WWE RAW Results Coverage, Reactions and Highlights for May 20, 2024

It’s Monday night, and you know what that means! The WWE King and Queen of the Ring go-home episode of RAW will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage for the May 20, 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 (5/20/2024):

• WWE King of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Round Match: Imperium’s “The Ring General” GUNTHER vs. “Main Event” Jey Uso
• Singles Match: WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn vs. Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable
• Singles Match: WWE Women’s World Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL’s Dakota Kai
• WWE Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Round Match: Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY vs. Lyra Valkyria
• WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) (c) vs. The Judgment Day (JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor)

WWE RAW Results (5/20/2024):

The show opens up with IYO SKY shown arriving at the arena with a BMW and she was greeted by her Damage CTRL teammates. Lyra Valkyria, “The Ring General” GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser and “Main Event” Jey Uso were shown arriving at the arena as well.

WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn then made his way down to the ring as we are welcomed by Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.

Sami Zayn starts off by welcoming the fans to RAW and saying that the King & Queen of the Ring PLE is only five days away. Zayn then addresses his Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match against Chad Gable and Bronson Reed, then says he was asked in an interview earlier today why he agreed to the title defense. Zayn then says he has two different issues he would rather deal with at the same time in seeking his vengeance on Chad Gable for his April 15 attack on him in front of his family and Reed chasing after his title. Zayn then says if he’s putting money on mind, body and soul, he will bet on soul every time. Zayn then says soul is why he is the reigning Intercontinental Champion. Zayn then says he will walk out Saturday still holding the title.

Alpha Academy’s music then hits and they make their way out. Gable asks Zayn if he heard him call him manipulative, then says he didn’t manipulate Zayn into winning the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. Gable then says he coached Zayn selflessly and he has been too nice. Gable then mentions Maxxine Dupri losing her Queen of the Ring tournament First Round Match against Shayna Baszler, Akira Tozawa’s loss against Bronson Reed last week and Otis being a disappointment as examples of how he has been too nice to help them with no results.

Zayn then asks Dupri, Tozawa and Otis how much longer they are willing to put up with Gable’s crap and Gable gets defensive. Gable then says the three of them have re-dedicated themselves to him and says he is sick of listening to Zayn talk about his heart and soul. Gable then says he doesn’t have to pin Zayn on Saturday to dethrone him as champion, but he will and he will take his soul. Zayn then says that’s all well and good, but last he checked, King & Queen of the Ring isn’t for five more days. Zayn then says they’re scheduled for competition tonight and challenges Gable to meet him in the ring for their match now.

Chad Gable then enters the ring and the first match of the night is underway.

Singles Match: WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn vs. Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable

The match starts off with Zayn delivering some right hands to Gable, then nailing him with a clothesline and an elbow drop off the middle rope. Zayn then clotheslines Gable out of the ring and the rest of Alpha Academy helps Gable up. Gable then brushes them off and hits Zayn with a suplex. Gable then climbs to the top and goes for a flying headbutt, but Zayn moves out of the way. Zayn then hits Gable with a clothesline and goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Gable avoids it and hits Zayn with a suplex. Gable then distracts the referee and Dupri considers hitting Zayn with an open palm strike. She ultimately decides against it and Gable screams at Dupri.

Zayn then hits Gable with a boot, then delivers some right hands on him in the corner. Gable then rolls out of the ring and Zayn follows, but Gable puts Dupri between himself and Zayn to keep Zayn from attacking him. Both men then get back in the ring and Gable distracts the referee. Akira Tozawa then considers taking a shot at Zayn, but can’t bring himself to do it. Gable then screams at Tozawa and calls him and Dupri failures. Gable then sends them both to the back due to his anger. Zayn then hits Gable with a Blue Thunder Bomb and goes for a pin, but Gable kicks out and rolls out of the ring in front of Otis.

Gable then hits Zayn with a couple of German suplexes and looks for a third, but Zayn fights his way out with a few back elbows. Zayn then hits Gable with two German suplexes of his own. Gable then responds with a few back elbows of his own, but Zayn hits Gable with a Michinoku Driver. Gable then puts Zayn in an Ankle Lock, but Zayn makes his way to the bottom rope to escape with a rope break. Gable then sends Zayn out of the ring and distracts the referee once again and Otis considers hitting Zayn with a right hand. Otis can’t bring himself to do it and Gable sends Zayn back in the ring. Gable then berates Otis, then slaps him and grabs the Intercontinental Championship from ringside area. Gable then gets back in the ring, but before he can use the Intercontinental Title, Zayn hits Gable with an Exploder. Zayn then goes for the Helluva Kick, but Otis clotheslines Zayn. Gable then hits Zayn with the Chaos Theory for the win.

