Ups & Downs: WWE SmackDown Review (Sep 13)
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Our WWE SmackDown review as Simon Miller recaps Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes joining forces, Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes, Randy Orton & Kevin Owens vs. A-Town Down Under, Michin vs. Piper Niven, Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Steel Cage Match and much more.
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Thanks for allowing me to have my SD debut 🤣
CMack Down😂
HAHAHA!!!
CmackSown is so stupid. Yet I chuckled each time you said it, ty.
Could have had a better song for the theme. Feels like a miss.
Simon!! Really? As someone from the UK, you didn´t think of calling the tag team Roman Rhodes? Hand over your citizenship immediately.
If Simon Miller appeared on Smackdown that arena would have lost its collective mind
Hmm
You're not wrong... I've been saying this since 2018...
Ricki Miller!
Austin Theory may be on the verge of beating out the Rock as the #1 stunner seller. I crack up everytime he gets stunned 🤣
When you’re still the person that everyone compares something to, you’re the standard. Theory is fun, but he won’t be who people compare others to 20 years from now.
The way he bounces makes me laugh
The Rock and Austin Theory sell stunners better then anyone in the business.
Isn't OTC Over-the-Counter? Feeling down? Take RomanReigns OTC. Side effects may include persistent acknowledgement and an urge to raise your right index finger.
😂😂😂😂😂
No cats were harmed in this video....lol
That'll work!
I’ve been thinking this the whole time! lol healthcare workers unite
@@beaugreenwood712 😅😅😅
I say this in all honesty
Simon deserve a job with WWE
He wrestles..He’s funny AF..Knows how to talk
And more
I hope someone with connections has been watching him
I wonder if WWE Employees or even wrestlers..Watch UA-cam channels like WHATCILTURE and the other 256 wrestling channels
I could watch Simon just talk about nonsense anyday, him performing for the WWE would be spectacular.
We know some of them do Big E even names one of our ringside friends.
@@pflugervillebushcraft8149 very nice
Big E has a lot of time now too to..Respectfully
Honestly if they just added him in to narrate the Highlights of the week video they already do i think it would be awesome.
@@crazyjon101 Absolutely eh
Just as we all love Simon on here the fans who don’t use UA-cam to check wrestling like we do WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE HIM
Shit he already had 1 sign about him on RAW already so that says just how over Simon is
Respect 🤜🤜
Picture this.
Dirty Dom appears to the usual chorus of boos.
Vicky Guerrero’s music hits.
Out comes Vicky with a mic and shouts “EXCUSE ME!!!”
Pure Gold 😂😂😂
Perfect and it’s long term storytelling because of doms connection with eddie
@@anthonysmall3717 people would die ftom booo so much they would forget to breathe 🤣🤣
@@MikeyMike-uu3fe 🤣🤣
Makes sense cause Vicky would get cheered Dom has heat I haven’t seen in a long time.😅
Simon miller …. Clap clap clap-clap-clap!
SIMON MILLER … CLAP CLAP CLAP-CLAP-CLAP!!
Instead of "What?!", they chant "Why?!"
I want a counter for the number of times Simon says A Town Down Under will break up next week
I think I would actually LIKE Waller and Theory if they trolled everyone and DIDNT break up knowing everyone is expecting them to
You, Simon miller, more than aew, more than Rhonda rousey, more than anything else in the past ten years, are responsible for making me a wrestling fan again. GWFL
We need names for the steel cage and hell in a cell to go with Alan, Barry, Simba, Rita, and Tina
Steven Steel Cage?
Mel The Cell
Nicolas…, you’re welcome.
I'm sorry, the correct answers are Johnny Cage and Helena Cell
Sebastian the steel cage, and Hugo the cell?
I found it quite interesting that they did a picture in picture commercial break in during Roman's entrance. So we got to see commercials while also seeing roman just walking around in the ring.
"That makes sense because it is a LOCK. ER. ROOM...sorry..." 😂😂😂😅😅
Simon dropping heat
Midnight Heat!
Did no one notice the giant Wyatt symbol on the pillar behind Aldis? We just going to ignore that the BLOODLINE was FAMILY and they betrayed their family? There's also Dominick turning on not only the JD, but Rey.... There is also Santos Escobar, who turned on the LWO.... There's also DMG CTRL that turned on Bayley... There is a LOT of "Family" that betrayed their family.
There *was* a symbol behind Dakota right before she had to leave TV due to her injury; IDK if they'll go back to it when she returns...
Was one backstage behind jade and Bianca also, but that could be nothing just was in frame from where they stood 🤔
Booking Idea, Men or Women: The MitB briefcase holder also somehow wins the #1 contendership. During the match proper, the MitB holder just goes absolutely HAM, Kay-o's the champ, and gets DQ'ed. The moment the bell rings to end the match, the MitB holder cashes in for the win.
