Ups & Downs: WWE Raw Review (Mar 18)

[@mwurzer]

The most underrated question going into Wrestlemania: Can R-Truth finally overcome his arachnophobia and climb the ladder so his team can win the titles?

[@BlackdaPhenomenal1]

😂

[@i.am.king89]

Long-term storytelling LOL he overcame his fear at the wrong place at Royal Rumble 2016

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I bet the JD puts a few spiders on the championships lol😂

[@shailordedbd]

yoo lmaoooo

[@labbaby189]

If he isn't too busy waiting for his chamber door to open, maybe.

[@Vinceras]

A little sad that you didn't mention how awesome the Awesome Truth entrance following from the backstage segment was....absolutely loved every bit of that!

[@davemeers37]

R-Truth is one of the BEST things going on Raw right now and that is saying something but I’m very happy for him getting this push just putting Sammy in the bloodline was brilliant same for R-Truth and his “joining” the judgement day 😂❤

[@Dannystateofmind]

He did mention it…

[@Vinceras]

@@Dannystateofmind Not really...he talked about Sami going back to the back but didn't mention how they followed them out for their entrance. Semantics I guess...but I thought Truth and Miz going from backstage out was cooler than Sami going backstage.

[@_justinblizzle]

@@Vincerasthe entire sequence was cool af

[@TheAwesomeMed]

I think you're sleeping on Jimmy for Player Hater of the Year. Dude refuses to let his twin brother be successful without him. He has cost several titles at this point as well!

[@HZWY_Records]

Tag team titles, intercontinental title and even the wwe title! 😂😂😂

[@23lacross]

Completely Agree!

[@MelodicQuest]

I love the experimental camera shots in this episode: The transition from Sami to The Awesome Truth, the low angle panning shot of DIY vs Creed Brothers, the singular tracking shot following Becky Lynch from the entrance to the ring.

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

Raw is insane. What a fantastic build to WrestleMania. The segments are fire.

[@rezsurfer2808]

Same promos .. hows this fire? You have some super low expectations lol. I'm sorry for you kid

[@JustMNY]

that camerasegment from following sami to the truth/miz segment felt so fresh and cool

[@TheBassManJeff]

Agreed!

[@labbaby189]

It reminded me of one of those shows that uses continuous shots. I hope they do more of this.

[@tomseville2345]

I also noticed they didn't show all the "Next Week" graphics to THAT live crowd, as to not show them what they're NOT getting, which I always hated; obviously, we already knew Punk is going to be on Raw in Chicago on the 25th by now, and Drew used it in his promo that he wasn't there that night. But hopefully it stays this way going forward, because Kevin Dunn ALWAYS piped in cheers for those graphics, as if one live crowd would be cheering what they'll be watching on TV the following week from a different State... 🤣🤣

[@MHruskamusic]

@@labbaby189I liked that but I hated the camera work during matches. I am getting into a move on the ropes then they pull the camera all the way to the other side. Not cool!

[@wstine79]

Becky Lynch using the leg drop to put Nia Jax through Allen the Announce Table gets an UP!

[@BaboonGuy]

Finally some build for Jimmy Vs Jey - I’m pumped!

[@elex621]

DIY and Creed Brothers killed it last night

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Kurt Angle is the goat, Creed Bros and Gable ….. lol

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

agreed good match of the night

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

I thought Indus Sher looked incredible too, the future of the tag division looks pretty great

[@_justinblizzle]

They killed it in their last match as well

[@chrismaybe]

Technically You not going back further enough, Jey wanted to leave the bloodline back when they beat up Sami at the Royal Rumble last year, he only came back and betrayed Sami because Roman threatened to hurt Jimmy if he didn't come back

[@Kryptic_513]

I just hope that the New Day comes out in matching ring attire like previous WrestleMania's and just have Big E make an appearance.

[@Former_Employee]

Big E is still injured.

[@lornebuchanan3387]

No mention of the contract signing table not getting upended?

[@Hawkeye26]

Maybe he was still trying to process such a rare event?

