Ups & Downs From WWE RAW (May 17)

[@ronhalliday7304]

Simon, the most devastating Miller in ALL of sports entertainment.

[@avrolancaster6987]

Simon Miller is the best thing about WhatCulture by a long way... and let’s be honest.... he’s also one of the best things in wrestling as well.

[@karnige5804]

only thing I watch on whatculture wrestling. other dudes are so bland and boring

[@avrolancaster6987]

@@karnige5804 I watch some of the Star Trek.... but I get the feeling a couple of those guys are just reading scripts and aren’t really fans.... But still the wwe channel is best by far.

[@yosoymejor6388]

Him and Jules

[@HeezNeez]

@@karnige5804 Come on, Adam Wilbourn is not fucking bland or boring. Most of the others can be, and I’m not naming names, but there’s only one I legitimately can’t stand.

[@ZootedBeaver]

@@HeezNeez they aren’t gonna read this but I’m curious who do you hate. Most of them I enjoy

[@carlosnoriega5784]

“Look at my eyes” LMAO simon you’re the best.

[@dwaynemalone4026]

I beg to differ.

[@lowkeyc7480]

Gotta give Randy credit though, this guy is just awesome. He is just steady and consistent. His wrestling psychology is the best in the game right now. Dude can do just do this in his sleep easy

[@dompicc888]

That's why he's one of the GOATs

[@lowkeyc7480]

@@dompicc888 💯💯

[@dompicc888]

@@lowkeyc7480 That's also why he should break Ric Flair's (fake) 17 title record, not Cena

[@lowkeyc7480]

@@dompicc888 Totally agree

[@masterofmythology]

The fact I hadn't even realized we haven't seen the 24/7 title in weeks says everything about the title.

[@anotherperson2629]

It's way past its expiring date

[@tomseville1057]

@@anotherperson2629 The worst part is, 24/7 means no expiry date....

[@anotherperson2629]

@@tomseville1057 😂

[@se_lym]

The way those ladies were screaming their lungs off maybe they thought Drew and Bobby were gonna fight in a zombie lumberjack match. I would have the same reaction

[@aftabalam-bj6tf]

ROFL

[@dabturtle9592]

I legitimately popped when kofi won Until i remembered it’s not a title match

[@ronhalliday7304]

So did I! I went from 0 to 10 to -20 for feeling like an idiot in about a second.

[@brazen6850]

lol for a solid 5 seconds I was like "Holy shit they let Kofi win the title!" and suddenly everything came crashing back down to Earth.

[@BishopS]

To be fair I was just happy when Kofi lasted longer than he did against Brock. I really thought they were going to do a repeat of that when the match started off with that huge spinebuster.

[@jjenk911]

Main Event Kofi works for me. He'll probably never win the WWE title again, but we can dream

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Haha so did I. Thought open challenges were for the title if not what's the point of an open challenge

[@wingzero-0014]

"Bliss didn't ask Tamina if there's anybody meaner"😆

[@BishopS]

Thanks Simon. Now I'm imagining Mace, T-Bar and Damien Priest on the toilet when Bobby Lashley's music plays for the open challenge. They rush to finish their business only to run out of the bathroom and trip over Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin fighting each other ruining their chance to make it to the ring before the New Day Music hit.

[@jeffgaston3238]

This is exactly what I thought of as well. Don't forget Sheamus and Drew. You know Drew would have come out as well if he wasn't stuck on the toilet. What do they server these people in catering?

[@jimjimjimmy7793]

@@jeffgaston3238 Well Drew was banned from challenging but idk why they didn’t let Damien challenge but I love Kofi.

[@BishopS]

@@jeffgaston3238 I forgot Sheamus mentioned the challenge too. Lol. He probably was online shopping browsing for a heavy duty safe to keep his entrance gear away from Rick O'Shea.

[@ratedrsuperstar8365]

@@jeffgaston3238 because new day made their food🥵

[@ashishmeghvanshi5668]

3 minutes of Smackdown are far better than 3 hours of raw

[@dougbennett4866]

you're right and smackdown sucks too

[@farrismz5977]

@@dougbennett4866 No it doesnt

[@ZootedBeaver]

@@dougbennett4866 Smackdown is so good

[@TheYankeesUnited]

@@dougbennett4866 smackdown is a really good show. I enjoy watching it each week. It is really not comparable to Raw

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

2 seconds of AEW is way better than whole garbage WWE product

[@SajoMt]

simon started with saying "you never know what will happen on raw" but simon raw is the same every week haha rematch galore

[@sebastianratliff63]

No this week was good

[@alexdoesthemost2723]

Raw was decent yesterday.