Cody said he was done with the bloodline. Silly me.
Helping the og Bloodline is how we get heel KO and heel Orton turning on Cody.
Why did the bloodline climb over the cage when the door was open?
Climbing into the cage gave them the ability to surround Cody and cut off any potential escape routes. If they went through the door, Cody could've got the jump on them and possibly neutralized the numbers.
@@decepticonxhunter4850two in the cage 1 on the outside your logic is flawed
GOLDEN UP FOR YOU SIMON AS ALWAYS.............however please BRING BACK RETRO UPS AND DOWNS
One of USA's PiP breaks was LITERALLY just Roman's entrance, AFTER he'd already entered the ring...
🤣🤣
The cage match was awesome great way to kick off Smackdown on the USA network plus Roman returning was cool him & Cody teaming up is gonna be interesting & the new intro was good
THATS RICKY, AND HES MY PARTNER !!!
KO is the best
How there is no stipulation to the Roman & Robin vs. Solo & Jacob match is beyond crazy.
That being a tag match when it’s a terrible idea is beyond crazy as well. Cody should be defending his belt as a “hard working champion” & what he cried for 2 years. The fact he still has his nose in Roman’s storyline is beyond me
Im sure they will have one but the can’t just. Get us everything in one show
@@Papellxhasehis defended his title on every pay per view apart from 1 (also a tag match worth bloodline)
that ref is getting bumped 5 minutes in and it’ll suddenly become no dq
@Papellxhase, he literally just defended it on smackdown
Thanks Simon, fun as usual!
And, as usual........Please consider bringing back AEW Collision ups and downs, thanks Simon!
You know Simon is the ultimate Positive Pete when he can't even give a single down to that thrash intro song.
You mean trash, I would love if WWE used a thrash theme song. 🤘
After the change in networks, I no longer have a way to stream SD in the U.S. so thank you for covering it the way you do!
I feel bad for the tag titles. Their apart of the biggest storylines on both brands and they’re not a central part in either of them😂😂
Like they could not be in each respective story/group and it would make no difference. Finn & JD got the world titles, can’t even remember what they’re done with them in the last month or so and Finn is having a singles match. At the bloodline are in a tag team match and it’s not even the team with the tag titles😂
I think we're ignoring the fact that with the Nia segment, WHOEVER loses leaves. So if Tiffy Toe eats the pin, Nia has found a way to send her and her briefcase off to Raw to bother Liv.
I think it is Nia’s plan to get rid of Tiffany. Besides Tiffany is dating Kaiser so her going to RAW would reunite her with her boyfriend.
That’s not how the deal works. If Bayley/Naomi wins, whoever did the pin gets the title shot. If they lose, whoever takes the pin leaves.
Otherwise, if Nia got pinned, she’d go to Raw and that wouldn’t make sense.
The issue with that is no matter what, the briefcase applies to both brands. Tiffy leaves SD until she decides to cash in, she could cash in on Nia immediately after the match ends and render the whole thing void if she wanted ro
@@SirGenesis206oh yh that as well lol
That whole thing confused me... it makes no sense... I thought Nia misspoke..
The tag champs are always cannon fodder when they’re in Roman’s vicinity. Either whoever Roman is feuding with just beats up the Usos 1 on 2 or now Roman running through the Tongans.
Simon, come to indy for the rumble!!
if a person walks so elegantly after a cage match, then that was not a cage match at all, we need to give it a great down for this
Fatu could've hit like 12 splashes before Roman got to the ring... I despise that more than anything in wrestling. You gotta guy in position and a theme song stopped you? Or a bracelet? Alla punk and Rollins JUST HIT DREW WITH THE GTS FFS IT'S SO BAD AND NEEDS TO STOP.
I posted this on an ups and downs awhile back.. cody rhodes/roman team up.. and that's exactly what happened, hell yes.
Felt so embarrassed for Michin looking for the kendo stick, when we could see them next to her plain as day under the ring on TV...
I literally only watch your reviews Simon I haven't watched a full episode in years lol 😂
Simon should start a counter called “Commercial Reversal” 😅
Interruptions galore, every time you thought the story was going somewhere different, the person speaking got interrupted. HHH saw how hyped people were during the last 15 minutes of WrestleMania 40 so he applied that concept to this whole show.
6:55: I love how you rhymed up with up after rhyming down with down. 🤣🤣
It should have been Simon who debut in smack down haha, the pop would have been massive if it was Simon
Losing will be kicked on smack down kinda sus, either Bayley goes to Raw and she'll leave wwe and go to AEW, and join Banks.
Good for Ricky! This is awesome! Happy he got a pop and a chant. That must have felt so damn good for a guy who has been working for a while now.
