WWE RAW Results Coverage, Reactions and Highlights for April 22, 2024

It’s Monday night, and you know what that means! WWE RAW will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage for the April 22, 2024 episode.

The start time for WWE RAW is 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

WWE RAW Lineup (4/22/2024):

• Tag Team Match: Andrade and Ricochet vs. The Judgment Day (“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh)
• WWE Women’s World Championship Battle Royal
• WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: Awesome Truth (R-Truth and The Miz) (c) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
• Imperium’s “The Ring General” GUNTHER makes his return

WWE RAW Results (4/22/2024):

The show opens up with Michael Cole and Pat McAfee standing in the middle of the ring and welcoming us to Monday Night RAW. McAfee then says tonight’s match to determine a new Women’s World Champion will be just the fourth time a world champion would be crowned in a battle royal. McAfee then calls it one of the biggest matches in company history.

We then get a video package on The Judgment Day’s Rhea Ripley. Liv Morgan and “The Man” Becky Lynch were then shown arriving in the arena earlier today.

“Main Event” Jey Uso then makes his way down to the ring to address the WWE Universe and World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest.

Jey Uso starts off by saying he’s in Columbus and WWE Backlash is in two weeks where he will be challenging Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship. Jey then says he has a lot to prove to both himself and the rest of the world. World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring.

Priest starts off by telling Jey Uso to take it easy and that he just wants to talk. Priest then says Jey’s presentation and vibe suits him, then recalls the two of them going to war last year. Priest then says there was one night Jey beat him down so bad that he went over to him in the locker room and earned his respect. Priest then explains that is why he wanted him to join the Judgment Day and invited him to drinks. Priest then says he may not remember much from that night, but he does remember Jey telling him that they were next. Priest then says he’s standing with Jey proud to say that he was right, but only half right because he was next and not Jey. Priest then says the title he holds is proof of why he is now. Priest then says Jey is the first of many to show why Priest’s title looks good on him and although he will be the first to fall, he will be the first to lead the people in rising for him.

Priest then looks to leave the ring, but Jey stops him. Jey then asks if all Priest sees him as is just another tag team guy and how that is strong talk coming from the leader of the Judgment Day. Jey then says the only reason Priest is the leader is because Rhea Ripley is out with an injury and Priest is getting fed to him because he is next. Jey then says he will be the next World Heavyweight Champion and Jey stares Priest down.

JD McDonagh then looks to blindside Jey, but Jey sees him coming and superkicks Priest. McDonagh then looks on in shock as Priest looks back at McDonagh with fury in his eyes.

Chad Gable and “The Ring General” GUNTHER were then shown arriving in the arena earlier today.

The upcoming King and Queen of the Ring tournaments are then plugged.

We then get the entrances of the opening matchup, which is the WWE World Tag Team Championship Match.

WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: Awesome Truth (R-Truth and The Miz) (c) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)

The match starts off with R-Truth and Johnny Gargano. Truth hits an arm drag on Gargano before tagging The Miz in and double teaming Gargano. Miz then charges at Gargano in the corner, then looks to put him in a Figure Four Leg Lock. Gargano then avoids the submission and tags Ciampa in. Miz then puts Ciampa in a Figure Four Leg Lock, but Gargano breaks the hold. Truth then sends Gargano out of the ring and Miz sends Gargano onto the apron. Gargano then tags in and hits a spear on Miz through the middle rope. Gargano then sends Miz through the outside.

Truth then sends Ciampa crashing into the mat face first and tags Miz in. Miz then hits Ciampa with a couple of clotheslines, then follows it up with the Miz Kicks in the corner and nails him with a splash. Miz then looks to fly into the ring from the apron, but Ciampa nails him with a jumping knee. Truth then tags in and hits Ciampa with a flying shoulder tackle. Ciampa then responds with a superkick. Ciampa then hits Miz with a knee on the apron and Gargano flies through the ropes to blast him on the outside. Ciampa then hits Truth with a forearm, then follows it up with a knee to the side of his head. #DIY then hit Truth with Meeting In The Middle and Gargano pins Truth, but Miz pulls Gargano out of the ring. Miz then sends Ciampa crashing into the crowd, then tags in and hits the Skull Crushing Finale-flatliner combination with Truth on Gargano for the win.

The winners and still the WWE World Tag Team Champions, Awesome Truth!

