Cole: " Phil, what are you doing?!", Punk : "my job"

Damien Priest has a reason not to like CM Punk too. He wanted to prove he could retain the title by himself and now Punk has ruined that credibility.

Friendly reminder that Chad Gable suplexed a ladder

"Kevin, Don't do that, its gonna give him energy, It's got electrolytes" 😂😂😂

I chuckled when Cory said that about the Blue Thunder Bomb.

Needs to be a behind the scenes segment on Raw of Finn paying off the ref. And that's why he didn't count to 3. Saves the botch and furthers the fin vs. Priest story

Women's MITB was terrifyingly awesome. I'm glad they all survived!

This has to end with Drew absolutely annihilating Punk at this point. Anything else just doesn't work as far as Drew's kayfabe rage goes.

Women's MITB match was the best match of the night in my opinion ❤

Chad Gable is one of the best wrestlers in the word at the moment.

Sami was the hero of the Bloodline story, beat Gunther who had the longest IC run of all time, and people are mad that he beat Bron?!

Hello Simon that was me who had the sign at the beginning of the video. I can't tell you how much times Ups & Downs have helped me get through work on a regular basis. Thank you for the shout-out, and thank you for the continued quality entertainment 😊

"Stop pushing the D-pad" I love that Simon plays WWE games too 😂

MITB was insane the feud between Cm Punk & McIntyre has reached new levels awesome

I need a "least devastating move" shirt asap

Ladies had the better match this night. Sky with that Sky driver(?) off the ladder INTO the other ladder was the spot of the night!

Orton forgot that you never go for a Samoans head

Lots of train wrecks last night, but in an entertaining way. I was surprised how Drew's cash in was just like "I'm here, cash it in, go." No one seemed completely lost and confused about what to do.

If Bron hit the spear on Sami he probably would've won so keeping Bron's finisher safe as in no one kicks out of it like they did with Corbin for a while makes things interesting in my opinion. Since now when Bron hits the spear you should know it's over.

I'm honest when I say I thought the "Are you ready" tagline would get old. Damn HHH proved me wrong with the Heavy weight title match. The Game Era!!!

As soon as Sami hit the Blue thunder bomb... I could just imagine Simon getting annoyed lol

I'm not an AEW or WWE fan I'm a Simon Miller fan

In the beginning, I thought this was just a punk/drew rivalry but now I think it’s gonna get even more interesting because it’s affecting the other wrestlers within the company when it comes to the title belts. For example, let’s say Drew will be constantly trying to win attempts at a shot at the belts but punk keeps getting in the way, but what that will do is affect the other wrestlers trying to get ahead so it’s basically interfering with what everyone else is doing

Man poor Damien, he put on a great match once again, had one slip up which may not even be his fault, and probably won’t hear the end of it until summerslam

Man Cena saying about his retirement at end of 2025 got to me…

Chad gable is so good. And he is strong. I wonder how many people looked at gable and thought they were stronger. Gable just smiles because he knows.

About the Priest and Rollins, yes I agree 100%. Everyone messes up , it was a great match. Let’s remember the WHOLE match

Wouldn't have minded seeing Chad Gable or LA Knight win the match.

This is why i love watching Simon's reviews. Because I too am a Positive Pete and while not everything can be perfect all the time, I get so much more out of watching wrestling when i just enjoy it

The kiss at the end Killed me 😂😂😂

The women's money in the bank was by far the best match of the night

the cash in being ruined was genius and if it riled you up that’s a good thing.

HUGE W FOR MITB!!! I absolutely loved it 🔥🔥🔥 Also, I 100% agree with your thoughts on the pin/production botch. Shit happens, man, and the match still finished perfectly. Ppl are just too overly concerned with wrestlers being perfect as if they’re not humans like everyone else.

That ending sequence with jacob,solo n cody is the exact way they tried to pin cody at wm 41 but with roman

I think Tanga Loa was all woozy from hitting his head rather nastily on the announcer's table.

I won't be surprised if John Cena isn't the first name named for the next Hall Of Fame class. He's going to like Undertaker in that he has a pretty much immediate induction.

Cena vs. Punk needs to happen at least one more time

Watching Simon talk about wrestling high is the funniest stuff. Started waving “she did not wave like this” 🤣🤣🤣. Simon you’re the best 💯

Simon is naturally the funniest person covering wrestling on KZfaq. Larry the ladder, Simba the steel steps, Timmy the timekeeper is hilarious just to name a few and moments like this 21:10

When it comes to the money in the bank Chase music, all I can think of is yakety Sax by Boots Randolph, most well-known as the Benny Hill song.

Thanks for the review Simon

That was a great women’s MITB match

Oddly I think Iyo took so much more damage from that Michinoku driver that Starks did. She slammed right into her tail bone, I don't think she was selling afterwards. Zoey had a relatively soft landing by comparison. Also, despite the rocky start, I do think the veterans did a good job of keeping things from descending into chaos, Iyo deserves props for protecting Lyra, and when Naomi was balanced between the two ladders she was in a very precarious and potentially dangerous position when it began to topple, so her balance and athleticism should be noted, I don't know how she kept it together.

i swear this match with drew and punk at summerslam is going to be one for the history books.

