WWE SummerSlam 2008 Retro Review - Ups & Downs

Our retro review of WWE SummerSlam 2008 as Simon Miller talks about The Undertaker vs Edge in a brutal Hell In A Cell match, Chris Jericho punching Shawn Michaels' wife, Batista vs John Cena, CM Punk vs JBL, Jeff Hardy vs MVP and much more.
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[@liquidhazetv8756]

Ah yes back when the Hell in the Cell was reserved for proper blood fueds and not turned into a gimmick show where we see 2-3 cell matches in 1 night.

[@cjvaye99]

I thought every match in a ppv named for a gimmick match was that match? like every match at hell I a cell is a hell in a cell and every match at TLC is a TLC match.

[@liquidhazetv8756]

@@cjvaye99 Not every match, but gimmick ppvs themselves are the problem. It really takes the significance or uniqueness out of a stipulation if majority of the card are all the same match type. More often than not it makes the matches blur together and become forgettable

[@JKSlevenS77S]

@@liquidhazetv8756 honestly felt that WWE was trying to be like TNA with lockdown or destination x ppv’s

[@liquidhazetv8756]

@@JKSlevenS77S Could very well be. Either that or they just got lazy with coming up with ideas lol. Me personally I much prefer the ppvs like Judgement Day, Bad blood, Armageddon, etc. They usually had great stages set up too that matched the theme where anymore its just a big wall of LED screens

[@ronnieshepherd6298]

@@cjvaye99 p

[@beesly01]

Best part of the Jericho/Rebecca angle is after she got stretchered out behind the titantron, she sat up and said to Jericho and said "Was that the best you got?" Thus killed the anger Shawn was feeling at the moment enough to cool off.

[@SeanH212]

That Edge vs Undertaker Hell In A Cell match is one of my favourite matches ever also their rivalry is one of the best ever and really underrated

[@NotRadeio]

Yeah edge is my favourite feel like he was underrated till his injury or a little earlier

[@benshakespeare5159]

Give Simon a raise!

[@JUnior-ot1xu]

Just give Simon the whole company

[@boyankovachev7982]

@@JUnior-ot1xu YES. He deserves it. He deserves even more. But this is the least they should do

[@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer]

you mean give him a up? :P

[@omegaman6494]

This was when Vickie Guerrero was GM and she "banished" Taker for losing a ladder match to Edge (her on screen fiance). Eight (!!) weeks later she discovered Edge had cheated on her and as punishment rehired Taker and put them in the Cell

[@DoctorCaveman]

"Well, actually" we couldn't have Jeff vs MVP. Damn those production lead times lol

[@CmdrUD87]

Would be just fun to learn how long in advance you are recording these

[@Ashley28822]

These retro ups and downs allow me to relive my childhood and pure love of wrestling!

[@rhinoryan0840]

Survivor series 05 when raw and smackdown head to head was actually good

[@oliverthomas-couch]

TNA Destination X 2008 so Simon can watch Shark boy and Curry man vs 3D as well as Samoa Joe, Christian and Nash vs Angle, Styles and Tomko.

[@pureworshipcc]

My vote for next Retro: No Way Out 2004, Eddie’s first WWE championship over Brock Lesnar

[@stevenwillie7667]

That's done

[@Deadline63]

Wrestlemania X...(Macho Man vs. Crush, Bret vs. Owen, HBK vs. Razor Ramon ladder match IC Titles, Luger vs. Yoko / Yoko vs. Bret. Doink/Dink vs. Bam Bam/Luna And MORE!)

[@meanmarcdudley]

Owen v Bret & HBK v Razor... all-time classics.. the rest wrestlemania was ok

[@kingofkillin552]

"This first match can still take place in 2021" MVP vs Jeff Hardy 😬

[@zenos02]

Not really since Jeff is no longer in WWE

[@kingofkillin552]

@@zenos02 yeah that why I added the 😬

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Whoops. Awkward.

[@jamesstoppel3871]

2008 was my first consistent year with watching pro wrestling Jeff Hardy cm punk and Shawn Michaels were my top guys

[@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer]

Gonna keep trying for No Mercy 2001 for the next retro.

