Ups & Downs: WWE Raw Review (Feb 13)

Our WWE Raw review as Simon Miller talks about The Street Profits vs. The Judgment Day, the Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar contract signing, Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes promos, Rodriguez, Liv Morgan and Natalya vs. Asuka, Carmella and Nikki Cross, Seth Rollins on Miz TV, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch and much more.
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[@wstine79]

I love the promo segment between Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn. Mixing both storylines that deserve to be finished gets a Golden Up.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

Brilliant way to sample crowd reactions. Based on this, they should still book Rhodes v Reigns at Mania for night two... Night one, Usos v Owens/Zayn... And in the big WrestleMania surprise, add Sami to the main event of night two, maybe have a double pin, and he takes the Universal while Cody takes the WWE title... Wraps up three different stories, splits the titles(which is reportedly in the plans), and allows Roman to go make another movie... Most importantly, the fans go home happy.

[@MasterRJMC]

Honestly, id give it a platinum up, the sheer emotion and chills given from this, and the whole setup is absolutely stellar

[@taylorjames14]

@@kurtpaulsen6579 roman will win at mania

[@tompatchak8706]

@@kurtpaulsen6579 Roman needs to take some time off for sure

[@taylorjames14]

@@mariomossa1359 I reckon they'll be a triple threat between roman, seth and Cody at summerslam and he'll drop the belts then

[@YourBishMariaTeresa]

Dude the segment between Cody and Sami... 🤯 They're both unbelievably great. And can we just ACKNOWLEDGE (see what I did there?😂) that each week that goes by, more and more people are learning and singing Cody's whole theme and the WOAH gets louder and louder each time! Love it, love wrestling, love Triple H😍

[@PBLightning145]

L

[@dineshk5691]

Nice one dude

[@lashleyrandy]

Wwe simp

[@YourBishMariaTeresa]

@@lashleyrandy that couldn't be further from the truth. I like to watch wrestling as a whole, not just wwe

[@chefsalgadobx]

I actually googled the lyrics last night

[@Plag-Dmon98]

I actually like the way they're building Baron Corbin currently: they're making it seem like he is getting bullied by the company but I feel he's going to snap and have a good run I hope this is the case and he isn't just getting dogged every week

[@Samconery]

sami was on the same spot some time back as corbin is now. We may get something good. Maybe

[@Plag-Dmon98]

@@Samconery HHH really do be pushing some of the truly deserving lately and there's just something about them making Baron lose all the time that feels like there will be a payoff

[@anthonyturner6399]

@@Plag-Dmon98look at Alpha Academy. They lost like 8 times in a row NO lie and they still have some kind of plan with Otis. I trust HHH so it should be interesting.

[@damonodell9125]

@@Plag-Dmon98 I love Corbin, he's good to me and he will redeem himself, I have full faith. Even the stories about E being fed up with him could be a plant

[@dan7291able]

no doubt about it bud, i also felt bad for Corbin lol

[@cerebralfanatic]

Man I think Rick boogs is awesome, I hope he can evolve into a more serious character at some point his charisma and way he plays to the crowd is effortless

[@dan7291able]

Personlly I miss him on the guitar and those Shinsuka entrances lol, god they were good

[@tomseville2345]

@@dan7291able Yeah, now they've got him as an idiot who pretends to play instruments during matches. It's like Vince and Triple H have swapped places with his booking...

[@MagiaBased]

@@tomseville2345 Boogs is clearly having fun with it so where is the Problem?

[@damnitihatethatbobbarker]

Hey Rick

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

He sucks hard this is not the 80's

[@user-kc8ix4vs7q]

That Cody-Sami segment was Gold!Cody's greatness can just be known by the fact he's Simply delivered two Gold Promos in two consecutive Raws🙌!The Cody-Sami segment's so segment outstanding that people were chanting,"This is Awesome!"And,Your Point about Baron Corbin is so right!He's one of the great & selfless workers there in the Company!

[@chrisph9910]

Have they started selling FINISH YOUR STORY t-shirts yet?

[@SmifLaly]

Corbin is going back to the lone wolf character. He said in the online interview after the show... "I gotta do it BY MYSELF"

[@dan7291able]

I have something important to say! - oh sorry hold on we've gotta cut to Sami zayn sorry corby lmao

[@DJDoubleCee]

The boots Seth Rollins was wearing when The Miz was interviewing him 😆😆😆

[@dan7291able]

LOL! he even FOUGHT in them, god that was priceless, and a low key great promo by Seth in the middle of it all, you can tell he doesnt want to be forgotten on the Pedestal of the people running this place right now

[@ericbrower611]

"You never main evented WrestleMania, did you?" Are we gonna ignore when Seth Rollins did one of the greatest MITB cash-ins of all times? Cashing in, in the middle of a WrestleMania main event match? Changing it to a triple threat, and ultimately winning the title?