Simon you overlook the fact that Bianca and Jay both said that they'll defend those titles on raw NFC or SmackDown or NXT . They're gonna be defending them on October 1st on NXT when they go to the CW
Lets be honest. The rock is not coming back until next year. Dwayne Johnson wont let him.
I could see them making Jacob and the others turn on Solo, then the rock comes in as the head of the new bloodline. Then solo seeks forgiveness from Roman and the others and then it’s a full OG bloodline(Roman, Jey, Jimmy and Solo) vs New Bloodline(Rock, Jacob, Tanga and Tanga). I doubt it but I could see it
I've made this statement before to friends and am waiting to see if it comes true. Maybe the OG Bloodline adds Sami in as well
@@shaungray672I don’t think they will add Sami because I can’t think of who the new bloodline would add to be a 5th member. But we shall see, it’ll be interesting nonetheless
@@pt5728 Zilla Fatu
Technically, Solo isn't part of the OG Bloodline. The OG Bloodline is Roman, the Usos, and Heyman. Solo and Sami didn't join until around a couple of yrs after it started.
@decepticonxhunter4850 true, I am aware of the Bloodline history. I was just making the case for a Survivor Series matchup
Honestly, all Roman does now is show that he really is levels above.
LA Kinght never misses, even if he chokes on his gum 😂
Off Timmy's Cat!!!😂😂😂 Amazing!!! I see what you did there!
So this is what it feels like to be early to an ups and downs video 🤘🤘
Solo has really stepped up his game! Props to him for carrying the storyline! Cody sadly is 2nd to Roman Reigns!
Happens when you've been gone for so long. Remember the reactions Cody got at WM38 and the following months and then RR '23? Same with Punk from SS and just about all appearances after.
Plus his character finally changed directions. It's not sad that focus is on Roman, it's integral for this part of the story . Having multiple top guys is a luxury in the new age. That's what made previous eras amazing.
Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it 💪
Simon, I was at that show and I legitimately thought it was you! Actually, I don't care what you say...I'm going to keep believing it was you! UP!
The Transporter doing Ups and Downs for SmackDown 🎉
I was there last night (the guy in the white shirt that said "Um" on it) .. personally, I felt it was a great show! But I may be a bit biased.
Bobby Roode 2022 R.I.P Don West TNA Passed Away
WWE Rematch Counter: 141
😭😭😭😭
Don't act like WWE is new to rematches. In fact, rematches have reduced significantly ever since HHH took over.
Ok randy & owens vs waller & theory is reasonable, but melo & andrade were in a best out of whatever series. (I forgot the number of matches they had)
@@dankyLThis was their fifth match against each other.
This show seemed so short 🤷🏿♂️ this is what we're looking at for Raw?
At 8:19 Simon Miler finally debuted on Smackdown with his best bud Kevin Owens!
Owen's is a Work Horse! He's who I see as the Heart of the WWE!
Of Course Everyone online popped when they thought Simon Miller was Kevin Owens Tag Partner because the Dude was Bald 😂👏
That new smackdown theme sucks tbh
Prediction: We get a ref bump during the match, and then as Bayley & Naomi pin Tiffany & Nia, each pin gets counted and we get a triple threat.
Megan Thee Stallion doing Smackdown's theme song is precisely why I prefer AEW: WWE don't cater to wrestling fans; they just pursue whatever's popular and can make the most money.
Sports entertainment/ WWE fans are not the same as wrestling fans.
WWE can tell a hell of a story goddamn the matches suck so hard I'd rather have a poor story and good match then vice versa. Good matches will make you forget about a lackluster story bad match will just make you disappointed cause the story built up all the hype and that's all everything with the bloodline is hype.
Okada Claudio go home for All in. Claudio won a 4 way became #1 contender not much of a story going in but coming out they've set up a sequel they can go back to at any time. Not every match needs to be drowned in story like E drones believe.
Allowing Tiffy to pin Bayley sending her to RAW would be Amazing! Setting up the future Tiffy story of "Looks who's back?" when Bayley returns in a year.
Was it a wyatt sicks symbol behind nick aldis in his first photo in this video?
Yes, it’s also still there behind Jade and Bianca
Yes; odd because he has no association with the family, as they were in FCW/WWE and he was in TNA and the NWA the whole duration of Bray and Bo and Nick's careers...
I get it won't add anything to the storyline as it would be back go square one. However, imagine if this was the OTC's and the Wiseman's plan all along, Roman turns in Cody
I thought the stunner KO gave looked more like an RKO with a stunner reaction from Austin Theory (who continues to be one of the best sellers of the stunner). I liked the look of it though...I'll dub it the SKO, aka the Stunner KO
I’m so sick of WWE’s garbage rap music fetish. They played Rise Up when showing pictures from Ruthless Aggression era SD, and they should have just brought that back.