After the match, Miz and Truth hugs Gargano. Miz then offers a handshake to Ciampa, but Ciampa leaves and storms to the back and the crowd boos.

We then head to the back, where we see World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest admonish JD McDonagh for trying to help him earlier tonight. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar then walk in and Dominik explains that Escobar will be replacing him in his and McDonagh’s tag team match later tonight against Ricochet and Andrade. Priest is clearly annoyed and tells Escobar to handle things tonight. Escobar then tells Priest not to worry.

Imperium (“The Ring General” GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) then make their way down to the ring to address the WWE Universe.

GUNTHER starts off by saying fans expect him to talk about WrestleMania and take shots at Sami Zayn, but he has something different on his mind. GUNTHER then says he took some time away to digest things and took the Intercontinental Championship to new heights during his title reign. GUNTHER then says his name will forever be embedded in the history of the Intercontinental Championship and for the two years he held the title, he was walking around with a target on his back. GUNTHER then says the weight has been lifted off his shoulders now that he doesn’t hold the title, then says thank you. GUNTHER then says he is the hunter now rather than the hunted and with the WWE Draft around the corner and the turn of a new era, he is officially declaring himself as the first entrant in the 2024 Men’s King of the Ring. GUNTHER then offers other champions some advice.

The New Day’s music then hits and they make their way down to the ring. Kofi Kingston starts off by saying GUNTHER is correct when he said it’s a new era, but what better way to usher it in than the New Day. Xavier Woods then says GUNTHER is looking at the reigning King of the Ring. Woods then continues to brag about being a two time King of the Ring before GUNTHER takes a shot at Woods. Both factions then go back and forth, leading Woods to challenge Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci to a tag team match against him and Kingston.

Piper Niven, Chelsea Green and Nia Jax were then shown arriving in the arena earlier today.

The Tag Team Match between the New Day and Imperium is set to begin next.

Tag Team Match: The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs. Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci)

The match starts off with Kofi Kingston and Ludwig Kaiser. GUNTHER has joined the commentary desk as Kingston hits Kaiser with a dropkick and Vinci and Woods tag in. Woods then hits Vinci with a double ax handle, then Kingston tags in and hits Vinci with a crossbody off the top rope. Kaiser then tags in and hits Kingston with a double dropkick with Vinci. Vinci then tags in and Kaiser blasts Kingston with a clothesline. Kingston then levels Kaiser by flying out of the corner and tagging Woods in. Vinci then tags in and nails Woods with a boot, then follows it up with a suplex. Woods then hits Vinci with a Tornado DDT and a chop, then tags Kingston in. Vinci then blasts Kingston and Imperium looks for the Imperium Bomb on Kingston. Kingston then escapes by hitting Vinci with a hurricanrana, then tagging Woods in. Kingston and Woods then double team Vinci and Woods gets the 1-2-3.

The winners of the Tag Team Match, The New Day!

After the match, GUNTHER throws the chair he was sitting on and storms to the back without Kaiser or Vinci. Kaiser then hugs Vinci and helps him to the back, but Kaiser then sends Vinci crashing into the ring’s LED board. Kaiser then sends Vinci crashing through the ring post and onto the announce desk before he sends him into the ring steps. Officials then run down to the ring and escort Kaiser to the back. Kaiser then runs back down to the ring and dropkicks Vinci. Kaiser then runs into GUNTHER in Gorilla and both men smile. Kaiser then tells GUNTHER that he told him he would get it done.

We then get a video package on Andrade, where it is shown that he is targeting The Judgment Day. Andrade says he was not their fool or their servant and that he was now their biggest problem.

“The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre then makes his way down to the ring to address the WWE Universe.

Drew McIntyre starts off taking a seat in the ring cross-legged as fans chant CM Punk. McIntyre then questions why fans continue to chant for him. McIntyre then says the evidence over the years proves that Punk hates fans, but says he hates himself even more. McIntyre then says he loves professional wrestling so much, but it doesn’t quite reciprocate that love and fans won’t understand complex relationships like the one he has with professional wrestling. McIntyre then says Punk is too much of a coward to face him one-on-one and reviews a couple of instances of him doing so. McIntyre then looks to speak about King of the Ring, but Sheamus’ music hits and Sheamus makes his way down to the ring.

