So my friends, we have indeed arrived at the last wrestling show of 2025, although that happened last night. So it's the last episode of ups and downs, the only wrestling review show you need with me, Simon, the bald idiot. So I just wanted to say, as I do golf hands, thank you very much for the last 12 months. I think it's crazy that we are still doing this. If you message me saying nice things or you message me saying some of the worst things I've ever read, I appreciate it because I feel like I am in a privileged position. And yep, 2006, which is a terrifying date, is just around the corner. So let's say you, we go and do it again. But we did have an episode of Monday Night Raw, did I like it, or did I think it was absolutely pants? We take the finger of power. Good bits and up, bad bits are down. I keep forgetting to say some other videos. I have edited this so it looks like a child, did it? Well, that sums it up. Now we kicked off Raw with a big old video reminding you that Austin Theory was the Moss Man. And we're kind of leaning into this idea that he is the taker. He's going to take things now. So if you have been waiting for a new version of The Dead Man, I think it's Austin Theory. Also, everybody can calm down. He's back to wearing trunks, okay? He ditched his pants or he ditched his tights. My gosh, seven days he's going to be like, why have you done this? It's just some underwear, man, calm down. The vision then came to the ring as well and Austin theory was here. In fact, Paul Hamer was basically about to induct him.

So that's been ticked off the list when he was all like, ha ha, you're chanting with Seampunk. Well, see and punk could have been in the vision, but he chose a different path, which was listening to you idiots. I was like, was it ever teased? That even if he had realigned with Paul Hamer, which we did do for about a week, that Sam Punk would have joined the vision? I think that I was ever on a bingo card.

Paul alsoman, which we did do for about a week, that C-N-Punk would have joined the Vision? I think that I was ever on a bingo card. Paul also said that most of the people in the group are going to be future main eventors, and I was okay with this for a few of them, but someone was like, ha-ha, I don't want that to happen. When he passed the mic to Austin Theory, and Austin Theory was all like, I have waited my entire life for this. I was like, don't lie to me, Mr. Theory.

This group has been going about eight months, so unless you're eight months old, you have not been wetting your entire life. Fung must have agreed he was a massive idiot too because he interrupted and he totally mugged him off. He made some choice remark towards Austin and said, I don't want to talk about you because I want to talk about you, Bron, break, because we do have this big title match next week. And I know you're not going to attack me because if you do do that, the World Championship shop will be off the table. So I'm going to get in that ring. I think you should tell your goon squad to leave and we can have a talk face-to-face that we're going to kiss. That's exactly what happened. Brod also told Punk straight away that He is second tired of of people calling in the future because he is the right now and sure he imagined seen punk looks at him going, you didn't even work your way through the indie scene, but that doesn't matter because he's bred for this, he lives for this, he wants to do this, he's got it in his jeans and next week he is willing to die to become the world heavyweight champion. As I brought, come here, it's a good thing to say, and it sounds good in a soundbite. But if you win the title and die, you're not going to know, because you're going to be dead. He essentially went off like a crazy person as Estiner always does. And I don't know what somebody is putting Bronbreaker's tea, but he is naming these promos recently and say, I'm ready, I'm ready. when actually punk was like, well, you know what, I'm not ready. He laid the towel on the floor. It was like, play on words. He was like, I'm not ready to give this title up because I'm not going anywhere. I'm not retiring. And do you want to pick that thing up the floor? Because when you do know this, it weighs heavy on your shoulders. so you've got to be pumped, and you know what? I don't think you are. That was essentially it, too, CM Punkn instead of see him next week,

and he threw the microphone. this, it weighs heavy on your shoulders, so you've got to be pumped and you know what? I don't think

you are. That was essentially it too. CM Punk then said he'd see him next week and he threw the microphone and he did leave. And I would say maybe when these two have cut individual promos, they hyped me up more, but it still did the job. And when I checked all my bodily functions, it told me, you know what, Simon, I am absolutely excited for the title match next week. next week. So they've gone out there, they've done their job. And also, I think Bronbreaker has levelled up his promo games over the last month. So, man, we better start ticking some boxes. And you know I have a prediction for this, given that it is the start of the year. I would just have Bronbreaker win because who the club cares. You can always change it back, but I am giving it it up.

