Braun Strowman & CM Punk Return, Dominik Mysterio ‘Cheating’ on Rhea Ripley? WWE Raw Draft 4/29 Results, Recap & Highlights

WWE Monday Night RAW kicked off from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Home to the Kansas City Chiefs, who won the Super Bowl twice in a row, this episode would feature the second round of the 2024 WWE Draft. With the entire roster set to see a shake-up, here are the results of the WWE RAW.

WWE RAW 29/04/2024 Results

Opening segment: The show opened outside the T-Mobile Center. Logan Paul arrived in style and had some company. Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes and IShowSpeed were with Paul. Greeting them was The Judgment Day. Damian Priest praised Paul for holding the United States title.

In-ring segment: The New WWE World Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, opened the show. She talked about winning the title after two long years. However, she  Liv Morgan interrupted her. It was Morgan who injured Rhea Ripley, which forced her to vacate the title. While the two talked, Nia Jax came out and claimed she had both women beat last week. She also made it clear that since she’s part of SmackDown, she’d be taking someone out. Morgan got involved, and a match was set for later tonight.

WWE Draft 2024 Night 2: Round 1: Stephine McMahon announced the first round of the WWE Draft

• Raw – Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser and Damage CTRL
• Smackdown – Jade Cargill and Kevin Owens

Gunther vs Xavier Woods

Winner: Gunther

The match to end the feud between The New Day and Imperium started off with Gunther taking the lead. While Woods mounted a strong offence, he was no match for the Ring General. An Uncle Howdy clue mid-match and Woods sustained a leg injury. Playing on the injury, Gunther seemed to have the match in the bag. Kofi Kingston who was by ringside wanted to throw in the towel but Woods stopped him. Disregarding his effort, Gunther hit the Stepover Toehold Cravate for the submission victory.

Backstage Interview: Jey Uso was interviewed backstage about his upcoming match at WWE Backlash against Priest. Jey claimed he would give Priest a Yeetdown. He also claimed that the WWE should have signed Jake instead of Logan Paul.

WWE Draft 2024 Night 2: Round 2: Patrick Mahomes and IShowSpeed announced round 2.

• Raw – CM Punk and Brau Strowman
• Smackdown – The Pride (The Street Profits and Bobby Lashley) and Tiffany Straton

In-ring segment: Logan Paul entered the ring and criticized Jey Uso for his words backstage. The Main Event star came out to confront Paul. However, Judgment Day arrived to corner Jey. While he was able to escape, he got some backing from Braun Strowman, who was drafted to WWE RAW.

Backstage segment: Chad Gable ran into R-Truth and The Miz. After a short but hilarious talk, Gable caught a Helluva Kick from Sami Zayn.

Backstage segment: Drew McIntyre confronted Booker T, who was the WWE Draft analyzer. He claimed that CM Punk got drafted before him.

WWE Intercontinental Championship match: Bronson Reed vs. Sami Zayn

Winner: Sami Zayn due to Chad Gable’s interference.

The match started out with Reed taking it to Zayn. The big man ensured Zayn was down and he was in control. Mustering his strength near the end, Zayn was setting up for the Helluva Kick, only for Gable to enter and hit him with a German Suplex.

Post-match: Gable continued beating Zayn while the referees tried to break it up. Reed came to the rescue and clobbered Gable.

WWE Draft 2024 Night 2: Round 3: Ron Simmons and John “Bradshaw” Layfield announced round 3.

• Raw – Latino World Order and Drew McIntyre
• Smackdown – Legado del Fantasma and Shinsuke Nakamura

McIntyre came out to continue his complaint that Punk didn’t deserve the spot he got, only to be interrupted by him. While his music hit, he did not come out. However, he addressed McIntyre from the Sky Box. An irritated McIntyre moved backstage to hunt down Punk.

Backstage segment: Sheamus was seen talking to Bron Breakker. While claiming he reminded Sheamus of a younger version of himself, McIntyre was seen searching for Punk. We also see Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan talking in secret.

Candice LeRae vs. Maxxine Dupri

Winner: Candice LeRae

While Dupri started out strong, the match didn’t last long. LeRae was put in the ankle lock, and the match seemed over. However, Indi Hartwell attacked Ivy Nile on the outside. Distracted, Dupri ate a big boot.

In-ring segment: CM Punk came out to the ring to cut a promo while McIntyre watched on from the Sky Box. Punk compared McIntyre to an ex-girlfriend he couldn’t get rid of. He added that McIntyre is next once he gets to 100%.

WWE Draft 2024 Night 2: Round 4: Alundra Blayze and Teddy Long announced round 4.

• Raw – Judgment Day and Ilja Dragunov
• Smackdown – Naomi and Chelsea Green and Piper Niven

Liv Morgan vs. Nia Jax

Winner: Liv Morgan

Continuing her Revenge Tour, Morgan took it to Jax. While Jax controlled most of the match, Morgan kept going. Finding a break, she hit the Codebreaker on Jax, followed by Oblivion for the win. We get another Uncle Howdy clue during the commercial.

WWE Draft 2024 Night 2: Round 5: Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley announce round 5.

• Raw – New Day and Lyra Valkyria
• Smackdown – Pretty Deadly and Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell

WWE World Tag Team Championship: Alpha Academy vs. Awesome Truth 

Winner: Awesome Truth retains the tag titles

After getting a strong pep talk from Gable, Tozawa and Otis tried their best against Miz and R-Truth. Unfortunately, the chemistry between the champions was too much for one-half of the Alpha Academy. A Truth-Crushing Finale and they retained the titles.

WWE Draft 2024 Night 2: Final round: Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce announced the final round.

• Raw – Final Testament and Bronson Reed
• Smackdown – Blair Davenport and DIY

 Jey Uso, Andrade el Idolo, and Ricochet vs. Damian Priest, Finn Balor, and JD McDonagh

Winner: Andrade el Idolo, Jey Uso, and Ricochet

The match started with Andrade and Balor testing out each other. The match spilled to the outside, with the babyfaces trying to keep the match in their corner. Uso hit Balor with a spear, followed by the Uso Splash for the win. The WWE Draft unsurprisingly took center stage with some key developments occurring that will dictate proceedings for the two brands in the future. What do you make of the recent edition of Raw? Let us know in the comments section bloe.