Wrestlemania 21: First MITB ladder match, undertaker vs orton, batista vs hhh, john cena vs jbl and hbk vs kurt angle. That would be an interesting ups and downs retro review
I feel like the "end of an era" match was worth that title. The problem was that we kept seeing Tripps and Taker after, so it didn't end anything. It could have worked, they just didn't go through with it.
@@ThrawnIsAlive marketing anything as an end of an era is a mistake in itself, especially when you’re not backing it with a positive message for the future.
Summerslam 2005 - Rey vs Eddie in the infamous custody of Dominik match! It also has THAT Shawn Michaels vs Hogan match, as well as Kurt Angle beating the hell out of Eugene
Thank you so much for the screen shot of Matt Version 1.0 on the Millertron, I use that Matt Fact all the time in the comments section, and I really don’t think anyone ever gets it.....😂🤣😂😩😎👊🏻
20 was my favorite ending, because I’m (still) a huge Benoit fan, and his tears were legitimate... we got to see him achieve the highest possible accomplishment in the sport he was so passionate about. It’s a damned shame that his passion for his profession (and that diving head its!) led to brain damage and substance issues that caused his real life ending.
HHH tried do defend it saying he meant WCW guys when he said "people like you". The only up side to that whole rotten angle and match is that Booker got paid a ton of money. Hopefully more than HHH.
@@omegaman6494 as a black kid, I just really needed to see that win. I actually had faith WWE would give it to me, when they didn't I was done. Stopped watching all pro wrestling for 3 years
@@rizenpanther9621 As a black kid myself, when they did this i knew i made the right decision to stpp watching wrestling. Didn't start again until 2007.
I'm still going strong! Three months and counting...I commented last time and Ill request again. A very abstract request but Fully Loaded 1999 please. It's the only live show I went to and it was because my dad took me before he passed away of lung cancer. I would love to relive through Retro Ups and Downs please. Love the channel and keep up the good work :-)
It is nuts that at the time I didn't know no one did that this was Austin's last match. I was watching like on PPV. And was there live the year before at X8.
Sooo my takeaway is people like Booker T ARE less than people like HHH. And people like Booker should work for people like HHH. I wasn't sure that was the lesson I was supposed to learn but I asked Hulk hogan and he confirmed it.
I would have liked to see Booker T. win the world heavyweight title. I heard one of the reasons why Triple H beat him was because of Goldberg was coming into WWE and creative wanted Triple H to drop the belt to him. I don’t know if that’s true though, but I do remember hearing that explanation.
For future ups and downs how about new year’s revolution .. either 2005 or 2006. You got how to do an elimination chamber match right in 05 and the iconic cash in by Edge in 06 ahh both are so good
I agree with your comments, i have mania 19 on dvd because i think it was very good, the hhh booker t match is scratched though and unwatchable.... not a big loss
@@rossluke901 I agree. The cuts that they've made already, I agree those things wouldn't and shouldn't fly today. But why cut them? Put a warning in front of the video. The same way Disney + (a very strongly family/kid streaming service) puts a warning in front of their old cartoons with questionable content. I was looking forward to switching to Peacock. For the same price, $10 you would get the WWE Network and everything else Peacock has. But no thanks. I won't support them and get Peacock if they are going to remove content.
@@what3801 same here some of content removed fair enough edgy but what doing is erasing best era ot wrestling with it. All that stuff in the attitude era
When I watched HHH vs Booker T it didn't have racial undertones. It was just WCWs best champion vs WWEs best champion. It only has racial undertones in the ultra-sensitive light of 2020 that looks to be offended at every possible turn
WM 19 was great, definitely in the same conversation as 17, X8, and 20. Of them all, 17 was best overall, but 20 was my favorite ending, because I’m (still) a huge Benoit fan, and his tears were legitimate... we got to see him achieve the highest possible accomplishment in the sport he was so passionate about. It was the real-life payoff for all his incredible work and perseverance throughout his career. Eddie, too. It’s a damned shame that his passion for his profession (and that diving head its!) led to brain damage and substance issues that caused his real life ending.
Goldberg winning the WCW world title 6/7/98 Nitro/Raw retro ups and downs. About time we see Nitro at its very best. Raw had a good showing with Mankind vs Undertaker number one contenders match as the main event.