[@badonkeykong7506]

I'm just waiting for someone to dub Mario sound effects over The Miz getting curb stomped.

[@clintonbungart4415]

"The yellers from before taking on the yellers from right now". That's my favorite Simon line this year so far

[@frankmendieta3857]

What does that mean? Lol

[@TheBorwig]

When the live segments are consistently as good as the edited promo packages…we’re in a particular golden age right now and I acknowledge it 🌺

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

Did you watch the show ? There was ONE GOOD SEGMENT on this show, only one, everything else was fking useless

[@ingobernoble2678]

Great review as always! I'm surprised tho that you missed why the other Elimination Chamber ladies came out in the main event. They all helped Bianca because they didn't want Bayley or Becky added to the EC match. Totally logical that they wouldn't want to have to deal with either of them in the chamber

[@jojomb8263]

Oh I didnt even see it like that I just thought it was random when they came out

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

Great show. I wasn't expecting the Sami/Cody promo at all. What an awesome way to blend the two storylines.

[@patrickedgington]

Simon. You don’t watch wrestling so we don’t have to. We all still watch the shows. We just love your commentary! Best personality on KZbin!

[@danielclark612]

How did he not mention Seth's boots though?? It was my favorite segment all month.

[@cdtnplyr]

Hahaha a commercial cut you off as soon as you were about to talk about baron Corbin when he got cut off by Sami. That was great

[@pknuttarlott4934]

Did anybody notice Dom's teardrop (tattoo) missing, when we first see him? Later he has his teardrop on.

[@phutimasipa9225]

"Breathe, wake up, and do a dive" wrestler motivation every morning.

[@davidbullock1101]

The Otis maxinne interaction was proof that Otis has serious game

[@rsmitty483]

Right. He was with Mandy Rose, now he's caught Maxine's eye. Dude has that Chris Farley aura about him that everyone is drawn too, especially beautiful people I guess.

[@lanceortmann4157]

A whole wrestling show where "the most devastating move in all of sports entertainment " was not used? That should get a golden up!

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

The Reason its always Corbin is because everyone says he is the absolutely best and safest wrestler in the WWE. Everyone wants to work with him because they know he's the best. I'd love to see him get a push that he definitely deserves, but he might be too good a worker for his own good. Being the first opponent everytime someone comes back from injury is too important a role, and it might mean he never gets his big moment.

[@jasontidwell260]

The Sami and Cody segment was great. The rest of the show was very strange. It felt like it was just thrown together.

[@dan7291able]

agreed on this, they are jampacking everything at the moment because royal rumble and elimination chamber were just under 3 weeks apart for some reason, but theyll have LOADS of time between wrestlemania and EC to build everything else up properly

[@dewyorkciti532]

I agree, especially the main event, they could’ve had the EC participate close the show to hype up the chamber match.

[@DallasdotMPEG]

VINCE'S BACK... AND BETTER THAN EVER! HE'S GOTTA KNACK... FOR MAKING THINGS BETTER!

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

it was not strange, it was straght up bad, useless at best

[@austingood22]

Boogs needs a push. He needs a good storyline with a veteran heel. Boogs has so much star potential.

[@joenoonan4857]

Cody confronted Heyman on RAW, Sami confronted him on Smackdown. Now we had them confront each other. Cody's promo last night was insane and he better win the undisputed title at Mania, whether it's over Sami or Roman.

[@gewrgioslavrentidis8763]

I swear, whoever edits the background deserves all the kudos. Y'all there at whatculture wrestling have come soooo far. And I've appreciated every single video I've watched. (P.S. All due respect to all the members of WCW members, Simon Miller, YOUUUU make me feel all kinds of fuzzy in my tum-tum)

[@dragonchaserkev]

Asuka, Asuka, Asuka, Asuka. Push her to the moon, hell push her to infinity and beyond. I adore Nikki and if they ever give her a chance in the ring she can wrestle like you wouldn't believe. The two outstanding stars in the women division however are Rhea and Asuka. Otis was spectacular. Sami and Cody hit a grandslam. You are right Simon, lots of ups and smiles.

