Rey Mysterio defeats Murphy: Raw April 2o

Result: Rey Mysterio defeats Murphy

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Match

This is a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match.

Mysterio dropped to the outside to nurse his injured finger, and Murphy followed him. After tossing Mysterio into the barricade, they got back in the ring. Mysterio and Murphy didn’t stay in the ring long as action spilled to the ramp where Murphy stomped on the injured hand of Mysterio. Raw went to commercial.

Back from the break, Murphy continued to work over Mysterio’s hand on the outside using the post and steel steps. Mysterio caught Murphy with the West Coast Pop, but Murphy evaded the 619. With Murphy on the outside, Mysterio hit a head scissors takeover sending Murphy face first into the barricade. Back in the ring, Murphy rolled through Mysterio’s attempt at a cross body. After a series of high impact combos, Murphy earned a near fall.

Mysterio managed to hit the 619 and the frog splash for the pinfall victory.

All Matches from Raw on April 20

• Full Results
  • Apollo Crews vs. MVP
  • Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory
  • Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Angel Garza
  • Shayna Baszler vs. Indi Hartwell
  • Cedric Alexander and Ricochet vs. Brandon Vink and Shane Thorne
  • Nia Jax vs. Kairi Sane
  • Liv Morgan vs. Ruby Riot
  • Charlotte Flair vs. Kayden Carter
  • Andrade vs. Akira Tozawa
  • Bianca Belair vs. Santana Garret

Match Ratings

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1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent