Retro Ups And Downs: WWE Survivor Series 2001

You asked for it so Simon Miller is back to review WWE Survivor Series from 2001 including the huge elimination match between the Alliance and WWE, The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boys in a steel cage match, Edge vs Test and much more. We are a bit late this week due to AEW changing days but we will be back at the usual Friday 2pm BST/9am ET time slot next week so make sure to get your suggestions for the next episode down in the comments.
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[@t.o.double9497]

Simon- “ talk about that long term storytelling” 😂😂😂

[@sacrilegiousboi]

In all fairness an hour is longer than most of the storytelling now lol

[@illismonati]

no way out 2006 🙏🏼 Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker was a masterpiece

[@endiku4366]

You mean both men's best match ever?

[@amadeomartin7216]

Rest of the show is junk

[@UnnameableGreviance]

Hello all of you great folks. I'm here again to seek your support for Armageddon 2000. As always here's the sales pitch: Regal v. Holly, E & C v. The Dudleyz v. R2C v. 3Live Kru, Team Xtreme v. The Radicalz, Kane v. Jericho in a Last Man Standing match, Ivory v. Molly Holly v. Trish, and for the main event a 6 man Hell in a Cell involving The Rock, Stone Cold, Angel, Rikishi, HHH, & The Undertaker. As always thank you for your continued support.

[@Panch21]

I'm here for you my man. I support this 110%

[@johnnyb.jabroni983]

Armageddon 2000 LETS GET IT (it's RTC tho) ;]

[@robertxhacker]

Doesn't the kat flash the audience in this ppv?

[@UnnameableGreviance]

@@robertxhacker Nope. She wasn't on the card.

[@amberstarfish8119]

Yes please!!

[@Oggy9156]

I was thinking for sometimes that he is not gonna do the retro ups and downs for this week. But he is so passionate that he did the video.

[@DarkReturns1]

He mentioned it was delayed because of all the current wrestling this week. Simon is just the best, makes me smile everytime he's on my screen

[@howie_potterYT]

Wrestlemania X8 is my suggestion. It was held in my hometown at the time and I was able to attend that show live 😂

[@ThatOneDude219]

Wrestlemania 13. That Bret Hart v Stone Cold match is a golden up

[@_calvin_1682]

Survivor series 2005, it’s iconic

[@markfroman738]

Iconic AF?

[@mnelly6877]

The best ppv December to dismember, gotta review it

[@afnanrusli7397]

Suggestions from my childhood: Survivor Series 02, Royal Rumble 06 and 08, WrestleMania xix,22,23,27 and 28, Armageddon 06 and 08, and No Way Out 03.

[@cdh359]

My suggestion: WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 with the Chamber of Horrors match or WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 with Goldberg vs DDP and Hollywood Hogan vs the ultimate warrior

[@auglicious]

WCW Greed. I've never seen it, so I'd like to hear what was even on it plus I'd like to see an Ups and Downs for a WCW ppv. Or Bash at the Beach 96.

[@johnjoker36]

Greed is probably the worst PPV of all time

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

*Laughs in December to Dismember*

[@amadeomartin7216]

@@WhiskeyBrewer greed is bad...

[@kushshah611]

Still want WrestleMania x-7...come on man..let's do this

[@tibbs3165]

I was young enough when I watched this live to not understand how much they dropped the ball with the invasion so I was marking out like crazy!

[@julianhernandez6457]

Still to this day it is said Simon Miller still hasn't taken a breath in ten years. Lol, love this show, keep up the great work.

[@nedthomas6563]

7:06 “Because why the hell not?” - basically the slogan for the entire invasion

[@duphty]

So lemme get this straight: AEW Dynamite WWE Smackerdown Retro Ups and Downs And tomorrow is Payback? Simon is the best!!!!

[@Pr0phetless]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news: Payback is tonight Anl Raw is tomorrow

[@Pr0phetless]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news: Payback is tonight And Raw is tomorrow

[@duphty]

@@Pr0phetless fair enough😂 thank you for correcting me

[@aaronsmith3250]

Awww you were one year off. You need to do Survivor series 2002. In my opinion it is one of the most watchable PPVs from top to bottom. Awesome action, twists and turns. And the first appearance of the elimination chamber. Please do the ups and downs for it when we get to this years PPV.