After Cena announced his retirement, I was REALLY glad I'd bought a ticket to Smackdown on Friday before the show. Because the prices are sure to have skyrocketed since the show is about an hour from where Cena grew up.

I remember hearing once that if someone forgets to kick out the ref should still count it. I know it wasn't the plan but it would make a great build for Summerslam

It was a great PLE. Even the Priest / Rollins botch. All of the matches were amazing.

Tama tonga probably had a damn concussion after Cody made him hit his head on the Announce table. He was out of it after that hit.

My biggest problem with the Sami Zayn vs Bron Breakker match is it seamed a little short and lackluster

WAIT?! Simon you’ve never cooked a steak?!? *cries in Texan* That’s the best warm feeling in your tum tum

I always enjoy Simons commentary Just funny af

Jacob fatu did a legit whisper in the wind!

AHAHAHA... when Andrade slammed Carmello into the ladder bridge and Corey just spluttered "Hayes is dead"... so matter of factly... I cackled so loudly

I know a lot of people are mad about it but I can't ever be mad about Sami winning. Bron will be back up and even higher, and he looked incredible in the match so it's not like he got buried or anything

When I heard Corey Graves say that about the Blue Thunder Bomb, I heard Simon’s head explode!😂

aside from a few obvious rough spots during the night, the PLE was very good, especially in advancing storylines, as well.

Heatwave absolutely dunked on MITB. felt like a much cleaner, much more inspired show. maybe it’s just the obvious hunger of folks to make the main roster but idk id imagine there’s a hunger to stay on the main show too

The Women's MITB was crazy good. Iyo continues to steal the show whenever she's given the spotlight.

As soon as Sammy did the Blue Thunder Bomb, I heard "The least devestating move" in my head.

Easy fix for the pin botch, explain on Raw that Finn Balor had threatened the Ref's family or some such nonsense. It furthers the story of Finn getting involved in Priest's business

That still shot of Drew yeeting the ladder at Jey is amazing! I need a 16x20 canvas of that!

Simon, did you notice they put over Demolition (including one Barry Darsow) in the tag team package on SmackDown Friday? Your dream of Repo Man (in a roundabout way) in the WWE HOF is closer... 🤣🤣

I was camping all weekend and missed the show. Thank you for filling me in on everything Simon. 👍

Its honestly a pretty nice change to have a wrestler, especially a legend like John, announce way ahead of time his retirement, so we can all enjoy it together and not a "oh btw next ppv i will have one last match" (I know many wrestlers who do that is only cause they go till they cant anymore, but Its still nice).

First it’s we mad because Sami don’t win. Now Sami wins… we upset. We upset that money in the bank men’s got wasted. Now we just express that we mad everywhere even on videos and clips that have nothing to do with the men’s money in the bank. Man we are childish

I only see the long-term strategy in what wwe did... We'll all thank these decisions in a few months or weeks

was expecting Jey to spear Gable from the ladder

Unpopular opinion: this year doesn't need the briefcase for the men's roster. There are enough stories going that can be focused on that the briefcase would actually have detracted.

I'm fine giving Damian a pass on the kickout, if it did end up being his fault. People make mistakes, and as far as I'm aware, he doesn't have a history of making a ton of them. Just a bad day at the office. It's really unfortunate, though, that the camera was in the *perfect* position to show the non-kickout. If they ever need this moment for a video package, I hope they have other camera angles where it's a bit more obscured. The biggest down for me is putting Damian vs. Rollins in the middle of the show. It just reinforces the idea that the Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title, and nothing that happened in RKOdy vs. Bloodline 2: Electric Boogaloo required the main event spot. If Roman had come back tonight, I would get it, but the whole story was "Jacob Fatu is a monster." That message could have come across just as clearly in the middle of the show, and Punk screwing Drew would have been a fantastic scene to end the PPV on.

Both ladder matches were wild! Drew throwing that ladder at Jey and Sky dropping Starks from the top were the wildest spots. And can’t wait to see Fatu in a 1 on 1 match, dude was always the highlight of PCW shows.

John Cena in real life is who the Rock pretends to be on social media.

Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it.

ever since watching ups and downs ive been able to accurately predict most matches that take place, thanks Simon :D

When Iyo hit that Steiner Screwdriver (I know it was supposed to be a Michinoku Driver but she didn’t land on her shoulders, not that I could see anyways) from the top I was legit popping

R-Truth and Cena at Wrestlemania

"It's got electrolytes!" Lmao

Andrade be like, "Oh, you are all indifferent toward me as I walk to the ring? Let's see how you feel in 20 minutes!"