The winner of the Singles Match, Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable!

After the match, Gable celebrates and he made sure to stand in front of Otis to block him from the camera. The crowd then started to chant “You suck” to Gable’s music just like they did for Kurt Angle before.

We then head to the back, where Jackie Redmond is interviewing Alpha Academy about what just happened in Gable’s match against WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn. A loud crash gets Redmond’s attention and the camera pans over to see Joaquin Wilde seemingly attacked as LWO and RAW General Manager Adam Pearce check on him.

We then get a video package on IYO SKY. SKY speaks about her dominance and says everyone will have to bow down to her when she became Queen. SKY then says Valkyria has flown too close to the sun. SKY then says Lyra is in her domain because she is the genius of the sky.

Bron Breakker then makes his way down for the next match and Kale Dixon is already waiting inside the ring.

Singles Match: Bron Breakker vs. Kale Dixon

The match starts off with Breakker hitting Dixon with a spear. Breakker then sends Dixon out of the ring, then hits him with a running spear and sends his head bouncing off the ring apron. Breakker then drags Dixon back inside the ring and the referee checks on Dixon. The referee then calls for the bell and declares Breakker as the winner.

The winner of the Singles Match, Bron Breakker!

After the match, Breakker runs the ropes and hits Dixon with another spear. Breakker then picks up one of the ring steps, but officials run down to the ring. Breakker then puts the steps down, but opts to grab a chair from the timekeeper’s area. Breakker then blasts it across Dixon to put him in between the chair and the ring steps.

We then see Kale Dixon being stretchered out of the arena into an ambulance. An angry Adam Pearce then asks Bron Breakker what he was thinking and Breakker says it’s on Pearce for not putting him in the King of the Ring tournament.

We then get a video recapping IYO SKY and Lyra Valkyria’s journey to the semifinals of the Queen of the Ring tournament. WWE Women’s World Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch then approaches Lyra in Gorilla. Lynch says she knew how good Lyra was and tells her to go show everyone why the hard work was worth it.

We then get the entrances of the next match, which is a WWE Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Round Match.

WWE Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Round Match: Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY vs. Lyra Valkyria

The match starts off with Valkyria and SKY trading submission holds and pin attempts. Valkyria then gets a near fall after hitting SKY with a slingshot crossbody. SKY then retreats to the corner and Valkyria tells SKY that she was this close to pinning her.

SKY then hits Valkyria with a jawbreaker off the top rope. SKY then delivers some right hands on Valkyria, then follows it up with stomps in the corner and her boots into Valkyria’s chest. SKY then hits Valkyria with a double underhook backbreaker and puts her in a submission hold, then transitions into a series of pinfalls. Valkyria kicks out of all of them and SKY hits Valkyria with a number of kicks on her jaw. Valkyria catches one of the kicks and hits SKY with a German suplex. Valkyria then hits SKY with a couple of clotheslines and three kicks, then follows it up with an enzuigiri and a dropkick through the middle rope to send SKY to the outside. Valkyria then sends SKY back in the ring and climbs to the top, then hits SKY with a crossbody and a brainbuster. Valkyria then goes for a pin, but SKY kicks out.

SKY then hits Valkyria with a running meteora, then puts her in a reverse Boston Crab. SKY then puts Valkyria in a crossface, but Valkyria escapes by reversing the move into a pin. SKY then kicks out and charges at Valkyria in the corner, but Valkyria sends SKY onto the apron. SKY then hits Valkyria with a springboard dropkick and a couple of running knees to the back of Valkyria’s neck and climbs to the top. Valkyria then pulls SKY off and both women end up on the outside. SKY then hits Valkyria with a springboard moonsault.

Valkyria then hits SKY with forearms. SKY then hits Valkyria with a double stomp, then goes for a couple of double knees on Valkyria in the corner. Valkyria then moves out of the way and hits SKY with a Tornado DDT, then follows it up with her finisher. Valkyria then gets SKY up on her shoulders, but SKY escapes and hits Valkyria with a German suplex. SKY follows it up with a meteora and goes for the Over The Moonsault, but Valkyria stops SKY and goes for White Noise. SKY then moves out of the way and hits Valkyria with a powerbomb. SKY then climbs to the top and goes for the Over The Moonsault, but Valkyria rolls out of the way. Valkyria then gets SKY up on her shoulders, but SKY slips out and tries to roll Valkyria up. Valkyria then sits down into a pinfall for the win.