[@lornebuchanan3387]

@@Hawkeye26 😁

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

Raw is Professional Wrestling in it's purest form. What a fantastic build towards future episodes and WrestleMania.

[@aga11ah]

Lmao relax

[@BizarreWrld]

@@aga11ahI mean they're not wrong. Sometimes they do miss but last night was pretty damn good.

[@johngotti489]

Paul Heyman would make an awesome Penguin from Batman

[@przemysawszczesny8980]

Imo Cody promo deserves golden up.

[@qkellz931]

Na that shit was boring and he be trying too hard in my opinion no disrespect

[@Tiago-uy2tf]

ONGG that lds line had me dying ! His best promo yet !

[@scottkendrix6231]

Cody was on fire during that promo.

[@The_Brimada]

​@@Tiago-uy2tfthat's the type of insult a female says to a guy. A guy saying it sounds sus af lol

[@TheMCMLXXXVII]

Every time Simon does the Veer had come on RAW, I crack up!! 😂😂😂😂😂 It never fails!!!

[@beep6437]

Raw was great Monday night we already new who was going to win the match like DIY, New day,R Truth and Miz and Becky but there was some awesome matches like DIY vs Creed Brothers and Becky vs Nia

[@rusher01706]

My brain played a trick on me. I swear I saw Simon shaking hands with Heyman. Had a double take until I realized I was wrong. Somehow, I think it would be better if it was Simon.

[@johnbennett7863]

Very good raw Simon Miller make me feel warm and fuzzy in my tum tum

[@zacball40]

I mean you could say this is the 4th time brother vs brother if you count Undertaker vs Kane. I count it

[@Nabbington-fn8ng]

Just because Kane killed their parents doesn't mean they aren't still brothers

[@ProfessorMatrix]

Calling it now Heyman does something this Friday 100%

[@Former_Employee]

🙄

[@catherinedimalanta7119]

Imagine KO winning the US Title and Sami winning the Intercontinental Title at Wrestlemania. What a moment. 😁

[@charlesredd9619]

Would love to see randy get it just to say he did it n fade wit ko 1 last time

[@flippineck2825]

They'll do it to give them the Benoit/Guererro shots

[@itiswhatitis2767]

They might actually let Logan retain to elevate him as a bonafide star

[@charlesredd9619]

@itiswhatitis2767 that's the obvious move

[@Dakiraun]

I'd even say golden-up for that Jax and Lynch match - Nia took some crazy bumps there and as you said, the timing was incredible.

[@DastardlyDavid69]

Now has improved so much. I hate how much hate she gets.

[@grant1739]

Great Raw

[@kevinmeeks5169]

Im psyched for WrestleMania. Read that Downstait might perform Cody's entrance. That'd be badass

[@kennethbressler3451]

creeds back? let’s all welcome them with arms wide open

[@miked9594]

Raw making me feel all warm and fuzzy.

[@Flatnose_7]

Homelander Cody with that Black Air Force promo, FIRE!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tompatchak8706]

I loved Cody’s promo. Gave me all the feels when he mentioned those other legends

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Theae videos and the comments underneath them are the best. Positivity. Love it. The number of negative people I see is just... frustrating. Thank you for fostering the opposite environment, Simon. Golden up!

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

agreed it is frustrating why we need Simon

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

It’s no thanks to him, seriously. Everyone else in these comments deserves credit as well.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

@@Kleetus_Van_Damm It's both. Simon goes out of his way to encourage positivity, and good on everyone on these videos for understanding the assignment.

[@auxeye85]

Thanks Simon, great video as always. Your videos are the one of the reasons I got back into WWE

[@awsmpanda777]

As someone that was there live, that finish had us all nervous for becky and nia. The table on the outside was not cooperating at all for the first half of the match. This was a really great show all together.

[@Chantholli89]

Jimmy never left the Bloodline. Roman kicked him out after NOC. Then he gave Jey an ultimatum that either he was in or out. Jey said he was out and Jimmy went with him. Jey always wanted to leave the Bloodline and Jimmy kicked Roman because he put his hands on Jey at NOC.

