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Full WWE Superstar Shake-Up Changes From Night 1

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Below is the full list of changes from the WWE Superstar Shake-Up from night one:

Changes announced on RAW:

* Jinder Mahal (with Sunil Singh) goes from SmackDown to RAW – Mahal lost the United States Championship to Jeff Hardy

* The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn goes from SmackDown to RAW (hired by Stephanie McMahon)

* The Miz goes from RAW to SmackDown without The Miztourage (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel

* Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Natalya goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Dolph Ziggler goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Drew McIntyre (from NXT) returned from injury to join Ziggler on RAW and beat down Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews

* Baron Corbin goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Bobby Roode goes from SmackDown to RAW

 

Changes announced after RAW:

* Zack Ryder goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Mojo Rawley goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Mike Kanellis goes from SmackDown to RAW

* Chad Gable goes from SmackDown to RAW

* The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) goes from SmackDown to RAW

 

RAW to SmackDown Live roster changes will be revealed on tonight’s SmackDown Live.

RAW Preview 4/16/18, WWE Superstar Shake-Up

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Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the XL Center in Hartford, CT with the first night of the Superstar Shake-Up.

* Both brands get shaken up

* Who will battle Cesaro & Sheamus at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27?

* Bayley and Sasha Banks settle their differences

* Will Ronda Rousey face repercussions after attacking Stephanie McMahon again?

* Will Roman Reigns get his hands on Samoa Joe?

* What “unfinished business” does Bobby Lashley have in WWE?

Owens & Zayn Fail To Get Spot On RAW Roster

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At WrestleMania 34, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn lost their match against Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon. As a result, Owens & Zayn must remain fired from the SmackDown Live brand. If Bryan and McMahon were defeated, Owens and Zayn would have been reinstated to SmackDown Live.

Looking for a job, Owens & Zayn appeared on RAW last night and asked General Manager Kurt Angle if they could work there. It did not take long for Owens and Zayn to betray each other’s friendship and individually state their case for why they should be the one Angle hires. Instead, Angle booked a match pitting Owens & Zayn against each other, with the winner earning the spot on Raw.

During the backstage discussion, Kurt Angle initially declined the duo’s offer, stating that “my tag division is full, but I hear that TNA is hiring.”

Owens & Zayn fought to a draw, ref reached a 10 count with both down on the mat. So neither one of them got the spot on the RAW roster.

NXT’s Ember Moon, No Way Jose and The Authors of Pain Make Debut On WWE RAW

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NXT performers Ember Moon, No Way Jose and The Authors of Pain made their main roster debuts on WWE RAW on Monday night in New Orleans.

AOP tells Paul Ellering that his chapter ended in NXT.

Bobby Lashley Makes Return To WWE On RAW, Jeff Hardy & Samoa Joe Returns From Injuries

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Last night on WWE RAW, Bobby Lashley made his long-awaited return to WWE, interrupting Elias and layed him out with a stalling vertical suplex. It was Lashley’s first WWE appearance in 11 years. Lashley has since competed for TNA/Impact Wrestling in two stints from 2009-2010 and 2014-2018, winning the TNA/Impact Championship multiple times. Lashley has also gotten into the world of MMA, competing for the Strikeforce and Bellator promotions. It is unknown if Lashley will be wrestling for WWE full-time, or will continue to compete in MMA

Jeff Hardy made his return to in-ring action after undergoing rotator cuff surgery last fall. Hardy competed in a 6-Man Tag Match, teaming with Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins and Finn Balor against The Miz and The Miztourage, and appearing in a backstage segment with his brother, “Woken” Matt Hardy, and Bray Wyatt.

Samoa Joe returned for the first time since going out with a foot injury back in January, interrupting Roman Reigns and setting up a match between the two at the Backlash PPV on May 6th

Braun Strowman & Nicholas Relinquish The WWE RAW Tag Team Championships

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Last night on RAW Braun Strowman and Nicholas relinquished the RAW Tag Team Championship to RAW GM Kurt Angle. Braun said Nicholas has a scheduling conflict, he’s still in the fourth grade. Braun said when Nicholas is out of school, they’re coming back for the titles. Nicholas said, “And somebody is going to get these hands!”

WWE Announced Superstar Shake-Up For Next Week

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Last night on RAW WWE announced that next week on RAW and SmackDown Live there will be a Superstar Shake-Up, just as they did last year.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/983498593213583360

RAW Preview, WrestleMania Fallout 4/9/18

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans with the fallout from last night’s WrestleMania 34.

* The Beast came marching in

* Blaze of glory: Seth Rollins returns as the Intercontinental Champion

* Not like most champions: new RAW Women’s Champion Nia Jax

* Will Braun Strowman really defend the Raw Tag Team Titles with a kid named Nicholas?

* Raw gets rowdy: what’s next for Ronda Rousey?

Braun Strowman’s Raw Tag Team Champion Partner Nicholas Is Referee John Cone’s Son

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Last night at WrestleMania 34 Braun Strowman picked a kid (Nicholas) out of the audience to be his partner in the RAW Tag Team Championship match against the champions The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro). Braun & Nicholas won to becopme the new RAW Tag champs.

It has been revealed that Nicholas is the son of WWE referee John Cone.

Below RAW explains why he picked Nicholas to be his partner:

WWE On The Undertaker – John Cena And WrestleMania 34

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Last night on WWE RAW The Undertaker did not appear and give John Cena an answer to his challenge for WrestleMamia 34.

WWE did post the following match preview for the unconfirmed match after RAW ended:

Will The Undertaker return to battle John Cena at WrestleMania?After coming up short in several attempts to secure a WrestleMania bout, including the Royal Rumble Match, a career-altering contest inside Elimination Chamber and a WWE Championship Six-Pack Challenge Match at WWE Fastlane, John Cena has seen his Road to WrestleMania hit a dead end.

However, before accepting his fate and preparing to go to The Showcase of the Immortals as a member of the WWE Universe, The Leader of the Cenation decided to exhaust one more option and challenged The Undertaker to a one-on-one match on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

Unfortunately for the 16-time World Champion, no response came one way or the other, prompting the frustrated Superstar to employ drastic measures and actually call The Deadman a coward! Though this resulted in Cena being assaulted by Kane before defeating him in a No Disqualification Match the following week, there was still no word from The Demon of Death Valley.

Finally, on the final Monday Night Raw before WrestleMania, Cena seemingly lost hope that the epic contest would take place, delivering a somber and, at times acidic, final message to The Deadman before walking up the ramp.

So, what now for Cena? With The Undertaker offering no answer to his challenge, perhaps the showdown between the two iconic Superstars is simply not meant to be. Is Cena destined to experience this year’s Showcase of The Immortals as a spectator? Will he aid another Superstar to victory or perhaps offer his expert knowledge of The Grandest Stage of Them All as a guest commentator? Or, is there still a chance that a match between John Cena and The Undertaker may take place? Find out this Sunday at WrestleMania, streaming live on WWE Network at a special start time of 7 ET/4 PT!