I wonder why we do viewership numbers these days because like when NXT was on Wednesday before my Dad passed he liked AEW so we watched it live on Wednesday because it was to much of a pain he couldn't use Roku for AEW but like even now if there is a good Monday night football game I want to see I watch RAW the next morning on Hulu so I don't get it with viewer numbers I have a lot of friends who have no cable or satellite they can get local fox so they watch SmackDown on tv but the other two they stream so I am just wondering how they know how many total watch?
@@bradleydolphin1049 yeah all he could really do was a soso roundhouse kick. I think they could have given him a longer chance to get over. It's not like Khali was any better in the ring
Wrestlemania 22 : - John Cena vs Triple H with the coolest entrances in history; - Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle vs Randy Orton triple threat; - Shawn Michaels vs Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match; - Edge vs Mick Foley with that crazy spear. That show was a lot of fun
Suggestion: Since The Wednesday Night War is about to end, Lets do The Monday Night War of 2010: WWE Monday Night Raw and TNA IMPACT move to Monday Night on Spike TV
I feel like the triple h Booker T stuff should kind of get a pass. I realize why people don't like it, but in the end triple h had to cheat to win and he needed the help of another person. Booker T's pride and honor are intact because we know triple h could not beat him by himself. So even though he won the match Trips STILL proved himself to be the lesser man. Plus NO match featuring triple H and/or Booker T should EVER get a "brown down" for ANY reason ever, PERIOD.
The Pillow fight was silly fun at the time. No harm was done. What’s wrong with sitting back and enjoying silliness or sexuality? These women were having fun and getting paid for it. We’re all SO “enlightened” that we’ve turned back into prudes.
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Retro ups and downs Suggestion: Simon’s choice
Someone had suggested this last time, and I just want to keep that going cause it’s such a good idea
@Heel Wizard In The Sky bruh chill out, it’s just a RUclips series, it’s not that serious lmao
Yes sir, I got like 300 upvotes last time but unfortunately nothing came of it. One a month!
I like this
Great idea. We'll keep suggesting it until it's made
I agree. I'm convinced we won't be disappointed with any of Simon's picks.
RETRO UPS AND DOWNS idea : The Streak edition: Undertaker Wrestlemania matches through the years
Like the comment someone already made for that
Yup. Do this!
Lll
Good idea
@Jim Cornette shut up mug. It was one of the 1st comments. And y not come up with an original screen name instead of using a racists name
Wrestlemania 21: First MITB ladder match, undertaker vs orton, batista vs hhh, john cena vs jbl and hbk vs kurt angle. That would be an interesting ups and downs retro review
That's what I want to see. It's definitely in the running for my favorite Wrestlemania, and it's also one of my earliest memories of wrestling.
He did that one already I think
If not then that One
Retro up and down Wrestle Mania 1 where it all began
Stone Cold vs The Rock was the real ' End of an Era '
I feel like the "end of an era" match was worth that title. The problem was that we kept seeing Tripps and Taker after, so it didn't end anything. It could have worked, they just didn't go through with it.
@@ThrawnIsAlive marketing anything as an end of an era is a mistake in itself, especially when you’re not backing it with a positive message for the future.
@@DLFLux both big matches at that Wrestlemania didn't honor the name of the match. End of an era & Once in a lifetime. Both of those had rematches.
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What happened to Booker T is still one of the worst decisions WWE had ever made...
Followed close by Sting losing to Triple H at Wrestlemania 31.
What WWE did with the Invasion angle is probably the worst
@@fgstech4857 not really, Sting was way way way past his prime. He still should've won but it's not close to the Booker T burial.
Really puts all those rumors that Vince and his family are racist af into perspective.
@@catisreckless4647that and him continuing to beat a dead wcw horse
How about Wrestlemania 18? I kinda want to see Simon review it now.
The Great American Bash 1990. I want to hear Simon have to say Dudes With Attitudes lol
Summerslam 2005 - Rey vs Eddie in the infamous custody of Dominik match! It also has THAT Shawn Michaels vs Hogan match, as well as Kurt Angle beating the hell out of Eugene
High Key I love that Wrestlemania Entrance for Big Evil Undertaker with Limp Bizkit
I was so disgusted and mortified by that pillow fight that I had to go to Peacock and just see how revolting it was. Checks out
I just had to make sure how revolting it was I had to watch it 3 times
I decided to do my own research on this subject... after multiple viewings for thorough research, I concur
i dont get the issue?