Sheamus starts off by asking McIntyre what’s going on and says he keeps complaining about everyone being a coward. Sheamus then says all he sees is a person who refuses to take accountability for his mistakes and that makes him a coward. Sheamus then calls for McIntyre to stand up and says he has known him for twenty years. Sheamus then says McIntyre finally had his moment after much complaining as his brother and wife watched on from the crowd, but he blew it. Sheamus then says McIntyre should be World Heavyweight Champion, but he threw it all away over a meme and a t-shirt. Sheamus then says he and McIntyre have traveled the world together and had banger after banger when it comes to matches, then gives McIntyre a reality check by saying Punk gave him a good beating. McIntyre then says while they had banger after banger before Sheamus got injured, it now looks like burger after burger. Sheamus then says McIntyre has gotten really good at one liners and while he can lose weight, McIntyre can’t lose stupid. Sheamus then tells McIntyre to stop blaming everyone else for his mistakes. McIntyre then tells Sheamus that he cares what everyone has to say about him and he is still there for him right now even though their current conversation isn’t worthwhile. McIntyre then says he’ll be watching Sheamus’ upcoming match from ringside and tells him to watch his back.

Shinsuke Nakamura then makes his way down to the ring for the next match, which is a Singles Match against “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus.

Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus

The match starts with Nakamura landing some right hands and kicks to Sheamus, then low bridging him onto the apron. Nakamura then puts Sheamus across the top turnbuckle and hits him with a knee to his midsection before Sheamus nails Nakamura with The Ten Beats of the Bodhran. Sheamus then hits Nakamura with a jumping knee on the apron. Sheamus then gets Nakamura back in the ring, but Nakamura rolls out on the other side. Sheamus meets Nakamura there, but Nakamura sends Sheamus’ face bouncing off the announce desk, then follows it up with a knee to the back of his head off the barricade.

Sheamus then hits Nakamura with a backbreaker. Sheamus then climbs to the top rope and hits a clothesline on Nakamura, but Nakamura hits a German suplex on Sheamus through the middle rope. Nakamura then hits Sheamus with a knee before Sheamus gets him on his shoulders and climbs up to the middle rope. Sheamus then hits Nakamura with the White Noise and goes for a pin, but Nakamura kicks out. Sheamus then sends Nakamura crashing into the mat, then looks for a Brogue Kick. Nakamura then avoids it by rolling up Sheamus, but Sheamus kicks out. Sheamus then hits Nakamura with a jumping knee and sets up for the Celtic Cross, but Nakamura escapes. Sheamus then hits Nakamura with a Brogue Kick for the win.

The winner of the Singles Match, “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus!

We then get a video package of WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn beating Chad Gable last week and Gable turning on him.

We then head to the back, where Cathy Kelley is interviewing Sami Zayn. Zayn says he was angry and hurt. Zayn then says he had a lot to say, but was biting his tongue. Zayn then says he wanted to hear what Gable had to say tonight because he didn’t know how Gable could defend his actions. “Big” Bronson Reed then approaches Zayn and says he had bigger problems. Zayn then tells Reed they could fight any time, any place. Reed then leaves and Kelley was about to continue her interview with Zayn, but Reed attacks Zayn. Officials then pulls Reed away from Zayn, but Reed sends Zayn into some equipment boxes and flattens him. Reed then says he will be the next Intercontinental Champion.

Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable and the rest of the group then make their way down to the ring as Gable will address the WWE Universe and his actions against WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn last week.

Chad Gable starts off by saying it’s safe to say Zayn has had a rough couple of weeks after what just happened backstage and what he did to Zayn last week is justified. Gable then says he and Zayn tore the house down, but Zayn had to rub it in. Gable then says Zayn laid down his title in the ring, but that wasn’t enough. Gable then says Zayn rubbed it in further while celebrating his life. Gable then says he has been wasting his time training a bunch of losers in Alpha Academy, then tells Akira Tozawa all he does is dance around the ring while racking up losses. Gable then tells Maxxine Dupri that she is as pretty as a princess, but as dumb as a box of rocks. Gable then says he has given Maxxine everything, but gotten nothing in return. Gable then tells Otis not to get started on him as Otis has proven himself without a shadow of a doubt to be the biggest disappointment of them all. Gable then says Tozawa, Dupri and Otis all signed up for honest feedback. Gable then says they are all now going to focus on him and winning his Intercontinental Championship. Gable then demands to hear Otis say that out loud and Otis does.

