Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 10, 2024

Drew McIntyre heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Drew says he is focused on nothing but right now, then asks who is ready for a new world champion at Clash at the Castle. He says he is ready for Damian Priest, but he knows The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, JD McDonagh, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio) will be "scurrying right behind him." It does not take long for Priest, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh to show up, and Priest says Drew is still making excuses before telling him that Drew made this personal between them, not him, and that the world title is his, not The Judgment Day's. Priest tells Drew that he is heading into his territory in front of his people and that he will put him down, and as much as he loves The Judgment Day, he does not need them or anybody to be champion, as he is champion because he is Damian Priest. Drew says that is a fine speech, but he does not give a damn what he has to say, as the World Heavyweight Championship is his and The Judgment Day are his only chance of beating him. Priest proposes a match between Finn Balor and Drew, and if Drew can beat him, The Judgment Day is barred from ringside at Clash at the Castle. If Drew loses, however, they will have the honor and privilege of watching him beat Drew in his own home from ringside. Drew says he respects a man who is willing to dig his own grave, then says that he will beat Finn Balor and hopes that Priest will shake his hand after he embarrasses and humiliates him to become World Heavyweight Champion.

Backstage, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio runs into Liv Morgan in the Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik, JD McDonagh) clubhouse. Liv says she wants to see Dominik at the hotel later, but Dominik says he wants nothing to do with her. Liv says a man like Dominik should not be with a woman who wants him to call her "Mami," and should have a girl who is willing to call her "Daddy." She then hands Dominik a hotel room key in case he changes his mind.

We see footage of Damian Priest and Zelina Vega in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City.

Iyo Sky beats Lyra Valkyria when Dakota Kai and Kairi Sane break up the pinfall from the outside when Lyra hits Nightwing and Iyo scores a cruficix pin when Lyra tries to hit the move a second time. After the match, Dakota Kai and Kairi Sane attack Lyra Valkyria, and Iyo Sky joins in. Suddenly, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance show up make the save for Lyra.

Backstage, Finn Balor, JD McDonagh and Carlito meet in The Judgment Day (Finn, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) clubhouse when they notice Dominik, who then tells them what is going on with Liv Morgan and shows them the hotel room key.

Backstage, The Miz runs into Sami Zayn as he looks from R-Truth. Sami says he has not seen him, and The Miz says things that are not good happen when R-Truth is alone before he leaves. Sami then meets Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa, and he apologizes to them for getting them caught up in the middle of his feud with Chad Gable and reminds them that they do not have to take abuse from Gable. All of a sudden, Otis shows up, and Sami tells Otis he will see him in the ring. Otis stops Sami and says he lost it, but Sami says Otis does not have to explain himself. Otis says he had it all at one time, but he soon lost it all, and when he did, Chad Gable was there. He says that Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Maxxine Dupri, Akira Tozawa) is his family, and without Gable, he is nothing. Sami says this is what Gable wants Otis to think, and asks him if he knows how special he is and how special he could be, and hopes that one day, Oti scan see it for himself.

At The Judgment Day clubhouse, (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) Damian Priest shows up with knowledge of Liv Morgan and the hotel room key. Carlito, JD McDonagh and Dominik head to the ring for their match.

We hear from Ludwig Kaiser, who brags about beating Sheamus with "A+ talent and A+ ruthlessness" and destroying Sheamus' knee. He says he will not be taken lightly, as he is designed for greatness and belongs at the top, and anyone who gets in his way will be eliminated. He says "the rise of the Kaiser" has begun, and that he will soon be "Mr. Money In The Bank."

The Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) and Braun Strowman beat The Judgment Day (JD McDonagh and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio) and Carlito in a six-man tag match. During the match, Liv Morgan shows up and distracts "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio only to be attacked from behind by Zelina Vega, causing Liv Morgan to land on top of Dominik on the outside. Zelina and Liv then brawl on the outside, and as they are being seperated, Braun Strowman is able to tag in and overpower Carlito, allowing Dragon Lee to hit Carlito with a splash from Strowman's shoulders for the win.

We see a video package for Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov later tonight, where Dragunov talks about he used to be the undisputed king of NXT just like Bron Breakker, whom he says he will break.

Backstage, Ricochet meets with Ilja Dragunov, then says he knows what Dragunov is capable of and will show Bron Breakker what he is all about. Dragunov says Bron Breakker is very dangerous, but he will slay the monster, as the monster cannot slay a dragon. He then says that afterwards, the two of them can have another round. Ricochet tells Dragunov that he has his back.

Backstage, Dakota Kai wants to know what is wrong with Iyo Sky, who says "I took care of it," before screaming again. She then says "Damage CTRL (Dakota, Iyo, Asuka, Kairi Sane) has to change" before running off.