[@RaghavanN]

The ending saved the show to be fair.Just pass mark

[@ananyaraizada7657]

Sheamus vs ricochet was great. Loved it so much

[@ZootedBeaver]

@@sebastianratliff63 it was a solid C-

[@ThePiercedOne]

We can see where wwe is going with this - Seamus’ hat and coat on a pole match!

[@deandrenicholas2545]

"Classic" Russo booking at it's.... best???

[@vegetamegadisk]

Sheamus*

[@therayveneffect]

Please don't give them ideas... This needs to be removed quick before they see.

[@matthewcioffi6385]

Calm down Russo

[@82loon90]

Why yall watching wwe of yall dont like it are cant be all that of yall still watching wwe are will be done less then 5 years

[@afroshima492]

"Cease and Desist from Kane" floored me 😂😂😂

[@christianthiel2052]

Me 2 xDD

[@blackhole1315]

IKR SAME

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Matt Riddle is slowly turning heel for sure

[@ericbrower611]

With the way Xavier Woods was acting during the match, I wouldn't blame him. (Maybe Xavier is starting to turn heel)

[@DeejKelley]

So many fantastic lines in this. @2:01 "I would have assumed, Lesner's going to eat that kid." @2:30 "Free ice cream, come out for free ice cream!" @9:25 "And maybe you will get that Rhea, in around about 2498." ROFL!

[@wh5601]

I was absolutely dying at the whole toilet thing at 17:36 😂😂

[@f.n04]

So good 😂

[@jessiec4768]

Ladies & Gentlemen, welcome to the Simon Miller Show, where your ups get downed and your downs get up’d

[@suskdndjdhs5551]

For some reason when Simon said Damien Prooce I died 😂😂😂

[@geniuspigby29]

A-reptile-dysfunction, yeap that killed me 😂😂

[@nickeallee6799]

i was just looking fo the ups and downs video for last night lol

[@alexanderyarini4233]

Me too lol

[@aswinkrishnan21]

@@alexanderyarini4233 same

[@dallassylvestre7209]

He has past ups and downs videos or just why videos you can watch.

[@AmightGaming]

Mark my words , next raw main event will be RKBro and Bobby vs New day and Drew🙄

[@takerhulk3163]

Good idea

[@ferpaz7653]

Thats a good idea tag team wrestling in the main event

[@sourabhkumar665]

Bro I think.. it will be riddle vs woods

[@bionicpancake6782]

Alexa bliss and lily are going to become womens tag champs calling it now

[@angelcanez4426]

If god can be in a tag team so can a doll. LoL

[@bionicpancake6782]

@@angelcanez4426 lol

[@noahfleischman8745]

@@angelcanez4426 if a 10 year old can win the tag titles at WrestleMania so can a doll

[@anthonyferguson4678]

As long as Lily is not Bray in drag.

[@terrickturner6425]

I feel like this is true and I'm terrified

[@noahfleischman8745]

1:40 or if Brock comes out dancing after he wins a big match... oh wait beast in the bank

[@alexdoesthemost2723]

Exactly

[@monstamos13]

Broc did dance to MVP's intro at Royal Rumble

[@eronbacchus]

How could these videos get dislikes? They are so entertaining. I literally watch the entire raw faster than the ups and downs episode lol

[@abishekr3792]

My RAW gets covered by watching Ups and Downs . Watching the full show is unbearable

[@RedHoodFH]

RKBro is still amazing. Ppl thought riddle would turn randy good, instead you have randy turning riddle dark. I love it

[@edwarddubin8779]

Thanks to Xavier Wood's trombone playing for Matt getting ticked off which is definitely an up.

[@King-Revel22]

Garza should just leave the rose on his opponents body kind of like how people leave flowers on a casket. Would love to continue seeing people like Garza, Gulak, Ricochet, etc in more stories and matches

[@riversider2506]

That's actually a great idea 💡.. Let's hope someone from the WWE CREATIVE TEAM sees this comment 💯

[@JL-sm6cg]

I didn't see it, but if he didn't do it, Garza should stuff the rose in a wrestler's mouth ala the Million Dollar Man.