[@beezig]

I love that Sami is coming out like he is out of contract, an outlier, no music, no pyro, it's like this whole story is leading to Sami getting his identity back, Storytelling on a whole new level.

[@keithcrockett7838]

Corbin is the last person to actually pin roman that how he ties into the current title storyline....

[@09Sups]

Seth Rollins main evented Mania in 2015. How can anyone forget the heist of the century?

[@mogizmo13]

Let's not forget that miz sold that stomp for like 15 mins even while the stage crew was doing a scene change of the ring.

[@Iffeany260]

Can I say that I don't often watch Wwe raw or smack down a lot but only the ppvs, I was actually shocked that I just witness a raw show promote ppv happening this Saturday. For once they actually care about their ppv events and not considerate as throw away dumpster show. Like most of the matches on it all have a purpose and story. This was never the case years ago when they only focus on one or 2 but this has got my interest into watching elimination chamber. Well done

[@edwardhernandez1912]

Love that we are doing the Editing credit for who ever edits the video, very nice :-)

[@dewyorkciti532]

That Sami and Cody promo was fire, and Sami reaction after the cameras were off, was awesome.

[@wstine79]

I love the new Ups and Downs counter graphic.

[@Melo_Soul]

Miss the intro though.

[@enothewonderdog]

The Oteese spot had me gasping for air. That is one very funny human! He's come out and said he's dyslexic & has recently read his first book through a support group. To have a guy in the spotlight like that telling people that it's possible is brilliant. I suspect they're building up for a singles push for Chad Gable but maximum male model Oteese just has me laughing.

[@Soopaspud]

The golden up gets its own pyro now! Very nice!

[@jprepo1]

Piper Niven thing is hurt a bit by previously showing Mia Yim as a threat to Rhea Rhipley, and no one is going to take Niven vs Rhipley seriously, at least yet

[@odogcombover]

I really think Simon still needs an intro. It does not need to be new every week, but to me it allows a nice start and “buckle up” moment for the video

[@patrickpinder4118]

Simon is a terribly wonderful person.

[@timuren1541]

Simon left out the part where Lashley brought his own contract signing table I thought that was pretty funny.

[@rodstudemire6966]

Second generation wrestling fan of 52 yrs. thank you for your recaps I catch pieces of the top two promotions still a fan. Simon is spot on with his Analysis from what I see.

[@heelmoxley365]

I’ve pretty much made peace with Roman loosing against either man. I’m just now imagining the pop when he returns from his more than likely break after mania.

[@gauravshahi6334]

Imagine he takes a vacation after losing to the final match vs Jey at SS and returns at RR 2024 to an ear shattering pop. Gives me chills lol

[@chrisbee9643]

You guys are funny. xD

[@Jaysonluhrell]

I can see it now…. tag team wrestling is at its best w Kevin & Sami as the champions… Cody gets a run as champ (hopefully we get Cody vs Orton)… Solo does his solo thing… Jey gets his one on one with Roman and beats him… Roman leaves and returns babyface

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

maybe stop dickriding him ? That's a heel you're supposed to be HAPPY when he looses

[@rsmitty483]

@Gaurav Shahi Definitely. I think Jey is the best option to take out Roman. It would be a full circle story for the Bloodline, which started because Jey "acknowledged" Roman.

[@totttrax]

Much better start to the video in my opinion.i personally miss the intro but the new way kind of feels like we're just dropping into an ongoing video

[@LiteDisc]

Asuka's performance, and even her rushed entrance while still maintaining her intimidation, last night only prove more to me that Asuka is genuinely in contention for GOAT wrestler at least for in-ring work, period. Man or woman, she's such a damn professional and great at her job.

[@ericbrower611]

Here's an idea. Put Otis and Bronson Reed together as a tag team. They could be the new 'Collosal Connection '. Or for Simon, call them 'Man Meat'.

[@Viletho19]

Cody told Sami that he has to finis his story. But let's not forget that the biggest story in the bloodline wasn't Roman and Sami's relationship. It was Jey Uso and Sami relationship and the evolution of it. I still think it will be Sami/Ko vs Usos. This will probably such a big Tag team match. One that will be can't miss because of how to story will be told.

[@SMan316]

I watch raw and smackdown then ups and downs. Love the show! Makes me laugh every time. Keep it up

[@Honchopokoloco]

Lita showed up once and gave no explanation 😂

[@valrandazzo103]

This was my first time attending Raw live and man was it a good first one to be at

[@jeremybrailsford6983]

simon i have to always watch ups and downs i absolutely love this!

