417]

WWE: "We should start showing more adult content" *Enters Randy Orton the serial killer who likes fire *

[@davonhall9652]

The kind of nonsense I just don't like. This is wrestling, right? And we have people being set on fire and eyes being gouged out. And they wonder why they lose viewers and aren't popular anymore? Doesn't take a rocket scientist. Literally, for me, I only want to see anything revolving around Drew McIntyre on Raw and Roman Reigns on Smackdown. They need to do better.

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

Why do you have CM Punks Twitter profile picture as your KZbin Pic?

[@cca12417]

@@andrewburgess-linden9612 I like CM Punk, but I'm using this pic because I like the movie Slapshot

[@JT7Blu]

@@davonhall9652 Wwe at its most popular had things similar to "people being set on fire and eyes being gouged out." Wrestling didn't become popular because of wrestling, it became popular because of the good/wacky storylines, which current wwe tends to lack.

[@tonyslicer7399]

People will always bitch what wwe dose these days..why today fans gonna kill the excitement of wrestling they never happy

[@mitchellsommer2321]

Cedric and Ali really sold that Discus Clothesline from Woods and Ricochet respectively. Just like others would sell for Brodie

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

They sure did.

[@sethfreakinrollins9889]

Orton went from the legend killer to the killer.

[@bryanwilliams2300]

Lol. They cut that part out WWE PG.

[@Ayce1955]

From the legend killer to the killer legend? :)

[@johngage7456]

Seriously

[@stevenjrivas84]

@Seth Freakin Rollons You officially won the internet with that comment. Ha

[@Michaelmaddsicc]

@@bryanwilliams2300 Would you really wanna see Bliss on fire? I mean would it be tv-14? yes, would it be a step up and yes as well. But seeing her burn wouldn't be particularly nice to watch

[@sethfreakinrollins9889]

Orton might as well bring back his "Burn in my light" theme song at this point.

[@ww4l]

I'm not sure if you're serious 😂 But he said he HATED that theme 😮 I LOVED it

[@MHruskamusic]

@@ww4l he only said he hated it since it reminds him of his immature past self.

[@thomasmartin6299]

HEY

[@michaelspikes8076]

Best theme song ever

[@michaelspikes8076]

@@ww4l what a theme song

[@karnage2948]

Commentators even called the the discos clothesline the Harper clothesline

[@charlesbloor2869]

Everything Bray and Alexa is doing is very entertaining with many cliff hangers and many twists and turns to keep us guessing.

[@mitchellsommer2321]

Decent Episode of Raw , I really liked all of those Subtle Tributes to Brodie from all the wrestlers

[@daves2058]

Me too

[@_.El._]

So if Miz never actually cashed in the Mitb to make it a triple threat doesn’t that mean AJ Styles does deserve a rematch???

[@archananare8879]

I have seen drew vs Aj at tlc I don't want to see repetitive rematch instead I would like aj feuding with miz or feud between miz and Morrison

[@edwarddubin8779]

Did you see Miz and Morrison break into a Joker Dance on the steps when he got his briefcase back.

[@archananare8879]

@@edwarddubin8779 yes

[@KurtisElgood]

Thank you Simon for keeping us going through this pandemic your uploads are important to many of us 🙏

[@abdur716]

WWE: Legends will be on next RAW Randy Orton intensifies

[@superboy4738]

Hide yo legends hide yo houses cause Randy Orton be destroying everything

[@alehandroarries6995]

Randy Orton: Legend senses are tingling!

[@ALLMETAL1970]

Kill em all

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

Simon needs to start a new counter - the “Randy Orton attempted murder count”

[@archananare8879]

It s there as kill em counter

[@edwarddubin8779]

How about a counter for the next most exciting move in wrestling Matt Riddle's flip flop removal entrance.

[@lenmorris9674]

What was the final number for the number of roll ups

[@Uptomyknees]

"I REALLY LIKED LEITH HERE"

[@rustiouk760]

Simon is just trialling potential AEW names

[@gregg6831]

I hear there's Sunshine on Leith.

[@juanmanuelherrerasifuentes4205]

Hi, max

[@PeterPHasVids]

That's so funny that you made fun of this

[@Kant3n]

They're testing the waters for another Fake Undertaker angle. Expect Keith Lee vs Leith Kee at WrestleMania.

[@GilDice]

Can we call Orton the 'Firestarter'? So that when this gimmick gets old, we can call him 'burnout'?

