Ilja Dragunov shares message following major WWE RAW win
WWE Superstar Ilja Dragunov has shared an interesting message following his victory last week on RAW. Dragunov arrived on the main roster earlier this year and was selected by the red brand during the WWE Draft.
Sami Zayn successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Bron Breakker last weekend at WWE Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada. Breakker confronted Zayn last Monday night following the loss and leveled the champion with a Spear. This promoted Ilja Dragunov to demand a match with his former rival which he won via disqualification. Bron got himself disqualified by launching an office chair at Dragunov's face outside the ring, resulting in the Russian star getting the win.
Ahead of tomorrow night's edition of WWE RAW, Dragunov took to Instagram to send an interesting message. The former NXT Champion shared highlights of him getting in some offense on Drew McIntyre from a recent match. He added the caption "Fire flows through the veins" as seen in the post below.
WWE RAW star comments on Ilja Dragunov potentially joining his faction
Gunther is the leader of Imperium and recently shared his thoughts on Ilja Dragunov joining the faction someday.
Ilja and Gunther have gone to battle multiple times in the past but have not squared off on the main roster yet. Speaking with Gorilla Position in a recent interview, The Ring General commented on Dragunov becoming a member of Imperium in the future.
Gunther noted that the 30-year-old is more of an enemy than a friend, and has to find his own way on the main roster.
"I think Ilja [Dragunov] is a better enemy than a friend. Yeah, it has to come down to that. He's one of us in terms of Kaiser, Ilja, and I, we all have wrestled each other years back. So, I naturally want him to be where I am, and I think he's somebody that brings out the best in me, and I'm someone that brings out the best in him. I think before it can happen, he has his own way to go, wherever he ends up." [From 25:25 to 26:00]
You can check out Gunther's comments in the video below:
Gunther beat both Ilja Dragunov and Sami Zayn down after he was disqualified last Monday Night on WWE RAW. It will be interesting to see what the promotion has planned for Dragunov moving forward.