[@shreder75]

The bloodline story is the best wrestling angle in years.

[@vin-cc9nk]

Cody and Sami were really good but my personal golden up goes to Seth's boots. Those were truly incredible.

[@danielclark612]

Absolutely haha. Seth & Miz was my favorite segment of the whole show

[@uncovercrime2019]

😂 who did baron corbin offend backstage 😂😂

[@gregdufc2794]

Brilliant as always Simon!!!

[@MrPrimera2010]

Holy Flub 😂 what a term for Piper Niven's segment

[@susanmcavoy9213]

Mustafa deserves more than they're giving him. He's proven he's a talent, push him.

[@abbottygo8771]

Miller makin final fantasy references I need more of that UP

[@nykhlfc6times632]

It's good to see the HHH effect on the storylines in WWE we have an actual plan of how and when it all plays out. And when the punchline hits it all makes sense.

[@Captain_Pudding]

No mention of Graves giving a shoutout to Abyss when Piper does the black hole slam?

[@bcal8118]

Truly wish wrestling fans just watch the show and let it play out instead of constantly worrying about wat happens next

[@robdurfee6861]

Also to stop crapping all over the other promotion, both have pros and cons. I just love wrestling

[@antionewilson5069]

Simon may say it all the time but I agree.. there must be a purpose..long or short term..to things..like what they are doing with Corbin

[@clementejaime4474]

“I watch wrestling so you don’t have to” you’re the reason why I haven’t watched any shows in a while. Much more exciting when Simon talks about it

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Recap Video 💛👍

[@chibwekapalajnr]

Bobby Lashley in a suit in his segment with Brock was a hurt business tease for sure

[@Anbu_messiah]

They can also split the belts Cody said he is gonna finish his story and Sami should do the same but idk

[@Melo_Soul]

They should pin him together if it's a triple threat and then both take one title. It goes full circle to when Roman did it to Edge n Bryan. Everyone will cry 😭😂💯 Highly unlikely though.

[@Jaysonluhrell]

@@Melo_Soul lol yeah unlikely but they could just make one belt if and after Cody wins and create a new one

[@Melo_Soul]

@@Jaysonluhrell yeah true or he could vacate the universal title since he just wanted the wwe title then Sami can some how. Let's see though long as these two get their dues they both are too over right now.

[@Bman32x]

As a late 80s baby, I’m happy we are still giving Perry Saturn his due

[@TheFallenSerpent]

I LOVE the new graphics, very cool! But the window in the background is confusing, it makes the window with the pictures look odd. It looks like a picture in picture that is trying to escape and it hurts my brain.

[@randomstonernerd6443]

I think at Elimination Chamber the bloodline will cause shenanigans and cost Sami the win, so on Raw Adam Pierce adds him to the Mania match

[@BadenAW]

We love you Simon!

[@ronaldbrush4373]

Happy Valentine's Day, Simon!

[@jessebunnell6442]

Can we get some justice for Corbin PLEASE!!! Awesome job again Simon

[@kennethlipkins3243]

Auska is in beast mode

[@stephenmorton6764]

Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it

[@JAYREKLESS]

It was great being there live. That Cody and Sami promo was top notch

[@PatrickStar-zi3gd]

Me to it was awesome

[@MartinKazma]

that first sound from simon scared me :D

[@SabsWhyNot]

On the topic of a triple threat, now I wanna see Cody and Sami on both hard cam corners at Mania holding up the WWE and Universal title's respectively, god that would be amazing.

[@dan7291able]

It too amazing, and what everybody wants,....thats why they WONT be doing it lol, this is pro wrestling dude!

[@SabsWhyNot]

@@dan7291able But Vince isn't in charge of creative anymore so it's actually a possibility. And this segment is them acknowledging that.

[@dan7291able]

@@SabsWhyNot could very well be, yeah, hey sign me up lol

[@HavokStrifeX]

I sat down and I thought about it, and yeah, all the Cody Rhoads promos are golden ups. This is crazy right now, I've got all the tum tum feels thinking about the Wrestlemania go home show promo.

[@ROBken2654]

Yesterdays episode of raw was simply solid

[@gakauf]

No mention of Corey Graves' Abyss refeerence on the Black Hole Slam?

[@damariyonhallgochett1035]

I’m glad someone else caught that

[@danw4490]

Boogs and Elias. This is the tag team I need.

