WWE RAW Results – May 4, 2020

Welcome to Ringside News’ live results coverage for WWE RAW.

Tonight’s RAW will serve as the go-home before Money In The Bank this Sunday. As such, WWE needs to replace Apollo Crews in the Money In The Bank Ladder Match, seeing as he’s storyline injured. So tonight we’ll be getting a gauntlet match to replace Crews, but we don’t know the participants as of yet.

Elsewhere tonight, the Street Profits will face  The Viking Raiders, Ricochet and Cedric Alexander will battle Shane Thorne and Brendan Vink, and Drew McIntyre will be in action against Murphy. There’s likely to be lots more, including Asuka screaming while Kairi Sane laughs.

So follow along here and on the Ringside News app for your live updates of the show. And follow us on Instagram and Twitter for running commentary. Enjoy the show!

WWE RAW

This week’s RAW opens with a look back at last week’s contract signing between WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins.

MVP is in the ring for another episode of The VIP Lounge. MVP welcomes us to the show and says that last week he had the men competing in this Sunday’s MITB match on the show and it was a disaster. So this week he aims to bring some class and sophistication back to the VIP Lounge with the women competing in the MITB match. He introduces Asuka, followed by Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.

MVP asks Nia if she has the skillset to get from the ground floor to the roof, then up a ladder. Nia asks if he hasn’t seen her dominate in the last few weeks; she’s relentless and that’s all she needs to dominate. He asks Asuka to respond and she rants in Japanese. MVP asks Shayna how her skills will help her in the match and she says she does her talking with her actions and that’s the biggest difference between her and everyone else. Asuka again yells in Japanese and they stand up to face each other. Both of them turn and kick Jax off her stool and she rolls from the ring. MVP keeps Baszler and Asuka separate and tells them to save it.

Still to come, the Tag Team Champions, and Drew McIntyre in action. But up next is the gauntlet match to determine the final MITB entrant on the men’s side.

*Commercial Break*

Money In The Bank Qualifier

Gauntlet Match

Bobby Lashley Vs. Titus O’Neil

The match gets underway and they lock-up and struggle for control. Lashley drives a knee into Titus but he fires back with right hands. Irish whip and Lashley ducks a clothesline to hit a Spear and get the quick win.

Titus O’Neil Eliminated

Bobby Lashley Vs. Akira Tozawa

Tozawa slides into the ring and hits Lashley with an enziguiri. He then heads to the top rope and hits a missile dropkick. Tozawa hits the ropes but eats a Spear and he’s done.

Akira Tozawa Eliminated

Bobby Lashley Vs. Shelton Benjamin

Before Benjamin gets in the ring Lashley attacks him on the apron. Shelton fights him off and head up top for a blockbuster. Benjamin sends Lashley over the ropes, then hits him with a switch knee on the apron before knocking him off to the floor. Lashley reverses Benjamin and slams him into the barricade a few times. Lashley gets Benjamin inside and looks for the Spear but Shelton avoids it. Benjamin hits a nice kick but Lashley comes right back with a Spear for the pinfall.

Shelton Benjamin Eliminated

*Commercial Break*

Bobby Lashley Vs. Humberto Carrillo

We return to find this match in progress. Carrillo jumps but gets caught and slammed by Lashley. Shoulder tackle from Lashley, then he looks for a Dominator but Carrillo lands on his feet. Humberto hits a missile dropkick, then goes back up top but gets thrown off by Bobby. Lashley clotheslines Humberto in the corner then stomps him. The referee pulls Lashley off and he shoves him, so the ref calls for he bell.

Bobby Lashley Eliminated

Lashley hammers Carrillo after the DQ, and hits a Spear. Carrillo’s next opponent – a familiar one – saunters down to the ring with a big smile on his face.

*Commercial Break*

Humberto Carrillo Vs. Angel Garza W/Zelina Vega

Back live and Garza is hounding Humberto in the corner. Garza hits a dropkick to Carrillo’s leg, then rips his own trousers off. Garza snaps Carrillo’s legs apart, then hits a basement dropkick. Garza puts Carrillo in a submission and we get a splitscreen that shows Lana trying to calm Lashley backstage but he storms off.

Humberto fights up and hits a hip toss. Garza catches Carrillo with a rope-assited reverse suplex, then a superkick for a near-fall. Carrillo hits a hurricanrana and an enziguiri. Carillo looks for a moonsault but Garza gets the knees up. Garza grinds Humberto with a submission, then hits a middle-rope moonsault for a near-fall. Garza attempts the Wing Clipper but Carrillo counters with a roll-up and wins.

