Date: 04/10	7:00 PM
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On tonight's Raw, the first half of the Superstar Shakeup will take place. One must assume this is some kind of draft, but will it be random, or will brands get to make picks? One thing we already know is that Apollo Crews has been sent to Raw. Three hours before the broadcast began, and with no other moves happening in the intermittent period. Still, whatever is in store tonight, it's bound to be good!

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Raw opens with the announcement that no one is immune from the Superstar Shakeup, while Corey Graves implies that trades are negotiated.

John Cena's music hits to open Raw, but MizCena and Nikkyse come out instead.

"The champ is here! And we all know, rule #1 of John Cena's house rules dictates that no one may at any time chant 'Cena sucks!' I am with my gorgeous fiance, Nikki Bella, whom I sincerely love, and did not propose to on the WWE Network at Wrestlemania strictly for the free publicity. Now, the last time we saw you, we made you all very happy because we said we were going away for a long time to Hollywood."

"But Jooooooooooohn!"

"Yes, sugar booger?"

"Hollywood didn't want us."

"Yes, it turns out we stink. The word was robotic, whatever that means. So our only other option was to take full advantage of the Superstar Shakeup, and go to Monday Night Raw!"

Dean Ambrose hits the ring. "John Cena and Nikki Bella, boy am I glad to see you. Ever since I heard about this Superstar Shakeup, I was going to Raw, I was afraid I wouldn't know anyone. But now I see you two, and congratulations! (offers group hug) I'm so happy for you guys! I wondered when you two crazy kids were going to tie the knot."

"Dean, you do know it's--"

"No, once you start talking, you're going to keep going for 20 minutes. Congratulations on your engagement, and most of all, congratulations on beating Miz and Maryse at Wrestlemania, those two are the worst!"

"Dean!"

"No, no, let me finish. Congrats on your film career too. I didn't think you had it in you, but then you nailed that role as the voiceover of the elephant that eats the pistachios. At least you didn't do anything stupid like making the Marine 5."

"Listen you lunatic. I don't think you get it, we are the it couple. This is not Nikki Bella, this is Maryse. I am not John Cena, I'm The Miz."

"Oh, well in that case--"

Ambrose drops Miz with a Dirty Deeds and walks off.

Backstage, Sami Zayn walks in to Kurt Angle's office. He asks if he's staying on Raw, or if the fact that he's there right now means he's staying on here, says everyone said he would be better on Smackdown, but the days of Stephanie are over. Kurt says there's been a lot of interest from Smackdown, Sami asks how much is a lot, Miz and Maryse walk in and complain about what just happened, Sami interrupts him, Miz tells him to go away, Sami tells him to make him, Kurt says he's not about backstage politics, Sami is still on Raw as of this moment, but he's facing Miz tonight.

Match One: The New Day vs. The Revival

The New Day come out with a Kofi dummy.

E: "So, this may come as a surprise to a lot of you, but this is not actually our brother Kofi Kingston."

"While Kofi may not be here physically, his spirit lives in this blow-up doll."

"The Revival want to be top guys, but they're top candidates for having our feet up their booties!"

"They knocked over our New Day Pop-cycle, they broke Kofi's ankle, they stole Fizzy Lifting Drinks. The New Day is hosting a job fair, so come on down and get this!"

"Because--"

The Revival come out in "We Broke Kofi's Ankle" and "RIP Pop-Cycle" t-shirts.

Dash and Woods start, Woods beats him down, tosses him to the corner, E in, shoulder tackle, double team elbow for two, Woods in, E aids him in a wheelbarrow splash for two, armbar, Dash to his feet, Scott distracts, Dash with a hair pull takedown, Dawson in, double team elbow, commercial.

