WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024 semifinals set for May 20 Raw episode

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The semifinal lineups for WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournaments from the Raw side of the bracket are set and these matches will take place one week from now, on the next episode of Raw.

On the latest episode of Raw, Jey Uso defeated Ilja Dragunov in the main event match to advance to the King of the Ring semifinals. Dragunov went for another H-Bomb but Jey speared him followed by the Uso splash for the pin-fall win.

In the other men's quarterfinals, Gunther defeated Kofi Kingston to move on to the semifinal. Gunther avoided a Trouble in Paradise by hitting a powerbomb. He immediately transitioned into a Boston crab submission to which Kingston tapped out.

From the Raw side of the bracket, next Monday, the semifinal matchup will see Jey Uso vs. Gunther squaring off with the winner advancing to the finals set for the King & Queen of the Ring premium live event.

As for the Queen of the Ring bracket of Raw, IYO SKY defeated Shayna Baszler, last night to advance to the semifinals. Baszler went for a knee strike but SKY hit a dragon screw, Meteora, and a moonsault for the pinfall win.

In the second quarterfinal, Lyra Valkyria defeated Zoey Stark on Raw to advance to the semifinal contest. Lyra blocked a Z-360 and hit her Nightwing finisher for the pin-fall win to book herself against SKY, next week.

Both these King and Queen of the Ring contests will take place, next week on Raw. Plus, the Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn will also be in action as he will take on Chad Gable in a non-title match.

This match was confirmed after Gable slapped Otis after losing to Zayn. Gable tried to intervene and ended up digesting an exploder suplex from Zayn. At a glance, the confirmed matches for the May 20 episode of Raw are as follows:

• King of the Ring semifinals: Gunther vs. Jey Uso
• Queen of the Ring semifinals: Lyra Valkyria vs. IYO SKY
• Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable