Ups & Downs: WWE SmackDown Review (Jul 12)

Our WWE Smackdown review as Simon Miller recaps The Bloodline destroying Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton, Nia Jax vs. Michin, Tiffany Stratton almost cashing in on Bayley, Legado del Fantasma vs. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews, LA Knight challenging Logan Paul, Naomi vs. Blair Davenport, #DIY vs. A-Town Down Under and much more.
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[@StealthMarmot_]

When Cody was strung up in that crucifixion pose one of my friends commented "Cross Rhodes"

[@jayeckberg774]

For the A-Town Down Under storyline, Simon forgot the most important part. Waller saw Fatu's attack coming and decided to run, rather than warn Austin or stand by his side.

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@calvinhouston5015]

@jayeckberg774 This has gotta be the last straw for Theory. Whatever excuses Waller has, Theory isn't gonna wanna listen. He'll finally see that Johnny was right...

[@JustCallMeCiffy]

The "We Want Roman" chants were really loud, and then Solo said "Nah, you didn't want Roman, you got me now" I thought that was pretty good not gonna lie lol

[@heyarnold8023]

What I love right now is you can see the difference in raw and smackdown

[@ARTPLAYSGAMES86]

You can always see the difference. Ones red and ones blue 🙂‍↔️

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@JediAcolyte94]

A little surprised you didn't mention the fact that Piper Niven was reading a book literally titled: "How to start a cult" in one of those backstage segments.

[@cliffordjackson3]

Piper Niven in the Wyatt sicks confirmed.

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

That made me laugh out loud.

[@deenulazarus5454]

As I was watching live... When Bailey's music hit... I was shouting "wrestling rule# 14.8"...

[@SimonMillerYT]

❤

[@Former_Employee]

What does that mean ?

[@DarthMalaks_Missing_Lower_Jaw]

Austin Theory completely getting run over by Fatu and then looking like dead on the ground was hilarious.

[@kushalrijal9453]

Theory is a good seller.

[@JamaalMills]

Bbl Baylee is what the ppl want 😂😂

[@SimplyHumanShow]

that line was wild 😂😂

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS😂.

[@TarekTamo]

6:58 "Solo Sikoa was in the dark room with his boys, why doesn't he turn the light on" LMAOOOOOO!!!

[@stefanwanasinghe2017]

hahaha laughed so hard at this one

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

Yo, the way the bloodline executed Randy Orton and crucified Cody Rhodes after Jacob Fatu destroyed DIY by himself was brutal. Mia Yim needs to start winning some matches because they always make her lose. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller should get one more rematch for the tag team titles at summer slam and that's when they break up. LA Knight should definitely beat Logan Paul at summer slam.

[@nygreek743]

Mia was better in the Doll House

[@Madeen1982]

Fatu also ran through Austin Theory, so he's making sure to destroy everyone on his path.

[@pt5728]

They need to stop calling her michin first

[@Former_Employee]

No way LA Knight will beat, could beat, is gonna beat Logan Paul for the US title. It's literally VHS vs a borderline hologram.

[@jamesroche985]

I was there, it was a fun show, and the “We Want Roman” chants were deafening, also a lot of people thought Jimmy Uso was coming back and were waiting for him to come out and help Randy & Cody

[@runningmanli6538]

This intro killed me. Badass men, but that alleyway. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@calvinhouston5015]

Waller finally crossed the line last night when he left Theory to get KO'd by Jacob Fatu. Leaving him to get attacked by a member of the bloodline has gotta be the final straw. Who agrees?...

[@tomseville2345]

Thought Simon would love Cody screaming 😭"NOOOO SOLO!! Take me!! It's ME YOU WANT!!"😭 🤣🤣

[@julesrules7297]

The new Bloodline poster for Summer Slam looks like a Fast n Furious poster.

[@monkeypower420]

Don’t give Vin Diesel any ideas lol

[@HJ-ek6hn]

pretty sure that was the idea

[@lordbill5111]

Family

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS😂.

