Ups & Downs: WWE Raw Review (May 8)

Our WWE Monday Night Raw review as Simon Miller talks about the WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament, Mustafa Ali vs. Otis, Rhea Ripley vs. Dana Brooke, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Imperium, Zoey Stark's debut, Trish Stratus gets a surprise from Becky Lynch and much more!
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[@SimonMillerYT]

Thanks for watching as always, my friends. ❤

[@itsdanj23]

Thanks for making this awesome series as always, my friend ❤

[@MsThedonz]

Your the best Miller. Miller vs Miro at all out!!

[@MrTIMSARAH]

Simon, thank you for your positivity. I try to look at everything through a positive lens, but being the coach of 4 flag football teams and having drama with two of them is really bringing me down. Thankfully I have your shows to look forward to to put a warm and fuzzy feeling in my tumtum. I appreciate you totally Reeking of Awesomeness.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

To paraphrase the late great Stan Lee, you keep making 'em, and we'll keep watching 'em...

[@homeboy2258]

You’re my favorite person on this planet. 😂 True fan girl over here lol

[@homeboy2258]

“That’s a lot of coming, he has to be exhausted” I see what you did there Simon 😂

[@bodavis4545]

Came to the comments knowing someone was gonna quote this 😂

[@redneckjedi]

One of the more funny comments and it was so casual.

[@ScarredCore1]

@@bodavis4545 *came to the comments* ? 🤨📸

[@steveespinoza7469]

😂😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@TDdaBlunder]

😂😂😂😂 rushed to the comments to see if anyone caught that

[@brandoncochran5318]

Brock was giving me Batista Give Me What I Want vibes 😂 but his intensity made it come across alot more intimidating

[@GxGNoir]

agreed with Batista it was comical

[@tedjomuljono3052]

@@GxGNoir thats because he forgot his lines and is just stalling for time

[@BreakerX42]

When the Raw after Backlash was better than Raw after Wrestlemania. Also, when was the last time Seth won a match with a pedigree?

[@Toastytoez13]

Dominick’s match made raw a show for me. I always get such flashbacks to Eddie when he wrestles he has to be watching a lot of 90s wrestling because he’s killing it with bringing back the good stuff from that era

[@brianhopson2072]

Dom hasn't even kicked it into second gear yet.

[@thecrazycouple4275]

Dude is annoyingly talented. Just like Logan Paul. I want to despise him but with that talent I can't.

[@JohnDopeNotDoe]

You're the best Simon. Your shiny, bald head brightens my day

[@guywilliams6569]

Dumb j-ws...

[@jonathonfletcher7682]

That’s probably the sun’s light brightening your day. His head is very reflective

[@DanielSON8721]

It also brightens a dark room

[@rickcross4522]

" Thats alot of coming. He must be exhausted." Simon Miller just won the internet for the day

[@cameronpather99]

That impression of Brock’s music is elite 😂

[@Ronfost89]

That crowd was a pretty quiet crowd by normal standards and it really didn't help that it came after the awesome Puerto Rican crowd.

[@giblenappa9997]

I was in the crowd yes we were no PR crowd or EU but for USA standerds it wasn't as bad as people are making out to be

[@TheRayvolution]

It was disappointing.

[@bigboibj2004]

I was there, and I'm not sure how it came across on television, but we were into everything from Main Event to Raw. It was so much fun.

[@Ronfost89]

@@bigboibj2004 TV wise it sounded like you guys were watching the most boring thing ever. Save for singing Seths entrance and the obligatory Cody pop it seemed like you guys were dead.

[@bigboibj2004]

@Ron Foster , really? Wow, totally different feel live. I had floor seats behind the announcers table, and that whole section was hype. The only thing we were sort of dead for was Ali vs. Otis until Otis was struggling with Maxxine and Chad.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

This was a fine show. It did what it needed to. Seth advanced in the tournament as he should. Balor, Priest, and Nakamura all had strong showings. WWE correctly got Cody out of the tournament and gave him more to do with Brock. WWE also set up several new matches and feuds for the future. I'm still wondering what WWE is doing being Rhea is still called the "Smackdown" Women's champion but I guess we have to wait and see. Trish is great as a heel, and it's nice to see Becky back, but man something looked off about her. Overall a fun show.