@@chadnickelson5928didn’t get the joke either
Wrestlemania 13..The match that made Stone Cold's stock sky rocket through the perfect booking and story he and Bret Hart told in the ring
I was at WM13 in Chicago and later that year at Starrcade 97 in DC and to see Brett Hart in was surreal at the time.
Judgment Day 2000. Rock vs HHH - Iron Man Match - Shawn Michaels Special Guest Referee. Biker Undertaker debuts.
TNA Victory Road 2011
Biggest down:Jeff Hardy this time was literally High
@@aryanverma8344 "he made himself famous" just like JR asked for 8 years earlier LOL
Next week it's another WrestleMania special
Thank you so much for the screen shot of Matt Version 1.0 on the Millertron, I use that Matt Fact all the time in the comments section, and I really don’t think anyone ever gets it.....😂🤣😂😩😎👊🏻
When Stone Cold and The Rock share the ring, you know it's going to be a masterpiece.
Raw after Wrestlemania 29. I was there and the crowd took over the show it was awesome
WWE Wrestlemania 21: First ever MITB ladder match, John Cena wins his first WWE title, etc.
That's a damn good Wrestlemania.
I'd love to see you do an ups and downs for every Undertaker Wrestlemania match.
THIS.
This is actually a good idea
Keep with wrestlemania, wrestlemania XX
Great video Simon, how about we up those downs from Bad Blood 1997? Seems like a fun one, you rock man 👍
Shelton and Charlie were a great tag team. Now that the Hurt Business has broken up they should bring them back.
First episode of Sunday night Heat
I would love to watch 23 hours of wrestling. Oh wait! I already am this week! Lol! Jericho’s promo last night was money!
Repo Man! Now that I have your attention, how about This Tuesday in Texas? Repo Man was on that.
This was the first wrestlemania I remember seeing when I was watching every week
Safeco Field is a baseball stadium. It's SUPPOSED to be massive!
To this day, Stone Cold and the Rock are my favorite rivalry of all time.
Finally! This is my favorite Wrestlemania.
Watching older videos and seeing how jacked Simon is in 2023 compared to this video is inspiring. Way to get YOKED Simon
Retro Ups and Downs- Survivor Series 2002
Armageddon 1999. Vince vs Triple H in the street fight, where Steph turns heel and forms the McMahon-Helmsley faction.
MY PERSONAL FAVORITE WRESTLEMANIA OF ALL TIME WITH A CLOSE 22, 30 & 33 TO FOLLOW.
20 was my favorite ending, because I’m (still) a huge Benoit fan, and his tears were legitimate... we got to see him achieve the highest possible accomplishment in the sport he was so passionate about.
It’s a damned shame that his passion for his profession (and that diving head its!) led to brain damage and substance issues that caused his real life ending.
Oh Simon! Latino Feet made my whole day. You're so funny! 😂😂😂
I have held a 15 yr grudge against WWE for the booking of Booker T vs HHH.
"People like you don't belong here."
I'll never forget or forgive it.
HHH tried do defend it saying he meant WCW guys when he said "people like you". The only up side to that whole rotten angle and match is that Booker got paid a ton of money. Hopefully more than HHH.
@@omegaman6494 as a black kid, I just really needed to see that win. I actually had faith WWE would give it to me, when they didn't I was done. Stopped watching all pro wrestling for 3 years
@@rizenpanther9621 As a black kid myself, when they did this i knew i made the right decision to stpp watching wrestling. Didn't start again until 2007.
@@omegaman6494 it's crazy man. One day I'd like to see a black owned, black run, major wrestling promotion.
@@rizenpanther9621 That'd be proper cool
I'm still going strong! Three months and counting...I commented last time and Ill request again. A very abstract request but Fully Loaded 1999 please. It's the only live show I went to and it was because my dad took me before he passed away of lung cancer. I would love to relive through Retro Ups and Downs please. Love the channel and keep up the good work :-)
Congratulations on 2m 😍😍😍😍
Damn, that Hugo Savinovich hit is really painful to watch.
It is nuts that at the time I didn't know no one did that this was Austin's last match. I was watching like on PPV. And was there live the year before at X8.
Sorry to see this concept die. I really enjoyed retro ups and downs while it lasted.
what happened??
One of my favorite WMs.
