Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio – fallout from last week’s Superstar Shake-Up:
* Is Braun Strowman unstoppable?
* Has Elias Samson “drifted” to Raw?
* Is Nia Jax in line for a Raw Women’s Title opportunity?
* Which Raw newcomers will “shake up” Team Red the most?
* Will Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe settle their unfinished business?
The WWE “Superstar Shake-Up” this week, saw Byron Saxton go to SmackDown Live and David Otunga come to RAW. While Saxton made his SD Live debut this week, WWE has announced that Otunga’s RAW debut has been delayed for six weeks due to a new movie he’s working on.
No word yet on who will be replacing Otunga but WWE announced the following:
David Otunga cast as lead in new action franchise, Raw debut delayedSmackDown LIVE’s David Otunga moved to the Raw announce desk in the Superstar Shake-up Monday night — swapping places with Team Red’s Byron Saxton — but the former WWE Tag Team Champion’s debut alongside Michael Cole and Corey Graves will be delayed for six weeks, as he has been cast in the lead role of a new action franchise, WWE.com has confirmed.
Otunga’s latest film endeavor leaves a temporary vacancy on the Raw commentary team. Who will serve as his replacement?
Stay with WWE.com as more information becomes available on both David’s new movie role and the immediate future of the Raw announce team.
Finn Balor suffered a concussion on Monday night’s “Superstar Shake-Up” edition of WWE RAW from Long Island, according to PWInsider.
The injury came when he took the stiff forearm shot from Jinder Mahal during their match, as seen below. Fans have been tweeting negative comments to Mahal since the match happened last night. It was Balor’s first singles match on WWE television, although he worked singles matches against Mahal at live events last month.
No word yet on how long Balor might be out but we will keep you updated.
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE’s storyline update on Roman Reigns following last night’s brutal attack by Braun Strowman notes that he is suffering from internal injuries, cracked ribs and a possible separated shoulder. Reigns vs. Strowman should be announced soon for the Payback pay-per-view.
Here is the list of acquisitions RAW picked up from SmackDown Live last night during night one of the WWE Superstar Shake-Up:
* The Miz & Maryse
* Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
* Bray Wyatt
* Apollo Crews
* Kalisto
* Heath Slater & Rhyno
* Alexa Bliss
* Mickie James
* Curt Hawkins
After RAW it was revealed that there was a change made to the announce teams. Byron Saxton is going to SmackDown Live and David Otunga is coming to RAW.
SmackDown Live will now be called by Saxton, JBL and Tom Phillips while Otunga, Corey Graves and Michael Cole will call RAW.
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island with night 1 of the two-night “Superstar Shakeup” event.
* How will the Superstar Shake-up impact Team Red?
* Finn Bálor is back!
* Who will challenge The Beast Incarnate?
* Cesaro & Sheamus lock onto The Hardys’ titles
* Will Chris Jericho get payback against Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe?
Finn Balor made his long-awaited return to WWE TV on tonight’s post-WrestleMania 33 RAW from Orlando. Balor returned to the ring in mid-March and had been working WWE live events since then. He had been out of action since SummerSlam 2016 with a shoulder injury.
After Samoa Joe and WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens attacked Chris Jericho before Jericho was set to team with Seth Rollins on tonight’s RAW, new RAW General Manager Kurt Angle promised to find a partner for Rollins. That partner ended up being Balor. He and Rollins defeated Owens and Joe in the RAW main event, which saw Balor hit Coup de Grace and get the pin on Owens.
Source: WrestlingINC
Vince McMahon appeared on last night’s post-WrestleMania 33 edition of RAW and announced that next Monday’s show will feature a “Superstar Shakeup” with both the RAW and the SmackDown Live rosters. WWE didn’t mention a draft but it will probably be something similar.
Vince also announced 2017 WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle as the new RAW General Manager. Vince noted that RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will be out of action for some time due to the table dump she took during Seth Rollins’ win over Triple H at WrestleMania 33.
The post-WrestleMania 33 RAW will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando with the fallout from Sunday’s Ultimate Thrill Ride. The post-WrestleMania RAW is now one of the biggest WWE shows of the year and tonight’s RAW should be no different.
* “It’s my yard now” Roman Reigns
* Bow down to “the Kingslayer” Seth Rollins
* Hardy homecoming, new RAW Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz
* The List of Owens, new WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens
* Champion of the Universe, new WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar
WWE cruiserweight Noam Dar suffered an injury during this week’s RAW match with Austin Aries, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. No word yet on details of the injury but Dar missed this week’s 205 Live where he was to continue his feud with Rich Swann in the ring.
Dar is set to be examined in Orlando this Sunday before WrestleMania 33 to determine how long he will be out of action.
Source: WrestlingINC
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