[@josephaliyu1443]

I thought I was the only one seeing things, Becky looked different somehow....maybe she lost weight

[@EGOODWYN86]

When Brock said "look at me" I put my phone down and listened😂😂

[@hammstnb]

Cody looks like a final fantasy character with that outfit or devil may cry as well haha

[@SalemArc]

Veer spent so much time coming that he had to take a break to recover in NXT. Now he's recharged and he's ready to come to Raw and come hard.

[@larsschwurack963]

He is coming with a partner and coming while being cheered on by Jinder.

[@ScarredCore1]

Coming *hard* 😱

[@tompatchak8706]

Lots of vitamin D

[@laserskitbrothers1486]

4:16 that’s me holding up the sign ❤️

[@TheSilentScreamX]

"Who appeared out of nowhere? Brock Lesnar!" Damn it, the one time I was bracing myself for a Repo Man/Doink the Clown reference, you didn't do it! One day, Miller. One day...

[@jamessatherley2022]

Graves made me laugh when Woods dropped Dom-Dom on his Doam-Doam 🤣😂

[@kevinstull8552]

Dom Dom the Dum Dum being dropped onto his Dome Dome 😂.

[@shepherd373]

..."that's a lot of coming ...he must be exhausted!" Best line of 2023 so far

[@LangdonRiley]

It'd be hilarious if Justice for Barry became a thing/movement at wrestling shows. Fans boo or chant "BARRY, BARRY, BARRY" everytime someone gets thrown towards the barricade. Eventually, someone in the back will ask, WTH is Barry? In WWE, New Day and Shelton Benjamin will have to explain it to someone, 😁😂

[@itzztaty3909]

Helllo there Simon you’re the great never missed an ups and downs

[@ellissharpe8]

Why is Ali a free agent? So he can job on both shows 🤣🤣

[@rocketdive2001]

“There’s a lot of coming, he must be tired” - LOL!!!!

[@michaelmacisaac7709]

That Sami line really was fantastic.

[@Scaramanga7]

Great, but KO pointing out they were still there killed me.

[@michaelmacisaac7709]

Lol. So good.

[@BigRaji1981]

We need Simon Miller as the world heavyweight champion that would make everyone warm and fuzzy in our tum tums

[@brandongordon0108]

I laughed so hard at 16:44. Simon youre the absolute best!

[@GualaSeason]

The Brock and Rhea review thoooo 😂🤣😂🤣 dawg I stay listening to u every morning at work! Love ya content

[@davebozarth8633]

Damn I even got emotional seeing those signs. Barry, etc. Awesome.

[@philipfoster3359]

Check out the moment after Dexter Loomis is on and Corey says "that's the weirdest family I've ever seen". The beep from Nicki's entrance makes it sound like he said "weirdest f*****g family" and it was censored out. I had to go back and double check 😆

[@josephaliyu1443]

Wait the beep was from nicki's entrance? I was confused asf😂

[@philipfoster3359]

@@josephaliyu1443 yeah there's another one a bit later on in the tune as well so that confirmed it for me 😆

[@Thrui]

Lol yeah I thought the same thing

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

People I know were griping about the whole 'Lesnar screwed Cody' thing... But seriously, this, class, is how a screwjob finish SHOULD be booked... Push an underutilized talent while continuing a feud that still has legs on it... Bravo all around.

[@orozco1302]

Brock's promo was actually good, Brock's just having fun as his career is winding down

[@chadharger9323]

Better to go out doing what you do best instead of going out with a whimper. . .also if this doesn't get both men closer to hall of fame then nothing will.

[@MelodicQuest]

Vince realized Brock has more fun when he's allowed to be himself

[@tompatchak8706]

Winding down??? Dude could still destroy all of us!

[@pinksisraw26]

8:20 is now my favorite Simon Miller moment of all time now! I need this in gif!

[@jeffrey_solis90]

Bless you, Simon, for that Veer joke. Made me laugh at work.

[@jgibson75]

I really enjoyed this Raw. Most of the matches were really good. I like that we are seeing the NXT people show up. I love seeing The Way gang together. I am so excited for Imperium on Raw. And I could watch Balor/Rollins 100 more times. They are so good! If Rollins does get the belt, I hope he gets in a big feud with Balor. Glad to see more do the women on screen as well… I felt like they were getting less time since Mania (probably because of a certain disgraceful human being with a fittingly creepy mustache)

[@dalebarclay5185]

Looking forward to these regular videos on a regular basis.