Back on air, Dawson has Woods in a chinlock, Woods elbows out, goes for a tag, gets back suplexed instead for two, nerve pinch, Dash in, Dawson tosses Woods into his boot, Dash trades punches with Woods, Woods goes for a sunset flip, Dawson in, blocks the tag, back suplex, blocked, Woods with a forearm, double tag, E with a belly to belly, another, a third, running splash, Dawson tries to run interference, E tosses him to the floor, Dash misses a German, Dawson with a forearm, Dash with a rollup for two, Dawson in, double team clothesline, blocked Red Rover style, Woods in, E belly to belly suplexes Dawson into the bottom turnbuckle, Woods with a coast to coast elbow drop from the top rope, doesn't actually make it all the way across the ring before he lands on his feet, hits the elbow anyway and covers for two, Dash in, Woods forearms him to the floor, Midnight Hour to Dawson, blocked, Woods goes for a crossbody, reversed into a Shatter Machine for three!

Winners: The Revival

During the match, they announced that Kofi needed arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in his knee, and will be out for a few weeks.

Backstage, Charly Caruso asks Neville about facing Austin Aries again. Neville says he already proved Aries isn't on the Neville Level. TJ Perkins walks in and says that someone will eventually make Neville eat his words. Neville asks if it's going to be him, he says yes. Neville says he's never going to get another title shot because he's fallen too far. He says the only person who respects Perkins now is him. Austin Aries walks in and says that Neville is trying to play him.

Curt Hawkins is in the ring. "Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves... to face the facts! That's right, Curt Hawkins is back on Monday Night Raw! And I don't have to tell you that this is big, this is huge! The greatest get since the Louisiana Purchase! So what do we do now? We party, we celebrate! Where's the party, where's the welcoming committee?"

Big Show comes out. Hawkins offers a hug, Big Show knocks him out.

Match Two: Austin Aries vs. TJ Perkins

Cruiserweight Champion Neville is on commentary. The match with Aries is official for Payback.

Lockup, Perkins with a rear waistlock, reversed into a takedown for two, Perkins with a side headlock, Aries whips his way out, Perkins with a head scissors, staredown, Aries with a hammerlock, Perkins flips his way out, reverses pressure, Aries rolls through, side headlock, whip, side headlock, snapmare, headstand, dropkick, elbow from the corner, Perkins goes for a Detonation Kick, reversed into a German, blocked, Perkins presses Aries to the apron, Aries with a shoulder tackle, top rope elbow drop, front facelock, reversed into a roundhouse kick, Perkins follows up with a European Uppercut, drops him to the floor, springboard baseball slide, misses, Aries boxes Perkins' ears, second rope neckbreaker, goes up top, elbow drop to the floor, poses with the fans on the barricade, Neville heads down to ringside, Aries stares him down, remembers that the ref is counting, beats the count at 9, gets in the ref's face, Perkins rolls him up for three.

Winner: TJ Perkins

Perkins further attacks Aries after the bell, Detonation Kick.

After a commercial, Seth Rollins hits the ring. "Man, does it feel good to be out here with you guys, man. Because, I'll be honest, I didn't know if I would ever be able to stand out here on my own two feet and have a conversation with you two again. I was so busy getting ready for Wrestlemania that I didn't really have time to think about after Wrestlemania. I had a war with HHH, but I woke up the next day in more pain that I've ever been in. My knee was swolen, I couldn't move, but hey, I did it. No, we did it! We slayed the King of Kings! I want to step back and, from the bottom of my heart, honestly just tell you guys thank you. Thank you for having my back, and I promise you, Wreslemania was not the finish line! You and I are just getting started on Raw. I have some scores to settle, Samoa Joe comes to mind. I have some goals in mind, like finally getting my hands on the Universal Championship. But the problem I'm having is, based on what happened at Wrestlemania, I may not get those opportunities, take a look what happened. (clip of Stephanie going through the table) So I'm probably not going to be named employee of the month. But more importantly, Stephanie McMahon doesn't really deal with failure very well, and after a while, she's going to get healthy, she's going to have to come back to work, she's going to see this face, and she's going to be reminded of her failure and her husband's loss at Wrestlemania. And if I'm not public enemy #1, I'm going to shoot to the top of the list. So it's probably easier to just pack my bags and head to Smackdown Live. It's the easy way, to deal with Shane and not Stephanie. But I took the easy way out once before and I will not do it again! So Stephanie, if you want to send me to Tuesday nights, you better have an army back there to drag me kicking and screaming, because I am not going without a fight!"

