Ups & Downs: WWE Raw Review (Mar 11)

Our WWE Raw review as Simon Miller recaps Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre's opening promo, Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan, Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri, an emotional Cody Rhodes interview, Kabuki Warriors vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, Damian Priest vs. R-Truth, a Gauntlet Match to earn a place in the Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania.
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[@ttm9227]

Honestly one night they should just cut to a random crew member setting up the ring and be like “arrived at 12:17 p.m” with the guy just standing there all confused

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Who says it's not in the works goofy wrestling for life 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GLJosh]

If GTV was still a 'thing' I could picture videos with time stamps for 'super-stars" entering and leaving the bathroom.

[@dpg154]

Ngl I would love that 🤣

[@Zombiez4breakfast]

This is something SNL would do 😂

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS😂.

[@MelodicQuest]

Cole: "Rhea Ripley recently went to a UFC fight." McAfee: "WITH WHO??"

[@carlb5558]

I can only imagine the yelling in his headset for that question. All Cole had to say was, "With some Buddy of hers, I guess. Don't tell Dom!"😂

[@k-dawgHI]

I love that McAfee just starts referencing stuff outside of WWE like that. Makes the place feel less like the solitary bubble it used to be. Also helps that Pat can allow himself to do that. He is pretty valuable and well off so there’s not much risk!

[@ShadyMcKnight]

Golden Up for Simon Miller

[@BobbyCrosthwaite]

That's my line lol

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS dude.

[@snakuvudu]

Wasn't that long ago Raw was getting like 25 downs and 2 ups. WWE is cooking.

[@tykobain]

no fr every other segment got a down lmao

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@ryanwilliams4561]

Hey, what year was this so I can look em up?

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

@@ryanwilliams4561like 2019/2021, you’ll wanna skip 2020 altogether on account of the pandemic. It wasn’t a fun time to reflect on.

[@bradsmith9118]

Wasn't long ago WWE was also having to tarp half the arena and do a BOGO for Wrestlemania either lol. Talk about real ups and downs.

[@newagecap7128]

When Candace LaRae talked about the brother, i honestly thought only about Max Dupri

[@lornebuchanan3387]

Same here!

[@carlb5558]

Same.

[@TehBuggy]

Same, I paused the show and had to Google if she really had a brother 😂

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@mrdude88]

R.I.P. Max Dupri. May 20, 2022 - September 30, 2022

[@pashby69]

Simon Googling how big the earth is made me chuckle more than it probably should have 😂

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@H8rProof]

Watching Simon talk about wrestling might be better than the actual wrestling. This dudes energy is infectious.

[@Tuturial464]

He's an aew shill in the end

[@SAN231986]

Truly, I haven’t watched the actual shows in years, haven’t missed an episode of Simon in the same amount of time

[@H8rProof]

@Tuturial464 I don't see it. If anything I think he's far more lenient on WWE.

[@egroom8714]

I agree I don’t watch AEW but I’ll listen to Simon talk about it between him and Cornett I think I am pretty caught up one is a positive Pete and the other a negative Nancy

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

pointless comment @@Tuturial464

[@matthewwakeman5382]

After he slapped the rock....he shoulda told him to "keep my dogs name out of your damn mouth"😂

[@chozendroid]

I can't possibly be the only one who actively looks forward to Sami Zayn using the Blue Thunderbomb in his matches just to hear Simon's reaction the next day... 😂🤣

[@CrimsonColbat]

I forgot last Wrestlmania Finn got stapled after getting hit with a ladder. I’m glad they fold that back into the equation.

[@yoljuma4431]

JUSTICE FOR GABLE

[@chrissullivan63]

Hey dude question?!?!!? So u think they gonna do triple threat for ic title at mania?!?!!? I want Chad to dethrone Gunther not Sami!!!!

[@centraltimegamers2977]

In a way I’m glad he didn’t win, because Gunther isn’t loosing. I’d rather Chad win a belt.

[@chrissullivan63]

@@centraltimegamers2977 u don't think Gunther loosing at mania?!?!!!? I think he will & hope it's to Chad !!!

