Our WWE Raw results for tonight feature King and Queen of the Ring first-round matchups, Penta putting his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Rey Mysterio, Sol Ruca defending her Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Lyra Valkyria, and much more!
The June 8 episode of WWE Raw emanates live from the Accor Arena in Paris, France, with a special start time of 2 p.m. ET for fans in the United States. The show begins at 8 p.m. local time in Paris.
WWE RAW Card
- Oba Femi kicks off the show
- Seth Rollins vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Tala Tonga vs. Ricky Saints – King of the Ring Tournament Match
- Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green – Queen of the Ring Tournament Match
- Penta (c) vs. Rey Mysterio – Intercontinental Championship Match
- Sol Ruca (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria – Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match
WWE RAW Results
Welcome to Monday Night RAW!
Oba Femi kicks off WWE RAW
Oba Femi struts his way to the ring as the road to Night of Champions continues on Raw in Paris, France. The French crowd is fully behind The Ruler, with “Oba” chants taking over the Accor Arena. Femi takes his time acknowledging the reaction and calls the crowd wonderful.
He says he would love to spend the night basking in the fans’ admiration, but he has business to attend to. The crowd then serenades him with chants of “Oba.” Femi is clearly loving what he’s witnessing.
He says that while he and Paul Heyman don’t agree on a lot of things, they do agree on one thing: they don’t believe in predictions. Femi promises to run roughshod through his opponents on the road to Night of Champions and vows to win the King of the Ring tournament because that’s not a prediction, that’s a spoiler.
Femi references his unfinished business with Brock Lesnar and vows to collect the head of The Beast. He brings up their 1-1 record and calls out Lesnar, saying he is nowhere to be seen. Femi then labels Lesnar a “big bad bitch” before demanding that he show himself.
Dominik Mysterio shows up on WWE Raw
Dominik Mysterio interrupts. The AAA Mega Champion mocks Oba Femi for focusing on Brock Lesnar when he should be worried about their King of the Ring qualifying match. The crowd repeatedly drowns out Dominik with loud “Oba” chants.
Dominik calls himself a 20-year veteran and the King of the Luchadores before proclaiming that he will become the next King of the Ring. He then tells Oba to kneel before his king, distracting The Ruler long enough for JD McDonagh to attack him from behind with a steel chair.
Oba is unfazed and punches McDonagh through the chair. He then tries to get his hands on JD, but Dominik catches him with a 619. Dom heads to the top rope, but Oba grabs him and launches him across the ring. McDonagh quickly pulls Dominik to safety as the Judgment Day duo retreats.
Oba grabs a microphone and tells Dominik he made a mistake. He warns the former Intercontinental Champion that next week he will be introduced to his daddy before we move on to the next segment.
We hear from Seth Rollins
Jackie Redmond is standing by with Seth Rollins. The former Architect references his time as the leader of The Vision before hyping up his King of the Ring tournament matchup later tonight on WWE Raw.
Rollins teases a potential showdown with Roman Reigns, mocking The OTC for never being able to win a world title on his own. He says he will reclaim the championship he never lost before we move on to the first match of the night.
Queen of the Ring Tournament Match ft. Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, and Chelsea Green
Chelsea Green plants Becky Lynch with the Unprettier and goes for the pin, but Liv Morgan quickly sneaks up behind her and rolls Green up for the three-count to secure the victory.
Winner: Liv Morgan
Grade: B+
Solid action throughout, with the French crowd serving as the highlight from bell to bell. The closing stretch was particularly entertaining, as everyone except Liv Morgan got a chance to hit their finisher. Morgan ultimately secured the victory thanks to her in-ring IQ, as Corey Graves pointed out on commentary.
Chad Gable WWE RAW cameo
Penta is preparing for his Intercontinental Championship defense against Rey Mysterio when Chad Gable shows up to a huge ovation from the Paris crowd.
