The start of WWE’s King & Queen of the Ring tournaments was the focus of last night’s Raw.
On the show, six tournament matches took place. Gunther, Ilja Dragunov, Jey Uso, IYO SKY, Lyra Valkyria, and Zoey Stark all advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining first-round matches on the Raw side of the bracket (Kofi Kingston vs. Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler) will take place at WWE house shows this weekend.
Gunther and Sheamus renewed their rivalry with another banger in last night’s main event. With his victory, Gunther now has a 3-0 record against Sheamus in singles matches. He tapped Sheamus out with a half-crab after Ludwig Kaiser had interfered and attacked Sheamus’ knee.
Sheamus shared a photo of his beat-up chest after the match and said there won’t be a fourth match between him and Gunther.
There will be no part 4. pic.twitter.com/hGlzvvi4dj
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) May 7, 2024
Dragunov and Valkyria, both former NXT champions, won their matches after being called up in the WWE Draft.
There were a couple of changes to the planned lineup for last night. Drew McIntyre and Asuka were both pulled from their scheduled tournament matches due to injury. Uso replaced McIntyre and defeated Finn Balor. Dakota Kai filled in for her Damage CTRL stablemate Asuka in a losing effort against Valkyria.
SmackDown’s King & Queen of the Ring matches begin this Friday night. The tournaments will culminate at WWE King & Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 25.
More coverage from last night —
- Two title matches official for WWE King & Queen of the Ring
- King & Queen of the Ring quarterfinals to take place on next WWE Raw
- Three wrestlers advance in WWE King of the Ring tournament
- Three wrestlers advance in WWE Queen of the Ring tournament
- Asuka pulled from WWE Queen of the Ring tournament due to injury
- WWE Raw live results: King & Queen of the Ring tournaments begin
WWE Raw video highlights —
Damian Priest apologizes to Judgment Day for losing his cool at Backlash
King of the Ring first-round match: Jey Uso vs. Finn Balor
CM Punk is the unforgiving consequences to Drew McIntyre’s actions
Queen of the Ring first-round match: Natalya vs. IYO SKY
King of the Ring first-round match: Ricochet vs. Ilja Dragunov
Queen of the Ring first-round match: Ivy Nile vs. Zoey Stark
R-Truth tries to set up a World Tag Team title defense against UConn basketball
Sami Zayn disrupts Bronson Reed vs. Chad Gable
Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan title match official for WWE King & Queen of the Ring
Queen of the Ring first-round match: Lyra Valkyria vs. Dakota Kai
King of the Ring first-round match: Sheamus vs. Gunther
Raw fallout: CM Punk says Drew McIntyre picked a fight he can’t win
Raw fallout: Jey got emotional seeing the Backlash crowd bring back the Fireflies
Raw fallout: Ilja Dragunov wants to fight the best
Raw Talk: Lyra Valkyria, Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler, The LWO appear
News Summary:
- WWE Raw video highlights: Gunther vs. Sheamus, Dragunov vs. Ricochet, more
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