Ups & Downs: WWE Raw Review (Mar 20)

Our WWE Raw review as Simon Miller talks about Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn challenging The Usos, Montez Ford vs. Austin Theory, Mustafa Ali vs. Omos, Seth Rollins attacking Logan Paul, Johnny Gargano vs. Dominik Mysterio, Rhea Ripley vs. Bayley, Ricochet vs. Chad Gable, Asuka and Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns’ promo battles and much more.
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[@Kaltanos]

I wasn’t a fan of Dom when he first started but man this kid has it. His promos, his entire character has won me over. He is a decent wrestler and will get better with time but his character work has my respect!

[@thefunthings6850]

Lol, you weren't wrong to not be a fan. He sucked when he was teaming with his dad. Now he's the greatest thing ever 😅

[@michaelr5482]

Kid is a heat magnet

[@shanecampbell7423]

It's quite impressive how much more comfortable on camera he has gotten.

[@johnbeal6114]

Putting Dominic Mysterio in the judgment Day with a judgment day was a good idea he feels so much alive and more better and he gets a lot of heat and also his chemistry with Mami Rhea Ripley is fantastic

[@DudeFarooqi]

Being a good Wrestler isn't that important, having a personality that can make the crowd react is far more important.

[@metashadow3924]

I'm a little surprised Simon didn't talk about the Gable match. It got the "this is awesome" chant and was an awesome match to watch. :D

[@Trashbucko]

Gable and Ricochet had a damn near 4 star match on free TV, they're both so talented dude

[@beardown2489]

Tbh, it wasnt the cleanest match I’ve ever seen. It was a big shocking to see so many mistakes. That said, those two were trying to steal the show, and the degree of difficulty was pretty high

[@DJDoubleCee]

Reigns sure got personal with Cody, bringing up his Stardust gimmick and referencing his time in AEW. Things were got deep in that promo.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Whereas Cody strongly hints on bloodline's downfall heading to WM 39

[@TJDious]

Seeing as how Cody already mentioned those things it's hardly shocking.

[@ShieldYoung]

​@@TJDiousyes seth had mentioned it before but Cody and others never said wrong about AEW even when they could've that's why I loved that

[@ImOnYoutubee]

Actually Reigns bringing up this topic is genius move as it's going to keep the viewers engaged and anxious.

[@terrencepoinsett4169]

Personal was talking about his dad... and Heyman covered that😂

[@misticolpower4458]

I love the combat lore solo really wasn’t ready and cody simply stopped him effortlessly

[@3rdPartyOP]

You can treat the Street Profits just like they did with New Day as pretty much being able to do both without turning or splitting the faction

[@banntaylor7323]

Every Bloodline segment is Gold. The finishing segment between Roman (Solo and Heyman) and Cody absolutely deserves a golden up!

[@Youremyproblem]

Half the bloodline segments were poor. The backstage stuff sucked. The KO and Sami segment was incredible, then the Bloodline and Cody segment was unreal. Cody taunting Solo was gold.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Only because of Heyman , Sami , Kevin & Cody

[@evanmino]

Roman vs. Cody Theory vs. Cena Usos vs. Sami/KO Charlotte vs. Rhea Bianca vs. Asuka Edge vs. Baylor (HiaC) Rollins vs. Logan Paul Omos vs. Brock Rey vs. Dom Mysterio (all but confirmed) Tell me that isn’t the most stacked Wrestlemania card in at least a decade. I legit want to see all of them, and any of the top four could easily be the main event for either night. That’s some top notch booking and building up. Well done, HHH.

[@dougbennett4866]

Looks like a borefest to me

[@skimgettinkindamoney]

So is the name Doug but here I am

[@aangkurosaki9824]

Just missing the women's tag team championships

[@silviomasci5388]

Plus Gunther vs Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus for IC title

[@evanmino]

@@silviomasci5388 I knew I was forgetting one. And THAT could main event night 1, too!

[@ImOnYoutubee]

Roman Reigns and Cody's promo was gem 💎 The hype is higher than before, the viewers are so engaged in the storyline and above all, anxious on how and what after WrestleMania

[@darkerknight7010]

Theory beating Ford clean gives Ford a rival to overcome eventually, as Theory’s build continues on to his own mountain to climb by overcoming Cena’s burial of him. Being a badass heel who wins clean and puts on classic matches, the kind he & Ford showed the potential of here, is a great way to start.

