Ups & Downs: WWE Money In The Bank 2024 Review
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- Our WWE Money in the Bank 2024 review as Simon Miller talks about the men's money in the bank match featuring Drew McIntyre, Andrade El Idolo, LA Knight, Jey Uso, Chad Gable and Carmelo Hayes, Damien Priest vs Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship, CM Punk's shocking interference, John Cena's retirement announcement, Sami Zayn vs Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship, the women's Money in the Bank ladder match featuring Tiffany Stratton, Naomi, Chelsea Green, Iyo Sky, Zoey Stark and Lyra Valkyria, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu and much more!
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Cole: " Phil, what are you doing?!", Punk : "my job"
Moment of the night for me lmao!!
Friendly reminder that Chad Gable suplexed a ladder
He had to, he was running out of people to suplex. 😂
I enjoyed that so much!
Highlight of the night!!
I was like, well, never seen THAT before! Lol
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.
well with the botched nonkickout its gonna be hard to make that argument regardless of punk
@@Oh_Ehm_Gee Nah every other wrestler has botched a match or two. Thats not his problem; personally I just think his mic skills are lacking a bit and he's a little stiff in the ring.
I chuckled when Cory said that about the Blue Thunder Bomb.
Same!!
I was like, "No, Cory - it only works in Saudi Arabia."
@@psychorabbitt the least devestating move in all of professional wrestling
"Kevin, Don't do that, its gonna give him energy, It's got electrolytes" 😂😂😂
He wasn't wrong
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
I just said this, I thought I was original. But good on you man. It does work.
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.
Cm punk said drew would never be champ aslong as he's in the company
Drew started all of it. This is all on drew and not being able to keep his mouth shut
What works is Drew losing to Punk and finally seeing that he shouldn't have been such an obsessive weirdo about Punk to begin with.
@deathmauler181 he didn't just say "as long as I'm in the company" he took it even further than that. He said "as long as I'm still breathing."
@@joshuaeason3426facts
No it doesn't they have both made each other's lives hell. Punk still hasn't wrestle because of drew in kayfabe. He destroyed punk in his hometown , and has been talking shit for 8 month . Punk screwed him out of a title match 3 times now . anything is fair game . Any outcome is working .
Women's MITB was terrifyingly awesome. I'm glad they all survived!
100% agree! ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ Match of the night, in my opinion!
How Zoey Stark is still alive….beyond me.
That match made my gf an instant fan or wrestling
It truly was amazing.
I was legit afraid to watch at times 😅 Lyra and Zoey scared me tho bc they seemed tense n was botching some moves, but man did they push through and deliver one of the best MITB women’s matches I’ve seen.
Women's MITB match was the best match of the night in my opinion ❤
The only good one for sure
Chad Gable is one of the best wrestlers in the word at the moment.
For sure. His suplexs are just magic too. They are so clean.
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 😊
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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?!
It's not just that he beat Bron. He beat Bron clean with just one Helluva kick. Bron is supposed to be the next Lesnar and damn near unstoppable. Hell, Sami only beat Gunther because Gunther started showboating and acting out of character + the "Hulk" up. Sami should have had to "earn" the win in a war. Not beat Bron like he was any other schmuck
@@brocksells197Bron is still young. Building up Sami as a vet who wins through tactics instead of power is a good push
@noicegallagher4315 That's the literal opposite of how it should work. Sami is the vet that doesn't need the push and can eat a loss no problem. Bron is young and should be going over. Even then, I'd kinda get it if Sami won through veteran tactics like you mentioned, but he didn't. He won just through being better. Not because he outsmarted Bron or anything
@@brocksells197 but bron just running through these guys who have been trying to get to the top for years is disrespectful to them. Why make Sami some jobber to this 20 sumn year old
@@noicegallagher4315 I'm not saying that Sami shoulda been jobbed out. It would have been fine if Bron had to work for the win or vice versa. Either way, this match should have been a war. Not just any old easy breezy match for Sami like he was taking on a random lower mid carder
"Stop pushing the D-pad" I love that Simon plays WWE games too 😂
I need a "least devastating move" shirt asap
MITB was insane the feud between Cm Punk & McIntyre has reached new levels awesome
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!
yeah that wasn't even remotely close
All the other matches felt like wasted opportunities. By far, the worst PLE in the past 18 months
The commentary cam for that was amazing. Michael Cole looked genuinely horrified
They also busted out the tables and the men didn’t. They left it all out there for sure.
The women had the absolute chaos that I want in a ladder match. It was SO GOOD
@@CaptainBadNews the men's ended so quickly
Orton forgot that you never go for a Samoans head
Shame that got a legit "you fucked up" chant; it was great of Orton to allow a new WWE star to no-sell his DDT (which had NEVER happened before)...