[@spoof2062]

I mean his shoulders werent down so they could maybe turn it into a triple threat

[@lornebuchanan3387]

That thought crossed my mind as well 🤔

[@blessingxaba7989]

I popped when Drew mimicked Seth's joker laugh🤣🤣🤣

[@taylornelson6599]

We say it sarcastically that it doesn’t deserve all ups but this is peak WWE rn and they are doing a phenomenal job, deserving all the praise for sure

[@GLJosh]

Now I picture, Miz and R-Truth each grabbing a Tag Belt but for different brands...

[@tompatchak8706]

Haaa!!

[@dannyaraya8017]

they should! then whoever grabs the other belts, has to team with them. R-Truth and Damien, the miz and _____

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

I’m just happy Candice and Indi (kinda) has some direction on the main roster

[@amiraking6688]

I want Candice to turn on Indi. No shade to Indi but in the ring she’s not on Candice’s level. Candice should be a solo champion.

[@mlevo1011]

​@@amiraking6688you want her to be champion of what? Lower card women's champion? She wouldn't even deserve that belt. She sucks. Has no legitimate threat or any good looking moves. NXT should be where she is

[@tveks]

Simon - they do the arrivals because the NBA and NFL do the same exact thing on their pregame shows when big stars arrive on game day

[@MelodicQuest]

"The guy we said would be here is here"

[@andrewhernandez5332]

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHY THEY DO ARRIVALS!!!!! 😤

[@tveks]

@@andrewhernandez5332 Dang now I gotta root for Cody! 😂

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@user-sy5sy2np8r]

And we should care because???

[@pt5728]

Would be a crazy twist if Drew did the same thing that he did with the judgement day, which is form a temporary alliance solely to spite Rollins and Cody.

[@DeathRobotKailozo]

Simon always gets an Up! Woo!

[@derrickthegatorriverboat6993]

Y'all had to use Cody shedding tears as the thumbnail 😂

[@cockroachassylum9318]

Cody >>> jabroni rocky maivia

[@lordeowstheking]

He's always crying. Just like his fanbase.

[@cockroachassylum9318]

rock is always pooping diarrhea from his mouth. just like his fanbase @@lordeowstheking

[@I-Cheer-For-Heels]

Even crocodiles were like "C'mon Cody, those tears were fake af"

[@coreysnider6418]

@WWENightmareGoddessthat man ain’t turning heel anytime soon 😂😂😂

[@DUNKRYDER2010]

The least devastating move the blue thunder bomb 😂😂

[@shayanbhattacharjee5357]

samy beating gunther at wrestlemania will be one of the greatest mania moment.

[@Jay88891]

The blue thunder bomb is more dangerous than Candice as a heel 😂😂

[@dennisdonetti1675]

The highlight of raw for me was my 7 yo walking in and asking why McIntyre sounds like Shrek. The promo was never the same.

[@geeayy333]

Yes you do need to know who arrives and when. They're doing it like the NFL/NBA and i love it!

[@whatwaynesaid3165]

The blue thunder bomb bit makes me laugh so much

[@crumpler50]

I wish you'd bring back some of the old segments or the intro music at least. Love the show regardless. Simon, you the man. I'm giving you an ⬆️

[@robertdeleon7533]

Went to the show last but was looking forward to this since it finished😂

[@ronald-xs7sp]

Good morning, Simon!

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

Candace LaRae WWE's answer to Christian Cage's dedfather promos lol

[@Savagemedic46]

Umm Cody Rhodes just brought up dead grandfathers at the Vegas press conference

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

@ryansavard2355 he didn't call him 'dead grandfather' like Candace called him 'dead brother', much how Christian says 'dead father'. That's why, numbskull. It's disrespectful to the actual dead person, not saying they are disappointed like Cody did durrrrrr

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

@@Savagemedic46 ☝️🤓

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS but she talks about dead brothers than dead fathers😂.

[@cdmit27]

Anybody notice that's downtown San Antonio still in the background?