[@NouBariNou]

This time Veer has friends. Maybe they can help him to find the arena

[@Hugh_Jannis]

I want to see a Cape Fear angle where Cody is at the movies with his family and Brock is in the front row smoking a cigar and laughing maniacally

[@Joker-jg4vd]

That would be awesome!

[@Danplaysbadly]

Ups & Downs, then, now, forever 🫡

[@ShieldYoung]

16:39 Simon acknowledged The Great One

[@kennyhall9117]

Simon is the best, Simon number one 👏👏

[@danw4490]

Excellent episode of Raw!

[@Dunamis77]

Triple threat at mania, Roman v Seth v Cody for world heavyweight championship

[@DJDoubleCee]

Yeap, I had a feeling that Brock Lesnar wasn’t done with Cody. I wonder what kind of match they’re gonna have at Night Of Champions.

[@galaticpineapple9007]

Yesterday was my birthday and the first ever time I got to see raw live it was definitely a amazing one to see best birthday gift ever

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

I was at Raw last night. We really enjoyed the show!

[@danielsullivan7091]

Premium live event

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

@Kywan Webster Agreed

[@jamesmckaskle1166]

Stay awesome Simon

[@tomseville2345]

Always imagined Barry to talk like Kermit the Frog. With the top padding flapping like a mouth...🤣🤣🐸🐸

[@FadedWorld.]

Although he won a match but Mustafa Ali has officially turned into Bo Dallas and I'm afraid his time might be short in WWE

[@timothylewis2527]

Looking forward to seeing Anne next week. She's gonna be here because Simon said she's coming!

[@AcedeKlown]

Ludwig Kaiser gives me so much Lt. Gruber vibes to the point I want to shout GENERAL VON KLINKERHOFFEN every time Gunther does his entrance

[@richardedwards9044]

Now I need to see Lesner star in a “The Ring” reboot.

[@richardedwards9044]

Wouldn’t you be terrified if you saw Lesner crawling out of a TV to slowly crab walk toward you?

[@HangboyGamer]

That intro is gold 😂

[@thomasofone]

Simon, gotta say, youre the BEST! But, what happened to the Millertron 5000?

[@SubhamKumar-tw5yr]

Ali winning matches...n Gunther on raw Is it leading for Gunther vs Ali at Saudi 👀... gimme that banger

[@ReallyBigBrother]

I love Simon, he fucking rules 😂😂

[@davidsdailydoseofreality]

That David Bowie joke was some low-hangin’ fruit Simon😇

[@m00sebumps]

Im also glad that Barry Barricade is secretly Kermit the Frog. Please keep this bit alive!

[@ellissharpe8]

I really hope balor gets a title push soon… I think this could lead to a way to promote Damien to the leader of judgement day and then have a feud between the two

[@ShieldYoung]

KO with his Marvel humour is entertaining

[@youngwisdome]

This seems like a great episode of raw. Give me two more in a row of these and I'll actually tune in again

[@lyonessa61]

Loved your imitation of Brock Lesanar mand my evening great!

[@markandrewbryer4531]

Meanwhile in a parallel universe « I’ve got a warm fuzzy feeling in my Dom-Dom »

[@Primetime210]

8:15 Conversation topics? Simp. Your the best. Hahahaha 🤣

[@andrewjustandrew]

We need a “Hardest part of the ring” plus “The Ring” horror movie crossover skit!!

[@dotmurda]

Everything about Rhea I agree... Feed her the the women's division and more judgement day segments with her involved, 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@playerx9494]

But Simon, I don't think it's possible to push a cannon to the moon. Also, who is gonna tell Priest about the cannon?

[@The_RealBigOunce]

I wanted the JD to help Finn get the win and then become the champ but also then we could get a Finn vs Seth feud

[@ryanmclean2000]

I was at raw and when they played the backlash video we just sat there singing rollins song the whole time and it threw the whole vibe off because know one knew what they were doing

[@numero1superfly393]

WWE Rematch Counter: 62

[@Imac7065]

I'm starting to want Edge to win the title more and more.... letting seth win it feels way too obvious at this point and bluntly... Edge being the first kinda feels right.. like Jericho being the first AEW champ in 2019

[@ronaldbrush]

Good morning, Simon!