Audio was an issue all night started during the preshow when you could hear the announcements in the arena as the panel was talking and of course the music miscue during the seth priest match

Ultimate 2025 mens MITB match. Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, LA Knight - all good enough to win and hold the title, but never have Kevin Owens, Finn Balor - both had one lack-luster reign and way better careers without it (want redemption) John Cena, CM Punk, AJ Styles - all three retiring if they lose - Cena says if he wins MITB he will challenge for 17th reign. When he wins title, he will immediately vacate it and retire. - Punk says due to injuries MITB cash-in will be his last match, and he will retire the ONLY 3time MITB winner and the ONLY 3time successful MITB cashin. Also, he is cashing to main event WrestleMania. - AJ styles said if he wins he will also retire after cashing in. But hints maybe for other than a WWE World Championship (because after winning championshps all over the world he wants to wrestle someone better than a wwe champion. After he loses MiTB it revealed to be a triple threat match against Balor and Rhodes - two members of a certain club. The one that the member led a mutany against so he could lead and the one who couldn't become leader when the club was going through the toilet because he left (this is AJs distorted versions of the truth). He loses cause this match can still happen. Seriously - 8 people and unlike most MITB matches, most of theae competitors are likely to win. With Knight Punk Cena being heavily favored. Zayn Uso mid level, and Styles, Balor, Owens less likely. Follow up - Styles v Balor v Rhodes - Owens v Zayn - Cena v Punk (mania main event Night 1) - LA Knight (wins rumble v Gunther at mania)😮 - at summerslam Jey Uso is bullied into Cashing in MITB (by Jey) to make the title match of "a title changes on DQ" Silo (c) v Rhodes match a triple threat. He helps Solo retain the title as basically a willing assistant - New Bloodline (members who are in it now-Solo no longer champion this point) v Reigns (first match since mania 24) both Usos and The Rock, mania 2026 to night 1

Never saw Jacob Fahhhtua before his debut, but had heard he was quite the dude in MLW. He has easily become the most interesting wrestler on the roster for me. I’m so stoked every time I see him from the moment he debuted. Dude has it

Bron is getting the belt at Summerslam. The story will most likely play out that he was a little too cocky against Sami because he underestimated Sami. They will have a rematch, and Bron will absolutely destroy Sami in that match. As for the Falcon Arrow spot, I felt maybe Damian didn't kick out because of something, but the ref checked on Damian like three times after the spot. It made me think maybe something did happen to Damian in that spot. But then again, he came back and won, so maybe he was waiting for the music cue.

6:42 as soon as I heard that I thought “I hope Simon exposes those lies from Corey Graves” and I’m not disappointed

Good morning, Simon!

There should be a "Kickout after Blue Thunder Bomb" Counter.

the cash in being ruined was genius and if it riled you up that’s a good thing

I’m so happy u spoke about Corey graves saying that move brought Sami great success lol

Simon you’re the man, and you are right. The thing I would change that would’ve made the show better was have the Seth & priest match end the show.

At this point it would be weird if Drew didn't just show up on Raw and demand a HiaC match with Punk

The ladies MITB was simply awesome, I think they outdid the men. Then Punk screwing Drew and by default Seth was really something else. So now you have an extremely angry Drew and a severely pissed off Seth. Watch out Punk!!! Raw should be great tomorrow night!!

I recently got rid of twitter/X so I didn't anything about the controviese of the show till I watch this video and just assumed everyone loved it. I had a great time.

Golden Up = No one interfered in the ladder matches. Up = IMO MITB cash ins have cheapened the prestige of winning a title, but since Drew lost his immediately, there is no men’s MITB this year. Down = Bron lost? Down = Another knocked out ref?!? Get this man a football helmet and keep a spare ref in the time keeper’s area already. Overall = Up

Simon, you forgot the best call from the entire night, from Corey Graves 'Carmelo Hayes is dead' after the Spanish Fly.

zoey was so good last night omg. the spots they did was legit terrifying i was gleefully cheering at every spot. cole was spot on when he said he was disgusted at how much he was enjoying it.

I love when KO teases the move he will never do. If he ever hits that thing it’ll be his retirement match.

About the pin in the Rollins-Priest match, my first thought was that maybe Finn had threatened/bribed the referee to not hit the 3 (and that we were going to get the confirmation later on in the PLE when the ref and Finn would have met backstage).

You keep getting my hopes up for Donk the Clown's return.😢

cm punk vs cena at mania would be nice 😢❤

Hats off to all 6 women in the MITB match. Incredible and absolutely gnarly spots. That Stark/Sky spot was the kind of thing you’ll see in highlight reels for the next 20 years. Kudos to them for giving it a go and selling the absolute shit out of it. Bravo ladies.

Retro Review WWE No Way Out 2007 The Main Event Was John Cena and Shawn Michaels Vs The Undertaker and Batista. You should do it. While I agree on doing something different with the Money In The Bank Contact I feel that we could've had the same solution if they had just booked Drew Vs Damien Vs Seth in a triple threat to begin with that way Chad Gable Could've won The Money In The Bank Contract and Cashed In On Sami Zayn or Gunther at SummerSlam.

I love the punk/mcintyre/rollins stuff. I came here just to hear someone else who likes it. It didn’t disappoint. Up!