[@jondrake1977]

Simon. This is literally the first video I watch every Tuesday. You make these shows so fun.

[@norrisglass8490]

Simon got me back into actually watching raw and Smackdown again. And I still have to watch his ups and downs.

[@dominikgose2609]

And saturdays

[@jondrake1977]

@@dominikgose2609 haha on Saturdays I’m up before they post it

[@heho6]

tuesday, thursday, 2x saturday. And now he added friday with ROH. Give me all of it!

[@dilloncampbell520]

That Ricochet v Gable match was an absolute joy to watch!

[@pastoryoda2789]

If Ricochet could promo his fued with a guy like Cody would elevate the hell out of his career

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

Gable calling out for Otis as he abandoned him at ringside, was both comical and hurt my heart.

[@pgp612]

I’d love KO and Sami going by “The Problem” as the Bloodline have called them both. Also, Cody and Roman saying “profesional wrestler”?!?! Is that the first time in years we’ve heard that instead of “Superstar”?!

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Cody Rhodes promos are savage . Even he also strongly hints on bloodline's downfall at WM 39

[@bluegrassbred8714]

The women's storylines seem to be taking a backseat to everything else which is sad because both matches have a storylines that write themselves.

[@Spinebussa]

Honestly the smack down woman’s championship promo is kinda good I’m in to it can’t say the same for the raw title tho and I fw both

[@WesOnTheWorld]

Dom has easily become one of my favorites to watch. I literally tell everyone to quiet down or I turn up the volume when Judgement Day is on. Just because Dom is about to say something wild. 😂

[@CH-ju8zt]

I need Owens and Zayne vs a heel DIY in about a half a year.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

Another solid episode of RAW. The build for Belair / Asuka seems flat but everything else seems to be progressing well.

[@spykeex69]

I love KO and Sami together sure, but I 100% want to see Jey and Sami together so much more.

[@pastoryoda2789]

But spyke did you hear about Uganda

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Women tag division is treated like a garbage nowadays

[@jeansalomon8225]

There's a womens tag team division?

[@joshuawainaina8103]

​@@jeansalomon8225 😂

[@billyolden8859]

By who?? The Big Boss man?

[@ipacklunches]

Tbf they shouldn't exist in the first place 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cameronmachado1774]

Women's tag division?

[@tonyhertz7981]

Did anyone else notice, that when Roman told Jey he loved him, Jey did not reply the same, but kept quiet?

[@cheffrully6512]

The pop when Jey finally leaves Roman is gonna be insane

[@ShieldYoung]

Yes and Roman was wearing a T-shirt which had only his and Paul's photo too

[@tonyhertz7981]

@@ShieldYoung i didn’t notice! The small details in this storyline are amazing.

[@dan7291able]

The seed that was planted of Jey betraying the bloodline is only growing more and more imo.. everyone thinks KO will turn on Sami at WM (he will but not at WM lol) but in reality its looking way more like Jey turns on the bloodline in a shocker, ..cant wait to see what happens

[@ShieldYoung]

@@tonyhertz7981 yes I'm so happy watching WWE now

[@tompatchak8706]

I wonder if Paul helped Cody right that promo at the end there. Because it looked like Paul was a happy father behind Roman as Cody said those words.

[@onyroo]

I feel like every match except maybe the 6 Women Tag Match and the Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Invitational, every other match has potential to be match of the night. Purely based on the talents involved. This card is great.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Bianca Belair vs Asuka feud is treated like an afterthought

[@coreylee9342]

Asuka and Bianca are currently 2 Faces going to WrestleMania, Asuka is working on a heel turn that I think will take place at Mania.

[@numero1superfly393]

WWE Rematch Counter: 38

[@citizensane4387]

I’m surprised that Simon didn’t say anything about Becky lynch coming to the ring with the biggest bag of popcorn…ever 😂😂😂

[@calebdodoo9965]

man the Gargano vs Dominik match and the chad gable match was the highlight of the show for me cherry on top was the closing promo segment

[@calvinkevick9152]

I cried in laughter of that photo of 'Simone' with the maximum male models. Made my day 😂

[@AquaLeaderJesse]

I don't think Simon picked up on Austin's "you will believe in me" promo being a play on his name being Theory.

[@KenAdams426]

I would love to see the following: Trish turning on Lita and Becky to be that veteran taking Bayle under her wing and being the new leader of Damage Control. That would be awesome!!!