[@JimmyStevens]

18:36 I love 💕 when Simon creates Stories of what we Miss during Commercial Breaks😂 More Please...

[@RishiPatel-jk6wi]

i never noticed the background music till now

[@photographybyliamanderson1659]

That match was honestly soo so good! Fully got me with the finish. Out of nowhere after not working all night thought it still wouldn’t net it did. Heck of a gauntlet.

[@robertwishin2868]

At Wrestlemania I want to see the video of the WhatCulture team arriving in the building.

[@duaneosmith]

I love that Simon turns heel for 15 seconds every time Sami Zayn does the Blue Thunder Bomb.

[@Danplaysbadly]

WWE being so good lately is great but damn, I miss 'Nobody talks like that' and The Wizard in the sky! And it seems we can't get both 😂

[@2KoolFaSkool]

The dead brother comment was referring to Max Dupri, right?

[@angrykakashi7348]

Simon just a hypothetical question would you push to keep doing ups and downs if you were on the wwe roster?? Just a thought i was curious about

[@Jesseface94]

It'd probably end up being a segment on Raw Talk (are they still doing that?) or his own show on Peacock or the Network

[@booksboyspodcast]

They wouldn't let him

[@vitaminpaul2555]

I want to see Damian Priest hit the Razor's Edge in the 12 man ladder match at WM40

[@rudyarness8317]

R-Truth finally raps his own entrance again, and WWE cuts to commercial halfway through. Big Brown Down for me right there. Other than that Raw was a refreshingly good show and a good recap, thanks Simon :)

[@DariusssSaid]

I actually just arrived to watch Ups ⬆️ and Downs ⬇️

[@douglaspackard3515]

I'm really looking forward to SZ vs Gunther. That's going to be a helluva match.

[@foeud]

why not mention that fantastic video about gunthers 640 day as ic champion? really good video

[@Chrisyork21]

I'm still holding out hope that the 6 pack ladder match will also be splitting the belts. Having the raw and smackdown belts hanging from separate cables.

[@xTetrApicxp]

Do they need to be separate though? I hope at least we get new title designs.

[@anthonycurtis2778]

Don't need to be separate cables, just do the a member from 2 different teams come down with a belt at the same time finish.

[@TroubledDigital]

Love u Simon

[@fredos4323]

Golden up for that Cody interview

[@tompatchak8706]

Are they gonna do the six pack challenges like ECW used to do their three-way dances? Like it starts out with three dudes and the one guy gets pins so he hast to leave and the two other competitors continue. So in the six pack challenge team would grab say the raw belts and then they would just leave and the rest of the match continues till someone gets the smack down belts?

[@darickbonebrake6774]

The NFL and NBA love the arrival camera shots so I'm thinking its that influence

[@marvyjoe413]

The sequence Simon does for the blue thunderbomb is so good. "Did it work? of course it didn't! Never works!! Sucks!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@40088922]

saying that sequence between JD and Rick 'O Shea was too "indie" is supposed to be a bad thing because indie matches are notorious for the lack of selling, psychology and story-telling, generally speaking, of course. throwing a bunch of high moves makes it look like 2 Create-A-Wrestlers in a 2K game. it works for us because we're Smarks and can appreciate a good deal of athleticism, but for a casual audience and those who care more about the narrative, it's too much and doesn't make much sense

[@Whotuber-cu1zo]

The Blue Thunder Bomb looks really cool, couldn’t you have the Helluva kick first, straight into a BTB? Cool Combo, I feel like the move is easily good enough to be a finisher in its own right

[@joelgriffith1654]

First segment was really good tho Simon think you might be underrating it.

[@xraytheman]

I hope they do the arrivals farther and farther away. To a point where you just see the Wrestler get out of bed and make themselves ready for the night.

[@ToonAlphaUnit]

Can someone explain why the Ref didn't count to 5 on Candice?

[@TheNikoko199]

Brown down for the continual disregard for the Ups and Downs Intro! Bring it back and children all around the world will rejoice

[@ertanin]

Cody is winning, bloodline starts interfering, Dustin appears from the crowd and makes the save, final shot of the night, Rhodes brothers hugging.