[@YS9136]

Cause it's all about family

[@MrParker-ux2mh]

BBL Bayley was HILARIOUS!!!!!!!! 😂😂

[@IanDarr-Johnson]

😅

[@michaelstankowski835]

Here's to hoping they call Apollo Crews and baron Corbin's tag team AC BC😅

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS same😂.

[@jonmacintyre9905]

Jacob Fatu is what Solo was supposed to be in the original Bloodline

[@BobbyCrosthwaite]

As usual Simon u get the GOLDEN UP

[@Memphis_901]

R-Truth and Cena at Mania

[@davemeers37]

Definitely thoughts and prayers for Kevin Owens and his family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jeremydugan4658]

I love what WWE is doing with Fatu, dude is one of the most entertaining wrestlers I’ve seen live. He’d put on Bangers in front of like 150 people, can’t wait for these arenas full of people to see what he can do.

[@trevalato]

Jan was not happy Simon, sending an invoice for my bail👍🏽

[@bobbydrake2486]

😂😂😂

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@user-mh6mw6jn4h]

I like that we get some Tag Team Wrestling.

[@stephenmorton6764]

Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it.

[@stefanwanasinghe2017]

"Why doesn't he turn the light on?" Lmao Simon asking all the right questions! 😅😂

[@iqraciousliliput2378]

Apollo Crews loosing is the best thing of yesterday's show

[@iblackfeathers]

when roman returns he’ll be wearing blue chili peppers as a necklace to combat solo’s red one. lol

[@franklingoodwin]

Blueman Reigns is the new Bluetista 😂

[@johnbernaudo7631]

Is that what they are chilli peppers 🌶️ I was always wondering

[@ScarredCore1]

Jacob clearing the ring and the rest of the Bloodline entering the arena was the most badass thing I’ve ever seen

[@Azrael138]

Bro cannot finish a single sentence without laughing, it's wild

[@claudelorrain-bouchard6941]

Baron Corbin Lone Wolf vs Jacob Fatu the Werewolf!!!!!!! I don't know why I'd love to see this happen for some reason now.

[@killthehero5031]

Man ppv posters are really back let’s goo

[@keabetsoemonnapula8309]

That Jacob Fatu guy - He's really good!!

[@hopeheightfreed6415]

You know what, I'm down with Roman vs Solo in an "Acknowledge me" match 😂

[@sumanchhetri1809]

Glad that Giovanni Divinci started his own wrestling review show😂

[@bobtheslob2246]

Sucks, someone stole your comment an hour later than you and has way more likes

[@sumanchhetri1809]

@@bobtheslob2246 well that's the world we live in..😆

[@jago713]

The austin powers reference😂

[@tomseville2345]

Tama is driving? 🤣🤣😨😨😱😱 Imagine him giving that little dog gnash/Beavis cackle towards pedestrians and other motorists...

[@Halo-yc1ri]

Jacob fatu needs to be pushed to the main event status asap. Best new bloodline member

[@numero1superfly393]

WWE Rematch Counter: 101

[@Daniel-jz9oi]

At this rate Berto is going to end up being called O if he stays with WWE they keep shortening that man’s name 😂

[@damonjackson9068]

Need them BBL bayley chants

[@keepitfuknmetal]

Love the Destiny reference Simon, but Activision hasn’t been behind that game for like five or six years now 🤣

[@CratosAreti]

::insert brown down joke::

[@pshit]

Simon, lets aknowledge the fact that no one gave L.A Knight the contract he ended up coming our with 😂

[@ronald-xs7sp]

Good morning, Simon!

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the review Simon

[@AlexSmith-t5p]

Man the perfect set up for Roman, Jey and Jimmy, and Hikuleo to show up as a united group at Summer Slam

[@user-xo4cc2bk2v]

Great review and a great show. Loving all Solo's work. Put the tag titles on Bloodline and maybe even get Nia Jax to join.