Wrestlemania 19: the first ever real double turn. Kurt went in with that broken neck and Brock almost left with said broken neck
Ultima Lucha (1) the "Wrestlmania" of Lucha Underground and Violent as hell. Simon will love it.
That might b the only leg drop through and announce table ever, usually its a splash or and elbow
do an ups and down for every undertaker wrestlemania match
Thanks Mr Miller... Best thing this Easter Sunday
Triple H v. Booker T at WrestleMania will forever be a brown down!
Please do ups and downs wrestlemania 20 please
2003 was my favorite version of the Rock and that theme song was amazing
Retro Ups and Downs idea: Survivor Series 2016 - Goldberg squashes Brock Lesnar
Booker T should have won. I get that. But even then, watching it live at like 21 years old, I said "Damn, that was a good match!!".
Oh we're getting closer to my recommendation. The ppv before wm 19. No way out!
Next suggestion: WWE Wrestlemania 36 night 1 and night 2 during the pandemic
7:32 - Did Simon end up sending that email to WhatCulture? We haven't had a Retro Ups and Downs in ages :-(.
DUDE, I thought I was the only one who heard "Latino Feet"! Lmao
Sooo my takeaway is people like Booker T ARE less than people like HHH. And people like Booker should work for people like HHH. I wasn't sure that was the lesson I was supposed to learn but I asked Hulk hogan and he confirmed it.
I would have liked to see Booker T. win the world heavyweight title. I heard one of the reasons why Triple H beat him was because of Goldberg was coming into WWE and creative wanted Triple H to drop the belt to him. I don’t know if that’s true though, but I do remember hearing that explanation.
Awesome video Simon, my favorite Wrestlemania since it's the only one I've seen firsthand. So happy to see you up those downs 👍👍
For future ups and downs how about new year’s revolution .. either 2005 or 2006. You got how to do an elimination chamber match right in 05 and the iconic cash in by Edge in 06 ahh both are so good
Triple H beating Booker T is the BROWNEST of Downs
"Roddy Rowdy Piper" FTW
I agree with your comments, i have mania 19 on dvd because i think it was very good, the hhh booker t match is scratched though and unwatchable.... not a big loss
I'm pretty sure the whole build up for the HHH and Booker match at Mania 19 will be removed from the Network by Peacock.
Probably right but think ridiculous. I bet they'll even get rid of Natalya farting
@@rossluke901 I agree. The cuts that they've made already, I agree those things wouldn't and shouldn't fly today. But why cut them? Put a warning in front of the video. The same way Disney + (a very strongly family/kid streaming service) puts a warning in front of their old cartoons with questionable content. I was looking forward to switching to Peacock. For the same price, $10 you would get the WWE Network and everything else Peacock has. But no thanks. I won't support them and get Peacock if they are going to remove content.
@@what3801 same here some of content removed fair enough edgy but what doing is erasing best era ot wrestling with it. All that stuff in the attitude era
Not to mention omr on stone colds vest means one more round
When I watched HHH vs Booker T it didn't have racial undertones. It was just WCWs best champion vs WWEs best champion. It only has racial undertones in the ultra-sensitive light of 2020 that looks to be offended at every possible turn
you could say that and for the most part i would concur. but that bathroom scene. that goddamn bathroom scene...
Simon and I have so much of similarities in opinion. One is Matt Hardy version 1.
I love Hollywood Rock too, I think he is the best Rock.
Still heart breaking 💔 Austin's last match. OMR one more round wrote on his jacket
Any show or pay per view on January 7th, 1984, the day Simon Miller was born
WM 19 was great, definitely in the same conversation as 17, X8, and 20.
Of them all, 17 was best overall, but 20 was my favorite ending, because I’m (still) a huge Benoit fan, and his tears were legitimate... we got to see him achieve the highest possible accomplishment in the sport he was so passionate about. It was the real-life payoff for all his incredible work and perseverance throughout his career. Eddie, too.
It’s a damned shame that his passion for his profession (and that diving head its!) led to brain damage and substance issues that caused his real life ending.
Wrestlemania was at Safeco Field???? I didn't know that...
Since Wrestlemania is next weekend I would like to suggest a Wrestlemania that is not talked about very often: Wrestlemania 7
Ooorrrr the raw after this wrestlemania, the debut of Simon's dad (Goldberg)
The Wrestlemania that jumpstarted my dvd collection for WWE
Amen!
for retro-ups and downs.. Starcade 1989.