[@ninjanickelbag1986]

All of the yes dude!!

[@NateBuschLite4]

I think the Sami Roman and Cody thing has a good clear angle in my fantasy booking mind. Cody helps fend off the bloodline so Zayn can win at Elimination Chamber, it ends up a 3 way at Mania and Cody seems distraught about it for some reason get to Mania have Cody and Sami work to take out Roman and then shake hands for a good match between the two then have Cody lowblow Sami and smirk as he hits a cross Rhodes and steals the win. Then start a mega Cody heel run where he ducks a rematch with Sami until Summerslam and let Sami win and have a real run from there.

[@maruf7956]

@@northleedspoppa then maybe you haven't watched wrestling for the last 9 months

[@maruf7956]

@@northleedspoppa because sami was in raw, in smackdown he gets huge pop

[@vanessastegall]

Happy Valentine’s Day, Simon! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@brendanspindler8924]

Can't help but look at the mustard on Maxine's 🤣

[@angryclown1990]

You know, if Baron does hit bottom, there's a very interesting direction they could be going with him. "I know how it feels, man. I know what people do when they're where you are. Your Uncle is here for you, man. You've had enough hurt...its time to heal "

[@Diamondelle84]

10:36 Take note, Miz 😂😂🤣

[@TrendySledge]

I don’t want Romans run to end yet we still gotta get the jey uso story pt 2 😫 bloodline vs the club or hurt business , Roman vs bray could be even better tv than this w sami we could extend this til summerslam where Cody or Sami can challenge again and win or even jey if they want him to be a transition champ for whoever mitb is

[@meeef1841]

I acknowledge you Simon miller ☝️ put the golden ups in the sky

[@lennystengel8999]

We LOVE YOU SIMON HAPPY VALENTINES DAY?!

[@garyhen2028]

Otis and gable in the MmM is gonna be great!

[@marcrapaccuiolo2406]

Its pretty obvious Jeys going to show up and turn on Sami costing him the match and setting up the Sami/Owens Usos match at Wrestlemania

[@babyshak98]

4 or 5 of the best promos ever in the last two years. A top 5 wrestling match ever and the wrestlers were holding back (will vs Kenny), probably the best storyline ever with shows full of great sensical feuds, a true alternative to WWE that's only about to get better. And the best in-ring wrestling in general, ever. Goddamn I'm happy to be a wrestling fan

[@kennyhall9117]

Simon is the best, Simon number one 👏👏

[@GeekExtremist]

"...Finn Balor, Dominic Mysterio, wait, not Dominic Mysterio, Damien Priest, they're all good." Dominic Mysterio:☹️

[@Rocketboy1313]

Got Captain America and Hawkeye in the ring talking about how each is heading to a conflict with Taskmaster at the big event. And yes I know how Ironic it is to compare 2-moves Roman to Taskmaster.

[@NEB3310]

Golden Ups get Fireworks! Thanks Phil.

[@williamcrowe2576]

I kinda missed this one yesterday. In fact, I had difficulty finding it.

[@OKBJay]

I can't help thinking that they're going to find a way to split the tag titles and keep one set on the Usos but have Jey and Sammy with the other ones. It would be so screwed up it'd be great.

[@ivansmith3759]

Bianca dropped Becky on Bayley, so she could have pinned her, but watch how she deliberately rolled off.

[@frankmendieta3857]

So I noticed Simon saying that Becky lynch is having the similar storyline Seth had last year. Could we see a Becky vs Naomi/Sasha match? Or should I say trinity fatu?

[@tomseville2345]

I didn't like the execution of the triple threat main event; watch Raquel "chasing off" the injured Dakota (who is legit on the "no touch" list) and the "brawl" between the other EC women, which makes non-fans look intelligent, as they all wait for Bianca to throw IYO onto them; then Becky had to remove herself from pinning Bayley after the KOD onto her, and leave the ring for no reason while Bianca gets the pin...

[@tko85]

Montreal going too be VERRRRYYY LOUD on Friday and Saturday🔥🔥🔥

[@guerrero520]

This was a good raw, then again whenever WWE come to NY, they usually bring their A game.

[@dan7291able]

As a person who's goin to Elimination Chamber, NOT happy with that tease of Bayley or Becky coming to the show and then NOT letting them come by having Bianca win lol.. but THRILLED Brock vs Bobby is official, cant wait for that Also : Yeah that Cody and Sami promo was something else, really glad they adressed the elephant in the room, and they nailed it all by doing it this way