Ups & Downs: WWE Raw After Wrestlemania 40 Review (Apr 8)

Simon Miller reviews the WWE Raw after Wrestlemania 40!
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[@gestaltdude]

The crowd spontaneously chanting, "This is awkward," instead of, "this is awesome," was pretty much they highlight of my day, and a perfect example of why I love the Raw after 'mania. :D

[@punkfenixjt]

I mean the fans talking to Simon are more awkward than the segment.

[@Clyde-S-Wilcox]

They weren't wrong.

[@jamiek9780]

I think what made it awkward was Cody slowly saying “You can hold mine if I can hold yooouuurs….” Lmao a little sus

[@emoreno0801]

Simon crowd control and patients is legendary

[@mallymoore383]

A 45 minute segment between Rock and Cody with about 35 minutes of it dramatic silences.

[@cram2979]

& it was fantastic

[@nabeelahmed2786]

Crowd wouldn't let the rock speak for about 10 minutes

[@jamiek9780]

@@nabeelahmed2786rocky was playing into it too much. He was doing what Dom does where if they boo, he stops talking which prompts them to boo more, and more stopping. Sometimes you just need to plow through the booing, someone like the rock commands attention. They’ll listen when he talks.

[@beardown2489]

Am I the only one who thinks that plenty of those boos were pumped in

[@bsquinney]

It's the Cinematic Era of WWE!

[@Sbensonn]

The patience Simon has with the crowd is top tier. I think others would have snapped with the incessant pick mes in the crowd. I like how pretzel guy got cut out right when they knew he wasn't going to stop talking. While I like the banter between Simon and the crowd and him joking around with them it's a bit annoying when they talk over him and make him lose his train of thought.

[@johnshort5830]

Absolutely agree. Everyone just wants to use Simon for their 15 seconds instead of just enjoying being a part of something organic.

[@artgodsavii]

Preach!

[@msizizondi6023]

I've been looking for this comment! I thought I was being a Negative Nancy at first but I found this crowd to be annoying.

[@bestinthebiz45]

​@@msizizondi6023and the belts over the shoulder..... there are no words!!

[@HackThePlanet88]

The crowd in this video annoyed me to the point I stopped watching.

[@AlastorCouncil]

Simon Miller hope you're doing well today mate. Thanks for everything you do for us to get the ups and downs out in a timely manner despite having a busy schedule. Anytime I'm having a horrible day your videos are always positive and a reminder that it'll get better

[@kristysuggs3282]

👍

[@Mike6BITW]

This! 💯

[@juliooquendo220]

The man Simon miller where he goes people from all over the world he gets much love from the fans. Thats love and support right there. The coolest bold man ever.

[@alexis_313]

bald*

[@xxxellbrownoxxx]

The guy with the spinner belt was strange as

[@BJ-vu5bv]

@@alexis_313you must be fun at parties

[@Barry80Elms]

Drew is killing it on the mic 😂 Bondage Undertaker got me… Drew has no chill…

[@geeayy333]

They were calling him bisexual undertaker on Twitter when he cashed in. Drew referencing that 😭😭😭😭 absolutely diabolical

[@sanchitgarg4484]

Drew even called him transition champion

[@FootballMaster172]

Does it matter? HHH is still burying Drew... That's the respect which Drew deserves for carrying WWE during the pandemic? 😢

[@ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732]

Rock gave Cody a spider. A big mechanical spider. I am emotionally scarred forever because of Erick Redbeard's spider

[@nikodeherrera8274]

He gave him the remote control to Rowan's spider 😂😂😂

[@franklingoodwin]

It's Cleopatra's egg.

[@jadziaezri2616]

This comment made me laugh out loud for real. Thank you for that!

[@rockgod738]

Took a few years off from wrestling, and Simon Miller still doing ups and downs. Dedication at its finest.

[@bruce-ww2oi]

same, gota hand it to simon, whos this weird camp looking Kane thats champion though.