Kurt Angle hits the ring. "Seth, I'm gonna be straight up with you: it's true, Stephanie made it clear she wants you gone. And if we would've had this conversation two weeks before, before Wrestlemania, you would be gone. But I saw something special in you. I thought it was impressive when I won a gold medal with a broken freakin' neck, but you were the one-legged man who one an ass-kicking contest. I'm not here to play politics, my job is to make this the best show I can, and the best show I can includes Seth Rollins. Stephanie is entitled to her opinion, but as long as I'm here, you have a home on Monday Night Raw!"

Kurt Angle leaves, Samoa Joe hits the ring and attacks Rollins, Angle tries to come between them, he is highly ineffective, but Rollins is able to take control and superkick Joe out of the ring. He beckons him to return, Joe starts, Angle pleads with him not to, Joe walks off.

Charly Caruso asks Kevin Owens how he thinks the Shakeup will affect him. He says no matter how many times they shake it up, the cream always rises to the top, like it did at Wrestlemania when he beat Chris Jericho. He tells her to ask Chris Jericho, then points out that she can't, because Jericho's at home following last week's attack.

Match Three: Charlotte vs. Nia Jax

Lockup, Nia steps forward, tosses Charlotte down, Charlotte goes for a German, reversed into an arm drag, Charlotte punches her way out of a drag up, kick, Nia with a tackle, Charlotte with an elbow, boot to the gut, neckbreaker, chop, misses another one, Nia with a shoulder breaker, elbow drop, another for two, Cobra Clutch, Charlotte to her feet, Nia reapplies the pressure, Charlotte slumps, makes it to her feet, breaks with a stunner, punch to the gut, Nia tosses her across the ring, foot choke, Samoan Drop, blocked, Nia misses a clothesline, Charlotte with chops, Nia with a knee, whip, Charlotte floats over the turnbuckle, kicks from the apron, shoulder tackle, sunset flip, blocked, Nia goes for a powerslam, Charlotte with a chop block, Natural Selection for two, goes for a double-leg, Nia tosses her to the corner, misses a tackle, hits the ring post, Charlotte tosses her into the ring post from the apron, Nia to the floor, Charlotte with a moonsault from the top rope to the floor, back in the ring, Nia beats the count at 8, Charlotte with a boot, Figure Four, blocked as Nia tosses Charlotte into the bottom turnbuckle, I think Charlotte is bleeding from the elbow, Nia with an avalanche, Samoan Drop for three.

Winner: Nia Jax

They show a video package for Finn Balor.

Match Four: Jinder Mahal vs. Finn Balor

Lockup, Jinder presses Balor to the corner, break, Balor with a kidney punch, forearm, Jinder with a knee, punch, whip, reversed, Jinder with a sunset flip, reversed into a dropkick, Balor with an arm drag, Jinder presses him to the ropes, forearm, knee drops, knee choke, cover for one, cover for one again, knee to the back, Cobra Clutch, Balor elbows out, spin kicks, Jinder with a discus forearm, Balor with a pele kick, boot from the corner, Slingblade, dropkick to the turnbuckle, Coup de Grace for three.

Winner: Finn Balor

Bray Wyatt comes over the 'Tron and announces he's on Raw now. He announces that the House of Horrors Match will happen at Payback, and tells Balor to watch himself because he'll be watching Balor.

They announce that Kalisto is on Raw. Could be good for the Cruiserweight Division, Smackdown have struggled to use him to his full potential. Heath Slater and Rhyno have also been drafted as a team.

Match Five: The Miz vs. Sami Zayn

Miz with a rear waistlock, reversed into a hamerlock, Miz with an elbow, punches, whip, Sami floats over, arm drags, clothesline, suicide dive, blocked when Miz uses Maryse as a human shield, Sami rolls back into the ring, commercial.