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 not an AEW or WWE fan
I'm a Simon Miller fan
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.
Well to be fair, Drew made it very clear he was going to win the briefcase and then cash in that night during/after the match. Why would anyone be surprised when everyone was expecting it and Drew himself told us all it was gonna happen
@@levy9595 The only surprise would be if he hadn't won the briefcase in the first place.
Ya at least the ref understood. Was having flashbacks of Carmella cashing in 😂
As soon as Sami hit the Blue thunder bomb... I could just imagine Simon getting annoyed lol
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!!!
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
The women's money in the bank was by far the best match of the night
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.
Man Cena saying about his retirement at end of 2025 got to me…
Not at the end.. at the beginning lol.
He's leaving after Mania (april)
@@AwesomeNuke
It is at the end bud. He said during the press conference at the end that he’ll be doing January to December 25 and then that will be it
@@AwesomeNuke - He is leaving at end of 2025… He said that it’s his last Wrestlemania next year…
@@JDTStagg88I suggest ignoring insecure pea brains like Nuke in this comment section for now on.
About the Priest and Rollins, yes I agree 100%. Everyone messes up , it was a great match. Let’s remember the WHOLE match
No you had a chance to give us Seth vs Gunther dream match and now preist vs Gunther cheeks I’ll be taking a giant shit when that’s on because it’s absolute cheeks
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
Wouldn't have minded seeing Chad Gable or LA Knight win the match.
The kiss at the end Killed me 😂😂😂
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
I think Tanga Loa was all woozy from hitting his head rather nastily on the announcer's table.
Cena vs. Punk needs to happen at least one more time
the cash in being ruined was genius and if it riled you up that’s a good thing.
it riled people up for the wrong reasons. It wasn't upsetting because "oh man, Drew got screwed." It was a waste of the MITB
What riled me up was that it was super predictable and now mens mitb is wasted for a year
Simon got it right, it's now a different, new story. I love it, but i respect differing opinions-like if you had a booking in your head that you feel would be better..hell yes.@Random_Atom
Using the money in the bank as a cheap plot device really ruined the value of the case. It used to be a way for future stars to get their foot in the door and get to the main event now it's just a joke. About half the cash ends in the last few years have been mediocre or terrible.
@@olddogmaster6643agreed...but it's been 20 or so years. Let's see how the story plays out ( WWE can still mess this up) and, personally, this still gotta be better than Ellsworth ;)
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.
Taker went in two years after his retirement in 2020, at the 2022 ceremony...
@@tomseville2345 It might be 2026.
And while people expect Randy to induct him, I think it better to have Cena’s biggest fan instead; R-Truth.
HHH said it would be entirely up to John when he goes in and who does the honors, due to Cena's schedule. This was the post PLE conference.
If it's not 2025 Hall Of Fame, I'm sure it will be 2026. He deserves the same treatment as Undertaker. Instant HOF. Randy Orton does as well. I also think The Hardys should be treated that way when they call it quits.
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.
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
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.
My biggest problem with the Sami Zayn vs Bron Breakker match is it seamed a little short and lackluster
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
It was a great PLE.
Even the Priest / Rollins botch.
All of the matches were amazing.
I agree
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.
Jacob fatu did a legit whisper in the wind!
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.
@@nikwalters1029 Might be unpopular but it’s about as correct an opinion can be.
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.
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
Yeah, I thought that was the unofficial "rule".
That was a great women’s MITB match
That ending sequence with jacob,solo n cody is the exact way they tried to pin cody at wm 41 but with roman
John Cena in real life is who the Rock pretends to be on social media.
I was thinking during his press conference that John Cena seemed to be effortlessly channeling the same energy that the Rock was trying to exude with all of that post-production during the Behind the Curtain doc.
Mmm, both are cut from the same cloth.
WAIT?! Simon you’ve never cooked a steak?!?
*cries in Texan*
That’s the best warm feeling in your tum tum
That's not what he said.
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.
The Women's MITB was crazy good. Iyo continues to steal the show whenever she's given the spotlight.
She's been on fire lately.
Thanks for the review Simon
i swear this match with drew and punk at summerslam is going to be one for the history books.
Now it's gonna include Seth.
@@yomamasofat77 personally i would say leave seth out for now, and maybe do that triple threat at survivor series.
@EmberMcLain87 yeah including him is gonna muddy the waters
@@yomamasofat77hopefully not.
