{"id":124454,"date":"2024-05-20T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124454"},"modified":"2024-05-19T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T20:41:30","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-5-20-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/20\/preview-wwe-raw-5-20-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (5\/20\/24) \u2013 King &amp; Queen of the Ring Semi-Finals + Gable vs. Zayn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The excellent\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King and Queen of the Ring<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0brackets will draw to a close on this week&#8217;s edition of the longest-running episodic US TV show.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King and Queen of the Ring\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">semi-finals will both take place.\u00a0<\/span>WWE<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">airs on the USA Network at 8 PM ET. The show is live from The Greensboro Coliseum Complex in &#8211; you guessed it &#8211; Greensboro, NC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Mr Ass&#8221; Billy Gunn\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">won the 1999\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King of the Ring<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in The Greensboro Coliseum Complex. He defeated\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ken Shamrock<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kane<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X-Pac<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on the night to win the crown. But who will hold the same honor 25 years later?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enjoy our\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">preview for the go-home show before the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King and Queen of the Ring\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">finals in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (May 25).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"X-Pac vs. Billy Gunn \u2014 King of the Ring Final: King of the Ring 1999\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Is5EGCtbmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Match Card: WWE Raw (5\/20\/24)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Queen of the Ring Semi-final:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IYO SKY vs. Lyra Valkyria\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King of the Ring Semi-final:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gunther vs. Jey Uso\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King of the Ring WWE Raw Final (Semi-final)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gunther\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What an excellent tournament the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King of the Ring\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has been on\u00a0<\/span>WWE<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Raw.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s provided interesting and worthwhile matches in the notoriously\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tough<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0post-<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It has given us a clear picture of who the major players are on\u00a0<\/span>WWE<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and established a new star in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/02\/drafted-to-wwe-raw-what-to-expect-from-new-raw-talent\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ilja Dragunov.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gunther\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has benefitted most from the tournament. Facing a potential identity crisis without the WWE Intercontinental Championship, Gunther has dominated former champions to reach the semi-finals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A trademark &#8216;banger&#8217; with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheamus\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was followed by a grudge match with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/13\/kingston-baszler-advance-to-wwe-raw-king-queen-of-the-ring-matches\/\" target=\"_self\">Kofi Kingston<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Gunther&#8217;s bracket has been anything but easy. Now, he faces a wildcard who is desperate\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to finally win something on his own<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jey Uso\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jey Uso\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wasn&#8217;t supposed to be in the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">King of the Ring.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But when\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew McIntyre\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was injured, Uso was the perfect replacement. It intensified the McIntyre and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">feud while adding more\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">bad<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0blood to an overflowing pot of\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">bad<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0blood between Uso and McIntyre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Uso&#8217;s journey to his showdown with Gunther has also been\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tough<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An opening round match with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finn Balor\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was followed by a heavy-hitter against breakout star Dragunov.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There&#8217;s a case for both <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/11\/case-for-gunther-to-win-wwe-king-of-the-ring\/\" target=\"_self\">Gunther<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/16\/jey-uso-to-win-wwe-king-of-the-ring\/\" target=\"_self\">Uso winning <\/a>on WWE<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and heading to the finals in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL MATCH: Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov \u2013 King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match: Raw, May 13, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZXM_brwu_w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Queen of the Ring<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Queen of the Ring\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tournament has also helped keep steam behind stars who could have fallen flat<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">after\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IYO SKY<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0was in a\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tough<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0position. She lost her WWE Women&#8217;s Championship to Bayley in Philadelphia and could easily have slipped down to the midcard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Instead, she has been the standout performer on the\u00a0<\/span>WWE<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">side of the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Queen of the Ring.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Natalya<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shayna Baszler<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">were both knocked out of the tournament by the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Genius of the Sky<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><\/strong>.<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aside from\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/23\/becky-lynch-just-4th-person-to-win-world-championship-in-a-battle-royal\/\" target=\"_self\">Becky Lynch<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SKY has been positioned as the top star on\u00a0<\/span>WWE<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Raw.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SKY will face the breakout star of the tournament\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lyra<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Valkyria<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Valkyria claimed after her quarter-final victory that she \u2018only travels how the crow flies &#8211; straight to the top!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s hard to argue with the Irish superstar. She\u2019s flown through the competition in impressive fashion since debuting on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dakota Kai\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zoey Stark\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">provided little threat\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Valkyria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She&#8217;s had plenty of TV time and integrated herself into a feud between Lynch and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Damage CTRL.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SKY will be a much\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tougher<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IYO SKY vaults over Shayna Baszler in Queen of the Ring Quarterfinal: Raw highlights, May 13, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZEjpOTRuuN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Else?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sami Zayn<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chad Gable<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have a match. This will present them as sitting ducks for\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronson Reed<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to quack together. The three men meet for Zayn&#8217;s WWE Intercontinental Championship on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">McIntyre<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> will take <strong>Damien<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Priest<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0up on an offer of a match for his WWE World Heavyweight Championship. McIntyre will want this match on home soil at <em><strong>Clash At The Castle<\/strong><\/em> in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/23\/becky-lynch-just-4th-person-to-win-world-championship-in-a-battle-royal\/\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Becky Lynch<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Liv Morgan<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will look to gain the upper hand on the other ahead of their WWE World Women&#8217;s Championship bout in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Becky Lynch slaps Liv Morgan: Raw highlights, May 13, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rGozrCEj3RQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. 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