[@dan7291able]

I like it, have dakotia and Iyo pushed aside for a sec, and have Lita/Becky vs Bayley/Trish, sign me UP

[@monkeytime9851]

A mix of Zayn and KO's theme music actually wouldn't be terrible, KO's being a baseline and Zayn's being the melody.

[@Pkjonesproduction-1999.]

Hey Simon, thank you bro. You always lift me up when I come off dialysis I be feeling tired but when I see up and downs, I feel all right. I feel better you cracks me up. Love you man.

[@UnkPoker1]

We NEED a Death Threat/Attempted Murder counter!!!

[@danw4490]

WWE is doing so many things right! The stuff with the Bloodline has me hooked. Dom is hilarious. I love Rhea. I'm rooting for Seth and interested in the Lesnar match. I need Sammy and Kevin to beat the USO's. And Gable/Theory are two of my rising favorites.

[@wstine79]

I'm looking forward to seeing Simon Miller's team against Brian Zane's team during Wrestlemania weekend.

[@curly7452]

The real question is…when is Barry Barricade going to get a match announced at mania?

[@dan7291able]

You don't get how powerful Barry is, he is in *Every* match!

[@tompatchak8706]

Sadly Cody never said “Solo gonna go Solo!”

[@iamlegend4064]

"You'll be a Roman with no Reigns. A chief with no tribe." Bars 🎤

[@dan7291able]

Cody is magic on the mic, really didnt expect it, its working so great with the all time heel that is Roman because Cody is slowly trying to build an All time Babyface with this, and all of it on both sides is working tremendously. Roman must lose at WM, we have finally found a suitable successor to the throne, the right guy finally came along

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

6:30 tbh the close up on the handshake exposed why Omos was spreading his fingers so wide. Lesnar's hand is bigger, Omos is just taller.

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

To be fair, Lesnar's hands are freakishly large. I remember there was a brief segment during his feud with Undertaker where Lesnar cornered 'Taker's pregnant wife. Lesnar's hands easily covered her whole damn stomach.

[@itsmejck]

These videos make my day I can't lie, keep up the good work Simon! ❤️

[@tomseville2345]

There was a drink or some liquid in the ring during Chad vs Ricochet from the Bayley/Rhea match, which caused them to lose their footing at points. That could've caused serious injury...

[@kevinage2332]

Triple H is really trashing the women wrestle mania booking. 2 weeks away and nothing is happening🤦🏽‍♂️

[@michelnewcomb9860]

Fantasy booking: After night one when the Usos loose the tag belts, Roman is passed and berates them for their incompetence. They screwed up and now there's only one champ in the Bloodline so they BETTER make sure it remains that way. Then in his match, there is a chance for them to secure his victory but the Usos turn their back on him and walk away.

[@TG-Carter]

I think there incorporating storylines together as dolph is all positive and now Ali is as well so he’s taking piss out of dolph and taking every match after he fails to fail with him 😅 kind of clever tbh

[@malcolmwasher2308]

Blood line story is smashing it

[@mattskrabak5496]

So funny everyone saw ko and Sami going up against the usos coming but the story was so brilliantly told

[@slyylitty9263]

Maybe the story build up to matches like Bianca and Asuka is trash….but we all kno that match is gonna be worth it. Both cards are stacked talent wise

[@manemane1ful]

The twist is Roman actually does love the bloodline very very much.

[@daviejay]

Theory is literally talking to the WWEU and not Cena

[@OriginalBarGuy]

I always laughed when I heard "BRIIIIIIII MODE!!!!!!" cause Bri mode was when she would get hammered out of her mind. So was she coming to the ring hammered?

[@JJRegal4]

I thought I was the only one who made that connection lol. It didn't help that she started botching so often. 😅

[@everon1401]

I think what he meant by advocate is that Paul Heyman is going to go with Solo

[@Qwazaar919]

i was under the impression that paul and romain were looking at someone walk in the room at the end of that seg. and that it wasn't solo. so i'm a bit confused

[@dan7291able]

Rikishii maybe lol?

[@jaelynnkiante3643]

I watched raw on Hulu, came straight here and said out loud “let’s see what Simon thinks about this” 😂😂 I’m officially addicted

[@GordonFreeman24]

My thoughts on the Tag Team Showcases - KO and Sami will win both titles and announce that they are not going to hold both titles hostage and will be fighting champions and bring out Braun and Ricochet and that they didnt just win #1 contenders but the Smackdown Titles. Shayna and Rhonda will be #1 contenders and win the titles at Backlash

[@TJDious]

16:01 Simon DOES kinda look like Right Said Fred...