[@Darthn0va86]

That first tag match was sooo good! I was a bit busy during the match but I couldn't take my eyes off of it lol

[@JohnWater6390]

Hear me out. R-Truth is a Sith Lord. He is Darth JarJar IRL. He does not age Is he athletic and agile or is it The Force? His dumb luck to win matches is just like JarJar in battle. What if. Truth is really a genius and controlling the bloodline and judgment day. He has his band of rebels around him to control events on both sides. That would be long term storytelling.

[@tomseville2345]

More shocking to me than Michael Cole naming The Hardys, was him *not* mentioning the two Undertaker vs Kane matches at Mania as "brotherly battles" while in kayfabe in-universe mode on commentary...

[@PremiumAli]

So happy DIY is getting their time to shine.. and Creed Brothers was just incredible talk about stamping your ticket to be in future conversations

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

You didn't mention the table flopping while being set up 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@kevintyson9059]

Who else thinks the hater of the year board should be a picture of Silky Johnson?

[@lalitpalariya3705]

ok so no one except me noticed, during the segment when seth met cody, in the background Paul Heyman was passing by with jimmy and solo, but he promised Peirce that they left. That's clear, Roman will not be alone on Friday for sure

[@aimancattani1881]

This road to WrestleMania is pure Gold man this is so good, if this mania delivers it's gonna be special. Bold prediction, Usos as Match of the event

[@kcalexander1995]

Gunter roasts are top level

[@NadrkanaKarakondzula]

Poor guy, he should've the match with Brock Lesnar, but he only got Sami

[@MrParker-ux2mh]

Finally the haters can stop the Nia Parker….i mean Jax hate. No injuries to her peers, great monster heel work, puts ppl over, and looks good doing it.

[@GLJosh]

On this week's Raw we learned that "Roman comes alone" and Pat "loves to Yeet all over the place" in public.

[@brian8195]

I think we're at the point where every belt but the women's title is going to switch hands at wrestlemania. That's crazy.

[@brian8195]

By the way I think priest catches in his briefcase and gets the intercontinental championship just so everybody knows that's my prediction

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

I don't see the IC title or US title switching. I think Gunther will hold it through Backlash in Paris and Bash at Berlin. No reason to have him beaten yet. I think Logan Paul will eventually lose to Bron Breakker in a Honky Tonk Man/Warrior type squash. Neither Randy nor KO need the US title and it would take a title that's got good value right now and make it look like a consolation prize. Rhea totally agree: think it may be a good while before she loses it.

[@brian8195]

@@fromomelastocarcosa3575 I hope your watching I about half right now lol

[@brian8195]

I was right

[@fredvirden1511]

The Cody promo made me feel like we were back in the attitude era its a golden up for me

[@thefuzzygamesYT]

Jimmy Uso never actually ‘left’ the bloodline technically. It was Jey that said he’s out. Now I know this isn’t perfect but yeah technically he never left

[@stremf1]

This entire episode was fantastic.

[@ellisdeefoley]

Never thought I'd say this, but Nia is hands down my most improved performer of the last year. Massive props to her for the work shes put in since she came back

[@WolvesNest]

Can we get clip compilations for Simon's Hater of the Year to keep track of changes as the weeks go by?

[@bizzlelianpaw2916]

That comes by himself line Simon!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You spit gold!!!

[@Bell_Bands__and_Beyond]

Undertaker and Kane are “brothers” too lol

[@atsprings]

I have new idea what city is in the background but disappointingly it is not Raleigh North Carolina

[@51buschboy]

Legit one of the best Raws start to finish I've ever seen.

[@ronald-xs7sp]

Good morning, Simon!

[@Papzishhh1]

RAW nowadays completely embodies the phrase, "Time flies when you are having fun"

[@michelnewcomb9860]

Glad DIY won. Champa and Gargano are both closer to the end of their careers than the beginning and time is running out for a Wrestlemania moment. The Creeds are just beginning their journey and will have plenty of chances. That being said, DAMN that was one hell of a match!!!

