Tag: RAW

Booker T Returning To WWE RAW Commentary?, Jonathan Coachman Responds To Criticism

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It looks like WWE Hall of Famer Booker T could be returning to WWE commentary on Monday’s RAW from St. Louis.

As seen in the video below, Booker spoke with co-host Brad Gilmore on Houston radio this week and made the announcement when asked about a possible return.

Booker has been off regular RAW commentary since Jonathan Coachman was brought back in late January. There’s no official word yet on if Booker will be taking his old spot filled by Coachman.

On a related note, Coach recently took to Twitter and responded to some of the criticism he’s received since returning to WWE, noting that he’s hiring an assistant to help him research topics. You can see the exchange below:

https://twitter.com/BillyWescott/status/986991120541470720

Source: WrestlingINC

Full List Of WWE Rosters Coming Out Of The 2018 Superstar Shake-Up

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Based on what is listed on the WWE website, below are the current rosters for WWE NXT, RAW and SmackDown. It should be noted that some of the NXT regulars that work live events & TV tapings are not listed on the official NXT roster.

WWE NXT
Male Superstars:
NXT Champion Aleister Black, NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong, NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly, WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne, Angelo Dawkins, Bobby Fish, Buddy Murphy, Cezar Bononi, Danny Burch, EC3, Fabian Aichner, Hanson, Johnny Gargano, Kassius Ohno, Lars Sullivan, Lio Rush, Montez Ford, Nick Miller, Oney Lorcan, Otis Dozovic, Ricochet, Riddick Moss, Rowe, Shane Thorne, Tino Sabbatelli, Tommaso Ciampa, Trent Seven, Tucker Knight, Tyler Bate, Velveteen Dream, Wesley Blake

Female Superstars:
NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Aliyah, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, Taynara Conti, Vanessa Borne

Tag Teams:
The Undisputed Era (Strong, O’Reilly, Fish), The Street Profits (Dawkins, Ford), Burch & Lorcan, War Machine (Hanson, Rowe), TM61 (Miller, Thorne), Heavy Machinery (Dozovic, Knight), Moss & Sabbatelli, Moustache Mountain (Seven, Bate)

Others:
NXT General Manager William Regal, Kayla Braxton, Mauro Ranallo, Mike Rome, Nigel McGuinness, Paul Ellering, Tom Phillips, Percy Watson

WWE 205 Live
Male Superstars
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, Akira Tozawa, Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, Jack Gallagher, Gran Metalik, Hideo Itami, Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Mark Andrews, Mustafa Ali, Neville, Noam Dar, The Brian Kendrick, TJP, Tony Nese

Tag Teams
Lucha House Party (Metalik, Kalisto, Dorado), Tozawa & Itami, Gallagher & Kendrick

Others
General Manager Drake Maverick, Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph

WWE SmackDown
Male Superstars
WWE Champion AJ Styles, WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Harper, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Rowan, Aiden English, Alexander Wolfe, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Big Cass, Big E, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Epico Colon, Eric Young, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Karl Anderson, Killian Dain, Kofi Kingston, Luke Gallows, Primo Colon, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Rusev, Samir Singh, Samoa Joe, Sheamus, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sin Cara, Sunil Singh, The Miz, Maryse, Tye Dillinger, Xavier Woods

Female Superstars
SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Billie Kay, Charlotte Flair, Lana, Mandy Rose, Maryse, Naomi, Nikki Bella, Peyton Royce, Sonya Deville, Tamina Snuka, Zelina Vega

Tag Teams
The Bludgeon Brothers (Rowan, Harper), Rusev Day (English, Rusev), SAnitY (Wolfe, Young, Dain), The New Day (Big E, Kingston, Woods), The Bar (Cesaro, Sheamus), The Colons (Epico, Primo), The Usos (Jey, Jimmy), The Good Brothers (Anderson, Gallows), The Singh Brothers (Samir, Sunil)

Others
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon, SmackDown General Manager Paige, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Dasha Fuentes, Greg Hamilton, Renee Young, Tom Phillips

WWE RAW
Male Superstars
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, Akam, Akira Tozawa, Apollo, Ariya Daivari, Baron Corbin, Big Show, Bo Dallas, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Chad Gable, Curt Hawkins, Curtis Axel, Dash Wilder, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Drew Gulak, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Fandango, Finn Balor, Jack Gallagher, Goldust, Gran Metalik, Heath Slater, Hideo Itami, Jason Jordan, Jinder Mahal, John Cena, Kalisto, Kane, Kevin Owens, Konnor, Lince Dorado, Matt Hardy, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, Mojo Rawley, Mustafa Ali, Neville, No Way Jose, Noam Dar, Rezar, Rhyno, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Scott Dawson, The Brian Kendrick, Titus O’Neil, TJP, Tony Nese, Tyler Breeze, Viktor, Zack Ryder

Female Superstars
RAW Women’s Champion Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Bayley, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Natalya, Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks

Tag Teams
The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar), Titus Worldwide (Apollo, Titus), Dallas & Axel, Wyatt & Hardy, The Revival (Wilder, Dawson), Ziggler & McIntyre, Breezango (Fandango, Breeze), Slater & Rhyno, Owens & Zayn, The Ascension (Konnor, Viktor)

Others
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, RAW General Manager Kurt Angle, Booker T, Charly Caruso, Corey Graves, David Otunga, JoJo, Jonathan Coachman, Michael Cole, Mike Rome, Renee Young

Source: WrestlingINC

Full WWE Superstar Shake-Up Changes From Night 2

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

Changes announced on SmackDown Live:

* United States Champion Jeff Hardy goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Absolution (Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose) goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Samoa Joe goes from RAW to SmackDown

* SAnitY (Eric Young, Killain Dain & Alexander Wolfe) goes from NXT to SmackDown (Notice that Nikki Cross is staying at NXT)

* Big Cass goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Asuka goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson goes from RAW to SmackDown

* The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) goes from RAW to SmackDown

* R-Truth goes from RAW to SmackDown

* Andrien “Cien” Almos & Zelina Vega goes from NXT to SmackDown

Full WWE Superstar Shake-Up Changes From Night 1

Superstar Shake-Up

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