We then head to the back, where The Judgment Day’s “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio approaches Ricochet. Ricochet says he is upset that Dominik isn’t cleared because he was looking forward to beating him. Ricochet then calls McDonagh a bobblehead and says he will beat him on Speed as well. After Ricochet leaves, Liv Morgan approaches Dominik and the segment ends before either of them said anything.

Nia Jax then cut a quick promo stating her intention to win the Women’s World Title.

We then get the entrances of the next match, which is a Tag Team Match.

Tag Team Match: Ricochet and Andrade vs. Legado Del Fantasma’s Santos Escobar and The Judgment Day’s JD McDonagh

The match starts off with Andrade and JD McDonagh. Andrade delivers some right hands on McDonagh. McDonagh then tags Escobar in and Andrade nails Escobar with a shoulder tackle. Ricochet then tags in and hits Escobar with a double back elbow with Andrade. Ricochet then hits Escobar with a dropkick and a snapmare before following it up with a hurricanrana and a second dropkick. McDonagh then tags himself back in and delivers some kicks on Ricochet. Ricochet then hits McDonagh with a back elbow, then runs the ropes. Dominik then grabs Ricochet’s ankle while the referee is distracted, which leads to Escobar hitting Ricochet with a hurricanrana off the apron.

McDonagh then tags himself in again and hits Ricochet with a suplex. Escobar then tags in and pins Ricochet, but Ricochet kicks out. Ricochet then hits an enzuigiri on McDonagh on the apron and tags Andrade in. Andrade then hits Escobar with a couple of Dragon Screws, then follows it up with a back elbow. Andrade then hits Escobar with a couple of running double knees and goes for a pin. Escobar then kicks out before Ricochet tags in and hits a clothesline on Escobar off the top rope. Ricochet then follows it up with a standing Shooting Star Press and goes for a pin, but McDonagh breaks up the fall. Andrade then takes McDonagh out.

Escobar and Ricochet then hit each other with crossbodies. Andrade and McDonagh then tag in and exchange strikes with one another. Andrade then hits two of The Three Amigos on McDonagh, but Escobar gets in and ring and hits Andrade with a double suplex with McDonagh. Ricochet then looks to fly off the top rope, but Escobar nails him with a couple of double knees. Escobar and McDonagh then put Andrade and Ricochet on adjacent top turnbuckles. Andrade then sends McDonagh crashing into the mat and Escobar does the same to Ricochet. Andrade then hits The Message on McDonagh for the win.

The winners of the Tag Team Match, Ricochet and Andrade!

After the match, World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest appears out of nowhere and sends Andrade crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Priest then hits Ricochet with the Razor’s Edge and follows it up with the South of Heaven on Andrade. Priest then admonishes Dominik in Spanish and McDonagh asks Priest what he just said. Priest then repeats in English for McDonagh and says he doesn’t need them. Priest then says that they need him.

We then get a video from Zoey Stark cutting a promo.

We then head to the back, where Jackie Redmond is interviewing Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell. This was quickly interrupted by a loud commotion off-screen. The camera then cuts to Nia Jax and Liv Morgan trying to brawl as officials kept them separate. “The Man” Becky Lynch then walks by and grabs the mic from Redmond. Lynch marches through the back and cuts a promo as she makes her way to Gorilla. Lynch then stops along the way to give Dupri some words of encouragement.

The card for next week’s episode of WWE RAW is then announced and Becky Lynch makes her way down to the ring for the main event, which is the WWE Women’s World Championship Battle Royal. The rest of the participants then make their way down to the ring.

WWE Women’s World Champion Battle Royal

The match starts with everyone going after Nia Jax and Piper Niven. Niven and Jax then push everyone away and begin brawling with each other. Natalya then gets Becky Lynch over the top and onto the apron, but Lynch gets back inside. Natalya is then sent over the top, but hangs on. Zoey Stark then looks to eliminate Kayden Carter, but Carter holds on. Natalya then goes after Stark and sends her over the top as Chelsea Green tries eliminating Katana Chance. Ivy Nile is then sent over the top and onto the apron by Candice LeRae, but Maxxine Dupri sneaks up on her and sends LeRae out of the ring to eliminate her.