[@chriscoupe6980]

Simon miller= golden up

[@MelodicQuest]

For anyone that didn't notice, the small glitch during Bronson Reed's promo briefly flashed the word "Hello"

[@jonpoon3896]

Appreciated that Ricochet mouthed to Samantha “sorry” right before he did his 450

[@tristantifft6935]

I can’t believe I got to see you and be a part of one of your videos Simon!! I was the guy in the red hat and piper shirt. I just had all of my stuff I had gotten for My Fiancée stolen before I ran into you and I chose to just focus on the positive and then this happened and it was such an awesome experience meeting you!! My phone was dead so I never got a picture with you but after you were done recording you took the time to talk to me and shook my hand and told me congrats on getting married later this year and just that alone means more than any picture ever could because it was real no cameras or videos just a conversation with you. You may never read this but I hope life continues to treat you well and that things stay blessed for you. Again Thank You Simon You deserve a Golden Up!!

[@aaronhurst4379]

Maaan, I'm so sorry to hear about your fiancee's gifts being stolen, that sucks! Hope things go alright in the end, and congrats to you both

[@bigbacon3243]

Wore the same shirt to Summerslam last year and we need the big belt on Sami!

[@YNGKING01]

Simon convening with his adoring public is what's up, crowd was stepping on his toes but he handled it well and professionally

[@scottyjeff39]

Both the Undertaker and Mark Henry on Ups and Downs!!!!!! Truly amazing Simon!!!!!

[@michaelstankowski835]

Simon met the entire spectrum last night.

[@ifgwelf]

This comment right here 😂

[@TravisBeckMusic]

💀

[@user-tg5uz6ow2j]

Undertaker ate the spectrum

[@Maadcapminis]

The Rock Gave Cody a Golden Up

[@MattchazYT]

Dude who was in the undertaker cosplay did the eye roll so fucking well.

[@jasonlee3759]

Has to be a trinket that Dusty gave Dwayne when he was a kid

[@alberthernandez5814]

nice meeting you on saturday simon! thanks for the pic!

[@MiddleEasternBorder]

Undertaker, Mark Henry and Logan Paul in the Crowd

[@dankbuds4203]

Undertaker dude looks like aj styles dressed up as undertaker😂😂😂

[@SimpleRem]

the "at home" Version :D

[@kelcam9642]

😂😂😂

[@dje9071]

shorty right behind Simon at the end was Elektra Lopez

[@neshentertainment]

Yeah I'm "Mark Henry" I was walking by and looked then said to myself "Is that Simon Miller?" Lol

[@waitselljones8068]

That one dude that kept cursing was annoying. "They swore in the attitude era" Bruh! We don't have F word sponsors!

[@ronhoffman468]

Yea and proceeded to be annoying throughout. One of those punchable faces. 😆

[@jessebrothers9054]

He’s the type of wrestling fan that people think of when they think of the annoying weird fan

[@EGOODWYN86]

They should've kicked him out he was acting stupid 😂

[@michaelskatharoudis9201]

Not sure if he was acting stupid because he was trying to get attention or he was drunk

[@michaelskatharoudis9201]

He ruined the video, he’s hard not to notice because he’s standing right behind Simon

[@senor_clutch5609]

I wanna say it was a piece of Roman’s Samoan necklace,That’s why The Rock was heartbroken 👀

[@tompatchak8706]

I like that idea

[@steelpenpirate]

Why does everyone want a heel Gable? I like the current version. Doing a babyface vs. babyface match is just fine.

[@johnritter8654]

I love your engagement with the crowd you are doing awesome forget the haters

[@EdgeVStriker]

Hell of a weekend for Simon and the entire crew. Hope you guys get a day of rest after all this. Simon looks tired here. I could be wrong but props to him here.