[@HaysomBeats]

Maybe he should use firestarter by Arctic Monkeys as a theme

[@JakHero]

When Raw ended, I actually thought it was going to commercial break. But then the next show started and I was like, "Wait, That's How It Ended!?".

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Randy is my pick for most ruthless superstar of the year, he deserves a golden up for his efforts in 2020

[@cjwilson1994]

Rest in peace Brodie Lee you will be missed

[@static_gmedina]

Bruh, AJ trying to chest bump Olmos gets a Golden up

[@codywilliamson4903]

Thanks Simon for all you do! You're a bright spot of my week.

[@Richman-iw4tv]

I think Alexa Bliss is fantastic in this role but like Simon, I don't know what the hell they are doing right now? I hope it pays off and doesn't get ruined like so many other things.

[@nick2gateway581]

That’s a good thing in this case. We can just sit back and enjoy

[@tapchakav1]

Pretty sure since Randy killed the puppets which are fragments of cult leader Bray's personality and the fiend is a darker twisted version of Bray he can't come back so since Alexa is depended on the fiend she wants to go where he is because I guess she can't wait for him like she wanted.

[@andyfletcher4078]

@@tapchakav1 Bliss is somehow the key to bringing him back

[@tapchakav1]

@@andyfletcher4078 that’s what randy implied but then again this is WWE after all

[@andyfletcher4078]

@@tapchakav1 I think Alexa uses his Lantern to light the way home for him. Everything in Brays world has a meaning so what is the symbolism of the Lantern other than lighting the way home. When the Fiend made his first ring entrance the only light in the arena came from the Lantern so surely the Lantern lights his way home.

[@jordancunningham4962]

Man, WWE is never going to forgive Elias for getting himself over, are they?

[@mitchellsommer2321]

Nah, How dare he grab brass ring without we giving him permission, Just like those Guys Ryder, Rusev

[@KingKhanate1997]

Elias could actually have more potential in AEW I think

[@TungstenArm]

Quite sad how they’ve made Asuka a secondary concern to Charlotte Flair, even though Asuka is the champion. They could solve the problem pretty easily though- just have them drop the tag titles to Riott Squad, have Asuka beat Charlotte emphatically at the Rumble, then have Asuka defend the title at Wrestlemania against Baszler. Or Alexa, I suppose.

[@alwaysxnever]

Perfect.

[@donkeydarko77]

lol, I don't think you understand. They aren't wanting to push Asuka now. Flair is back, and that's all they care about. They aren't going to have Charlotte lose clean to Asuka or anybody.

[@TheDsaf10]

@@donkeydarko77 which sucks soooooo badly, so tired of not pushing anyone besides Charlotte, sasha and baylee... wwe gets a down for that!!

[@TungstenArm]

donkeydarko77 well yeah, I’m just saying if they WANTED to they could fix it. It’s really a pity- Charlotte is good, yes, but I’m honestly sick of people saying she’s the best woman in the company when Asuka, Sasha, Io, Rhea, Bayley, Becky, Bianca, and Shayna are all better.

[@dizzy1369]

2:54 "I really liked Leeth here." If you see a name change then you know Vinny mac watches ups and downs. 😂😂🤣😂

[@uclaomega]

I was hoping the twist for Ricochet was he was going to join the Hurt Business. The Enemy of my Enemy is my friend

[@lukeayer1352]

Yes please

[@MelodicQuest]

I thought it was really weird how WWE just dropped the 'Hurt Business vs Retribution' angle so suddenly. It didn't make sense because they essentially had two heel factions going against each other so the audience had no one to cheer for. But with the addition of Ricochet, there's potential for a good feud.

[@rekaletaqsegak7660]

Yeah me thinking also

[@necros2585]

Alexa says yeah yeah yeah during her first promo

[@darkmvz6186]

The more dark Alexa portrays the hotter she becomes

[@theodiaashford7250]

😂

[@christopherwhiteside4448]

Virgin chat that

[@darkmvz6186]

@@christopherwhiteside4448 since when is complimenting attraction a sign of virginity

[@christopherwhiteside4448]

@@darkmvz6186 237 B.C

[@darkmvz6186]

@@christopherwhiteside4448 ahhhhhh......

[@kaidms]

The ending had me scratching my head for a half hour straight

[@PeterPHasVids]

Dope

[@nightflame69]

That final part with bliss was terrifying. She looks so nuts.