[@tyrone5969]

Your show just genuinely makes me happy. You're a true ray of sunshine, and just radiate happiness.

[@darshura8429]

I always find it funny when Simon talks about Santino, because he always calls him Santina without realizing, Lol.

[@ChitownSneakerGeek]

Definitely was filmed before Jeff Hardy’s release lol.

[@bradleybrandl181]

I was listening to Opie and Anthony on the radio last night and JBL was a guest on one of the episodes. He was very funny, and I loved his rapport with Rich Vos who's a comedian. Also for retro ups and downs, let's do Royal Rumble 2003.

[@annalee280385]

Love retro ups and down. Always bring a bit of nostalgia to my evening 😊 and I find you so entertaining Simon. Not sure if you have done it yet but could your next retro be on backlash 2000

[@scottsmartky]

Simon, clearly underneath a wrestling ring is an infinite bag of holding. That's how there's so much miscellaneous hardware underneath the ring. Or, they set up a portal directly to a special hardware store and just shout commands and get handed stuff. That'd be a hilarious movie actually. A couple of people have to work special Sunday shifts just to hand the stuff through the portal, and they inevitably screw something up so you just get a wrestler's head and arm come through punching one of the people.

[@henryluczak6218]

15:00 Simon you act like Cena has never hit a top rope move. He actually wasn't going for a top rope missile dropkick. He was going for his famasser legdrop, which he used pretty frequently

[@gorgusan]

Please, for the love of Wizard in the Sky, SUMMER SLAM 92!

[@JeremiahEcks777]

One of the best. This is getting an up.

[@mtrainluv]

I'd like to see a retro ups and downs for ROH final battle 2018 especially since ROH is on Hiatus

[@jordandeadley360]

Love this era of WWE! next could you either do Armageddon 2006 or Judgement Day 2007?

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Armageddon 2006, yes please.

[@switchblade_2801]

Will there be an Ups and Downs for ROH's Final Battle 2021 since it's their end (for now)? :'(

[@ahmer2405]

@Simon, please have an intro music package for Retro Ups & Downs 😁

[@Mike_Vandy]

I was there! Incredibly fun for my 16-year-old self! Edit: and I was there for Sid’s return. Fantastic!

[@genzn1ster]

Wait, I thought MVP's overdrive was called the Playmaker?

[@cjvaye99]

it was at least when he debuted. some times guys change their finisher name like cena and christian but when I was watching it was called the playmaker.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

It was. It was the Overdrive with Randy Orton, and the Playmaker with M.V.P.

[@normbell3372]

That's what I was thinking, pretty sure you're right dude!

[@frankhoward6645]

Great review Simon this ppv was good especially Hell in a Cell next week should be judgment day 2001

[@Dubie3165]

Hell In A Cell 2009 - Had DX vs Legacy, Punk vs Taker, and of course John Cena vs Randy Orton.

[@nickgori6979]

I'm still pushing Wrestlemania 21 for Retro Ups and Downs!

[@alexnuttall9243]

I have a soft spot for this pay per view. This was the first WWE DVD I got. It's a very enjoyable show. As for next week, and I'm sorry for one very specific reason, how about Armageddon 2006.

[@SheriffOutlaw]

This has to be one of my top 5 Summerslams of all time. A firm #3. Jeff Vs MVP, Beth & Santino vs Mickie & Kofi in a winner's takes all was decent and THAT Hell In A Cell!

[@coreysnider6418]

The PPV the shield faced in a triple threat match for the last time

[@Clarkarias]

"Landed on some concrete and probably surrounded by Kendo sticks". Love the subtlety on that one Simon.

[@maximusstorie6090]

Love these retro ups n downs

[@MirkoBalda]

I'd like to see something from ECW, like a PPV or a great episode. Alternatively, we could have something from ROH, since what happened

[@beesly01]

Heatwave 98, perhaps???

[@supermario_49]

2006-2008 WWE… good times!