That'd actually get you excited for a wrestling show and WWE ISN'T A WRESTLING SHOW.
Gotta get those urban fans y'know how they're known for having so much money.... Usually someone else's.
At 16:47 he can tell he fully supports people eating cats in Ohio
Ok thx for the clarification. I won't lie I thought that was Simon Miller and I was thinking "Why didnt they use his why entrance?" If WWE had announced Simon for Smackdown the internet and the arena would've popped huge. Also I think this was done on the fly. The reason I said this is because a roadie ran to ringside and told KO he's (randy orton that is) here and KO seemed genuinely surprised. Plus after the match during the transition KO said "Thanks wrestler who looks like Miller FOR being there in a pinch basically" and Randy said "Sorry" as in sorry for ruining ur big moment kind of thing. This says to me that Orton had travel issues and they didnt know if he was going to be there.
I can't wait until Survivor Series. OTC and Frenemies vs. The Bloodline. The Rock gets mad at Roman for going against family, and the match for WM is set. Maybe we can get Cody vs. Roman for the rematch. What a great time to be a fan 😁
Simmon, how do you know about Phoenix Down? You been playing Final Fantasy?
Good morning, Simon!
Smackdown is literally the bloodline show, nothing else works, and that’s silly coz there’s so much talent in smackdown
Their tag team name should be "The Pirates", because RR...........I'll get my coat
Maan you should have come to SmackDown. It was letdown 😢
I think they made the S and D in smackdown look like a 6 to wink to us that the Sycks will head to smackdown in the next draft...
That Michin/Piper match was all wrong, and i think it was supposed to go longer. I get the feeling Michin wasn't looking for the kendo stick and they had to pivot. Also, Niven's nose injury may have rushed the pin.
Simon you forgot about the best part it was the best part to me when Cole said Ricky should have lost that number then said I'm sure someone will get it Graves said I get it I just don't want to acknowledge it
Honestly, id put the tag titles on orton and KO. When RKBro had the tag titles, it put them in the spotlight and this could do the same woth R-KO
Have a wonderful weekend yall.
8:16 MIDNIGHT HEAT! Ricky Gibson! PNW native!
The only thing with this bloodline feud I don’t like is that they don’t seem like powerhouses. They lose. It never seemed like any of these two needed help to get a win. Solo doesn’t feel like a threat for the likes of both Roman and Cody in this point in their careers. This really needed the Rock to step in sooner rather than later.
New SD logo looks like the subway logo 😂
Shouldn't the ORIGINAL Tribal Chief be Roman's grandfather, Reverend Amituanaʻi Anoaʻi?
Michin always loses so it's nice to see her get the W in a dominant fashion.
This will lead towards randy Orton and KOs heel turn
Which will eventually set up the randy vs Cody feud
On the other side this also will lead towards the rock's turn on Roman
Logical HEEL turns
There is so many things going on in one story
See the bigger picture
There is reason why in HHH era we say let it play out
TripleH is cooking something massive
Simon don't spread rumors about dead cats we're going through bad shit across the pond
Are we any closer to getting Flair back yet? Another Charlotte & Rhea match like Wrestlemania 39 (after Rhea beats Liv) or a Charlotte & Jax match that heads towards a shoot would be a decent watch for either title. 🤔
Much prefer her to stay away
Ricky is my trainer don’t sleep on him he can go
Old school rivals tag teaming like the 05-10 era
American Empire for the team of Cody and Roman.
Smackdown was fantastic !!!
Ups and Downs is better show than any WWE product
That cage match was genuinely awful.
Glad E drones haven't come out the woodworks saying it's better than hangman vs swerve yet. Probably because objectively it's not even remotely close to being better.
Nobody had to be yelled at to move in hangman vs swerve.
They didn't botch a blade job and get 15 seconds of blood from a move that not a soul older than ten believes actually connected
The Original, The Official, The Only Tribal Chief that matters
Roman Rhodes? Mama Rhodes would approve...
Thought Cody had a legit injury when he was laying on his side being tended to by the ref; Solo was literally shouting at him from the turnbuckle to lay flat, and he eventually did...
He was definitely favoring that leg when he came out at the end of the show.
I thought WWE only hired safe workers?
16:52 THEY'RE EATING THE CATS
It took weeks but Roman finally spoke lol
That’s cute, the sports entwines are blading
It was botched too. Literally zero blood 2 minutes later.
I don't even have a problem with blading it's just how bad it was executed. That move OBVIOUSLY didn't come close to hitting and like I said I've bled more from my cat scratching me
I bleed more when my cat scratches me that headbutt was nowhere near Cody
Simon for honorary us