[@Jeff.fl0w]

Thanks so much Simon for always taking time out your busy schedule to give us amazing content may god continue to bless you and your family 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

[@MarkSmith-ub4hq]

A massive thank you to Simon and all whatculture for keeping us going throughout the pandemic, but when Keith Lee becomes known has Leeth, it’ll be officially Simons fault🤣🤣🤣

[@PeterPHasVids]

It's funny that you made fun of his mistake

[@MarkSmith-ub4hq]

It’s meant as banter, not making fun of it, using it to have a laugh

[@edwarddubin8779]

Can the commentators pronounce Mustafa Ali's name right.

[@leowato4392]

Kieth Lee to turn heel next week and beat McIntyre with I dunno a low blow or something to win the title and become a monster champion and build to the triple threat at rumble between Sheamus, Lee and McIntyre.... would also like the miz to fail a cash in again and feud with Morrison cause Morrison deserves a lot better

[@DarthNater246]

The "Most Devastating Move in all of Sports Entertainment" counter "rolls up" to: 102. Happy New Year everyone! Let's hope 2021 has less roll ups.

[@cameronlapage7386]

I wasn't excited for Legend's Night at first, but if they use it to have Randy go on a killing spree and have the other wrestlers try to stop him, then I'm all for it.

[@WicksellMukalai]

Miz & Morrison: We got the MITB briefcase back! Simon: They were sex-dancing, doing strokes 😂😂😂

[@Pr0phetless]

USA: "We want more adult content." Vince: "Hey, Randy. You like fire?" It's a shame too. They pretty much dedicated the show to Jon Huber, and that's all they could think of? Can't wait to see what AEW does to honor him

[@7PMNewz]

They’re doing a show entirely booked by his oldest son :)

[@idontexist1155]

Ikr.

[@kevinhooks1]

I like that stack of papers reference Simon

[@prlostinshadows]

Stack of Papers was nice mate 👍

[@HorribleSmileProductions]

Usa network: Make Raw edgier! Wwe: Arsonist murderer Randy orton

[@richnava9528]

This show is the only way I can watch Raw.

[@PeterPHasVids]

You're missing out

[@davidbernico9689]

Me too lol

[@RedHoodFH]

This randy bray Alexa thing is so fun, I love it

[@decardomontaque3322]

Bliss is just amazing yow.... I say it gets a up👆

[@arlopear7136]

"Yeah yeah yeah" being sprinkled throughout the show by the talent to subtly honor Brodie Lee/Luke Harper gets a MASSIVE UP ⬆⏫☝

[@masterofmythology]

Raw had me screaming at my screen a couple times. During the Ricochet/Ali match, I just kept shouting, "Retribution is getting physically involved! Disqualify Ali!" The end with Orton just had me screaming profanities for the abrupt cutoff and cliffhanger.

[@aylith663320]

How is it that WWE can have such good storytelling with Randy, Alexa and Bray but then have atrocious storytelling with The Miz and the money in the bank case?

[@cradodragmire1563]

You know back in the attitude era it was the same thing. The main event superstars are having good storylines while the mid card is forgotten.

[@mitchellsommer2321]

@@cradodragmire1563 Exactly.

[@daves2058]

Xavier Woods deserves an up for the Brodie armband.

[@nathanmiller9918]

With the 'Stand Your Ground' laws being so open ended, I'm pretty sure Orton is safe from charges...

[@JL-sm6cg]

But he didn't shoot anybody, more specifically a black person.

[@ALLMETAL1970]

He didn't say he feels threatened

[@johngage7456]

Ricochet is the most underused, underappreciated, underrated guy on the roster. Glad to at least see him "win" at the end of the match

[@dougbennett4866]

yawn

[@bigant3020]

WWE didn’t even post the Charlotte vs Nia Jax match on KZbin, so I didn’t even know it existed lol.

[@jamaljoinvil9263]

I think it's because Charlotte had a gear malfunction.

[@wstine79]

I would love to see Angel Garza try to give a rose to Charlotte Flair just to get a rise out of Andrade.

[@johnbenett3483]

I really like raw this week Randy is the man

[@markdickins1976]

im hoping for a twist where Miz holds onto it and it expires. Basically, he thinks its valid for a year from when HE won it from Otis and misses the last night to cash in. He cashes in another night (after the 1 year from MITB 2020), has his match, gets the win but then, for some strange reason, the ref looks at the contract and sees its expired, belt becomes vacant and there's a tournament for new WWE/Universal title (whatever one he goes for) and the final is on the 1st show with a live Audience (4th July??) for that big pop as the crowd will be louder than Mania. just an idea.....