[@dominiknowaczyk9633]

Jinder made his return last week, and now he's already missing

[@anotherperson2629]

Nobody missed him, you don't have to return just for the sake of it and they fed jeff hardy to him 🤦

[@BraghDaMan]

His last return (including the title reign) was a pointless waste of time, and this one's at Jeff Hardy's expense. I would HOPE Vince finally caught a clue and dropped it already... or at least actually tried with a character that would stick. Maybe, if we're lucky, Jinder will get a repackage and then LOSE to Jeff as an apology to him.

[@anotherperson2629]

@@BraghDaMan I'll only accept jeff winning the royal rumble and pulling a hardymania. Give him a real reason to stay sober and a 6 months long last reign

[@BraghDaMan]

@@anotherperson2629 I like this as well.

[@anthonyperkins1668]

Brock did turn the Money In The Bank briefcase into a boombox

[@hijeans1103]

Let’s not forget his sombrero celebration

[@kimmomac4082]

@@hijeans1103 lmfao

[@eliebechara3811]

Otis followed suit and made it a Lunchbox LOL

[@geniuspigby29]

I want Riddle to sing *"I got Randy in my head, he comes to me, he talks to me, he understands"*

[@techmic2854]

Yes. Yes to all of this

[@TheYankeesUnited]

This would be perfect.

[@4death20]

no

[@kddavis5492]

You mean.. "I hear Randy in my head, he talks to me "

[@dragonlee6851]

I’m going to start a counter for the number of times Simon gives Raw an Up. May 17, 2021 = 1. To my great grandkids please add 2 someday.

[@varunkashyap6734]

Roman reigns has put up a promo on Twitter, about 2 mins of that is far far better than literally anything I saw on RAW today

[@avrolancaster6987]

How come you never see the surprise roll up in MMA? It’s so devastating that you would thing it would be up there with then arm bar and the guillotine.

[@wh5601]

Tell you what though, I’d find it hilarious if you had a bunch of people playing the trombone outside the octagon to distract someone at the next UFC event

[@dalehusbanduk]

It's a banned move too powerful

[@WhoisRayJones]

The eye poke is definitely the 2nd most devastating move in all of sports entertainment.

[@BrokenTablesPodcast]

I literally screamed at my television for the first time in my life as if it was going to answer me during Alexa's Playground "WHERE THE HELL IS THE FIEND?!?! DONT YOU REALIZE THIS MAKES NO SENSE WITH NO FIEND?!?!" My wife now thinks im insane...

[@varenoftatooine2393]

Apparently he asked for time off. The Alexa stuff is still bad though. It'd be worse with anyone else though.

[@ddjsoyenby]

your right though.

[@Nhaix316]

It's reported that he has taken time for because of the death of Mr Brodie Lee. If that is the case, I say he should return when he is ready

[@somberstricken4424]

I agree! I'm a wife and my husband feels the same way. This is bull, they screwed Bray so bad.

[@elpeluca7780]

You're wrong anyway

[@jonathanramsey9282]

Simon Miller is just great. I absolutely love ups and downs. He brings so much joy and entertainment to it. Thank u Simon for the joy u bring to my life every week with these

[@emmadilemma7800]

Imagine having talent like Drew Gulak that can give Zack Sabre Jr a run for his money and you have him getting roses shoved up into his body. Oh well, i guess as long as he is getting tv time.

[@anuragkat66]

Yes that the sad part, why they dont see that in Drew

[@99bedman]

Simon Miller's ups & downs are my FAVOURITE shows. I skip most of the WWE's show to watch this. BRILLIANT!!!

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

"Damien Priest you're a dinosaur now" But does Damien have a Master's Degree in History?

[@savion8]

Luchasaueus has entered the chat

[@michelnewcomb9860]

Mace and T-Bar, graduates of the Ultimate Warrior school of wrestling promos.

[@treydeleo5312]

I can't watch raw anymore it's so bad, I just wake up every morning and wait to see Simon give a review on it

[@numero1superfly393]

Raw as expected: distractions, distractions, distractions, followed by suprise roll ups, and promos that don't go anywhere.

[@bahahgriswold8496]

It really helps me sleep 😴💤😂

[@markandrewbryer4531]

Add Edge and make it Rated RKBRO maybe have RVD as official translator for Riddle.

[@MiNick79]

Alexa and Lilly will be tag team champions before the end of the year.

[@duckmeister5385]

*month

[@braungames2082]

Who is lily

[@agoodday4pi]

That would be stupid, but since this is WWE Raw, I could see it happening...you're getting an UP

[@vegetamegadisk]

@@braungames2082 they were focusing on Kross a lot in the lumberjack match, maybe her.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Nah Lily will be the head of the table.