[@bizzlelianpaw2916]

I didn't think the belt swap segment was awkward. It was symbolic. Rock was playing TOTAL HEEL! We all saw him pin Cody. So in his eyes, he sees himself as Champion. Him handing Cody The Peoples championship, was symbolic of the "Pivot" turn for Wrestlemania. It leaves a great story for both of them to revist at any time in future. I thought it was great cinema and great story telling. The Rock even stamped it by saying, "This feels right." I thought Simon was going to give it a Golden Up. 😂😂😂

[@Millerlovesya]

Love the live crowd as well. Its good to see from time to time!

[@mlevo1011]

They're too obnoxious for my tastes but my opinion doesn't matter

[@genzn1ster]

My man Simon, give yourself a GOLDEN UP. Most importantly, get some well-deserved sleep when you can. Thank you always for the reviews!

[@DrezzyEFTP]

Did yall see the uncle howdy glitch last night

[@matthewhostetter8974]

What a wild RAW After Mania, while not perfect this is one of the best ones in a long time. Cody got his flowers, and Samantha got hers. The Rock got Roman-level heat after he beat the Undertaker. We also set up and teased the future match of Cody/Rock even if it did get a bit awkward, in a crazy 45min segment. We got to see a great showcase from Ilja and Roxanne Perez, both Main Roster ready. R-Truth continues to be a national treasure and got to live his boyhood dream teaming with John Cena. He also continues his record of at least 1 match every year. Also a 15- Knuckle Shuffle. We see Liv wants revenge on Rhea. A Sheamus vignette as he will return soon. We continue to tease the Gable heel turn on Sami. Plus a hell of a Fatal Four-way as Drew continues to become more and more unhinged thanks to Punk. We also have Priest's first challenger in Jey Uso.

[@neshentertainment]

I'm the guy that people say looks like Mark Henry and this was so cool to be a small part of this video, I'm a fan of Simon Miller and was excited to be apart of the background of this video.

[@Oujiii]

You even have the OG World Heavyweight title lol, are you sure you're really not Mark Henry?

[@yakadoodledongywongy8718]

Just watchingbthis video, You and the other guys were brilliant doing the Mathew chant.

[@neshentertainment]

@@Oujiii ctfu I think I'm sure.

[@RedHoodFH]

Im glad to see Jey getting the push finally without any BS around him

[@virginiabrinkmann9106]

I don't think he is getting a real push, think he will lose to Priest.

[@RedHoodFH]

@virginiabrinkmann9106 oh he 100% will lose but that doesn't mean it's not a real push. It's less about winning and more about his performance and being in the spotlight

[@Jaymonster859]

Jimmy probably cost him the title I would mind hey winning the world title at some point but do think he should win the ic title before

[@elchomper.1063]

Main event jobber.

[@numero1superfly393]

WWE Rematch Counter: 58 (No Rematches)

[@Marshall_Nair]

Bigger mystery than what the Rock gave Cody is what Simon whispered in the ear of Irish Taker 😭

[@GLJosh]

"Temu-taker"

[@juleshammond5525]

I’m so glad I got to experience this with the other fans this was definitely a dream come true thanks Simon to making this the best night of my life!

[@Wweuser30]

Going to wrestlemania Saturday really made this all so much better . Have a great week everyone !!!

[@vileluca]

i wish people would just let Simon do the work instead of needing to be part of the show

[@geeayy333]

Same and he didn't get the brightest ones in this video either. I think he likes it tho 😂

[@KalEL224]

He loves it though. I was there last year and he wants the chaos

[@puppetmstr2001]

@@geeayy333he knows it makes for great content, I’m cracking up watching them 😂

[@stew713]

Most wrestling fans are a nerds (including myself) but damn this crowd was beyond nerdy

[@mightyharriss]

I think Drew’s tweet during night 2 was absolutely fantastic. Very very clever

[@FootballMaster172]

It still doesn't change the fact the HHH is disrespecting Drew😢

[@michaelmaradiaga2152]

How come there’s no Collab videos of Simon miller and the other what culture guys. All of them in one place at the same time yet no videos together? Would be amazing

[@ParadiseDB7]

Because they're in entirely different countries mate 💀

[@michaelmaradiaga2152]

@@ParadiseDB7 no I meant they were both in Philly for the weekend.