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

Indus Sher had a great match, they look awesome and I’d love to see more of them!

[@RaghavanN]

RAW was 🔥 last night. The countdown to Mania peaking at the right moment

[@Pappavol]

Raw was 10/10 Cody Rhodes, usos, drew, Seth.. all killed it thank you Cody for saving what you did 😂

[@RobHaselrig1992]

Idk if anyone pointed it out, but it’ll be the 2nd time that a brother vs. brother WrestleMania match happens in a 15 year timespan. Bret & Owen 1994 Matt & Jeff 2009 Jey & Jimmy 2024

[@Hawkeye26]

When Calamity Jax can make it through a Last Woman Standing hardcore-esque match without injuring anyone...the world stops making sense.

[@zom8680]

Calamity Jax lmao, now I want to see Suavemente Jax to keep everything in balance

[@itiswhatitis2767]

Some of you fans need to let go, she’s clearly improved since her return and actually doing some of her best work. Imagine being tagged only for your past mistakes at your job or just in life generally lol if only we give as much credit as we give criticism

[@_justinblizzle]

@@itiswhatitis2767all of this! Like my god enough already

[@itspaperhat]

i was there and i wore my goofy wrestling for life shirt :,) you’re the best simon!

[@btaps_9856]

Hey i was there too, what did you think of the crowd? It was very quiet

[@JimmoWorkman-lz9wo]

At 1.46 you mentioned me, Simon?? 😂

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Great show last night. Really interested in a heel Chad Gable

[@numero1superfly393]

WWE Rematch Counter: 45

[@legendhavok1723]

Watching the Creed brothers over the past few months, I really feel like they should be repackaged a bit and turned heel. A new look, a new mean streak and they could really get over.

[@matthewlawlis2421]

Nia Jax and Becky did amazing that night. No one can say anything negative about Nia after that showing. She took a beating and put it all on the line for a simple RAW match. Not to mention she looked pretty good too.

[@johnshort5830]

I'm getting a bit wibbley jibbley with concern over the shenanigans bound to happen in that ladder match.

[@JNFMJCreations]

Wonderful review video

[@nicodemopugliese5930]

Give us the CM PUNK VS THE ROCK FEUD WE NEED

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

already done that

[@MichaelAnderson-yu8mr]

I think we should do something with Chad gable like he has a triple threat open challenge but he wins every time starting from backlash to summer slam to the first ple after summer slam

[@SuperAwesomeosity]

This was RAW food the year so far… it had the 5 p’s… pacing, promos, performances, professional camerawork, and Pharaoh

[@orko333]

Does Sami get trained by gable? And chad can be his manager and be at mania

[@LogicalTriniThinker]

We want GABLE!

[@yomamasofat77]

Gunther isn't losing no matter who he faces so get over it

[@MobiousDick-yu2ch]

Who is Gable.. Last I checked he couldn't beat Gunther and his kid was crying.. Clown

[@tompatchak8706]

Yes!

[@jayjarrell2454]

I wonder if Ricochet’s issues with the Judgement Day is all leading to Braun Strowman coming back from injury and then they join the tag team ladder match at Mania

[@yomamasofat77]

They aren't going to be in the ladder match. There are too many teams they are going to be in it already.

[@Jeff.fl0w]

We all know that BS Roman not gonna come alone I hope Cody doesn’t really believe that we can’t trust Paul Heyman

[@dylanogg347]

Zayn Vs. WALTER will be great. But I wanted Gable Vs. WALTER so badly...

