WWE RAW Live Results (April 8, 2024): CM Punk RUINS #1 contenders match

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Ilja Dragunov defeats Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall.
Roxanne Perez defeats Indi Hartwell via pinfall.
Chad Gable & Sami Zayn defeat Imperium via pinfall.
Jade Cargill defeats Chelsea Green via pinfall.
Jey Uso defeats Drew McIntyre via pinfall.

Well, that was a wild ending. CM Punk seems healthy enough to ruin Drew's life!

Drew sets up for the Claymore, but CM Punk stops him! He ran through the crowd!!

Jey catches a distracted Drew with a superkick, finishing the match with the Uso Splash as CM Punk mocks Drew on the announcer's desk!!

Jey Uso defeats Drew McIntyre via pinfall.

McIntyre is left in the corner and Reed launches Ricochet into him with a powerbomb. He follows with a running senton on Ricochet, but he can't get the pin. McIntyre stops the Tsunami only to be bowled over by the Colossus. The announcer's desk is cleared off, but a Glasgow Kiss leaves Reed on the table.

Jey takes Drew down with a suicide dive but is taken out by Ricochet on the inside. Ricochet sees Reed and sets up for the springboard 450! Before hitting it, he says, "I'm sorry," to Samantha Irvin, his fiance.

McIntyre picks up Reed for a massive Michinoku Driver, but Jey Uso breaks up the pin. Jey follows with a superkick. He and Ricochet team up, and even Reed joins in for a triple superkick to McIntyre. Reed lays out Ricochet but Jey cuts him in half with a spear.

McIntyre JUST barely breaks up the pin.

MEAT SLAPPIN MEAT according to Pat McAfee. These two are hammering one another!!

Back from the final break, Ricochet is somehow holding his own against Drew McIntyre and Bronson Reed. The One and Only is finally stopped when he flies into McIntyre's arms, with The Scottish Warrior launching him across the ring. Reed sends him to the floor, leaving McIntyre on his knees next to a standing Reed.

Back from the break, a table is set up in the corner. Bronson Reed looks to powerbomb Jey Uso into it, but Jey escapes. Jey goes for a spear only for Reed to stop it with ease.

Reed picks up Jey and slams him through it. The Andre winner is a dominant force!

It's time for the main event! Ricochet vs. Bronson Reed vs. Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre!!

Cole reveals that during the break, Pat McAfee took off his headset and ran to the back to hide from Drew McIntyre.

McIntyre throws a chair as Jey Uso enters. "Sit down Pat! I don't wanna die!" Wise words, Michael Cole. Wise words.

Drew McIntyre storms the ring ahead of the Fatal Four-Way. He grabs a mic and says what happened last night was bull****. He says that his moment was ruined by "Bondage Undertaker" AKA Damian Priest as well as CM Punk. He does, though, praise Seth Rollins for falling on his sword like a man.

Backstage, Sami Zayn asks Alpha Academy to leave him and Chad Gable alone so they can talk business. He says that the "favor" has been repaid after he let Gable get the pin in their match tonight.
Gable gets upset, only for Sami to reveal, thankfully, he was joking. They're squaring off for the gold next week in Montreal!

Chelsea Green tries to get the match thrown out, but it doesn't work. A swift pump kick lays out the former women's tag team champion, and Cargill follows with Jaded!!

Jade Cargill defeats Chelsea Green via pinfall.

Chelsea Green is out next for a match against a mystery opponent. Who is it? Why, Jade Cargill!!

You know Ava's getting some pointers from the Final Boss

Helluva Kick AND Chaos Theory? There's no kicking out of that!

Backstage we see all three General Managers speaking to Andrade. Adam Pearce (RAW), Ava (NXT) and Nick Aldis (SmackDown) are preparing for the draft. Pearce says he's eying some NXT talent, but Ava counters back, saying, "You never know who could end up on Tuesdays."

Is The Rock's daughter looking to make some big moves?!

Sami and Gable hit a series of Germans on their opponents. Sami locks Vinci in an ankle lock, but Kaiser pulls Gable to the floor and breaks Sami's hold.
Gable and Kaiser brawl to the floor as Sami hits Vinci with the corner exploder. Helluva Kick connects, and Gable follows with the Chaos Theory!! What a finish!