[@NeculaSilviu]

I came here so ready to hear the opinion on the start of the Raw ... I loved it soooo much ... DREW FTW

[@frankhoward6645]

How's it going Simon that gauntlet match was fun I'm thinking it's gonna be a good challenge for Gunther at Mania Seth's & McIntyre's promo was cool too Cody's story has become overwhelming at times just saying & Candice saying that line about Maxine's brother was cold I wonder also who else is gonna be involved in the ladder match for the tag team titles gonna be interesting

[@amberlyluvsyou]

GIVE US A TRIPLE THREAT FOR THE IC TITLE. GIVE ME GABLE VS SAMI VS GUNTHER!!!

[@K-Dub159]

CHAD GABLE’S SHOULDERS WERE UP AT THE THREE COUNT!!! I saw that he said he’s not gonna request another match or a rematch but I really think HHH and Pierce either have Sami and Chad run it back for the number 1 contender or they make it a triple threat which is what I personally would love! Thank you for being great, Simon!!

[@PoeticPoker262]

Or...Sami vs Gable on the next PLE after Mania.

[@largebig79]

@@PoeticPoker262 sami aint beating gunther

[@bossman8461]

Simon how do you overlook pat basically saying him to say buddy name by saying who lol

[@kennyhall9117]

SIMON IS THE BEST, SIMON NUMBER ONE 👏👏

[@tjowo1]

i just need one small segment where truth is walking with DIY and they bump into HHH and shawn

[@TheGlider]

It's crazy to think that not too long ago, the score used to be like 4-11 on this show... And now we usually have like 11-1 or even no downs... Triple H doing an amazing job

[@stickydoodle8198]

I couldn’t imagine Simon’s reaction if Sami Zyan beat Gunther with the blue thunder bomb 😂

[@DJones1812]

I think her dead brother was referring to Max Dupri...

[@spoof2062]

That doesnt make sense tho bc max dupri on screen just decided to stop being Max Dupri😅

[@BrianBarrettWilson]

Nah, Maxxine's real life brother Wyatt was in a motor vehicle accident in 2017, did not make it.

[@robikkupegasus7039]

Nope, her real life brother died a while ago - this was transferred into a real life story beat.

[@gudnytX]

They didn't have to use the word 'dead' in that case

[@TehBuggy]

I was expecting (and kinda hoping) Gable would win, but I know I’ll love the Wrestlemania match regardless. I’m excited to see what’s next with Chad Gable, they were really building him up

[@munawwarmerchant713]

The background score was always this loud? It was kinda distracting..

[@trayvonmeansso779]

New finishing move the "Christian Cage" 😂😂😂😂

[@seanfarah7291]

I’m surprised Simon didn’t mention Pat McAfee saying the ring apron was the hardest part of the ring, except for the ring post.

[@qwaH]

I've got a big down for it, well the app anyway telling me it was starting at the usual time when I looked earlier in the day when murricas already changed their clocks so I missed the first hour, time to use catch up to see what went on I gues

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

I believe you missed the most important thing that happened when Rhea came out and walked past Morgan. Morgan said "I'll take everything from you, you love". Dominic Mysterio and Liv Morgan, here we come.

[@banealexander7973]

While I loved this episode of Raw, my one criticism is that Shayna locked in the Kirafuta Clutch and Kairi didn't tap out. The same move that took out Rhonda Rousey wouldn't work against Kairi? Maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

[@kitkatkid5627]

Lowkey really do hope Chad Gable sneaks into the Gunther match because the magic he can do in the ring is impeccable and I just need more of it

[@tomseville2345]

All these comments I see on *every* R-Truth video about him being a "National Treasure who must be protected at all costs!"; the guys didn't do that when he splatted on the floor when they *all* failed to catch him; Cole even said he "almost killed himself on the table", one of Vince's old banned phrases...

[@user-sy5sy2np8r]

Someone needs to give Drew McIntyre a freaking medal! He is SOOOOOO good lately!