[@nervoussips2622]

More content =more money

[@elchomper.1063]

Because the majority of people are only here for Simon.

[@richardmelia7104]

Because the other guys are boring. Simon is the best by a distance

[@BradPrichard]

Undertaker if he were 5'5" is a hell of a gimmick.

[@gunnardavis4920]

Incredible that all of these videos have just been one rolling take. Simon is amazing.

[@nancykorensek4083]

R Truth is always gold!

[@robertrodriguez787]

R Truth sucks

[@AshleyLake-rv8fn]

@@robertrodriguez787 Nah the only person that sucks is your Mum for not having an abortion when she was pregnant with you. The world would be such a better place without you in it :).

[@DavidSmith-bc8nk]

Matthew out here with a quicker rise than Nicolas

[@Barry80Elms]

Drew “Bondage undertaker” 😂

[@franklingoodwin]

He wanted to say Bisexual Undertaker like what was trending on Twitter but he might have been cancelled

[@n1ghtt295]

No mention of the glitch "Hello" on Reeds promo? 👀 Howdy incoming 😈

[@brandonlego]

Thank You Simon for being there throughout Wrestlemania Weekend I love Ups & Downs with the Fans and His Humble Hilarious presence

[@johnbennett7863]

Thank you for coming to my hometown of Philly

[@anthonysmall3717]

That opening segment was so sappy and barf worthy. At one point I thought it was a talk show and not a “wrestling” show🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@elchomper.1063]

Last Raw took them 40 minutes to get a 5 minute 8 man tag match. It's pathetic

[@simonboyle7122]

Didn’t love it. No huge debuts. No big returns. Judgement Day having both major titles but still doing comedy with Miz/Truth. Thrown together fatal 4 way main event with a screwy finish. Thought it was disappointing.

[@darwinj.charles8809]

I think he gave him Roman’s tribal necklace. I thought I saw red in The Rock’s hands, and the way he was looking at him after he lost the title was ominous…

[@marcrapaccuiolo2406]

Man Simon great interview with Mark Henry 😂

[@trillwill9735]

Thought that was tee grizzly for a second 😂😂😂

[@Mahasdev]

DM hunk is in his actual prime character, his proms are lit.

[@FootballMaster172]

And he is still buried by HHH 😢

[@Mahasdev]

@@FootballMaster172 I think he will get the championship back at Clash at the castle

[@FootballMaster172]

@@Mahasdev it's not going to happen... HHH loves screwing Drew McIntyre, Drew deserves a proper world title run in front of fans, but instead of it, he will get buried by HHH and jobbed out to Punk

[@FootballMaster172]

@@Mahasdev unfortunately you're wrong

[@Mahasdev]

@@FootballMaster172 let's see how it goes

[@SenecaRaine]

This is a bit of a deep cut, but seeing this makes me think of Danny Don't You Know by NSP, a (fairly funny) song about finding your place and feeling like you belong while growing up. It's awesome to see someone so positive find their tribe and see them truly appreciated.

[@derekrichardson9105]

Thank you, Simon!

[@daviejay]

That i wish taker did a perfect eyeroll and everything kudos to him his cosplay rules!

[@godwintukula9244]

The Undertake gets a GOLDEN UP

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

Not dumping on anything but 6 matches on a 3 hour show, first hour commercial free. Also Jade on raw when they made a huge deal about her going to smackdown just weeks ago, what was the point?

[@Spencejonesmusic]

Because they know the raw after mania will have the most eyes on the show. So anyone who wasn't able to catch wm40 they can catch raw. Plus it's not like she wasn't already there.

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

@@Spencejonesmusic I don't think it was a good raw after mania, maybe that's just having higher expectations than what we got.