Dupri then gets hits with a boot from Indi Hartwell, but Dupri manages to throw her over the top and out of the ring to eliminate her. Natalya then looks to eliminate Lynch, but Lynch fights her off and gets back in the ring. Lynch then tosses Natalya over the top and onto the apron. Chance and Carter then double team Dupri, Nile, Stark and Shayna Baszler. Chance then hits Baszler with a hurricanrana and sends Stark over the top rope and onto the apron. Carter then hits Baszler with a kick on the apron. Baszler then sends Chance over the top, but Carter catches Chance on her shoulders. Stark then hits Chance and Carter with a superkick to eliminate them both.

Jax then puts Nile on the top rope, but Nile looks to put Jax in an arm submission using the ropes for extra leverage. Jax then sends Nile crashing into the ring post to eliminate her. Jax then turns around and Dupri gets in her face. Jax then pushes Dupri and Dupri hits Jax with a couple of kicks. Dupri then hits Jax with an enzuigiri and looks to nail her with a boot, but Jax catches her and eliminates her. Lynch then low bridges Niven over the top, but Niven hangs on. Lynch then hits Niven with a forearm and a kick through the middle rope to eliminate her.

Niven then pulls Lynch under the bottom rope and sends her crashing into the ring steps. Niven then hits Lynch with a cannonball as Green delivers some forearms on Jax in the ring. Niven then clears the announce desk as Green looks to nail Jax in the ring. Niven then sets up Lynch on the desk while Jax gets Green up on her shoulders. Niven then drags Jax under the bottom rope to save Green and Jax chokeslams Niven on top of Lynch on the announce desk. Jax then gets Niven on her shoulders and hits her with a Samoan Drop on top of Lynch. Green then looks on as she yells at Jax from inside the ring and Natalya takes advantage. Natalya sends Green over the top rope to eliminate her but the referees don’t see Green being eliminated and Greens slides back inside the ring.

Stark then delivers some stomps on Liv Morgan in the corner as we see Jax powerbomb Lynch through the announce desk during the commercial break. Green and Natalya then brawl on the apron and Green hits a boot on Natalya. Stark then clotheslines Green over the top rope to eliminate her and Baszler sends Natalya crashing off the apron to eliminate her. Stark then sends Morgan over to Baszler and Baszler hits Morgan with a jumping knee. Baszler then puts Jax in a Sleeper and Stark superkicks Jax. Jax then sends Stark over the top rope and crashing onto the floor to eliminate her.

We are down to the final four and that is Lynch, Morgan, Baszler and Jax. Jax sends Baszler onto the apron and over the top rope and pushes her onto Stark on the outside to eliminate her. Lynch then slides into the ring and both Jax and Morgan charge at her. Morgan then hits Jax with a hurricanrana and follows it up with dropkick to Jax’s spine, but Jax sends her crashing into the corner. Morgan then looks to hit a codebreaker on Jax, but Jax catches her. Lynch then hits Morgan with a neckbreaker as Morgan hits a codebreaker on Jax. Jax then hits Morgan with a Samoan Drop before Lynch delivers some right hands on her and follows it up with a kick to her midsection. Lynch then sends Morgan over the top rope and onto the apron and Jax does the same to Lynch. Jax then charges at Morgan and Lynch, but Lynch and Morgan hits a double jawbreaker on Jax sending her face bouncing off the top rope. Morgan and Lynch then look to hit a double suplex on Jax, but Jax suplexes both of them and drags them into the corner. Jax then looks to hit the A-Nia-Lator, but she gets sent onto the apron. Morgan then hits Jax with a codebreaker and Lynch hits Jax with a leg drop off the top rope to eliminate her.

We are down to the final two and it is Lynch and Morgan. Lynch and Morgan then hit each other with right hands and Morgan sends Lynch over the top rope and onto the apron. Lynch then hits Morgan with a kick to her head and climbs to the top. Lynch then looks to fly, but Morgan moves out of the way. Morgan then looks to send Lynch over the top, but Lynch reverses the momentum and sends Morgan over the top and onto the apron. Morgan then hits Lynch with a right hand and sends her onto the apron through the middle rope. Lynch then hits Morgan with a kick to her midsection, but Morgan responds with a codebreaker on Lynch. Morgan then goes for the Oblivion, but Lynch catches her and counters it into a Man Handle Slam. Lynch then sends Morgan crashing onto the floor to eliminate her.

The winner and new WWE Women’s World Champion, Becky Lynch!

After the match, Lynch celebrates becoming the new Women’s World Champion with the WWE Universe. Fireworks go off and the show comes to a close.