[@ohmoehedidnt83]

They should do the same with the women’s tag titles as the men’s

[@jeremyrounds6821]

I was thinking of u when I saw Sami do the blue thunderbomb last night.

[@cdmit27]

Man Cody looked just like young Dustin in that thumbnail

[@notsure1350]

Seems like this card is gonna be stacked big time

[@krisvoy1]

I think that Gable was unhinged during the match for a reason. He “wants and deserves it more” he said so I think he’s gonna force his way into a triple threat

[@tompatchak8706]

I think there’s gonna be some kind of video and Chad’s gonna take it to Adam Pierce and pointed out I mean, honestly, his shoulders weren’t down and the referee was on the wrong side. Everyone knows that.

[@itpolytwitch]

Heel gable coming up?

[@agoodday4pi]

I liked the angle of Maxxine's bad, goofy wrestling as a storyline, but I didnt expect Cadace LaCage going off like that 😮

[@gudnytX]

Sister of the Year!

[@tomseville2345]

She'd actually be Mother LeRae, the same role she had in The Way... @@gudnytX

[@hahacoll]

I popped when Pat McAfee mentioned the hardest part of the ring... Besides the ringpost.

[@Blueeyepirate]

I’ve noticed the wwe pushing that pg rating. Renaissance era in full swing!!!

[@mommommonja]

I wanna see a bit where Simon turns heel and gives everything a down 😂

[@vitaminpaul2555]

Let's go Miz and R-Truth! WM40 Tag Team Champs!

[@jessebunnell6442]

Simon I am happy they are FINALLY splitting the tag titles. There are 2 reasons. 1) it means anyone who wins is undisputed every time without earning both titles the real way and 2) not 2 tag teams get titles instead of just 1 team. Both shows deserve tag titles and now 2 teams will have the gold instead of just 1 team. Also happy for Candace to bc she deserves better and this might be her big chance! Zoey and Tiffany are the future and Zoey needs her own singles run NOW!!! Same with Ricochet!

[@cadendicky1855]

11 ups, it's getting good this year.

[@MatthiaGryffine]

Anyone else need to turn up their volume for this episode?

[@matthewpayton]

WrestleMania is shaping up to be massive.

[@f.k.6241]

That gauntlet match completely killed the Ankle lock as a submission finisher... Gable had in on for AAAAGES, at least three times, and it did not result in the match being over. This move is a joke now just like the superkick... 😢

[@tompatchak8706]

It’s wrestlemania season and all the big names should be on the show if they can be so cable being inserted into this match is you know like 75%. His shoulders weren’t down and the referee was on the wrong side to even make the count so if there’s some video or something next week where Chad’s like look I’m not pinned then they switch it around. It’ll just be good for everybody because it’ll be awesome match

[@frankrappa4765]

I really wanted Chad to win the gauntlet match but sadly that didn't happen. Congrats to Sami Zayn. He has the chance to get the intercontinental championship back that he never really lost.

[@TrippzUK]

Going to hard disagree with Simon about Candice, thank god we are bringing back her heel character, it's what got her over on NXT in the black and gold era.

[@PC-gi4nj]

Shook it off like Taylor Swift had me howling lmaooo

[@womenonthemovefitness]

Simon pointing out peoples hypocrisy is gold 😂

[@cdmit27]

That ladder match is gonna have constant climbing. No way one team is gonna keep 10 other people subdued long enough.

[@Rageofwrestling]

I thought the announcement was going to be the split of the titles

[@tompatchak8706]

Well, like another comment on this page said that you have one tag team one guy will grab the SmackDown belt and one guy will grab the raw belt and then they’ll go their separate ways or they do it like old-school ECW three-way dances used to do. One team grabs the raw belts and the match continues until someone grabs the SmackDown belts.

[@btbcc12859]

Isnt time running out for the brief case?

[@laronnpowell1700]

He has had it for like 3 years now..

[@btbcc12859]

@@laronnpowell1700 it feels like it sometimes 😂