[@andrewsmith1374]

A very nice twist. Never done before.

[@raymondjones6267]

Brown sound but I'm happy that the miz got the briefcase back it means that he might become champion again and I would like that to happen

[@PeterPHasVids]

Both Randy Orton and The Fiend are legend killers.

[@roberthill3051]

Orton & Fiend vs. Flair & Hogan at the Rumble! Loser has to burn a jar of vitamins.

[@mariom6368]

Big fan of the Brown Sound. It gets a UP. ☝

[@jacobsteele1191]

I LOVED the sounds! Keep them going!

[@cartergreulich3246]

the way randy lit that match looked like a callback to the wyatt family's entrances from years back maybe

[@cameronlapage7386]

"I really like Leith here." Is that his future name change?

[@plns_24]

I too observed that. Lol.

[@ounaogot]

No just Lee

[@Ndulwa_]

When he said it was going to be ups and sounds I was really looking forward to the brown sound and I wasn't disappointed 😂😂

[@damiancurran1762]

"Haha it's a goat.." thank you @SimonMiller that made my morning.

[@nycero]

That Johnny Cash joke made me chuckle ngl

[@keith9129]

The brown sound HAS to be a thing now

[@scorpiodude18]

Vince: "It's good shit!"

[@dictatorrich3412]

Hmm, I'm thinking Shemus wins the Rumble, and faces Drew at "Mania. I know that Shemus is on borrowed time, so I feel this is a good opportunity to give him one really good run

[@BossManSays]

What's wrong with Sheamus?

[@dictatorrich3412]

@@BossManSays He has problems with his neck.

[@jeremiah1164]

Everybody ALWAYS hates on wwe and of course wwe didn't do good enough for brodie. They did something for him in almost every segment.

[@Izzy-hm4zn]

Cause WWE is horrible lol stop acting like its good cause its not.

[@richie5208]

@@Izzy-hm4zn 🤣🤣🤣

[@cradodragmire1563]

Wrestling fans suck. As shown here.

[@Izzy-hm4zn]

@Cracker Honkey there is but thats on you if you dont think there is. Some kids like you just like to stick to kid shows ig. 🤷‍♂️

[@franklingoodwin]

@@Izzy-hm4zn Stop being such a petty child. Whatever WWE did would never be good enough for you. Grow up, this isn't about you, it's about Jon Huber and his friends and family (many whom are on the WWE roster)

[@chrisrowley6126]

Can we please highlight during the Elias and AJ segment, Omos done the scariest/funniest laugh ever and then went back to serious mode. I never laughed so much in my life lol

[@envychan]

Anyone notice how glossy Simon's eyes were? Maybe Brodie's passing hit harder than I thought.

[@a.freeland179]

The Wizard in the Sky used the random Match hat this week.

[@BMichaelGalloway]

Yeah, you like I noticed how out of it Simon was. The news must have hit him very hard, like most of us.

[@Airkong423]

@Wizard In The Sky Turns Heel no we are talking about the real Wizard.....so shut up wizard in the sky wannabe Jabronie on KZbin

[@Airkong423]

@Wizard In The Sky Turns Heel its we....me and my homies and 2nd I don't want a jabronie to book my matches heck I even want Vince to bury talents rather than some jabronie on yt

[@adamjimenez1798]

I am loving the darker stuff with Orton, Bliss, and the Fiend....NOW ALL WE NEED TO THE DEMON TO JOIN THE RANKS AND HOLY HELL WE GOT A GREAT TRIO!

[@W0NK042]

The lead up to & the "Nope..! What the Flub[!]" = 🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@akaskeletor3357]

Ups and sounds is WONDERFULLLL concept

[@TehGamesaver]

I cannot wait for tomorrow's Ups and Downs. I tuned into a RAW for the first time in 18 months (late mind it) and all I've seen so far is surprise roll up finish, Orton promo, distraction into surprise roll up, Orton promo, surprise roll up, Orton promo. That's what my experience was so far in the last 18 months. I can't wait for all of these downs.

[@markmichel3855]

Love that it ended on a cliffhanger. Alexa and Randy are doing great. Like that miz has briefcase back, although I have a feeling he will fail his cash in. Again. I am glad that they have big storylines for the nostalgia episode.