[@SageVallant]

Undertaker throwing a guy down through the ring is throwing them "to Hell", Hornswoggle lives under the ring, meaning Hornswaggle is a demon from Hell.

[@champbrandon837]

This was the first PPV that occurred after I started watching wrestling. Yeah, this one has a special spot in my heart.

[@brennanhughes976]

Edge vs Undertaker was the first Hell in a Cell match I saw and I love it

[@edvinrosenqvist524]

The next retro ups & downs should be HALLOWEEN HAVOC 1991. The ppv with a cagematch could, CHAMBER OF HORRORS!!!

[@AhmedHassan-tm4hz]

The best presenter on KZbin no cap Simon youre a 🐐

[@noahaxinn7880]

I was a kid in the late 2000s, grew up loving the undertaker and John Cena, wouldn’t be watching WWE today if it wasn’t great in 2008

[@nickyrussas1266]

Finally Yesss the one pay per view I wanted thank u Simon Miller and whatculturewrestling 😁😁

[@c_ross2279]

Being from Indianapolis, I had tickets to this show, at the time I was 9 years old, my mom ended up working and we didn’t go. I think she picked up a shift because she wasn’t a Wrestling fan at the time and didn’t want to go

[@Senseitional_comics]

Ummm Jeff was just released this week. Must have recorded this last week or so huh?

[@Cerbeh]

He's also moving around quite a bit and said he had surgery this week so yea. defo recorded a bit ago. But hey, it's retro ups and downs.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

The Summerslam where John Cena broke his neck, and miraculously returns at Survivor Series in Boston. That was an even better return.

[@lizzybethmarie4204]

The whole thing about rebecca and jericho, interesting fact : when she got backstage and saw chris he went to apologize and she asked him if that was all he had before laughing.

[@robertharris4390]

The feud between HBK & Jericho in 2008 was absoultely amazing to find out from Jericho himself it wasn’t supposed to last that long easily 1 of the best storylines in WWE history

[@khalilking1]

The playmaker was MVPs move

[@j0njn]

Repo Man! …was at This Tuesday in Texas, how about giving it a review?

[@dylanogg347]

2008 was a DAMN good year for WWE Pay-Per-Views. Even the weakest out of the bunch (Survivor Series and Cyber Sunday) were decent. Hell, I think both TNA and ROH were putting out bangers here and there in 2008.

[@davecribbie4024]

Ground zero 97. Shawn and taker right before Bad Blood.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Summerslam 2008 is the first PPV in the "The PG Era", which means no cussing, no blading.

[@tonyluzzi6502]

I always loved the Henry black gold Phoenix ECW Championship belt. Made for bigger guys without the gaudy gold.

[@irishbear660]

Retro ups and downs WrestleMania 8. Hart vs Piper, Savage vs Flair and Hogan vs Sid

[@brentr0710]

12:50 starts easily of the funniest situations that Simon has ever come up with.

[@lamontmcdaniels322]

I was there at this ppv this was my 1st live ppv as a kid

[@nicholaschristie8699]

I think I remember this. I also remember that my first Raw (when I was 12) was the Monday Night Raw where JBL scolded Randy Orton for winning the title in the way he did at No Way Out 2007 to hype up the fatal four way match with Randy vs Cena vs triple H vs JBL. Lol

[@canuckj8382]

I remember watching Summerslam 2008 with my best friend, card was forgettable at this point but i do remember taker winning the match and then edge getting up and undertaker then sent him to “hell”, that was great 👍🏻

[@Mister_f342]

ALL IN should be next, the pay per view that started the revolution 👀🙌🏽

[@leeshwan903]

Pretty sure Simon did Ups and Downs for All In when it happened.

[@juniorkhomari1850]

@@leeshwan903 he did

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

I dunno if I buy that Batista or Cena would’ve suffered if Brock didn’t leave. Cena was on the upswing anyway by the time Brock left, and if Brock stuck around, Cena probably would’ve just beat him at WM21 instead of Bradshaw. The Evolution stuff on Raw would’ve happened anyway, so Batista wouldn’t have suffered either.