[@NYR14477]

14:06 best part of the show was that massive bag of popcorn. Every time I see one of them no matter where I am I get a bag.

[@StevenKluber]

Prediction: Bloodline continues to crack. Power struggle. Roman beats Jey at Backlash/KOTR. Heyman/Solo turn on Roman. Match ends, Heyman begins to cut promo. Roman stands over Jey, raises the one. Solo raises his thumb. Heyman says something that gets Roman to turn around. Samoan spike. Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman guy. Rhodes vs. Solo at MITB.

[@bizzlelianpaw2916]

This version of Seth Rollins makes him the best on the entire roster by far!!!!!!

[@LeonCook34]

I like how he has the arch in the back ground for Saint Louis

[@Whocaresabouthandlesonyoutube]

i was there live last night and that rhea vs bailey match was so boring. the best part of it was when becky gave her bag of popcorn to a guy in the crowd and he started throwing popcorn out.

[@dan7291able]

Everything relating to the Bloodline these days, even on both Raw or Smackadown, is just GOLD gold gold right now, it just works lol, cant wait to see the Landscape after WrestleMania

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Another solid RAW. KO/Sami set up the match that still should be main eventing Night 1. Brothers vs Brothers for the Tag titles. Montez and Theory had a great match as did Gable vs Richochet. Fans still don't care about Gargano. Rhea is 100% carrying this match with Charlotte and we got to see the famous Rhea Pin. A pity Damage COntrol is pretty much DOA. Logan Paul and Seth had a great segment. We finally have some heat to Asuka vs Bianca...please let Asuka win this. Bianca has fallen flat and needs a change. Finally a 5-star segment with Cody and Roman. Wrestlemania is less than 2 weeks away and it's time to get excited.

[@bigdp98]

KO and Sami has to win the belts!!!! I’m okay with Cody winning one of the titles, but not both. Idk how they can work around it though. I’m thinking of a 30 minute Iron Man match with a stipulation. Here me out: If Roman is the only one to get a pin within the 30 mins, he keeps both titles. If Cody gets at a pin, he gets to choose one title. So here’s how it’ll play out, Roman gets a clean pin with Cody 20 mins in, the match continues and now Cody can only pick one title (if ever he gets a pin), just imagine the edge of your seat anticipation as the clock gets nearer to 0. Cody is obviously flustered since he needs a pin to win one title at least. He gets multiple near falls, but cant seem to finish the job, as the clock ticks nearer, The Bloodline members (including the Usos who recently just lost) interrupts and causes shenanigans. KO and Sami comes to help out Cody. The clock ticks nearer and nearer and just when you thought Cody won’t make it. He makes the pin just in time. The crowd erupts. And the clock is now down to 0. Cody goes to the belts and picks the WWE Championship, thus fulfilling his goal and destiny.

[@dan7291able]

Also, I want those Seth Rollins pyjamas, damn those were nice

[@RobertJW]

For those in the comments: Prime Sign Guy tweeted at Simon to say that no, he's not a plant! He's just a big Logan Paul fan, and wanted to bring a sign that hopefully would get him a picture with Logan. So it worked, and he had a great night.

[@realjameset2363]

Reminds me of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation when Chevy Chase says, after his neighbor asked him where is he going to put his tree at, and Chevy says, "bend over and I'll show you." So, the guy thought Chevy was talking to him, and he says, "you got a lot of nerve talking to me that way!" Or, something like that. So, Chevy says, "I wasn't talking to you," and now the guy knows that Chevy is talking to his neighbour's girlfriend. 🤣👏🏻

[@JeiBlazee314StLMo4lyfe]

Spectacular job 💯 it’s always a pleasure getting the scoop presented by an amazing positive motivating chap 💪🏿🫡👍🏿😎✌🏿🙏🏿🫵🏿 and you 🫵🏿 get a platinum up ⬆️ for a stellar performance and presentation 👋🏿✌🏿

[@CandylandTraveler]

Why am I now singing "What is love? Johnny don't hurt me.. no more"?

[@SanelTufekcic]

Simon Miller you are the best

[@larontezmoore3313]

I think things will pick up for the women's division after Mania. The stories are there they just need some juice.