[@Pr0phetless]

I won't stop til it's Up'ed and Down'ed! Wrestlemania 18 (icon vs icon) or Wrestlemania 28 (the quietest crowd in history)

[@Justin032106]

Armageddon 2000.

[@ProfessorJabir]

It’ll go over one day.

[@killwalker]

I LOVE how Simon adds or subtacts syllables from words. It ticks my boxes. It gets an up.

[@juliooquendo220]

Sunday classic Ppv retro ups and downs with Simon Miller

[@collinmarcum714]

Taboo Tuesday 2014, the randomness would be wonderful for Simon

[@TucBroder]

I'm guessing you mean 2004?

[@collinmarcum714]

@@TucBroder lol yes, thanks for noticing my month old error

[@TucBroder]

@@collinmarcum714 That's what I'm here for ;)

[@mynamexdistance]

Judgment Day 2004 Let's get our man Eddie Guerrero an up!

[@ashleycastle9286]

ANYTHING from 1999. Even a RAW from idk January- august , was WWF AT ITS PEAK. The Corp. ministry, stone cold, the rock, mankind etc. the beginning of the hardy boys vs edge and Christian. ALL KINDS IF GOOD STUFF. Idk I thought that be an idea for the future. Also this is good too✌️❤️

[@sudarshaniyer6201]

Simons Fact 101: Simon is a wrestler in his own regards. His finisher is: Up and Down.

[@spartanq7781]

The second most devastating move in all sports entertainment the Up and Downs.

[@spartanq7781]

@The Wizard In The Sky Too op please nerf.

[@AussieKingslayer]

Suggestion: WM31

[@lukeayer1352]

Here are my nominations Wrestlemania 18 Royal Rumble 06 Survivor Series 02 Reply your thoughts

[@ThatOneDude219]

WM 13

[@The810kid]

Summerslam 98 and 2002

[@lozz2173]

Would be fun to do and actual retro ups and downs next late 80s early 90s, hogan savage era or one of the peak wcw ppvs

[@longislandliving3055]

Simon Miller is the best keep up the great work man

[@bseison]

I actually saw this one in person. Still probably the best ppv top to bottom I have ever attended.

[@markhalloway9675]

It could never save the "invasion" angle but that promo with Control was a banger of a video package

[@musicmakespeace]

young stephanie, stacy kiebler and torrie wilson.. man what a day for WWF fans huh

[@conor-_C]

and trish

[@ElRuinero]

Would you consider doing Up n Downs for old episodes of raw and smackdown? Raw from February 7 2000 immediately came to mind for me

[@conor-_C]

why that date

[@num1Jaysta]

@@conor-_C That was when Kane made his return to Raw with Paul Bearer

[@charlesbloor2869]

Suggestion : Survivor Series 2003. Hands down best Survivor Series especially in terms of story lines.

[@Facelessman254]

My 11 year old self back in 2003 teared up seeing team stone cold lose 😔

[@josecathcart3657]

WRESTLEMANIA X-7 PLEASEEEEE

[@dabromba867]

Great as always, Simon! I also liked your little snippets on whether you agreed or not with the Meltzer stars. Keep up the amazing work!

[@Matthew-dz9ew]

I was 4 years old when this ppv happened so i never saw this. Glad you introduced this to me Mr Simon Miller 😃

[@muneebahmad4378]

I wasn't even born Lol But still saw all this

[@TheFreakEclipse]

The foreshadowing to the surprise roll-up bs 20 years before it happened. Now THAT’S long-term storytelling

[@edwardtannous6]

Once again I'm asking for St. Valentine's Day Massacre

[@dilanhakyeri640]

Suggestion: Wrestlemania IX

[@originalsleepyjon]

This was the first ppv I purchased as a kid. I know it's viewed terribly now, but when I was 12, I really enjoyed it 🤷🏻‍♂️ I'd love to hear Simon's positive spin on such a historically terrible WrestleMania.

[@bcal8118]

U are the only reason i watch whatculture Simon!!

[@maxanik8994]

Let’s do something outside of the wwe that might be interesting ecw heat wave 99 or wcw Halloween havok 97

[@tearsofblood2987]

Gay

[@Facelessman254]

Barelly legal 1997.