[@Naruto0s44]

Simon you also forgot to mention Samoa Joe was the TNA impact world champion around this Time and the main event Mafia was forming

[@pauliewalnuts829]

The last WWE PPV I ever watched. It sucked that the HIAC match wasn't bloody but the match was still really good.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

HBK and Y2J. Their segment went full TV-14 while it was TV-PG.

[@Reacher85]

Next Suggestion: WWF Wrestlemania 6 Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior Champion vs. Champion Title vs. Title

[@michaelskatharoudis9201]

I’m surprised Simon didn’t mention it but when Batista Batista bombed Cena out of the air , he legitimately broke his neck

[@TDD8056]

Mvp move was called the playmaker not the drive by

[@zarkin538]

Guess this was recorded before the Jeff hardy fiasco

[@bradleybledsoe3421]

One of the last ppvs I remember coming to Indianapolis. I remember taking a bathroom break during the henry vs hardy Match

[@elliotmoreton6975]

armageddon 2006. 4 team lader match, kane vs mvp inferno match, undertaker vs mr Kennedy last ride match

[@brad7902]

MVP's move was the playmaker !!

[@MilanMaligec]

Simon should remember that under the ring is where Hornswoggle lives, so even if it is not hell, it is the next closest thing

[@garethlarner]

SUMMER SLAM 92 AT WEMBLEY STADIUM UK 🤘 Retro ups n downs BULLDOG V BRETT HEART IC TITLE

[@thelittlelebowski66]

There should be a theme song for retro ups and downs

[@DillyDilly13]

Simon forgot to mention that the top rope powerbomb on Cena broke his neck.

[@smithset11]

Should definitely do Wrestlemania 22 next

[@oriangarcia9355]

You should do one night only 1997 Shawn Michaels beats British bulldog for the European Championship

[@WT4Life32]

I Remember going to this even like it was yesterday

[@SpanishFly120]

It may be obscure, but I think Simon would enjoy TNA Turning Point 2009. AJ vs Daniels vs Joe Round 2 is somehow better than the first one.

[@boyankovachev7982]

The first sound of the video is my new notification sound.

[@FSM_Inferno]

Suggestion: Wrestlemania 28 please and thank you

[@MikeD974]

The hell in a cell match in my top 5 favorites for hell in a cell matches thought it was great had everything even ladders

[@Naruto0s44]

Also this was Christian's final year in TNA because he had to go back to WWE because his daughter was being born and the money that he made in TNA wasn't enough and how can you also forget this was Jeff Hardy's year

[@benatkinson3160]

the last ever PPV under the rating TV-13

[@HiHello-ql3su]

Halloween Havock 91 needs to be next

[@joshua2814]

“Probably surrounded by kendo sticks.” LOL.

[@martinrubio748]

Edge vs undertaker hell in a cell was brutal

[@meirnissim5927]

Armageddon 1999 the beginning of the McMahon Helmsley Era

[@lankydosser541]

1:30 unfortunately it couldn’t pal

[@erirodriguez9789]

ROH Final Battle 2021 From Last Night

[@tompatchak8706]

Ohhh maaaannn!!! Good stuff!!

[@dontask6541]

Armageddon 2006! Come on, we had an Inferno match and a Last Ride match

[@foeud]

would like you to up downs Wrestlemania 6--Hogan vs Warrior title for title--also andre the giant last wrestlemania match

[@CapeRayer23]

I will also vote for Wrestlemania VI from 1990. My favourite match of all time…Hogan vs Warrior

[@daviddwarmachine]

Some ancient civilizations believed that "hell" was a physical place underground, so why not have it under the ring?

[@alexanderkeller8593]

I was there! My second PPV! It was awesome!

[@Naruto0s44]

This is also the year that triple h had a lengthy another lengthy title reign on sd as WWE champion andnd he held that belt from April all the way to November and how can you forget the infamous Jr being sent to SmackDown live on air and he had no idea that he was going to SmackDown so when he reacted that was his general reaction

[@RLWDVlogs]

First wwe raw/smackdown episode or last wwf raw/smackdown episode