[@bardon1694]

Really excited for kofi to be a main eventer again

[@nabilabdi9265]

The best part of raw was Cory graves yelling at the other commentators “you can’t just steal something and then get a title match”, even though that’s literally what wwe is

[@isaacmarrufo8935]

That argument with Cory and the others was pure gold

[@Oh_Ehm_Gee]

For the first time, this was an actual good Raw in my opinion

[@Atroz7]

I don't know why "the dive knocked off some of Bobby Lashleys HP" made me laugh as hard as it did

[@davidmadison9369]

I just realized that both of Lana’s exes are wearing gold these days. Miro and Lashley. 🤣🤣🤣

[@DatBoiChris420]

We all need to take a moment and thank Simon for sitting thru Raw for 3 hrs every week so we don't have too... Props to ya big man you're the real hero here

[@kgeranios1]

"What a terrible night to be Bobby Lashley" is absolutely a Castlevania reference, those cheeky T-bastards

[@tomgilmartin7327]

Why are people cutting onions 🧅 during Simon’s poetry corner 😥

[@lowkeyc7480]

Clean finishes, lets do more of those

[@kiambotebbonikay]

I love all these "Nobody's meaner than Tamina" variations every week

[@suplexorcist316]

Nothing like a nice morning coffee and some Simon Miller Poetry

[@montelvontaviouspore]

"Asuka is going to be an empress... at some point tomorrow!" made me burst out laughing 😂😂

[@dazda123]

RK-Bro... greatest thing in a while!

[@ivanjardel270]

This feud between Lashley & Drew is starting to get old 😓

[@ozzy6312708]

I usually watch RAW live every week but didn't have time this week. This review makes me want to watch it right now!!

[@bahahgriswold8496]

😭imagine getting excited for rollups and dqs

[@Da_Summersoldier]

Oh yeah if Simon wasn’t on Whatculture, THIS WHOLE SHIP SINKS‼️

[@officialdad7197]

Can we make Poetry Corner a staple of Ups and Downs.😁

[@BuffKitty-gg5he]

Even though I'm a big Drew Gulak fan his match with Angel Garza was pretty much a short squash match it was still the best match on the show just because it was the only match without any outside influence or a DQ. Gulak deserves better but Angel Garza does deserve a push. Dude is talented.

[@JD_Power]

Simon earned his like and comment with his empress of tomorrow remark. I popped.

[@matthewlawlis2421]

Make the poetry bit a reoccurring segment. That had me laughing hard.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Damien Priest needs to get singles push this time

[@CAMnami]

Damien vs Shamus would be a nice feud

[@rhondalong2650]

love simons poetry corner!! the wig and glasses is classic! i miss wizard in the sky!!

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

That poetry reading was dope.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Ricochet is back finally as relevant star

[@geleneceline2310]

Too bad he's a jobber

[@statsbrain6138]

I wonder if he made Vince mad.... or if Vince is just an idiot

[@Leon-mv1bn]

@@statsbrain6138 Second one

[@LawrenceAdams13]

Simon by the end of Raw I honestly felt like crying I can’t believe they used that many roll up pins in one show 😂

[@reptvismy13threason]

The only good thing about this RAW is maybe KofiMania coming back/push rather,Asuka winning over Charlotte,R-K-Bro ofc.

[@YourBoyMarc12]

This was my first experience attending the Thunderdome and I had a blast.

[@abhasadhikari1554]

Does anyone else like how simon always has some comedy bits at the start?

[@JosephBWG13]

The fact that 2 of those Distaction Finishes were won by Kofi. Repeat that again: Kofi won twice in 1 night with both distracting finishes.

[@unclesteed]

Young Simon watching 'Different Strokes': "Bring down the 'Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis' counter...that's FIFTEEN this season!"

[@jamcreates9417]

Despite the finish, I was happy that Asuka won. Also, I was kinda hoping that a bunch of guys were going to come out to answer the open challenge at the end and it would lead into something like a battle royal, or a tournament starting next week to determine the new number one contender. Although I was still happy to see Kofi win.

[@kbr9165]

Despite ending in a DQ, I think Elias and AJ had a fantastic match. He may not get many wins but Elias is in the shape of his life and is finally getting some great in ring work in. Wait for crowds to come back, and push him to the moon.

[@roberthill3051]

Now if they could just have Charlotte lose every week.