[@si1verrrrsurfer]

Heatwave 1998

[@ephraim9932]

Survivor Series 2005

[@EliteNeko420]

I love these retro ups and downs it makes it easier to digest the WWE Network content please never stop 😊😊😊

[@joshuaballi4571]

Wrestlemania 20 is my suggestion for the next Retro U & D's. So many good matches!

[@silentdeath7739]

This vid Is really good, not only for being a retro TU&D, and for having Simon, but cuz everything in México Is now about out stupid president.

[@wise-dragon6776]

Keep up the great job. I like all the ups and downs

[@WweJth]

Suggestion: Wrestlemania I

[@j0njn]

This is a great series, keep up the good work 😁 ...and how about continuing it with This Tuesday in Texas? 🎶It features Repo Maaaan🎶

[@doomstadt2371]

There is no such thing as a bad segment that involves Stacy Keibler. If she’s there it’s at least 3 stars lol

[@markfroman738]

She’s got legs...

[@Trippette]

Bash At The Beach 1996

[@derrickscott1630]

Retro ups and downs.... You have my attention

[@DJDoubleCee]

I think my favorite part of this pay per view is Stephanie McMahon freaking out at the end of the Winner Take All match when The Alliance lost.

[@spartanq7781]

Stephanie: "no! Everyone else: like you're getting fired.

[@MikeyMacOfficial]

Hang on don't forget the fact that Taker did a Tombstone Piledriver for the first time in over a year at SS01! That surely was a huge treat for fans back then

[@myhandlewastaken]

Bash at the Beach 1996

[@raoulk35]

Infinitely timeless

[@bury_the_elite65294]

Re Jericho's "The Breakdown" - isn't The Miz's "Skull-crushing Finale" much the same? I vaguely remember Jericho using that move way back when... As for my suggestion for Retro U&D, I'd pick WM3 - even just for THAT match between Savage & Steamboat (for IC title). They smashed it clean out of the park! And in front of over 93,000 people! I would've travelled all the way from my (then) home in rural Victoria, Australia, just to see that match :D

[@AnnaJaneMTG]

Yeah that’s what I thought about Jericho’s breakdown too

[@tonyrigby6065]

Honestly, they should have had the wcw and ecw guys in the alliance. Like, big show and Jericho made WAY more sense on the other team...

[@cameron8675]

WCW New Blood Rising would be great.

[@SethRollinschannel]

Ohh fresh memory!

[@kingmezs23]

My childhood best friend first invited me over to his house under the guise that we would watch his VHS of SS '01. That was a very long friendship, good times.

[@justinsidway6841]

2002 was underrated. I enjoyed the Flair v McMahon brand split, early nWo return, etc

[@glennwelsh9784]

Man, I'm still having a hard time believing this was nearly two decades ago. Where does time go? But yeah, the Invasion was such a wasted opportunity. This show might've got an Up, but the angle gets a Brown Down.

[@fighterfistwrestling5274]

I was there, it so crazy to hear Simon "Up and Down" (ing) it

[@Kelsiemcmahon20]

Simon I've just lately come across your videos ur very god and very funny,really good understanding of wresteling,with the most devastating move in all sports entertainment the surprise roll up lol 😆 😄

[@DailyPassenger]

December to Dismember please 🙏

[@lindenstromberg6859]

"I didn't remember this move, because it was.... _terrible_ ......" HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

[@BlitzPlay]

I got to be there live for this PPV. My buddy and I just had a blast, too. Sure, we were much younger and didn't really analyze the stuff, like I do now, but it was still a lot of fun seeing Edge v Test and the Cage Match and the main event with the finish that I called. Again, was much younger so being right about Kurt Angle being the mole was a bigger deal. Even more so because my buddy didn't think I was right about it.

[@robertxhacker]

I love retro ups and downs! Maybe instead of fan votes, you could do the major ppvs (Rumble/WM/KOTR/SummerSlam/Survivor Series) starting from WM1?

[@MichaeuxErvin]

The breakdown is the skull crushing finale

[@marijuananirvana]

Here's an odd one to do. JCW Bloodymania 2007. Gathering of the Juggalos 2007. I have the DVD. Pretty crazy!