Sami Zayn and Chad Gable defeat Imperium via pinfall.

Gable goes for the moonsault, but Vinci rolls away. Gable does land on his feet but is planted with the Imperium Bomb. Sami just barely breaks up the pin.

Back from the break, Imperium was apparently on top throughout it. Sami plants Ludwig Kaiser with the Blue Thunder Bomb, though, allowing him to tag out. Gable and Vinci face off, with Gable launching both members overhead with a variety of suplexes. Gable is on fire!!

Sami sends Imperium to the floor, and Gable follows with a big dive that lays out both of em! Sami and his coach are on fire!!

Chad Gable and Giovanni Vinci are in the ring to start this tag match, and the muscled Italian gets the better of Gable early. Kaiser strolls in and is immediately dumped overhead by Gable. Zayn tags in and he rocks Kaiser with a diving elbow.

We get a vignette for the returning...Sheamus!! The Celtic Warrior is coming back soon!!

The crowd jumps to their feet for Chad Gable. Sami and Chad demand they step in the ring as we cut to break. I smell a tag match!

Imperium is here to "make this right." They surround the ring only for Chad Gable to make the save!!

Ludwig Kaiser says it breaks his heart that someone like Sami is holding the gold that Gunther elevated into a prestigious prize.

Sami says the fans helped him achieve this. His friends and family as well. One other guy helped him...but before he can come out, Imperium interrupts.

Sami Zayn states that Gunther is the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
But...Sami BEAT Gunther!!

Sami Zayn enters, and that's when I notice his shirt is a nod to Rocky. Instead of "Yo Adrian, I did it" it's "Yo Khadijah, I did it!!"

Backstage, Roxanne Perez runs into Natalya. The BOAT informs the NXT Champion that they'll be clashing on NXT tomorrow. Roxanne informs her that they'll be clashing on HER show.

We see Jey Uso reuniting with new Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn backstage. They hit their old special handshake before Sami heads to the ring. What's the Underdog from the Underground got in store for us?

Booker T's #1 prospect, Roxanne Perez, has arrived!!

Indi, furious, gets into it with Candice. As the ref turns around to deal with LeRae, Roxanne Perez scratches Indi's eyes. Pop Rox connects, and that's a quick W for the Prodigy!!

Roxanne Perez defeats Indi Hartwell via pinfall.

Indi was the woman who took Roxanne's NXT title last year, so this is a little bit of payback for the now two-time champion. Roxanne fakes a handshake, slapping Indi across the face.
Roxanne and Indi are actually having a great one until Candice LeRae trips her up, sending Roxanne into Indi's boot.

Indi Hartwell faces off against...NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPION ROXANNE PEREZ!!

Rhea Ripley is with Dom backstage, demanding he "handle business" with Andrade. When he walks off, she's blindsided by a chair to the back of the head. It's Liv Morgan, and she's firing off on Rhea before security breaks it up!! We know Rhea's next contender!

Bronson Reed cuts a promo in front of his André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy. He promises to win his multi-man match tonight to become Damian Priest's first #1 contender. But if he is, he may also be Priest's ONLY #1 contender.

The 15-Knuckle Shuffle. When's this going into 2K?

A 15-Knuckle Shuffle and three AA's later, and it's over!!

John Cena and Awesome Truth defeat The Judgment Day!!

Cena rushes the ring and tags in, lighting up JD McDonagh with his five moves of doom!! Cena, Miz, and Truth drop The Judgment Day with a trifecta of Protoplexes, setting up a triple You Can't See Me!!

It's looking rough...when all of a sudden, John Cena's music hits!!

During the break, Dom hits Miz with the Three Amigos. Miz manages to survive, even when Finn Balor steps into the ring. Balor launches him into the ropes and they run into one another, forcing JD to tag in while Dom launches Truth into the steps!

Balor breaks up any more of Miz's attempts, and the two-time Grand Slam Champion is dragged to the floor. Dom launches him neck first into the barricade, and Miz is struggling to move, let alone get to his feet. That was a bad landing.

Miz catches JD and Dom for a pair of DDTs, getting a two-count on Dom.

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