Angel Garza Eliminated

Garza is out but that’s not the end of Zelina Vega’s chances tonight.

*Commercial Break*

Austin Theory W/Zelina Vega Vs. Humberto Carrillo

We’re bac and Theory is beating Carrillo, then applies a body lock. Humberto starts to fight out but Theory connects with a dropkick. Carrillo kicks Austin and hits a springboard but Theory punches him in mid-air. Theory takes Carrillo up top and hits a superplex but Carrillo pins him for the win.

Austin Theory Eliminated

Just as Carrillo gets over the challenge of Theory, he sees an ghost come down the ramp.

*Commercial Break*

Humberto Carrillo Vs. AJ Styles

We’re back and Carrillo is attacking AJ in the corner, stomping him down. AJ knees Humberto a few times until he falls, and gets a two-count. AJ then applies an abdominal stretch to Carrillo but he reaches the ropes. Carrillo punches AJ and swings a kick but AJ catches it and hits a shoulder-breaker. Styles hits a dragon whip, then attacks the leg.

Styles beats Humberto in the corner, then tries another dragon screw but Carrillo counters and hits a DDT. Carrillo hits an enziguiri, then the two go back and forth until Carrillo hits another big enziguiri. Styles kicks Carrillo and looks for a reverse DDT but Carrillo hits an inside cradle for a near-fall. Both men hit stereo lariats and fall. AJ hits a pumphandle gutbuster, then goes to the Calf Crusher and Carrillo taps.

Winner: AJ Styles

Styles has won the Gauntlet Match, meaning he will be the final entrant in the men’s MITB match this Sunday.  He joins Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan, Aleister Black, Otis, and King Corbin. Ironically, Styles just did what The Undertaker did to him in Saudi Arabia; came out at the end of a Gauntlet and won. Styles attacks Carrillo after the bell, slamming his leg into the ring post a few times.

AJ gets on the microphone and says he’s not a zombie, or a ghost. He’s the Phenomenal AJ Styles and there is no Undertaker here to steal his spotlight. He knows he got buried but he didn’t lose. There were no rules in the Boneyard Match, so he didn’t lose. But he ceased an opportunity and now he’s in the most unique Money In The Bank match of all time and it’s worth it. In fact, he will do anything to win it. And if that means throwing someone off of Titan Towers, then so be it (first he said he’d kill The Undertaker, and now this?). AJ says he will finally make Mr. Money In The Bank phenomenal.

*Commercial Break*

The Monday Night Messiah makes his way to the ring and sits across from Charly Caruso.

Charly asks for his prediction for Murphy Vs. Drew McIntyre tonight. He says what will be will be but he has the utmost confidence in his disciple. She asks how he prepares himself for a match against someone as dominant as Drew McIntyre and Seth says it’s an interresting question. Drew is not a leader and it’s not his destiny to take the WWE into the future. He says he is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good. And everyone thinks he’s being selfish but it’s not true, he represents his generation and those that came before. Drew is not ready for that, and he is trying to unburden him. And on Sunday his destiny will become a reality.

MVP approaches Shane Thorne and Brendan Vink backstage and he tells them they have a big opportunity tonight to prove themselves. Vink says Ricochet and Cedric Alexander will learn all about them tonight.

*Commercial Break*

Next week on RAW Edge will be “hunting” Randy Orton.

Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink Vs. Ricochet & Cedric Alexander

The match begins with Vink and Alexander, and the latter drills the former with a few shots. Cedric rolls under Vink and kicks him back, but then gets thrown into the corner and Thorne tags in. Shane drops Ricochet with a right, then eats a dropkick. Alexander hits a knee to the gut and Ricochet with a neckbreaker for a two-count.

Ricochet drags Thornw to the corner and tags Cedric, who punches the Aussie before whipping him to the corner. Alexander gets thrown to the apron and Shane knocks him off and into the barricade before tagging Vink. The big man throws Alexander like a dart into the barricade, then kicks him around. Vink gets Cedric back in the ring and applies a rear chinlock.

Alexander fights up and hits an enziguiri. Tags made to Thorne and Ricochet, but it’s the one and only who lights a fire in the match. Ricochet takes out an incoming Vink and hits Thorne with a hurricanrana. Tag to Alexander and they hit a flurry of attacks in the corner, followed by a tornado DDT by Alexander. Vink breaks the pin attempt but gets thrown out by Ricochet.

Vink tags in but Alexander clocks him, then tags Ricochet. Vink shoves Cedric to the corner, and Thorne runs in for a cannonball in the corner. Ricochet knocks Thorne out but Vink hits a big boot to Ricochet and they win!