Master Gable references his brief conversation with Rey Fenix on last week’s WWE SmackDown. He admits that he didn’t handle his loss to Penta on Raw’s Netflix debut like a true sportsman and instead went on a rampage against lucha libre culture.
Gable tells Penta that he’s sorry for his actions. Penta responds by saying he respects Gable for owning up to his mistakes, but there is someone else he needs to apologize to for disrespecting lucha libre culture.
The Usos and Jacob Fatu confront Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins is in the locker room when he is approached by Montez Ford, who offers him good luck ahead of his King of the Ring match tonight. Rollins thanks Ford for last week’s help when The Usos and Jacob Fatu got involved.
Jey Uso then tells Seth to be careful when mentioning their family. He claims he will win King of the Ring and go on to challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Rollins mocks Jey’s chances of winning the tournament and tries to stir the pot by pointing out Jimmy Uso’s absence from the bracket.
Rollins attempts to talk sense into The Usos, referencing Roman Reigns’ mind games. Jey responds by telling Jacob Fatu to handle the situation, but Fatu simply stares a hole through Rollins before walking away with The Usos.
Backstage segment ft. Lyra Valkyria & Bayley
Lyra Valkyria is warming up for her match against Sol Ruca when she is approached by Bayley, who wishes her the best ahead of the Women’s Intercontinental Championship match on WWE Raw.
WWE Sunday Night Main Event Announcement
As announced by Michael Cole on RAW, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event returns to Madison Square Garden on July 18. The September special will be WWE Sunday Night Main Event. Here’s Fightful’s Sean Sapp with additional reporting on the event.
Sol Ruca (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria – WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title Match
Sol Ruca retains the title after catching Lyra Valkyria with a Sol Snatcher out of nowhere.
Winner and still Women’s Intercontinental Champion: Sol Ruca
Grade: B-
I agree that matches today look far more rehearsed than they did before. I think this is a byproduct of cutting down on live events. I was expecting a better showing from Valkyria and Ruca but was disappointed with what went down inside the ring.
Jacob Fatu doesn’t follow orders
The Usos confront Jacob Fatu for not following orders earlier against Seth Rollins. Jacob tells them he only acknowledges Roman Reigns. This irates Jey Uso, who tries to get in Jacob’s face, but Jimmy Uso holds him back.
Jacob says he is done talking and walks off in frustration. Jimmy tells him to just message them in the group chat before turning around to face Jey, only to find that Jey has already left.
LA Knight botch on WWE RAW
LA Knight asks for a mic, and a ringside attendant whom commentary identifies as Berkeley throws it toward him, but Knight misses the catch. The crowd boos the mishap.
Knight then asks him to throw the mic again. This time, Knight catches it one-handed, and the crowd erupts in cheers.
Knight then begins to cut his promo, hyping up the Fatal Four-Way King of the Ring qualifier this Friday on SmackDown. Knight sounds confident in his chances of winning the tournament and potentially challenging Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship.
The crowd chants “OTC.” Knight says he isn’t mad at the crowd for chanting because Roman Reigns has conned them all. He expects some kind of interference from The Bloodline on SmackDown.
Knight adds that he doesn’t take orders from The Tribal Chief because he’s the chief around here. He then pokes fun at The Bloodline in a promo that heavily echoes The Rock’s style from his classic segments.
Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city. The crowd tells Jey to run his entrance back. Jey drops the mic and signals production to replay his entrance.
LA Knight has had enough and says Jey shouldn’t expect him to stand idle and do nothing. Jey grabs the mic and puts LA Knight on notice as his music starts playing again. Knight tells production to cut the music, drawing boos from the crowd.
Knight says they are right to boo, then calls Jey a “good amily man” for always standing up for his family. Knight wishes Jey good luck but caps off the promo by telling him, “Screw your family.”
Jey takes off his shirt and heads toward the ring, ready to fight, but Jimmy stops him in his tracks as the segment comes to a close.
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