[@ramomusic928]

I was there and the your not ready chant was piped in at first

[@therandyness]

The way I see it is WWE might try to swerve us and give us Rollins v Paul as the main event of night one because that potentially could be the biggest draw.

[@therandyness]

Also this would give Rollins his much-deserved Mania main event

[@onlybam9735]

Can’t wait to see the live ups and downs. Always makes me happy. Lol.

[@longbeachhippy694]

I hope I run into Simon at WrestleMania. Where in sofi will what culture be doing their live. I can't miss this

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

WWE master of story telling. Nothing beats it.

[@ripman21]

They just can't seem to tell more than one effectively...and their matches are secondary.

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

@@ripman21 huh, haters can hate.

[@danah7486]

Heel Dominick is one of the best things on WWE right now. No wait Heel Dominic and Heel Rhea Ripley are one of the best things on WWE right now.

[@LaMessi22]

This is the most I've enjoyed wwe ever.

[@mrcllz]

The Asuka/Bianca story its being a bummer, really, and i dont get it... i really wanna like this feud, but, i dunno, something is missing... im way more excited about LA Knight or Otis story now...

[@garyhen2028]

The only thing I don't like about WWE right now is that Ali is getting buried. I hope those cuts do not include Ali.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Brood Edge vs Demon Balor will be classic match

[@DKDove]

Now this is what i wanted, i was really criticizing that Jey, who is the first who needs to revenge to Roman, Jey was missed, Ko why didnt helped at Elimination chmaber and now this show cleared everything. Jey Uso, Jimmy and Solo will gonna leave the Bloodline, sometimes i think that they can switch Jey to be in Roman corner and Jimmy to fight with Solo, and this decision will let them split in the end of Wrestlemania! And Sami still needs to be as a star! Maybe Sami and Ko also involves lots more even in the main event!

[@Ryanfrom-es9xd]

The Uso's need to loose and Roman Reigns needs to win. If that were to happen think about it, everyone is expecting Cody to win. If Roman were to win the storyline up to Backlash would be absolutely incredible with Roman really being able to rule the table. Then have Cody go over at Backlash!

[@kennyhall9117]

Simon is the best, Simon number one 👏👏

[@sihlemhlongo2988]

😂😂😂I can't believe I stood up to do a wrestlemania dance😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Adam Pearce a legend and Simon twin

[@TravelingPhilosopher]

WWE has ushered into a new golden era

[@lennystengel8999]

GOODBYE BLOODLINE FINALLY

[@RustyBucketGames]

I just noticed the UFOs flying about in the city in the background 🛸🛸🛸

[@timleblanc1684]

Gotta love Simon

[@AdamDoing2326]

The bloodline story line is going to be such a cash cow for wwe.... The movies and docs and interviews behind the scenes stuff even when it's all said and done. Kind of interesting how theyre building Dom to be more Eddie Guerrero type and that includes not being able to hit the 619 but wins with the frog splash...

[@blazecable9]

Didn't think about it before until now but I see the USOs retaining the belts and Roman dropping his. This would be like "why should we champions have a chump leading us" kind of thing.

[@ZacharyC85]

Bless you and your finger of power! Love the show, keep up the great work!

[@EmberMcLain87]

If triple h doesn't use the brood intro for edge at mania it'll be a massive missed opportunity and the pop it'll generate will be something else.

[@dipfan9192]

Hey Simon, How long is it from filming to release of your videos?

[@brandonlego]

Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes really going at it with their promo and how Cody was Stardust and when he was in AEW. Deep down I'm hype for Wrestlemania even if some of the build is meh and how others are really exciting.

[@Auraspeed]

The fact that the entire ali v omos match was posted on their twitter is next level disrespect

[@slavenandric7643]

Simon, i have an suggestion for next year. Please do an "pointing at Wrestlemania" counter. It would make me all warm and fuzzy in my tum tum.

[@southnewton1]

Rhea is good but her promo was not great and the match with Bayley was disappointing.

[@woodsman105]

I thought Logan Paul talking over Seth's entrance was great. The trash talking was a little lame. But, I'm tired of wrestlers pausing what they're doing as they wait for the adversary to walk to the ring.

[@tomseville2345]

The Bayley/Rhea match looked like they had nothing planned for it, like it was legit impromptu. It obviously wasn't. So I don't know why those two couldn't work together...