[@Spencejonesmusic]

@@garrymclaughlan6433 I mean I wasn't saying it was good or bad. Just wasn't up to par for a raw after mania. Like if there was more wrestling or actually call ups or debuts then maybe. But the rock Cody segment was just to confusing and weird. Like fans love the rock and the love Cody but not tryna see them in a 45min segment where it's 80% fan reaction like 10% meaningful stuff and 10% of it just not hitting.

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

@@Spencejonesmusic no not at all dude, I'm not banging a drum about it or anything, had higher expectations maybe that's due to the raw after mania usually quite the show but felt that was meh. Yeah I agree with what your saying, for me it was a miss, can't hit a home run every time but I was disappointed. Feel like they now don't seem to know where Cody is going and your right it was confusing.

[@Spencejonesmusic]

@@garrymclaughlan6433 and my 1st comment was abt the jade comment u made. Cuz wwe is kinda weird. Because everyone knew jade Cargill was gonna be on smackdown. Because it was the the only show she was on consistently. And I'm yet to see or hear anyone talk abt the fact that wwe literally had jade in Nick aldis office with bron breaker and they both had contracts. Bron breaker signed his and we just had to wait for like 3weeks or more to get the actual announcement that jade has signed to smackdown. wwe didn't even try to make it seem like she was thinking abt signing to raw. But they said the wwe draft is coming back so who knows. Because if u think abt it only champions that wasnt on the raw after mania was the smackdown tag team champions Logan Paul and Bayley with her wwe women's title. U had both the wwe world heavyweight championship and the wwe undisputed universal championship the raw tag champs the i.c champ the woman's world title and even the NXT champions and NXT woman's champions.

[@zonemanbobo]

I'm telling you right now 6 months from now the Babyface Cody is going to be old and tired.

[@ameliastencil6058]

Its usually how it works with "faces" it seems. Cody might have to change it up some. Some guys are better off chasing the title rather than holding it

[@zonemanbobo]

@@ameliastencil6058 The problem is he won't turn like in AEW.

[@dexxpheonixgameonpointtv]

"Undertaker from Wish", that is the stuff that makes me have to watch every Simon Miller video for the last so many years till the time of my death. Good thing I wasn't drinking anything at that moment or I'm sure I would have involuntary done a slapstick spit take.😂😂

[@Zer0Brain]

Simon are you gonna be at the Live event in London on the 19th this month?

[@CJ-mq5lp]

What the rock gave Cody? A lighter. Rumors of Cody's trailer caught fire a few days prior to mania. It's small, Cody would know what it is without seeing it and it would warrant the reaction Cody had to it. So yeah I think it's a lighter.

[@PoeticPoker262]

I'm going one of the beads from Roman's ula fala, Rock seemed heartbroken to give it to Cody and since Cody won Bloodline rules.

[@steveskew1097]

I was thinking a matchbook...same idea.

[@JimmyBacon05]

I know it's not gonna happen, but what if he gave him MJF's Dynamite diamond ring!? 😂

[@nikodeherrera8274]

​@@PoeticPoker262Imagine it's one of his beard hairs 🤣🤣🤣

[@geeayy333]

Ooooo good idea! Haven't heard that yet!

[@TheJHouse21]

Thank you Simon!

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Rock vs Cody Rhodes for WWE title at Summerslam hopefully

[@ChrisKennedyGuitars]

The dude dressed as Drew McinTaker behind Simon is wild.

[@SetNtrenz]

Need to have a Simon take Ups and Downs on the road and do them Live outside after RAW, Dynamite and Smackdown! 😅❤

[@crb6468]

Good to see Harvey Price behind you there

[@VlogsIWC]

Crazy to see Undertaker and Odysey Jones made a cameo appearance

[@DrezzyEFTP]

He Probably gave him a key to a case for the winged eagle belt

[@baddestgamerr]

I wish I was half the man Simon miller is. He’s awesome.

[@tomseville2345]

Enjoyed Candice' tribute to both Randy and Liz at WM VII in her outfit; the starry jacket, with added arm tassels...