[@ddjsoyenby]

agreed.

[@W0NK042]

She's too blonde & big boobed for Vince to allow that to happen.

[@dewyorkciti532]

T Barr and Mace gave me that Ascension vibe.

[@tedhaulley9885]

I thought those two did a really good job on the promo. It’s just the dialogue itself was awful. Give them some good lines to say and i think they could go somewhere.

[@DarthNater246]

The "Most Devastating Move in all of Sports Entertainment" counter "rolls up" to: 32 (No 24/7 Title)

[@MrSkeng]

That fucking poetry time had me creasing

[@hollywood25]

Watching the intro, where's puppet Simon? We need more of him.

[@timmytur0k884]

AJ Styles takes a back body drop like Bret Hart used to take an Irish whip to the turnbuckle.

[@SuperKamiGuru2023]

Raw used to be the #1 show to watch, now raw just sits at the end of the bar in a drunken stupor, reminiscing the glory days to anyone who’ll listen.

[@temwaninkowani1798]

This episode was actually good , for a RAW .

[@imanshafiq5835]

Not good, Raw sucks

[@colel1605]

Thank you simon, for allowing us to not have to watch Raw!

[@SomeGuy-rc2lc]

The part about contenders getting caught on the toilet made me lol.

[@AftermathDX316NWO4life]

The ginger headed juggernaut Simon lol🤣🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@robmartin5556]

The best show in a while

[@montelvontaviouspore]

We need more of "No body talks like that" and "Stuff just happens!" segments 🙏

[@EliteNeko420]

You know, there is already a wrestler with a T-Rex gimmick is name is luchasaurus

[@geleneceline2310]

Lol😂

[@skateorpie]

And he’s one of Simon’s wrestlers too lol 😆

[@f.n04]

Tozawa was stood right beside Mace & T-Bar during the lumberjack match... LOL

[@f.n04]

Also why was one side of the ring unattended lol

[@carlosalbelo7946]

Wow! I really wish the poetry segment will come back. I made sense out of whatever that promo was supposed to be. Plus Simon’s hair screams Tolkien-level art all the way

[@PyroMarshall]

Natalya was way comfortable being around Alexa like that Tamina's reaction to the whole thing made perfect sense

[@tahsinhasan3960]

@18:13 Simon not saying shib but the actual word! haha

[@onewingedangel1993]

Am I missing something here? When I go to the community page to vote for retro ups and downs, it shows a poll from 2 weeks ago. I can't find the current one.

[@carsonwroten6867]

I wake up for work at around 6:30 PST. Typically ups and downs is already up by then. Didnt see it on my timeline so I went to work. Got home and started scrolling, still not on my timeline. Got terrified it was canceled lmao

[@QAZ-OMEN]

The 6 man tag coming wil be GREAT. Rkbro with Bobby vs newday with drew mac

[@aaronfram7501]

Its Miller Time!

[@suplexorcist316]

Lol Ricochet looks like a boxcar drifter in Sheamus clothes.

[@roderickmayo9013]

“Maybe he was just tired” lmao

[@RaghavanN]

8 matches of which 5 had non-clean finishes,1 by DQ and 4 by distraction.Except Kofi vs Lashley,all were rehashes or variations of the previous weeks.Seems the RAW creative team want to give Simon some work😂

[@varenoftatooine2393]

To be fair, why wouldn't you use THE MOST DEVASTATING MOVE IN AAAAAL OF SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT when you get the chance, it's the easy win button 🤣

[@joshjones9749]

1:36 Please, I beg of you...continue to call MVP "Umvup" lol

[@geleneceline2310]

Let me remind you this is the company that said aew set the business back 30 years

[@olliebol77]

No, someone said that they heard somebody say that someone in wwe said that AEW set the business back....

[@arashitendou5941]

@@olliebol77 but to be honest would you be surprise that someone did say that if they did?

[@arashitendou5941]

@The new Chris Paul well that’s subjective and your opinion I view the reverse but like Simon Miller says if you enjoy your welcome to it You like Raw over Dynamite, I prefer the opposite

[@arashitendou5941]

@The new Chris Paul ah I see I’m just so used to people being all Team Raw vs Team Dynamite so.....yeah

[@balagadagesports8758]

Im expecting Simon miller to talk about kofi Kingston saying "Ereptile dysfunction" but its seems it flew over simon Miller's bald head, Down

[@bahahgriswold8496]

It was boring like his title reign 😩