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Ups & Downs - WWE SmackDown Review (2nd Jan)

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4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Simon Miller is here to review a BUMPER episode of SmackDown, featuring Matt Cardona's return, Giulia d. Chelsea Green to become Women's United States Champion, Trick Williams' NXT call-up, Jordynne Grace, Aleister Black vs. Damian Priest, and more...


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0:00.0

So, SmackDown is officially three hours, and of course it is the first Smack & Down of 2006, and I would tell you two very conflicting things. One, I don't particularly like a wrestling show. That does go three hours. At the same time, though, if WW we can keep this energy up from this episode of Smackdown for the entire year, well, it may actually be quite good. Also, all are my friends, and welcome to Ups and Downs, the first WW Ups and Downs in 2006. So even though we have started out of the videos, I hope you had a terrific end to 2025, and I hope this year brings you all your hopes and dreams, even if your hopes and dreams are just going on the couch and eating some pizza because I check my magical walks and you can do that whatever the flub you want, so you are winning at life. Also, hello, I am Simon Miller. Just in case you have stumbled across this, it's a wrestling review show. And if something is good, we say up. If something is rubbish, we say down. That's it. A lot of it is stupid. Let's sup those doubts. This magdain wasn't messing around either because the miss just interrupted at the start. and he's got to let this go. He was like, well, I wasn't I given the opportunity to tap out John Sina? I was like,

0:59.5

bro, even those fans that were totally mad about the Gunther match have already forgotten

1:03.6

about John Sina because that is a 2026 world. You get super-duper upset about something on Monday

1:08.8

and then by Tuesday something else has happened so you're upset about that. It's basically like a revamped version of that Craig David's heart. He had a bunch of agreements, too, including not being Marty Supreme, which was very interesting. And then he got a bit worried about Joe Hendry, because, of course, last week, Joe Hendry had gone back to his old nickname of Tiny Balls, but he wouldn't say

1:27.8

Joe Hendry's name, he just called him dude or something. Quite like that, it's quite funny, because eventually he is going to say it, and well, when you say his name, he does appear. Now the misre really did go on about the fact he's so hurt that people keep calling in Tiny Balls. It's a bit like, dude, you don't need to worry about this because he could have called you a fucking.

1:44.4

And as you can see, that's way worse.

1:46.1

I really didn't know where this was going either because again, he But like, dude, you don't need to worry about this because he could have called you a fucking mrs. And as you can see, that's way worse.

1:46.1

I really didn't know where this was going either because, again, he did not say Joe Hendry's names. It's like, I don't think Joe's going to be on the show. And instead, Randy, his music just hit. He came to the ring. Ms was like, oh my gosh, we can be a tag team called Ms. K.O or something ridiculous.

2:00.3

Randy went, that sounds great.

2:01.9

And he dropped him with the RKO, and that was basically it. gosh, we can be a tag theme called Ms. K.O. or something ridiculous. Randy went, that sounds great.

2:01.9

And he dropped him with the RKO. And that was basically it. Nobody explained where Randy

2:06.4

on has been for the past 47 years. But I am glad he's back, especially because right after this,

2:11.5

he bumped into Cody Throads and he said, Cody, it's wonderful to see you. But just so you know,

2:16.3

I am coming after that there title. It feels like a very weird time to pull the trigger on that feud, but I have been wanting this since the latter part of 2004, so just give it to me and I'll be pleased. But I am going to give this an up again. It was just the way to introduce Randy Orton again, and he is a super-duper-whooper mega star, and we'll just throw out a small caveat. The miss went on and on here because against Smackdown is three hours, but WW was going to utilise that time better later on. And also, let's not pretend the Miz isn't a one of a time all-time legend. That was a gibberish sentence. But I am giving it up. It got Randy back on the TV. This is good.

2:51.9

That's legend and Nyjack. They're talking to the Kabuki Warriors and actually said, even though we are about to team up, we hate you, because we do want to win those tag team titles, when they did come together to form a foursome. They were taken on Charlotte Flair, Alexibis, Rea Ripley and Eoske.

3:06.2

So I was doing a dance of joy

3:07.6

because surely right now

3:08.8

we can close the book

3:10.1

on whether the women's tag team

3:11.5

debate... Charlotte Flair, Alexis, Ria Ripley and Eoskeye. So I was doing a dance of joy because surely right now we can close the book on whether the women's tag team division is better than it ever has been in WWE because it is you have a bunch of tippily top dudes and they all want to be the champ. Ria Rippley and Oscar made sure to go at it as well because they are basically feuding. Then actually all the babyface did get beaten up

3:24.2

until it was Ria that got the hot tag. And that makes all the sense in the world because Ria Ripley is another super-nooper-war star who probably actually could be being used more than WWE is at the moment. Well essentially, yeah, Ria and Eho went to the tag team mode. Ria got the riptide. I. Eio Sky hit the moonsault. They pinned Kyrie

3:41.7

Seine, who has won half of the tag team champions. If you're like me, you're now worried. Like, oh my gosh, Oscar's going to kill this woman. But now, not only have we set ourselves up for that tag team match on Raw, which I presume Ria Ripley and Eo Sky are not winning. You've also got Anaya Jackson Lash Legend stiffing around, and later on,, Rio and Eo said, we're going to beat you Kabuki Warriors. When Sharpton Alexa walked in and said, well, that sounds great. But afterwards, we're challenging you too. So this is just good stuff. Everybody actually wants those championships. We could probably use a bit more promoing. But again, Smackdown is three hours. So you are going to get it. I am going to give it an up. But yeah, as a mini prediction for Roar, I think Rio Gwilling those belts. When I do have to do it again, so please forgive me, however, good news first. Nick Aldous was in the back hanging out playing Nintendo, and he was talking to Jordan and Grace, and it was basically hinted on this show that she has been called up to the Smackdown roster. Now that's a massive up, but it's also a down because why does

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