Before the next match, Sami Zayn says it has been a messed up couple of weeks before Clash at the Castle, then says that his feud with Chad Gable started out personal before Gable started showing his true colors. Sami says that he will defeat Chad Gable and put an end to everything once and for all at Clash at the Castle. He says there is no more dealing with an abusive, manipulative psychopath and that it is time to be the Intercontinental Champion. Suddenly, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Maxxine Dupri, Akira Tozawa) shows up, and Gable says Sami is trying to tear down everything he has built and make himself the sympathetic superhero in someone else's story before stating that Sami is the true villain. He says that Alpha Academy trusts his leadership and methods, and that they will be happy when he beats Sami for the Intercontinental Championship. Sami says Gable is out of his mind for thinking Alpha Academy is happy when they do not even look that way, then asks Alpha Academy if they are truly happy. Sami then says Gable does not care about Alpha Academy, but the fans do, and their lives will not be happy until they leave Gable once and for all. Gable says nobody is leaving anybody, as Alpha Academy is a family and families stick together, no matter what. He says that while they will be with him on Saturday, he will sic his own version of Otis who does not feel bad about anything and is the most ruthless version of Otis right now.

Sami Zayn beats Otis with a surprise Helluva Kick. After the match, Chad Gable attacks Sami Zayn while Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa check on Otis. Gable kicks Maxxine and Tozawa out of the ring, then picks Sami up and demands Otis hit Sami. Otis refuses, and Gable slaps Otis in the face not once, but twice. Sami gets behind Gable, and Otis runs at Gable only to clothesline and slam Sami. Gable celebrates with Otis, who then turns on Gable, who cowers in the corner. Otis raises his fist, but backs out of hitting him and heads to the back at the last second after Gable begs him off.

Backstage, The Miz finds R-Truth, who says that they have a tag team title match against "APA" (Faarooq and Bradshaw) after meeting with a fortune teller. We then find out that the fortune teller is Scarlett, who says The Authors of Pain look forward to meeting them in the ring tonight before handing Miz a Death tarot card.

Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill watch the next match from ringside.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn). Alba Fyre says they will be competing for tag team gold in their own home country in front of their own people, and will prove why they should have been in the Women's Tag Team Championship match from the start. Isla Dawn says tonight is a teaser for Saturday, when they walk out women's tag team champions.

Zoey Stark and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler beat The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) with a Kirafuda Clutch from Shayna Baszler to Isla Dawn.

We see a video package for Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov. Bron says he had to make an example out of Ricochet after not being placed in the King of the Ring Tournament, then says he is not impresses with Dragunov and that it will everything and then some for Dragunov to beat him. He says that only one man will walk out of the ring, and that it is him.

Bron Breakker beats Ilja Dragunov following three Spears. After the match, Bron Breakker goes after Dragunov again, but he is attacked on the outside by Ricochet, who dives at him from the barricade.

Backstage, the missing hotel key card is produced by Dominik Mysterio in The Judgment Day's (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) clubhouse. Damian Priest tells Dominik that he needs to put his foot down with Liv Morgan before everyone agrees that they need to get down to Judgment Day business.

Backstage, Drew McIntyre is met by Sheamus, who tells McIntyre that he is on the cusp of greatness and that he needs to take it home. McIntyre agrees, then Sheamus says he will smash Ludwig Kaiser's face in at Money In The Bank. McIntyre tells Sheamus to give him a heads-up on the cash-in, and Sheamus says it will be like old times.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar, Paul Ellering). Karrion Kross says tonight's match is the first step in their ultimate vision and that The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) will bring the world tag titles home. He says that Xavier Woods will soon realize he belongs with them and not Kofi Kingston. Scarlett says that they will never abandon Woods like Kofi did and that Woods cannot trust Kofi.

The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) retain the World Tag Team Championships against The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar). During the match, Karrion Kross trips The Awesome Truth from the outside as Scarlett distracts the referee, then The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) attack Kross. This distracts Akam and the referee, and R-Truth tries to hit Rezar with one of the tag team title belts only for it to have no effect. R-Truth tosses the title to Rezar, and Miz pins Rezar with a schoolkid pin to retain.

Backstage, Bron Breakker hits Ilja Dragunov with a Spear as Ricochet helps Dragunov to medical, and this leads to a backstage brawl between Breakker and Ricochet in which Ricochet gets laid out. Breakker then picks Ricochet up from the steps leading to a production truck and powerslams him into the front windshield of a nearby car, then officials rush out to check on Ricochet.

Backstage, Ricochet is helped into an ambulance, and ring announcer Samantha Irvin, who is Ricochet's fianceé, goes with him to the hospital on the ambulance.

Pat McAfee is ring announcer for the next match.

Drew McIntyre beats Finn Balor to make his match for the World Championship against Damian Priest at Clash at the Castle one-on-one. (Had Drew McIntyre lost, The Judgment Day [Finn Balor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh] would have been able to be ringside for the match.) During the match, Damian Priest shows up, and while "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh try to attack McIntyre, McIntyre is able to see them coming and take them down. Finn Balor nearly wins on a schoolkid pin and tries to get McIntyre in the drop zone for the Coup de Grace, but McIntyre avoids the Coup de Grace and hits the Claymore Kick to win. The show ends with a staredown between Priest and McIntyre.

Here are the full highlights for tonight's show!

This week on Raw Talk: The Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio, Zelina Vega, Dragon Lee)! The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn)! Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Maxxine Dupri, Akira Tozawa)!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!