[@kcalexander1995]

Whats Culture needs to come to Atlanta

[@travelwtheandersons]

Best part of Ricochet’s springboard is he looked over at Samantha, shrugged, and said “I’m sorry” first

[@calvinkevick9152]

Golden up to you, Simon

[@charlescaldwell5667]

If I was Simon I would’ve shed a tear seeing how he goes from 2 ppl to 100 ppl in minutes, it shows the impact that he has on wrestling commentary

[@KingYugiMotto99]

I saw a wild theory that rock handed cody a lighter, suggesting that he started the fire in Cody's trailer

[@mikecorleone7360]

I think he gave him the world's smallest violin

[@lordeowstheking]

😂 that's pretty funny

[@michaelmaradiaga2152]

Simon miller and the guys from what culture has made me a fan of wrestling again. I lost interest in it for close to 15-20 years. But boy am I back. It just feels different.

[@PoeticPoker262]

WhatCulture made you a wrestling fan? Mostly they just put people off by their disgracefully clueless and deluded opinions and agendas. Fair play for enjoying the biggest disgrace to the IWC.

[@TD.3.]

@@PoeticPoker262yet you’re still here lol

[@user-mh6mw6jn4h]

The key to his hotel room

[@1236empireent]

Dude left after Simon didn't ask him what The Rock passed to Cody 😂

[@isaacw.brooks8417]

Golden up for Simon Miller. I would like to meet him someday.

[@jaqdax2401]

Ricochets "I'm sorry" to Samantha, right before his dive on Bronson, was sweet and a spoiler that he was taking himself out

[@jamilaharmstrong9677]

Noooo, not The Undertaker from Wish 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love you Simon Miller 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrNatethegreat54]

Need retro ups and downs soon

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

It wasn't the best. Not with Dwayne John and Phil showing up. For various reasons.

[@RajathKumarPS-eb3yj]

The Rock's promo was boring and he was stating the obvious again and again. For me, Rock's part of the opening segment is a down.

[@elchomper.1063]

That's been his entire return run. Hopefully he doesn't come back so the casuals can go away and we can get some damn wrestling on WWE TV. Same thing last week. 40 minutes for 5 is pathetic

[@ungartothemax20166]

I love that both Roxanne Perez and Ilja Dragunov showed up on the RAW after Mania. However, I would’ve loved it if Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes had showed up on this show. I genuinely feel like they both should be on the main roster now.

[@derekrichardson9105]

I didn't see on Hulu...Dragonov and Nakumora. WWE draft announcement, promos for 4 way, Gable and Zahn vs Imperium, backstage promo afterward, and Chelsie vs. Jade,

[@jasonpepe7617]

Rock gave Cody a KEY - the key to Rocks heart.

[@Timmy2Dope]

“I called shinsuke nakamura so wassup???” 😂😂😂

[@halomoon8408]

I'm surprised he didn't talk about the uncle howdy promo unless I missed it

[@joeg2258]

Knowing the Rock, he was giving Mama Rhodes house key back to Cody hahahahaha

[@chickensdone1]

Guy with the title behind Simon was eye-flubbing the camera for 90% of the video.

[@GeorgeEsber]

The guy dressed in the Taker costume looks like Drew MacIntyre and Taker had a baby lol

[@Clarkarias]

Simon is good people.

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

The rock lied. He did two hold this championship. He was the one who unveiled the championship, after winning the spinner championship off John Cena.

[@ambroseshd2642]

That was the new WWE title, this was an undisputed championship. Both the blue and his one got merged so technically it’s both titles merged into one so he never held it officially.

[@tomseville2345]

Shawn Michaels broke a rib landing the exact same way as Ricochet at WM XXIV against Flair; so Rico is lucky if he's okay, the front of the table gutted him in the same way as Shawn when it stayed standing...

[@dayostical]

Simon handled the crowd really well, you would never guess he was irritated at some of them even though he probably was. And to their credit, most of the crowd showed some restraint.