[@izzykidd1]

Start the " most devastating move in all of wrestling " the surprise roll up retro chart 4 retro ups and downs.

[@edwardgeorge-pepple2728]

Awesome

[@daven8218]

March 31st 1985! Wrestlemania!

[@theoneandjabroni3002]

"only done 450K ppv buys" - AEW/NWA/Impact/WWE would slap a granny for that kind of buy rate these days. Also, dat feel when more people are subbed to whatculture vs. view numbers of WWEs flagship shows

[@BreezyThaGOAT]

Jericho didn’t forget what was at stake he didn’t care. Vince said “(You and The Rock will be on the same page) or else. Do you understand?” And Jericho says “Yea I understand. But. I wonder what ‘or else’ feels like.”

[@flashgordon4339]

Despite the disappointment of the overall Invasion Angle the 5 on 5 Survivor Series 2001 match is the greatest of all time. Only rivaled by the one in 2014 Team Cena vs Authority when Sting debuted.

[@maxmccoy5603]

Raw after Extreme Rules 2014: The Day that Seth Rollins turned on the shield. Royal Rumble 2011 Survivor Series 2015 Wrestlemania 2005 TLC 2012 Royal Rumble 2014 Wrestlemania 30 December to Dismember 2006 Summerslam 1999 Summerslam 2002 Elimination Chamber 2015 Elimination Chamber 2008

[@josephsua7246]

Vince standing on the ramp Happy is hilarious lol

[@caseym9656]

I want to see Simon rate some truly old school PPVs. Like Survivor Series 1990 or Wrestlemania XII.

[@shermanculbertson6191]

I’d love to see Survivor Series 2002 or Unforgiven 2000.

[@Facelessman254]

Unforgiven 2000 is absolute classic. Kurt angle meeting stone cold backstage always made me and my childhood best friend laugh to tears

[@nicholaslambourne7273]

The bickering between Heyman Ross should have got an Up too. It was a right laugh, that and Heyman being terrified that Tazz was going to lunge at him.

[@thatbrianblaze]

The breakdown is just the Skull Crushing Finale

[@GOJOWrestling]

This is fucking awesome !!!!! Can't wait to watch all of these

[@pagecage3602]

Please do wrestlemania 25 Just for hbk vs taker part 1

[@lindenstromberg6859]

The waning days of WWF Attitude era, which ended officially May 6th 2002.

[@amberstarfish8119]

I'm still hoping for Armageddon 2000! ❤️

[@Cory798d]

Thanks for the context I was just a happy go Lucky kid liking what I saw

[@nathan19882]

Fully Loaded 2000

[@johnbennett6866]

Loved Shane Mcmahon being elimination. Shane really sold it.

[@amortisse]

Great American Bash 1992, please! Mainly in memory of Big Van Vader at his best. But also, Hiroshi Hase randomly popping up in WCW.

[@DGrosser]

Let's go way back. Wrestlemania 10

[@christianhafer9819]

Good stuff. Wrestlemania XX

[@Daleboy2011]

Wrestlemania 17 would be one with a good few ups and downs

[@stayfaded69]

Plz simon go on quizzlemania. Why (slap slap slap slap hard slap slap) heres why You r the most charismatic man on whatculture today. Two bald Three you would win!!!!!

[@BreezyThaGOAT]

I started a few weeks before Booker T invaded Raw and attacked Stone Cold n The Rock , and have watched everything forward on the WWE Network. If you watch all the way through the storyline was incredibly entertaining. Only , I was 2-3 then so now that I’m watching as an adult , it’s fucked up how they didn’t have ANY of the stars from WCW aside from Booker T & DDP (u can argue the other guys who got bigger but I’m talking world champions) , and DDP got buried very quickly. I’m currently watching when he was the “that’s not a bad thing , that’s a good thing” part. And the “What” chants finally caught on

[@andyadams420]

No Holds Barred: the match/the movie

[@seanhuggan1989]

Backlash 2000 would be a great one!

[@sarahharvey1725]

Summerslam 92. Need to see Simon review Bret v Davey

[@OmarAli-gp3yl]

Suggestion : wrestlemania 30