[@Lembardi]

I don't even watch RAW anymore, I just come here for the updates

[@dougbennett4866]

no need to. Its absolutely boring

[@lilbilliam]

Welcome to day 8 of my request for Simon to have Starcade '98 upped and or downed

[@judaszuechtung1085]

whats so hard to understand, Bray had to die to become the Fiend, Alexa wants to die to become Mrs.wtfdoiknow

[@deadlyviper3]

I’m not gonna lie I laughed way to hard at the Elias and Aj styles skit.

[@Kaiju_Roo45]

When he did that jumping chest bump 😂

[@deadlyviper3]

@@Kaiju_Roo45 dude I lost it😭😭

[@bizzlelianpaw2916]

I also think the MiTB idea was good tv too. They put on shows every week, so the pressure to entertain is tough. Miz, in my belief has done a good job keeping the briefcase important or giving it relevance over the difficult period.

[@dragonkaiser4ever]

USA: we want edgy content Alexa: you cant handle it Randy: I can

[@RedHoodFH]

Brown sound needs to be the new brown down

[@leeshwan903]

Here’s a HUG 🤗 for Simon and a HUG 🤗 for Phil. So much to grieve 😔😢. Thank you for your positivity!

[@colonelkenpachi5009]

Idk why but I'm really dig'in that under armour sweater.

[@donfisch6409]

I agree with Simon about the Randy Orton and the Firefly Fun House. It was funny, but it made more sense and it felt more effective, when we all thought the funhouse only was real in Brays head.

[@Tairutheshogun]

I hope that we get a mid card version of the Sting angle from WCW a full on Retribution beatdown and Ricochet will be off TV for a while and return Batman like style. That would be a great story to be told.

[@Xanatos1138]

I honestly hate that they’re burying Mandy and Dana. Shana and Nia don’t need any of this.

[@jordandeadley360]

Shayna deserves way more than this, Nia deserves way less.

[@Xanatos1138]

@@jordandeadley360 Nia deserves unemployment but I don’t understand if they’re going to hype up a new blond woman tag team that appear to have chemistry, why bury them so hard?

[@raphaelcisternino11]

I love this Storyline!!

[@dewyorkciti532]

They should bring back WWE Magazines.

[@youngiconzent246]

@simon miller, wwe wrestler of the year goes to Randy Orton, look at the amount of crazy stuff he did for the whole entire year...🏆🏆🏆

[@3LameGuys]

All that “slabs of man meat” talk in the beginning is getting a very confusing up!

[@Algeo69]

Golden up for Jon Huber!

[@Rajarshi_X]

Legend's night seems like a nice holiday gift for Randy.

[@Sa1o559]

I’m surprised Orton's back isn’t broken after carrying WWE all year (as well as getting arrested)

[@cerabrii398]

He didn't carry WWE, he had the help of the Rollins Mysterio feud, Drew, and later Roman

[@sevenempestfxntoolsoad3183]

@@cerabrii398 lol Roman at best. Drew was great but nothing that makes u anxiously wait fron him all year, mysterio? Come on now seth and rey even looked like they couldnt wait to be done filming. Roman is just getting started. This was single handedly randys year.

[@billcowan5539]

That brown sound made me laugh 😂😂

[@IAmUnknownEmperor]

Keith Lose, Keith Turns Heel, Miz Cashes In

[@Enfant_Feu]

Oh god please no

[@idontexist1155]

@@Enfant_Feu yes

[@asrar39]

Really proud of all the work Riker did on the starship Enterprise ... still has me laughing

[@beardedchefpops2369]

I’m not gonna lie I burst out laughing at the brown sound. 😂

[@biggamanedabeast5247]

All I got to say about raw is poor Huskus the pig. He didn't do anything to Orton

[@corey6443]

Lol

[@thomasmoore8096]

No 10 bells. Down (screaming banshee sound)

[@chisangalalochisenga2054]

he isn't part of the company anymore....... I'm even shocked they acknowledged him considering he worked for the rival company

[@thomasmoore8096]

@@chisangalalochisenga2054 this business is about more than what company you're working for. It's about respect.

[@nicolegeorge1659]

I love The orton/bliss/bray angle. It's the reason I love wrestling in the first place! Gimmicky shit is the best!

[@synthchris7357]

Great star trek reference

[@youngiconzent246]

@Simon Miller good blog again from you, a bit different but good job... @whatculture wrestling.. 🆙️🆙️🆙️💯💯💯