The winner of the WWE Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Match, Lyra Valkyria!

After the match, Jackie Redmond joins Lyra Valkyria in the ring to interview her. IYO SKY then grabs Redmond’s mic and yells at Valkyria in Japanese, then hands the mic back to Valkyria. Valkyria says she did not see herself in this position three weeks ago when she got drafted. Valkyria then says she will get it and she is just one Nightwing away from becoming Queen of the Ring.

We then head to the back, where we see WWE World Tag Team Champions R-Truth and The Miz speaking with New Catch Republic. Truth was explaining to Pete Dunne how to do the Hokey Pokey. Truth then turns his head and Dunne was about to put him down, but Tyler Bate stops him. Bate then says they are looking forward to facing them for the titles one day and they leave. The Miz was then worried they will be at a disadvantage against The Judgment Day tonight especially if they had Carlito with them. Truth then says he spoke to his good buddy Andre the Giant and he had their back tonight. Miz then tells Truth that Andre died 30 years ago and Truth tells Miz to trust him.

We then see Kayla Braxton interview “The Mad Dragon” Ilja Dragunov. Ilja says there was no shame in losing to “Main Event” Jey Uso. Ilja was about to speak about “The Ring General” GUNTHER, but he was approached by Ricochet. Ricochet says it wasn’t over between them just because Ilja beat him. Bron Breakker then suddenly spears Ricochet into some equipment boxes. Breakker then stands over Ricochet as officials ran in to check on Ricochet. RAW General Manager Adam Pearce then watches as medical staff checks on Ricochet. Dragunov was still there and Ricochet shoves him away when he saw Bron coming.

We then get a video showcasing Jey Uso and GUNTHER’s journey to the semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament.

GUNTHER then cuts a promo in an empty arena earlier today. GUNTHER says he was wrong about Jey Uso who has become the hottest thing on RAW. GUNTHER then says thousands of fans will chant Jey Uso’s name tonight and Jey will fill them with hope and delusion. GUNTHER then says he is in the business of taking hope away and dragging people down to reality. GUNTHER then says it isn’t about who was the more exciting act on the way to the ring, it was about who was the better wrestler in the ring. GUNTHER then says the fans will embrace him when he beats Jey and goes on to become King of the Ring.

We then see Judgment Day backstage with Carlito. Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh tells WWE World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest they will bring the tag titles back to where they belong. Priest then tells Carlito the LWO will be pissed over what he did to Del Toro. Carlito then says he knew they were coming after him so he decided to strike first. Carlito then says now he was laying low until the heat died down. Priest then informs Carlito that they were not the APA and they are not his personal protection. Dominik Mysterio then says Carlito came through for Bálor and McDonagh last week. Priest then says he will need to keep earning his keep to stick around. McDonagh and Dominik then leaves and Bálor tells Priest that a part of him wished they were teaming tonight. Bálor then says he gets it because Priest is the champion. They fist bump and after Bálor leaves, Carlito mentions the New York Knicks being eliminated. Priest was then annoyed and leaves.

We then see Sonya Deville approach Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark. Baszler wasn’t exactly happy to see her and Deville introduces herself to Stark and had a proposition for them. Baszler then blows her off and leaves with Stark.

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

WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) (c) vs. The Judgment Day (JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor)

The match starts off with Miz and Bálor. McDonagh then tags in and delivers some stomps on Miz before Truth tags in and hits McDonagh with a leg drop. Truth then hits McDonagh with a splash in the corner, then tags Miz back in. Miz then hits McDonagh with The It Kicks in the corner, then follows it up with a clothesline and a boot to Bálor on the apron. Miz then nails Bálor on the apron with a forearm before he and McDonagh hit one another. Truth and Bálor then tag in and Truth hits Bálor with a couple of shoulder tackles. Truth then sends Bálor crashing into the mat, then looks to pay tribute to John Cena with a Five Knuckle Shuffle. Bálor avoids it, but Truth puts Bálor in an STF. Truth then relinquishes the hold after Miz and McDonagh get inside the ring. McDonagh then tags in and Truth hits him with a Sidewalk Slam. Miz then does the same to Bálor and the tag team champions hit The Judgment Day with a double Five Knuckle Shuffle. Carlito then runs down to the ring and jumps up on the apron, but Miz nails him with a forearm. Truth then pins McDonagh, but Carlito breaks the fall by putting McDonagh’s foot on the bottom rope. Braun Strowman’s music then hits and he blasts Carlito. Strowman then chases McDonagh around the ring and back inside. Truth then hits McDonagh with an Attitude Adjustment for the win.