[@vitaliydubkov4008]

Mustafa Ali is free agent, so he can job on both shows.

[@Primetime210]

4:13 Simon the sign counter said a down not an up

[@Twiceborn_by_grace]

I saw the Trish Status turn from a mile away. Didn’t this same thing happen with her and Lita back in the day?

[@KCIRProjaM1]

Yooooo.....where can I find that warm & fuzzy shirt? Tried finding it on PWT....

[@telechubby4life503]

Post a link to your merch!!!!!! The website sucks and I can't find any of your stuff.....

[@karlclements]

My character on 2k23 is called Barry Cade 😂

[@vagrantgentleman13]

Didnt we get Rollins vs Nak at a Survivor Series a few years back, when Mox was still in the WWE? Was'nt half bad if I recall...

[@imwithGRAIG]

I think that's Natalia was a better wrestler before she installed the airbags

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

I thought Brock was going to start singing Toby Keith

[@auglicious]

By Wrestlemania next year I want to see Ripley challenging for a men's championship...and winning. US title, IC title,...or both.

[@jamesroyle5759]

Give mr miller the heavyweight championship belt we love you Simon 👍👍👍 sorry about my spelling 😂

[@malcolmwasher2308]

Knew codys macth woukd dq

[@Noctilionidae]

Love the reviews.

[@dauntlessasmr7910]

"What do you wanna talk about, Simon?" I want to talk about when you're turning Heel... on KZbin! Or, we can talk about how you ran away from Haku like a little scared girl. 😆

[@richardlafreniere2629]

simple formula wwe should try, make both the tag and singles division a thing by always pushing up singles stars using one tag guy, and push up tag teams by having a match with 2 single stars that will never win tag matches. and keep the big matches for ppv singles vs singles and tag vs tag. this can allow for shenannigans to happen and further storylines. i hate seeing 2 singles stars with the tag belts and a single tag member with a singles title....it just makes my head hurt and getting the tag teams to always be crushed by 2 singles stars makes anyone willing to be a tag team look like garbage. this formula should protect all parties and push em all up without the "bury one guy" make one look like a champ

[@3rdPartyOP]

Dom has some nerve utilizing the Backwoods the way he did

[@CH-ju8zt]

I don't think I'll ever get a heel DIY now that The Way is back.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Gunther needs to issue IC title open challenge on RAW

[@chrisg3193]

8:37 i had the same thought, cause i didnt want to be F5'd out of my window

[@djarthurlooby]

Yes Ripley beats everyone then the music hits and out comes The Diamond the undeniable Tessa Blanchard and wins the title. And the feud between Blanchard and Ripley started. That would be dope.

[@travisfeazell9694]

Yeah bro im finna buy 100% of your shirts😂🙏🏾

[@flowey5333]

Sooooo. We just had a Draft. Including performers from NXT. And the first day we announce some moves from NXT to RAW ? Good for the draft... ? Will Veer make it to RAW before or after Summerslam though ?🤣🤣

[@hughbrown8290]

If they POOSH Priest, they need to change his look up a little, brighter colors of some kind or a wild gimmick, so that he wont be a Roman copy. people like him now but its so much like Roman.

[@brye410]

You missed the best insult When Trish said her daughter is two and doesn’t know her colors

[@MephProduction]

The bunny thing is just silly, how does a non wrestler be as or more competitive and tough as a professional wrestler? Just makes every look like gimps.

[@uknoimjoker]

I don't want to see Brock as a champion rn and Cody should only be going for roman titles

[@ripjui]

cody should lose to brock in an i quit match and then come back in the royal rumble as stardust

[@MrSpade5150]

I hate that I can call this already but the HC finals is going to be Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes. From THERE it can honestly go either way because I truly thought Cody was going to win at WrestleMania and I was wrong but it will come down to those two and it's going to blow the roof off of the arena!!

[@SAN231986]

Should’ve watch the whole video before I asked about Veer lol

[@tomseville2345]

Interesting that the fans cheered Chad over Maxxine when trying to steer Otis(e) on who to (and who not to) listen to. Imagine that in the Attitude/RA Eras; fans supporting Bros over...never mind....