[@AnakinFlytalker700AF]

I've never been this early, stayed awake til this was uploaded. I'll go to sleep after ☝🏿

[@theaychgee]

SoSo Sikoa and the Goofline.

[@JimmyStevens]

11:05 WOW 😲😳 No mention of Piper's book she was reading, "How To Start A Cult"???😂

[@SuperNinjaAustin213]

32 Secs I Wondered what That Supposed To Mean 😂😊😂😂😂😂😂

[@charred5516]

Nobody is ever caring what Andrade is doing. Hearing him come out to crickets is painful😂😂😂

[@DOMCRUZMUSIC]

Tiff should cash in on Ripley for the plot twist

[@craigbullock9250]

I’m loving that Naomi has been in storylines since she been back. It’s great when you can carry a storyline without the title.

[@p1critter409]

I swear that poster looks like Solo and Roman got mashed together lol!

[@BobbyCrosthwaite]

Great shirt Simon

[@Kenjionigod]

BBL Bailey was crazy 😂

[@mephistro]

It's really sickening how they're treating LA Knight. Like I stated almost a year ago, he's being handled like another Dolph Ziggler. They know he gets an audience pop, so they're giving him a bone here and there. But this is not at all how the rising Stone Cold nor Rock were treated. It's almost as if WWE Creative is annoyed that LA is an audience made star and not someone they molded into one (like Cena and Reigns) with their horrible writing and character choices.

[@Barry80Elms]

Jacob Fatu is a beast…

[@MrPauljayburke]

While Nia's in ring improvement and character work deserves a world title run (and I wouldn't be against it especially with the Tiffany dynamic Simon suggested) but Bayley having a gimmic of beating the odds - off those 2 this time, Damage CTRL last time - feels like an mature version of the ultimate underdog hugger character. I'm excited either way!

[@RedHoodFH]

So DYI vs tongans and randy vs Jacob

[@killer109536]

How badass would it be if Roman returns, helps Cody, they link up, and absolute merc the new bloodline. Idk if it'll happen but that'd be badass

[@jakeblack212]

Where are the officials during the weekly multiple beatdowns?

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

Can't wait for Roman's Austin level pop return. Smackdown was great just like Simon.

[@MaxxThealmighty]

Simon every day you single handedly save your channel from your co harts

[@ddjsoyenby]

i can't wait for solo vs cody rhodes.

[@ImaDoomvenger]

Lmfao that’s my favorite scene in Austin powers hahaha

[@razorramon7573]

Cody admits to stealing WrestleMania XL main event spot from The Rock. Where's the outrage for Cody's actions like everyone had for Dwayne?

[@kushalrijal9453]

Did The Rock win the Royal Rumble? No. That means Cody got what he deserved.

[@IGORBROON]

This has to be bait 😂 Cody won the rumble WTF you talking about

[@sonicvergil1]

Solo is doing his best work right now!!! The group feels more important every week

[@nathanwagner9895]

Hot Wrestlemania sounds like a title you would see on a men’s health magazine for tips on how to get your body ready for beach season lol

[@RedHoodFH]

There's only one man that can help Randy and Cody now... they just gotta spring him from Jail

[@adamford2373]

NAILZ !!!!!!!!😂

[@vailex_]

Ted DiBiase approves. Don't think the court would though

[@dionshare7103]

Baron Corbin was doing good stuff in NXT. I'm hoping that now he's back on the main roster that he gets treated right. He should be WWE champion one eventually.

[@Ryanfrom-es9xd]

I hope LA Knight wins the US title, it needs to be re-legitimized like the IC title. WWE should've never gave Logan Paul that belt, most useless title reign of all time.