The winners and still the WWE World Tag Team Champions, Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth)!

After the match, Awesome Truth and Strowman celebrate and hug in the ring.

We then head to the back, where WWE Women’s World Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch congratulates Lyra on her win. After Lynch leaves, Liv Morgan sarcastically congratulates Lyra on the win before attacking her.

“Big” Bronson Reed then approaches WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn. Reed tells Zayn he shouldn’t be worried about Gable’s mind games. Reed then calls himself soulless. Reed then says he will use his body as a weapon on Saturday and earn his biggest payday yet. Otis then approaches Zayn. Zayn tells Otis that he cost him his match earlier. Zayn then tells Otis he thought he was better than that. Zayn was then pissed, but Otis apologizes. Otis then tells Zayn he is really sorry and Zayn says he believes him because he knows Otis is a good guy. Zayn then says he has been in Otis’ shoes before. Zayn then tells Otis the sooner he stops listening to Gable and starts listening to the fans, the sooner he will be better off. The crowd then loudly chants for Otis in the background.

WWE Women’s World Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch then makes her way down to the ring to address the WWE Universe.

Becky Lynch starts off by saying The Man has come around to Greensboro and in five days at King & Queen of the Ring she will be defending her Women’s World Championship against Liv Morgan. Lynch then says they have fought many battles against one another, but Morgan is now hell bent on revenge. Before Lynch can continue, Liv Morgan’s music hits and she makes her way out. Morgan asks Lynch how she is the bad guy after want happened last week, then says all she cares about is her purpose and that is the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour. Lynch then says Morgan has finally figured out what she is doing after a few years while she has known her purpose as a wrestler since she was fifteen years old. Lynch then mentions a few of her accomplishments and says WWE is better than when she found it now. Morgan then says Lynch rattling off her accomplishment and saying she breaks barriers makes her come off as selfish, then tells fans Lynch doesn’t care about WWE or the fans. Morgan then says all Lynch has ever cared about is herself and she will finally sit where she belongs as the new Women’s World Champion. Lynch then says fans know Morgan is lying because they can’t be tricked. Lynch then says she does everything for the fans. Morgan then heads down to the ring as Lynch looks to fight her, but Morgan hops down before she enters and mocks Lynch. Morgan then says she is going to wait to do the smart thing on Saturday when they battle it out for the title.

We then see that WWE World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest was annoyed with Carlito and the rest of Judgment Day. Priest tells McDonagh to go to Pearce and request a match against Strowman next week. Priest then says he didn’t even recognize them anymore. Priest then leaves and Bálor agrees with Priest. Bálor then says he was annoyed too and tells McDonagh to talk to Pearce right now.

Xavier Woods was then shown being given medical clearance and Kofi Kingston was pumped up. Kingston then leaves because he wanted to speak with Pearce about getting them back in tag action. Karrion Kross and Scarlett then approaches Woods and Kross says he was glad that Woods was cleared. Kross then reminds Woods that there is always time to turn things around.

We then get the entrances of the next match, which is a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Match.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Match: Damage CTRL (Kairi Sane and Dakota Kai) vs. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance vs. Ivy Nile and Maxxine Dupri

The match starts off with Nile and Sane. Baszler and Stark then get inside the ring. Everyone then begins brawling with one another and Nile looks to hit a vertical suplex on Sane. Chance and Carter then hit Sane with a double kick on her midsection before nailing everyone on the outside with the Keg Stand. Kai then hits Nile with a forearm in the center of the ring. Nile then responds with a German suplex, then tags Dupri in. Sane then tags in and Dupri nails her with knees on her midsection. Nile then delivers a kick on Sane’s head and follows it up with a suplex, then sends Sane in the corner. Dupri then hits Sane with a bulldog, but Carter tags herself in.

Carter then hits Dupri with a flatliner, then tags Chance in. Chance and Carter then hit Dupri with The Afterparty, but Kai tags herself in. Kai then pins Dupri, but Baszler and Stark break the fall. Sane and Kai then place Baszler on the top rope as Carter brawls with Stark. Stark and Carter then teeter on the top rope, but Nile pulls Kai, Sane and Baszler down. Carter then hits Stark with a hurricanrana off Chance’s shoulders on top of Baszler. Dupri then sends Carter crashing into the barricade, then gets back inside the ring and hits her with the Caterpillar. Dupri then goes for a pin, but Kai kicks out. Dupri then puts Kai in an Ankle Lock, but Sane breaks the hold with the In-Sane Elbow. Sane then tags in, but Baszler puts Sane in the Kirifuda Clutch. Stark then tags in and Stark sends Dupri over to Baszler. Baszler then hits Dupri with a knee for the win.

