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WWE RAW REPORT: KING AND QUEEN OF THE RING START, DREW HAS ISSUES, CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE, MATCHES FOR SAUDI ARABIA, PEARCE IS BUSY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-05-06 23:00:00

We are back and Nattie and Iyo exchange forearms.  Iyo with a Shotei and Nattie with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Iyo goes up top and Nattie punches Iyo to stop her.  Nattie goes to the turnbuckles and she sets for a superplex and hits it.  Nattie gets a near fall.  Iyo with a crossface.  Nattie gets to her feet and she connects with elbows.  Iyo with a victory roll and a double stomp.  Iyo with a drop kick and she gets a near fall.  Iyo sets for a power bomb but Nattie with a back body drop.  Iyo holds on and gets a near fall with a sunset flip.  They exchange near falls.  Iyo goes for a jackknife cover but Nattie counters with a sit out power bomb and she gets a near fall.

Nattie goes for a slingshot atomic drop but Iyo counters iwth a rollup.  Dakota helps Iyo and the referee warns Dakota.  Nattie goes for a Sharpshooter but Iyo sends Nattie into the turnbuckles to escape.  Iyo with a double knee strike and then she hits the moonsault for the three count.

Winner:  Iyo Sky (advances to face winner of Shayna Baszler versus Zelina Vega)

After the match, Dakota has a mic.  She says two years ago, they took over Raw when they took out Becky Lynch.  They are back to put everyone on notice.  Iyo dominated against Nattie while Dakota says she will stand in for Asuka to face the bird lady . . . Lyra.  Now that they are here, she has a warning for free.  Jade . . . Bianca, enjoy the tag titles.  Becky, when you are done with Liv Morgan, we are going to take everything.

We have a video for Ilja Dragunov.

There is no pain you can inflict that he has already felt himself.  He drank from the chalice of suffering.  He says hell feels like home.  He says he is Ilja Dragunov.

Match Number Three:  Ilja Dragunov versus Ricochet in a King of the Ring First Round Match

Ilja with a kick and wrist lock into a waist lock.  Ricochet has a kick blocked and Ilja flips himi to his feet.  Ilja misses a kick but he chops Ricochet.  Ilja with a chop and a dead lift German suplex attempt that is blocked by Ricochet with an elbow.  Ilja with an enzuigiri and Ricochet with a jumping knee.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ricochet with a chop and Irish whip.  Ilja sends Ricochet to the apron and Ricochet with a kick and a springboard clothesline.  Ricochet with a shooting star press for a near fall.  Ilja avoids a kick and hits a jumping kick and a German suplex.  Ilja holds on and hits another one despite Ricochet's attempts to escape with elbows.  Ilja holds on and Ricochet powers out of the waist lock and connects with an elbow.  Ricochet goes for a handspring move and Ilja catches him and goes for a German suplex but Ricochet lands on his feet.  Ilja is sent to the apron and Ricochet knocks him to the floor.  Ricochet goes for a moonsault off the turnbuckles to the floor but Ilja moves and Ricochet lands on his feet.  Ilja with a German suplex on the floor.

Ilja goes up top and hits a springboard drop kick to the side of the head for a near fall.  Ilja pulls Ricochet into the corner and Ilja goes up top for a back senton but Ricochet recovers and punches Ilja.  Ricochet goes to the turnbuckles and Ilja knocks Ricochet to the apron.  Ricochet leaps to the top rope and hits a Frankensteiner.  Ilja goes to the floor and Ricochet with a suicide dive.  Ricochet wtih a second one to Ilja.  Ilja staggers on the floor and falls to the floor.  Ricochet with a Fosbury Flop onto Ilja.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ilja has Ricochet on his shoulders for a Death Valley Driver but Ricochet lands on his feet.  Ilja with elbows and Konstantin Special for a near fall.  Ilja pulls Ricochet into position and Ilja goes up top for a back senton and he hits it for a near fall.  Ilja with chops in the corner and he forces Ricochet to the mat.  Ilja with a knee and Ricochet with a super kick.  Ricochet gets Ilja on his shoulders but Ilja gets to his feet.  Ilja with a kick and Ricochet with a thrust kick.  Ricochet with a rolling Death Valley Driver followed by a quebrada for a near fall.  Ricochet pulls Ilja into the corner.  Ricochet leaps over Ilja and Ilja with a knee.  Ilja with a running knee and he sets for a power bomb and Ricochet lands on his feet.  Ricochet with a poisonrana.  Ricochet with a quebrada but Ilja with a forearm and a power bomb followed by H Bomb.  Ilja sets for Torpedo Moscow but Ricochet counters with Recoil for a near fall.