[@stickydoodle8198]

3:02 I’m not getting mad at anyone. Lol I’m glad they finally acknowledged the tribal cheeks. 🍑

[@davidwheeler773]

Jacob Fatu needs to do a interview drinking Hennessy and smoking a cigarette like back in the day but i don't think WWE is ready for that

[@bryanmulholland6098]

Wait til Netflix lol

[@bombay_8368]

They need to move him to Netflix Raw ASAP

[@The_Brimada]

​@bryanmulholland6098 Smackdown will be on USA in the US so probably won't be able to do as much as Raw lol

[@MrPauljayburke]

Let's redo Cena-Umaga with Cody-Fatu in the future. You cannot tell me that wouldn't be fire. On the Cody v Rock Mania 41 build

[@centrist1008]

And you’ve never seen Fatu’s moonsault before?

[@danielc.7173]

The La knight promo was flame

[@flowey5333]

For me seeing Jacob Fatu first time in action is like seeing Lesnar randomly pulling out a shooting star press wth. Just what is going on lol

[@soundchecksoundcheck1818]

If Nick wasn't there how did L.A get the contract and Nick's signature

[@tomseville2345]

I think he's MEANT to be "scamming the scammer"...

[@RajR96]

Grest timing!

[@outerlimit7642]

They’re trying to hide the sauce Simon but I found the video, we’re here!

[@kammentator___]

The pop for Roman's return could deafen people 🤣🤣

[@brandonnewby178]

It's Tiffy Time, so Ding Dong, Goodbye. 😂😂😂

[@thesip5204]

Jacob Fatu should be the tribal chief. Solo feels too forced imo. Also we hardly see the Tongans. Idk this Bloodline just feels too forced. The only one who legitimately feels like a threat is Jacob Fatu. Oh but don’t worry we’ll end every Bloodline segment at the end of the show with them jumping people and throwing them through a table. It’s predictable and boring.

[@dabadguygeezie]

BBL Bayley😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nygreek743]

Nah that’s natural

[@johnbernaudo7631]

@@nygreek743hell yea and it’s one of the most beautiful things in smack down

[@nikolassimijis]

Simon do you believe in Joe Hendry?

[@russellogren2183]

They literally had a match.

[@the-u2888]

I’m a huge Roman thing. Never been to a WWE show before going to summer slam this year though… I am praying that Roman returns.

[@D_AshProject]

Jacob Fatu double Arabian press master

[@Antagonizer-br5yq]

Honest question, is there a reason why Nia never joined either iteration of the Bloodline?

[@knytestorme]

Why does Solo look like DJ Kahlid in that screenshot for the final segment?

[@RobertKeilOK]

Stunt double?

[@Zombiez4breakfast]

Corbin and Crews could be good together I hope we give them a gimmick cuz right now they just seem like a random pair

[@cyrax94]

One of the worst Smackdown episodes ever in recent memory. Not only have they killed Blair Davenport's career, but they're making Cody Rhodes look like a complete idiot!

[@mattTHEEgreat]

What if Tiff cashed in to become the first women's US champ? That would be interesting

[@Just-Fauna]

Solo Sikoa is playing an 2nd level Boss pretty good. The problem is. The Rock is the Final Boss and Roman Riegns isn't to far off from that status himself. We all know what happens to a second level Boss. They are beaten pretty quick and we move on to the 3rd. I hope WWE gives Solo sikoa some big wins so he has a little more Validity to the threat the New Bloodline poses. So far its all Jacob Fatu for intimidation.

[@sirnightengale4214]

So how long will it take for everyone to turn on roman when he comes back ?

[@lifeasafanpodcast9529]

I heard jimmy is cleared to come back im betting he shows up on raw first thats when solo has a suprise hikuleo as the 5th member

[@DOMCRUZMUSIC]

I love you bro but the hot summerslam is getting old. Wwe doesn’t seem to think summerslam is THAT big

[@rubiksgod9748]

I mean... They're making it two nights. They seem to think it's at least almost comparable.... To me at least

[@DOMCRUZMUSIC]

@@rubiksgod9748 i feel you but the feuds and stories are nowhere near the magnitude nor intensity

[@kennyhall9117]

SIMON IS THE BEST, SIMON NUMBER ONE 👏👏

[@tomseville2345]

Wonder how FOX handled BBL? Love how WWE (or just Nia) don't give a shit anymore...