@@EmberMcLain87yeah. The most over hyped underwhelming match of the year
When I heard Corey Graves say that about the Blue Thunder Bomb, I heard Simon’s head explode!😂
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
AHAHAHA... when Andrade slammed Carmello into the ladder bridge and Corey just spluttered "Hayes is dead"... so matter of factly... I cackled so loudly
Watching Simon talk about wrestling high is the funniest stuff. Started waving “she did not wave like this” 🤣🤣🤣. Simon you’re the best 💯
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
I was camping all weekend and missed the show. Thank you for filling me in on everything Simon. 👍
At this point it would be weird if Drew didn't just show up on Raw and demand a HiaC match with Punk
R-Truth and Cena at Wrestlemania
Imagine truth retiring his childhood hero ❤
I always enjoy Simons commentary
Just funny af
Can't take me out of a match i was already taken out of the beginning of the show. Drew's screwed cash in was so insanely predictable it was boring
As soon as Sammy did the Blue Thunder Bomb, I heard "The least devestating move" in my head.
That still shot of Drew yeeting the ladder at Jey is amazing! I need a 16x20 canvas of that!
aside from a few obvious rough spots during the night, the PLE was very good, especially in advancing storylines, as well.
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.
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.
was expecting Jey to spear Gable from the ladder
Simon is naturally the funniest person covering wrestling on CZcams. Larry the ladder, Simba the steel steps, Timmy the timekeeper is hilarious just to name a few and moments like this 21:10
The ref botch in the Seth/ Priest match should've been a brown down. Having such a horrific botch in the world title match on PPV is unacceptable.
Why is nobody calling WWE WCW rn? Cause that was a WCW Starcade finish if I've ever seen one.
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
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!"
Why is everyone hating on Simon lol The man is literally the best reviewer, and really does do it for the love of wrestling. All the time spent. What a world these days.
I only see the long-term strategy in what wwe did... We'll all thank these decisions in a few months or weeks
It's too bad fans have no vision
@@yomamasofat77 Most fans have the attention span of a three year old
@@yomamasofat77its largely just iwc hardcore screeches
Why not interfere during the ladder match? Drew was defenseless on top of the ladder
@@kimjung2442Some of them probably are pretty young. Give them a break. They'll learn a little patience eventually.
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!!
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
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).
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
I have audio issues almost every AEW show. WWE usually has their stuff together. Wonder if that's what caused the ref to not hit that 3 count during Priest vs Rollins.
@@carlb5558 I believe but not hundred percent certain that macintyres music was supposed to hit at two
Yeah, like when the first half of the Seth/Damian hype video on the Countdown aired without sound...
@@tomseville2345 you are correct I forgot about that I think that was first issues then came the panel but yeah off night but it happens
I'm not upset about the failed cash in.
But I am disappointed because MITB [should be] used as a way to elevate someone's career to the next level, which so many guys in that Men's match deserve. It does kind of suck that they just chose to use it for more Drew/Punk fuel instead.
That was 3 , Seth is the uncrowned champion. Punk should have stole Drew’s briefcase and he can cash in at some point himself.
I love when KO teases the move he will never do. If he ever hits that thing it’ll be his retirement match.
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.
cm punk vs cena at mania would be nice 😢❤
Take your damn nostalgia glasses off both are old injury prone has beens
Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it.
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... 🤣🤣
Yes those women killed it in their match. I thought it was the best match of the night.
Honestly when all the haters can point to is one minor botch, you know the show was fire.
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.
ever since watching ups and downs ive been able to accurately predict most matches that take place, thanks Simon :D
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
I totally get the Breaker booking, because he's not Goldberg, he's Ted DiBiase. Hear me out. DiBiase was the archetypal cocky, entitled heel, thinking he deserved everything and could get everything because of his wealth and throwing around money to get his way. Since coming to the main roster, Breaker has been a cocky and entitled heel, thinking he deserves everything and gets everything because of his athleticism/power and throwing around violence to get his way. He constantly complained about not getting into the King of the Ring, and when he didn't get his way, he violently assaulted people to try and get his way. He knows how naturally talented he is, and thinks because of that things should just go his way, throwing tantrums when it doesn't. So in his first main roster titled challenge, he comes up against a wiley and beloved veteran who, while no match for him in power, manages to get the upper hand. I am good with this. I don't want another Goldberg. Unbeatable monsters are an okay way to build up someone, but they really restrict booking decisions and streaks almost never end in a satisfying manner.
Absolute disservice to not mention that Kevin vs Jacob staredown before the match, that whole staredown has to be the lead up to a 5 star classic between them
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.
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
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.
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I love the punk/mcintyre/rollins stuff.
I came here just to hear someone else who likes it.
It didn’t disappoint.
Up!
Even Priest can get in on the Punk story. He didn't want Balor interfering so I highly doubt he'd thrilled with someone else entirely getting involved in the match.
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