Winners: Shane Thorne & Ricochet

We see some replays of last year’s Money In The Bank, when Brock Lesnar won at the last minute, then invented the iconic Brock Party.

*Commercial Break*

We see a video of when the Street Profits beat Rollins and Murphy to become the RAW Tag Team Champions.

The Street Profits come to the ring and Dawkins says the Performance Centre is where they were born. And everybody says that they’ve been chasing the Raiders since day one but tonight they prove that they are up and they want the smoke. The Raiders make their entrance as we take to the commercials.

*Commercial Break*

The Street Profits Vs. The Viking Raiders

The match begins with Ford and Erik. Montez, ducks and jumps over Erik, then hits an incredible flip over him and lands on his feet. Erik then cheap shots Angelo on the apron and Ford atttacks him in the corner. Ford jumps over Erik and flips, then swings for Ivar but misses and Erik drops him with a shoulder. Ivar runs around the ring and kicks Dawkins in the face, then hits him with a crossbody.

In the ring, Erik drops Montez, then knees him in the face. Powerbomb from Erik, then a splash from Ivar but Ford kicks out. Ford hits a jawbreaker and makes a tag to Dawkins, who comes in with a flurry of punches. Dawkins knocks an incoming Erik down, then beats Ivar into the corner and tags Ford. They attempt a double team sliced bread but Ivar counters and Erik runs in to drop Dawkins. They hit Ford in the corner with double-team running knees for a nea-fall.

Ivar batters Ford with a knee and forearms. Ivar hits a falling fist for a two-count, then goes to a submission. Erik tags in and looks for a suplex but Ford lands on his feet and tags Angelo. The Profit hits an exploder suplex to Erik and knocks Ivar from the apron. Dawkins hits Erik with a splash and a bulldog. Erik rolls to the outside and drags Dawkins with him. Erik then gets back inside and looks for a suicide dive but Dawkins punches him. Ivar then swings for Dawkins but gets pounced into the barricade.

*Commercial Break*

Back live and Dawkins is grinding down Erik with a sleeper. Erik fights up but Ford tags in and connects with a big dropkick and lands on Erik for a near-fall. Dawkins and Ivar tag in and the Viking connects with a head kick. Ivar hits a seated senton, then cartwheels past an incoming Ford and hits a lariat. Ivar hits a seated senton to Angelo in the corner for a two-count.

Ivar tags Erik and he drops Angelo with a knee for another two count. Dawkins fights back and hits a gutwrench suplex. Tags made to Ivar and Ford, with the Profit unloding with kicks and punches but Ivar won’t go down. Ivar cartwheels again but this time Ford kicks him. Ford with an enziguiri as Dawkins tags himself in and they hit a double-team back suplex and a double-team moonsault for a near-fall.

Ivar counters both for a springboard back elbow, then tags Erik and he hits a backbreaker to Ford. The Vikings attempt the Experience but Dawkins hits a Spear to Erik and Ford hits a DDT to Ivar. Tag to Dawkins and thye hit the Cash-Out but Erik runs in with a knee to break the pin. Ivar tosses Ford to the outside and tags Erik. They hit The Viking Experience to Dawkins for the win!

Winners: The Viking Raiders

We see Drew McIntyre backstage with Charly Caruso. She asks for McIntyre’s response to Murphy saying he knows he can beat him. Drew makes fun of Murphy’s name change, and says he’s obviously a confused young man who Seth has preyed upon. He says if Murphy is willing to be sacrificed, and the Messiah is willing to be sacrificed, then who is he to deny the people a good slaughtering?

*Commercial Break*

Charly interviews The Viking Raiders backstage and asks what they owe their success to. Ivar says it isn’t success, it’s dominance. He says they like the Profits but they have proven time and again tha they’re the best tag team in the world. Erik says the raid is on.

Aleister Black cut a promo in a foggy room. He asks J Styles to let everyone know what it felt like to buried and swallowed by the darkness. Obviously it didn’t make him any more humble though. He says AJ is threatening to throw him off the WWE HQ but it won’t matter, because he’ll ge back up, climbt that ladder and take the briefcase. And when he does, AJ is gonna wish he was buried deeper than six feet.

*Commercial Break*

The NXT Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair, makes her way to the ring. She says she is the hardest working woman in any industry; she’s been working both Monday’s and Wednesday’s. She says this Wednesday she will defend her NXT Championship against Io Shirai. And the incredible Io said her dream was to face Charlotte Flair and she will make her dreams come true when she bows down to the Queen.