Ilja stops Ricochet on the turnbuckles and Ilja with a superplex and he sets for H Bomb and hits it for the three count.

Winner:  Ilja Dragunov (advances to face Jey Uso)

After the match, Ilja offers his hand to Ricochet and Ricochet shakes it.

Jackie Redmond is with Sheamus in the back.

She asks him about his match against Gunther in the King of the Ring.

Sheamus says he has had medical procedures on his neck to get back into the ring.  He says he doesn't like Gunther and Gunther doesn't like him.  It would be unbearable to have King Gunther.  He has had banger after banger with Gunther.  Tonight, he is going to kick his arse and become a two time King of the Ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the WWE European tour.

Match Number Four:  Zoey Stark versus Ivy Nile in a First Round Queen of the Ring Tournament Match

Zoey runs Ivy into the corner and connects with punches.  Ivy with an Irish whip and Zoey floats over and Ivy blocks a clothesline.  Ivy gets Zoey up and Zoey gets to her feet.  Zoey with a kick.  Ivy with a forearm and Zoey fires back.  IVy with a side head lock and shoulder tackle.  Ivy with a front face lock into a rear naked choke.  Zoey floats over and gets a near fall.  Ivy with a delayed vertical suplex.  Ivy with a running thrust kick and a kick that sends Zoey to the apron.  Zoey pulls Ivy into the ropes as Zoey goes to the floor.  Zoey with a kick from the apron and she hits a springboard drop kick for a near fall.  Zoey puts Ivy on the turnbuckles and she sets for a half and half superplex but Ivy with elbows.  Ivy with a bulldog off the turnbuckles for a near fall.

Zoey with a punch and she blocks a series of kicks.  Zoey with a super kick and a sliding boot to the head for a near fall.  Zoey with forearms to Ivy.  Zoey with a boot to the back.  Zoey goes to the turnbuckles and Ivy with a chop to stop Zoey.  Ivy goes up top for a superplex and Zoey blocks it.  Zoey with a forearm and Ivy with punches.  Zoey slides under and pulls Ivy off the turnbuckles and Ivy hits the turnbuckles.  Zoey with a gutwrench reverse suplex and Z360 for the three count.

Winner:  Zoey Stark (advances to face the winner of Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria)

R Truth is with Adam Pearce to suggest their next opponents and make it title versus title.  He brings in Dan Hurley.  Miz shows up and he tells Truth they need to talk about their title matches.  Miz says they can't face UConn.  He says they can't fight the Huskies because they are a basketball team.

Miz says he will talk to Pearce about their next title match.

Bron Breakker stops Pearce before he can get a drink.

Bron wants to know why he isn't in the King of the Ring.

Pearce says he will talk about it with Bron in his office.

Finn is in the back and he says he should have had that against Jey.

Priest says it was one lost.  JD says that Finn isn't 100% because of what Braun did to him.  Priest says that JD has Braun.  

Dom brings Carlito to CLUBHOUSE and Priest says it was a year ago that Carlito cost him at Backlash.  He doesn't care what is going on with Rey.

Carlito says they rule Raw and he needs help with the LWO. 

Priest tells Carlito to leave.

Match Number Five:  Chad Gable versus Bronson Reed

Chad and Reed exchange chops.  Reed with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall.  Chad with a German suplex for a near fall.  Chad misses a diving head butt and Reed hits a back senton.  Reed goes up top and Chad stops him.  Chad with a head and arm superplex.

Sami Zayn attacks Chad and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Chad Gable (by disqualification)

Sami goes after Reed and sends him to the floor.  Chad with a German suplex to Zayn.  Zayn with an exploder into the corner and Sami sets for a Helluva Kick.  Reed stops Sami and hits a uranage.  Reed with a uranage to Chad.  

Reed walks through the back and Adam Pearce is standing in Gorilla.

He says they can't control themselves.  Reed says he doesn't care about Chad or Sami.  He cares about the championship.  He says if you want control, you know what you have to do.

We take a look at Lyra Valkyria.

She says being drafted to Raw is an incredible journey that she has been planning her entire career.  She wants to be known as one of the best.  She says she has the honor of entering Queen of the Ring to face some of the top stars for the biggest prize in the industry.  Is Raw ready for her?

Becky Lynch walks in the back.

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