The winners and new #1 Contender’s to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark!

We then head to the back, where Kayla Braxton is interviewing Ludwig Kaiser. She asks Kaiser if GUNTHER was overlooking Jey Uso. Kaiser says GUNTHER has repeatedly proven that he is superior to everyone. Kaiser then says he hopes Jey will take the loss better than Sheamus, the guy who used to love to fight. Kaiser then says Sheamus has become nothing but a keyboard warrior. Kaiser then says Sheamus could stay home and protect his legacy or he could come back to be put down by him. Kaiser then leaves and Drew McIntyre approaches Braxton. McIntyre says he thought it was funny that Pearce didn’t schedule one of his biggest stars tonight. McIntyre then says Priest did not get one over on him last week. McIntyre then says he got what he wanted and that was a World Title Match. McIntyre then says Priest was spreading himself too thin just like Seth Rollins did. McIntyre then says he plans on beating Priest soon.

Otis then approaches Chade Gable as he was speaking to the Creed Brothers. Gable tells them to think about what he said. Otis then informs Gable that he apologized to Zayn. Gable then says he was excited because he figured Otis was playing mind games with Zayn. Gable then got really close to Otis’ face and wanted assurance that Otis was going to help him win. Otis was then agreeable, but Gable wanted to hear the words. Otis then reluctantly says no matter what and Gable was happy.

“Main Event” Jey Uso then cuts a promo and says tonight was the night. Uso then says he almost beat GUNTHER the last time they wrestled and he will finish the job tonight. Uso then says GUNTHER will catch a Yeet-down and he will catch a crown. The camera then follows Jey Uso as he makes his way down to the ring for the main event. “The Ring General” GUNTHER then makes his way down to the ring next.

WWE King of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Round Match: Imperium’s “The Ring General” GUNTHER vs. “Main Event” Jey Uso

The match starts off with GUNTHER hitting Jey Uso with a few chops in the corner, but Jey Uso responds with an open palm strike and delivers some right hands on GUNTHER in the corner. Uso then delivers more right hands and hits GUNTHER with a tope suicida to land on him on the outside. Uso then gets GUNTHER back inside the ring and climbs to the top, then looks to fly. GUNTHER then moves out of the way and sends Jey Uso crashing into the ring post shoulder first. GUNTHER then sends Uso’s arm bouncing off the ring post, then sends Uso crashing into the ring steps before sending him colliding with the barricade arm first. GUNTHER then sends Uso crashing into the ring post once again, then sends him crashing into the barricade arm first. GUNTHER then sends Uso into the timekeeper’s area and gets him back inside the ring.

Jey then hits GUNTHER with a forearm and follows it up with a right hand, but GUNTHER responds with a European uppercut and nails Uso with a kick on his head. GUNTHER then continues wearing down Jey’s injured arm, then climbs to the top. Jey then hits GUNTHER with an open palm strike before both men teeter on the top rope and GUNTHER continues targeting Jey’s arm. Jey then gets GUNTHER up on his shoulders and hits him with a Samoan Drop off the top rope. Jey then hits GUNTHER with a crossbody off the top rope before he hits him with a superkick. Jey then hits GUNTHER with a second superkick and a stomp on GUNTHER’s face in the corner and delivers several more stomps on him. GUNTHER then hits Jey with a powerbomb and puts him in a Fujiwara Arm Bar, but Jey escapes and goes for a spear. GUNTHER then hits Uso with a boot to his midsection and a chop, then puts him in a sleeper. Jey then counters the move into a pin, forcing GUNTHER to release the hold to kick out.

GUNTHER then hits Uso with a release German suplex and a splash off the top rope, then follows it up with a clothesline. GUNTHER then hits Uso with a couple of chops more, but Uso responds with an open palm strike. GUNTHER then hits Uso with several more chops in the corner, but Jey responds with a spear and accidentally knocks down the referee in the process. Jey then climbs to the top and hits GUNTHER with the Uso Splash. Jey then goes for a pin, but GUNTHER has just enough time to kick out. GUNTHER then hits Jey with chops, then puts him in a sleeper and the referee calls for the bell.

The winner of the WWE King of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Match, “The Ring General” GUNTHER!

After the match, GUNTHER stands tall and celebrates as the show comes to a close.