AEW(ish): All Out
It's even on YT, so we could all have a watch party leading up to the Ups & Downs
Week 13 of asking for the First ever NXT Takeover, Sami Zayn vs Tyler Breeze, Neville vs Tyson Kidd, Charlote Vs Nataliya. (Among other matches)
HOLY SHIT CAN WE PLEASE DO WRESTLEMANIA 22?!
Goldberg winning the WCW world title 6/7/98 Nitro/Raw retro ups and downs. About time we see Nitro at its very best. Raw had a good showing with Mankind vs Undertaker number one contenders match as the main event.
Wrestlemania 21, New Year Revolution 2006, Wrestlemania 3 Hogan vs Andre.
I wonder why we do viewership numbers these days because like when NXT was on Wednesday before my Dad passed he liked AEW so we watched it live on Wednesday because it was to much of a pain he couldn't use Roku for AEW but like even now if there is a good Monday night football game I want to see I watch RAW the next morning on Hulu so I don't get it with viewer numbers I have a lot of friends who have no cable or satellite they can get local fox so they watch SmackDown on tv but the other two they stream so I am just wondering how they know how many total watch?
The catfight girls noise though ... lmaoooo 😭 😂
I never knew that's why Nathan Jones was taken out of that match. Good down Simon. I was a big fan of Jones until he disappeared
He couldn't work for shit lol
@@bradleydolphin1049 that didn't matter to me at the time(but u r right), it was just his back story and pure size that drew me in.
@@QAZ-OMEN fair enough lol. The backstory was brilliant and built up well just a shame what happened as soon as he stepped in the ring
@@bradleydolphin1049 yeah all he could really do was a soso roundhouse kick. I think they could have given him a longer chance to get over. It's not like Khali was any better in the ring
@@QAZ-OMEN khali was probably worse. He was only there to try and break into the indian market. At least Nathan Jones could walk lol
This is the best WrestleMania of all time. This kicks the almighty SHIT out of WM17, which is insanely overrated.
Wrestlemania 10. The birth of the ladder match. Bret vs. Owen
Wrestlemania 1 for retro ups n down nxt wk.
Wrestlemania 22 :
- John Cena vs Triple H with the coolest entrances in history;
- Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle vs Randy Orton triple threat;
- Shawn Michaels vs Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match;
- Edge vs Mick Foley with that crazy spear.
That show was a lot of fun
Daniel Bryan Occupies RAW March 10, 2014. The RAW that set up his match with HHH and eventual WrestleMania Win
Not very retro. 7 years ago.
Worlds greatest tag team. Another great team that WWE killed way too early.
Backlash 2001. Brothers of Destruction vs 2 Man Power Trip. All the belts r on the line in that one match.
Fun fact: this is the 1st wrestlemania under the WWE name
Suggestion: Since The Wednesday Night War is about to end, Lets do The Monday Night War of 2010: WWE Monday Night Raw and TNA IMPACT move to Monday Night on Spike TV
11:44 facts bro those promos made the hype so much more exciting with those promo videos with the music to the paper per view
I feel like the triple h Booker T stuff should kind of get a pass. I realize why people don't like it, but in the end triple h had to cheat to win and he needed the help of another person. Booker T's pride and honor are intact because we know triple h could not beat him by himself. So even though he won the match Trips STILL proved himself to be the lesser man. Plus NO match featuring triple H and/or Booker T should EVER get a "brown down" for ANY reason ever, PERIOD.
I'm not giving Triple H or creative a pass for racism. Nope. Not going to do it . It was Triple H the villain being a racist prick and STILL winning
Simon hating on women in the old days of WWF, what a shock.
How many stars did the pillow fight get ?
Wrestlemania XX y'all! When Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit won the WWE Title and World Title respectively.
(Edit) When Eddie retained, and Chris won.
Eddie didn't win the title at Mania
@@patrickunderwood7615 And that's why I need the Ups and Downs.. LoL. Didn't even remember that man..
The Pillow fight was silly fun at the time. No harm was done. What’s wrong with sitting back and enjoying silliness or sexuality? These women were having fun and getting paid for it. We’re all SO “enlightened” that we’ve turned back into prudes.
WrestleMania 18. Hogan vs Rock.
Simon you r great man! I really enjoy your videos.