Back on air, Miz has Zayn in a chinlock, Zayn to his feet, punches his way out, back suplex, blocked, trading rear waistlocks, Miz with a Miz Combo for two, stomp in the corner, sets Zayn up top, punch, superplex, blocked, Zayn punches his way out, Miz to the mat, Zayn misses a splash, lands on his feet, Miz hits him in the knee, DDT for two, roundhouse kicks, misses the last one, Zayn hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for two, Helluva Kick, blocked as Maryse pulls Mis out of the ring, Zayn gives chase, Maryse holds Zayn's legs, Skull Crushing Finale, reversed into a rollup for three.

Winner: Sami Zayn

Owens vs. Ambrose tonight.

Michael Cole introduces Roman Reigns backstage. He asks if Reigns feels bad for possibly retiring Undertaker. He says it was the greatest win of his career, but it was bittersweet. He says he did what he had to do, and this is his yard now. Braun Strowman ambushes the interview, and tosses him into the catering tables. He tosses him across the parking lot, boots him in the gut, tosses him into the garage door a few times, then hits a running powerslam on a low-lying production crate. Then he tosses another one into his face as he's slumped against the wall. They carry Roman off on a stretcher. Braun then grabs the stretcher and tosses it off a ledge. The camera starts cutting out while they try to get Roman back together. They upright the stretcher and lift him into the ambulance. AND BRAUN IS STILL NOT DONE! He beats down Roman in the ambulance, THEN FLIPS THE GODDAMN AMBULANCE!

After a commercial, they show a bunch of replays. They lift Roman into another, smaller ambulance. I swear to god if Braun shows up one more time it's going to move from drama to farce. But nope, this time they get out of the arena. That was fucking awesome.

Match Six: Gallows, Anderson and the Shining Stars vs. Cesaro, Sheamus and the Hardy Boyz

Elias Samson shows up on the ramp during the Hardy Boyz' entrance.

Primo and Matt start off, Matt twists and arm, arm drag, Jeff in, double axe handle to the arm, snapmare, dropkick to the back of the head, arm wrench, Primo with a knee, Cesaro in, Karl in, Cesaro whips Anderson into a Sheamus fireman's carry senton, double foot stomp, Sheamus in, covers for two, knee drop, Cesaro in, Sheamus tosses Anderson to the corner, Cesaro with a running European Uppercut, Sheamus with a running knee, whips Anderson into a Cesaro crossbody, commercial.

Back on air, Gallows has Cesaro in a chinlock, Cesaro punches out, Gallows with a knee lift, overhead toss, Cesaro with a European Uppercut, Anderson in, The Club with a double team beatdown, inverted 3D, Sheamus breaks the count at two, Primo hits him with a Back Stabber, Epico in, blocks a tag, tries to punch Matt, Matt punches him instead, Cesaro with a back body drop, Matt in, tosses his head into the corner a bunch of times, clothesline, bulldog, Side Effect to Primo, Twist of Fate blocked by a Gallows superkick, Jeff with a Twist of Fate to Gallows, Cesaro and Sheamus drop Anderson across the top rope, clothesline him to the floor, Jeff with Poetry in Motion to all four opponents on the floor, Matt with a Twist of Fate, Jeff in, Swanton Bomb for three.

Winners: The Hardys, Cesaro and Sheamus

Backstage, Dana Brooke is reading a book titled "How to be your own protege." Emma walks in and tells her to come with her. Dana asks what she's talking about, Emma says that Dana was originally her protege and the reason she's on Raw, and now she's willing to take her back. Dana says that was last year, and the Women's Division has passed Emma by, including her. She says she might not be the top of the division, but she's learning, and she's not going to be with anyone anymore.