Fair play to CM Punk, who feels like he's got a chip back on his shoulder, fair played the Bronbreaker, who again has now achieved level 42. Very excited about this. Drop your predictions below as well, because who the Flub knows, giving it enough. Rakel Rodriguez was then getting hyped about her world title match that was about to go down, And when Liv Morgan walked in and said, oh, hi, I hope you do win.

I was like, I hope you do win.

McCall was like, I want nothing to do with you because I don't need anybody's help. When Roxanne Perez walked in, oh hi, I really hope you win the championship. And once again, Raquel went, would everybody leave me alone? And she went to the ring. She was also taken on Nikki Bella and Stephanie Bekear. and I will say this in terms of it being a WW double threat match,

I actually thought it was a barrel of last.

There were some spots that were a bit wibbly wobbly, but it was the small things like Nikki Bella starting by going, I'm a legend, and you should respect me, so Regrell grabbed her head and basically threw it into the floor, Stefan was like, all right, we fight it. We also learned during this the dominant Mysterio is going to be out indefinitely,

so I hope he is okay, as okay as he can be. And also, maybe next week we're going to have to address the status of the intercontent title, because that's a massive deal when Raquel Rodriguez was like, ha, I'm really strong. So I'm going to throw you around, because once again, I'm really strong. Nikki kept breaking up pins as well and I thought she was very entertaining during this and of course eventually Stephanie Vaccair grabbed both of them and she gave them double

devil's kiss which the fans absolutely loved and she also gave that angel wings knees

thing of a jig to Nikki Bella. I gotta say this, that move looks like it sucks but it also

looks devastating. Nikki Bella was also able to get a massive double suplex in. I gotta say this, I think I'm officially part of the Bella Army, whatever it is that Nicky says. I just think she's so entertaining in this role, like she comes across as such a dweeb, but I mean that in the best possible way. Walking around going, I'm a legend, I'm a whole of famer, everybody should like me. I think we should do more with Nikki Bella. She entertains me. We also got a bunch of one, two, ooze, which I did get into. So we're more fair play to all of these three, because at no point that I think this match had any jeopardy, because WW wasn't going to take the title of Stephanie. When Raquel went to give a double power bomb to both of them, Steph was like, Now, I don't want to do that. So she fell on the floor. It meant Nikki Bella got absolutely walloped. When Stephanie Verker just threw or kind of sort of did her mini-horrokin round as Raquel Rodriguez, out the ring, when she just went, well, Nikki Bella's dead. I may as well pin her, and she got the win. I don't want to be that guy. But given this Stephanie for Careers and make a baby face, I'm really good in the ring. I thought the finish was a little bit late. Like it wasn't bad or anything like that. I just think WW relies on it too heavily. But I think that Stephanie at least could have picked up Nikki Bella and hit her move. I don't know. Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. I just sometimes feel like the obvious answer is there with Stephanie and then we don't go in that direction. Also come 2026, she needs a proper few. Now listen, for 99% of this match, I am going to give it an up because it was so entertaining, which is why we watched this stuff at the begin with. It wasn't a five-star match, but not everything has to be.

There was something about that finish that just irks me. I don't know why. I just think it could have been delivered better. So I give that a bit of down. And while usually it is where you're going, the destination is more important than the journey. Once again, I sat down. It was utterly harmless. I thought they worked really hard. Can't say fair than that.

Gunther was being interviewed after this, and at first I was like,

I'm really confused with the follow-up here is to John Cien's retirement. But our truth then walked in. He said, you know what, Gunther, you are a piece of, and I assume he whispered excremented into his ear. This was so funny. Imagine you did this in any other walk of life, that the person would be like,

don't whisper stuff into my ear, especially when it's offensive. Goodthro also was like, well, now you've got done it, pal, because I'll see you in the ring. We'll get there in just one second, but it's exactly what we should have done, and we should probably continue to do this for around about 42 weeks. Before I know, the Kabuki Warriors came to the ring, and my gosh, do I love these two.

Oscar got on the microphone and she was so damn happy she had beat Ria Rippey last week when she called the fans stupid babies. Do not forget that for the sort of early part of 2025 and essentially half the year, Aska wasn't around and everything sat. Corin then tried to talk, but Asker shut her up once again, when they told Rear Ripley and Eoskeye, you will not be defeating us next week. They had said their names far too much. As per Wrestling Rule 14.4, out came Rea Ripley, out came Eoskeye. They got onto a big old schmaws, they looked at the baby faces, through All in the the announced table, Eoskai said nope, they chased them away when they looked at each other,

because again they're

fighting next week.

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