[@calebdodoo9965]

The DIY vs Creed match was absolutely amazing.. So happy the pioneers of Take Over got rewarded. Also glad finally Cody clapped back at The Rock.. Imagine if R-truth mistakenly showed up on AEW programming and he does his thing of beauty like say he mistook The Bucks for Pretty Deadly lmao that would funny

[@DerQuanDoucett]

“It is just him uce tho” 😂😂

[@flippineck2825]

Only thing with Raw is Rhea/Becky falling a bit flat. The missing element is Finn Balor running Becky down as sub par compared to rhea since Finn would know

[@herrnein4164]

Petition for Simon to Acknowledge Matt the Mat. (Day 1)

[@tudor282]

My only two downs for the show are Seth copying Eddie's promo and the Creed Brothers losing the match. They were called up. Had a feud. And then went cold thanks to this loss. Great show overall, but they have to improve their booking

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Cody needed to do this promo, the babyfaces need some sort of fire and we finally got it. Also while they didn't win the Creed Brothers stole the show last night. If they aren't tag champions by the end of the year, I very much see them being it by Next year. The future of WWE's tag division is in some good hands. Give me more DIY and Creed Brothers matches. More than ever I want Drew to beat Seth. the Awesome Truth deserves to win at least one of the tag titles at Mania. Also, I have new respect for Nia, between the Elimination Chamber and this Last Women's Standing match, she has finally shown improvement.

[@ajsmith1401]

Idk the time table for his return but Ricochet should team with Braun if he’s healthy in that ladder match. They had pretty good chemistry in their last run

[@yomamasofat77]

They aren't going to be in the ladder match. There are only going to be 3 teams from Raw and they are Awesome Truth, DIY, and the New Day.

[@ajsmith1401]

@@yomamasofat77 yea I know, I just think the spots richochet could do would be crazy. But it’ll still be a crazy match regardless

[@22five5]

When Miz was trying to shout REMIX and r-truth remembers that the remix has the lyrics "you suck" instead of "what's up" , then truth said no remix because they are babyfaces now 😁

[@zachgoddard6445]

I loved the DIY vs Creed Brothers match but I would have preferred both those teams in the ladder match instead of New Day, nothing personal against them, just want new teams there instead

[@kevinstull8552]

If Chad is telling Sami that Gunther has no holes and can't be defeated, then I guess Chad has no chance of beating him either 😂.

[@BizarreWrld]

Raw is leagues ahead of smackdown. They really need to work on smackdown.

[@TheDebrom9]

Becky v Nia gets a golden up!

[@VitorSalvan]

Chad Gable must be added to The title Match

[@yomamasofat77]

Why? Gunther isn't losing until he passes two years as champion.

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

The creeds just need a character refresh. Whether that be a move to smackdown, or a heel turn, who knows. But they still haven't really grown past being roderick strong's henchmen

[@phonemovieclips1371]

But how will they be developed if they're just randomly yanked off TV for weeks ...

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

@@phonemovieclips1371 yeah fair enough

[@negativetim]

Jey and Seth are gonna find tickets😂😂 and come out of the crowd when Cody gets jumped

[@frankhoward6645]

Raw was awesome it was cool from start to finish

[@Rashanimal]

Sami Zayn getting trained by Chad Gable in an impossible match against the champ. It’s the Philadelphia Rocky story…

[@bmill027]

Felt bad for Jimmy and Jey. That was a great promo and that crowd was just DEAD, which if you're not Cody, or Roman, or Rock, or Seth is the norm. That's a strong difference I've noticed between AEW and WWE. In AEW people are there to enjoy the show. With WWE they're there to be a part of the show.

[@btaps_9856]

I was at the show live, the crowd was awful, only the front row was chanting.

[@kennyhall9117]

SIMON IS THE BEST, SIMON NUMBER ONE 👏👏

[@xamonttofficial]

Anyone else sick of everyone pointing or looking at the sign? This is an example of WWE beating something to death just because it was an awesome moment the first time, which kind of removes thar moment imo

[@larry01902]

I predict a triple threat for the IC title and Gable eats a pin from Sammy. Gunther is protected and Sammy and a heel Chad can feud.

[@spaznorcrest]

I feel like it will actually be CM Punk that costs Seth the title, because he wants to fight Drew for it. Then Seth picks up on the CM punk hate too... Could make it a 3 way at SS