They announce that Bayley will come out next, but we get Sasha instead. "Now I know, everyone's asking themselves why I'm out here. Well, quite frankly, I have some unfinished business. But first, let me introduce the woman who walked into and out of Wrestlemania your Women's Champion. All you huggers get on your feet and welcome your hero and my best friend, just Bayley."

Bayley hits the ring. "Well thank you for that introduction. But I have to say something that I've been meaning to say since Wrestlemania, so, if you don't mind. I need to thank you guys. You guys were with me from my first day in NXT, you guys were there for my debut in WWE. And this is going to sound cheesy, but if it wasn't for you, the 12-year-old who still lives in my heart and maybe comes out a little too often wouldn't have gotten to have that moment. So thank all of you."

"Wrestlemania didn't exactly go the way I wanted it to, but I'm glad you had your moment. But that moment is over. That's why I'm out here, to ask you for that WWE--"

Alexa Bliss hits the ring. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. That was really heartfelt, but oh my god, can you guys be any more nauseating? But honestly, the only person here who deserves any recognition here is me. I'm two-time Smackdown Women's Champion, sweetheart. But really, what I did was put an end to his sad, pathetic Bayley/Sasha side show that you have going on here. And I'm here to say that Alexa Bliss is here on Raw! And I'm here to do what I do best, which is winning, dominating, becoming a champion."

Mickie James comes out next. "Bayley, Sasha, you would not believe who else has just arrived on Raw! Now I know, some may argue that she is the greatest Women's Champion of all time. And everyone would tell you that she is the only 6-time WWE Women's Champion, that's right, Mickie James is back on Raw! And little miss Bliss, honey, you think your drama is over? Well your nightmare has just begun."

Nia Jax clobbers Mickie James and stares down the women in the ring. She slides into the ring, Bliss shoves Sasha into Nia, Nia flattens Sasha, Bayley takes a swing at Bliss, who exits stage right, Nia levels Bayley and hits a Samoan Drop, then poses with the title. She leaves and stares down Alexa on the ramp, then walks off as Bliss laughs.

They update that Roman has suffered cracked ribs, internal injuries, and a possible separated shoulder.

Main Event: Champion vs. Champion: US Champion Kevin Owens vs. IC Champion Dean Ambrose (No Titles On the Line)

Owens with a boot to the gut, punches to the back, punches to the gut in the corner, Ambrose tosses him to the corner, boot to the gut, stomps, whip, reversed, Ambrose floats over, Dirty Deeds, blocked, Owens to the floor, Ambrose follows, Owens with a knee to the gut, punch to the back, whip, reversed into the barricade, Ambrose tosses Owens into the barricade again, punch, rolls Owens into the ring, Owens rolls right back to the floor, Ambrose with a suicide dive, commercial.

Back on air, Owens boots Ambrose, punch, another punch, whip, misses a clothesline, Ambrose with a clothesline, mounted punches, running forearm, Owens tosses him across the ring, then into the ring post, running knee against the ring post, covers for two, punch to the top of the head, chinlock, Ambrose eventually punches his way out, Owens tosses him to the floor, follows, fireman's carry toss into the ring post, climbs back into the ring, waits for Ambrose to climb back in the ring, Ambrose beats the count at 9, Owens with a pump handle shoulder breaker for two, running senton, blocked with knees, Owens charges, Ambrose sends him to the floor, suicide dive, lands in the crowd, rolls Owens back into the ring as well as himself, Dirty Deeds, blocked, Ambrose with forearms, whip, reversed, Ambrose with a pair of clotheslines, neckbreaker, running forearm, bulldog, blocked, Owens goes for a cannonball, Ambrose with a boot, back suples across the top rope, climbs to the second turnbuckle, clotheslines him back into the ring for two, goes up top, Owens rolls to the floor, Ambrose with an elbow drop, they both roll back into the ring, Owens hits a tiger powerbomb for two, Pop-Up Powerbomb, blocked, Dirty Deeds, blocked, Ambrose waffles the ropes, Owens hits a superkick, Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds for three.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

Chris Jericho drops Owens with a Codebreaker as Raw goes off the air.