Liv Morgan comes out and asks Flair if she remembers her. Charlotte says Liv wants her attention and wants to take the new Liv Morgan seriously. Liv laughs and says she doesn’t need Char to take her seriously. Not all of us were born with silver spoons in their as…mouths. And she didn’t jhave a daddy to walk her to school, let alone the front of the line. She says she will knock the Queen off if that helps her get to the front of the line then that’s what she’ll do. Flair says she was born with a silver spoon and damn proud of it. And she expected Liv to say she was her dream opponent, just like Shirai did. Liv says why don’t we get a referee down to the ring and make it reality.

*Commercial Break*

Charlotte Flair vs. Liv Morgan

The bell rings and thye lock-up, with Charlotte forcing Liv to the corner and pushing her down to the ground. Flair then marks a line in the sand a Liv kicks it away. They lock-up again and Flair throws her off before wiping her hands. Liv ducks Charlotte and takes a side headlock, but Flair quickly counters to one of her own.

Flair chops Liv down, then kicks her onto her back. Flair slaps Liv and yells at her to show her something. Flair slams Liv to the buckles, and tries to do it again but Morgan elbows her. Liv unloads on Charlotte, then hits a shotgun dropkick. Liv hits a hurricanrana, then whips her to the corner but Charlotte bounces out with a lariat.

Liv dodges Charltote and hits a springboard dropkick. Morgan runs but gets hit with a hip toss into the buckles. Charlotte stomps Liv repeatedly as we head to the break.

*Commercial Break*

Back live and Charlotte has her legs wrapped around Liv’s head and is slamming her into the mat. Flair throws Liv off but Morgan kicks her away, then ducks an elbow and hits a lariat. Morgan hits a bulldog and a shining wizard, followed by a double stomp in the corner for a two-count.

Charlotte throws Liv to the apron but Morgan punches her and slides through her legs but Falir holds the ropes and stomps her. Liv hits a jawbreaker, followed by a springboard flatliner. Morgan attempts a second hurricanrana but Charlotte counters with a powerbomb for a near-fall.

Flair chops Liv repeatedly in the corner until the referee stops her. Liv attempts the springbaord dropkick for a second time but Flair catches her and applies a Boston crab. Liv gets to the ropes, then catches Flair with a drop toe hold onto the ropes. Charlotte hits her into the buckles, then hits a flatliner off the middle rope for a near-fall. Morgan looks for Oblivion but Charlotte dodges and applies the Figure Eight for the win.

Winner: Charlote Flair

We take a look at the number one moment in the history of Money In The Bank, and it’s when Seth Rollins Cashed-in at WrestleMania and stole the WWE Championship from Lesnar and Reigns.

*Commercial Break*

Drew McIntyre Vs. Murphy W/Seth Rollins

The main event gets underway and they lock-up and Drew shoves him down. Murphy hist Drew with an elbow and grabs a headlock but gets thrown off. Murphy hits a shoulder but Drew doesn’t budge, so Murphy slaps him. Drew drops him with a shoulder and Murphy rolls to the outside.

Murphy stands on the ramp and looks at Seth on the stage, but Drew goes out after him and hits a big boot. McIntyre lifts Murphy and slams him into the barriacade and the apron, then tosses him over the barricade. Drew chops Murphy around ringside, then sends him into the ring. McIntyre stares at Seth, allowing Murphy to hit a dropkick through the ropes. Murphy tosses Drew into the barricade and the steel steps, then back into the ring.

Murphy hits a meteora for a short one count. Murphy hits a few kicks to the back, then a chop to the chest but McIntyre no sells it and hits a huge chop of his own. McIntyre dodges Murphy and hits a Glasgow Kiss. The Champion runs but Murphy hits a kick, then an enziguiri Murphy goes up top but Drew chops him in the chest and Murphy flies off and into the barricade.

Drew puts Murphy inside and hits a flying chop from the top rope. Drew takes Murphy back up top and attempts a super air raid crash but Murphy slides down and hits a powerbomb for a one-count. Murphy counts down and runs right into a Claymore Kick.

Winner: Drew McIntyre

Rollins walks to the ring and Drew begs him to get inside. Rollins gets on the apron and stares at him, but he turns tail and leaves. Drew celebrates with the title but Rollins runs down adn superkicks him. Rollins then yells a Drew, saying this is bigger than the two of them. He then lifts the WWE Championship and stares at it. Rollins runs for The Stomp but Drew grabs him by the throat and hits a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre looks for a Claymore Kick but Rollins rollls from the ring. They stare at each other as the show comes to a close.

And that’s it for this week’s WWE RAW. Let us know what you thought and come back tomorrow for more news. Until then, stay safe!