4 surprises WWE could be planning for Monday Night RAW (April 22, 2019)

The Superstar Shake-up gave us a few expected, and many unexpected moves, which have laid down a new foundation in the red brand.

Not only have things shaken up on both Raw and SmackDown, but things have also heated up with the possibility of new rivalries in the coming months.

With men like AJ Styles, The Miz, and Seth Rollins on one roster, we are sure that WWE will be able to construct a few great feuds and matches in the near future.

With the first episode of Raw after the Superstar Shake-up 2019 looming, we can’t help but predict a few shockers and surprises WWE might be planning to give us a great episode with the new and old faces on the brand.

Take a look at the 4 shockers WWE could be planning for Raw this coming Monday, and share what you are looking forward to from the flagship brand.

#4 Bray Wyatt returns

Since the past couple of weeks, we have been watching a few odd vignettes on the WWE Network.

While none of the videos have given us any solid story, it seems like they indicate a superstar returning with a renewed gimmick.

WWE had been airing videos of something to do with Mojo Rawley a month or so ago, but nothing fruitful has come out since. This means that the current videos could be signaling towards the return of none other than Bray Wyatt.

Wyatt has been off television since Matt Hardy’s injury, and even though Matt has returned from injury and won the SmackDown Tag Team championships along with his brother, Wyatt has only been seen at a couple of house shows like Starrcade.

WWE could surprise everyone by bringing back Bray Wyatt on this week’s Raw as the Superstar Shake-up is now done and dusted, and Wyatt could feud with a newly drafted wrestler such as AJ Styles or Rey Mysterio.

#3 Samoa Joe attacks Braun Strowman

Samoa Joe could move to RAW to return the favor

The SmackDown before the shake-up saw Braun Strowman appear on the blue brand out of nowhere and attack the United States Champion, Samoa Joe, in what seemed like a statement from the superstar.

After the Superstar Shake-up, Joe is still listed on the SmackDown roster while Strowman remains on the Raw roster. However, as Joe is the US Champion, we could see him jump ships to the red brand with his mid-card title as Raw’s Intercontinental Championship has found a new home on SmackDown Live after Finn Balor was drafted there.

Joe could appear to return the favor and attack Strowman during a match between The Monster Among Men and someone like EC3, and also help EC3 pick up a win in the process.

Strowman is in dire need of winning a singles championship in WWE, and this could be his golden ticket if Joe appears on Raw.

#2 Authors of Pain destroy The Usos

The Authors of Pain emerged as one of the most dominant tag teams on Raw last year and seemed like the only hope for Raw’s struggling tag team division.

Soon after winning the Tag Team Championships, the two lost the titles to Bobby Roode and Chad Gable and soon disappeared off television after Akam suffered an injury. Rezar continued to battle in a few singles matches on Main Event, keeping the team in everyone’s minds.

Akam may now be ready for his return as in a video posted recently, Cathy Kelly and Kayla Braxton teased the WWE Universe, claiming that there had been rumors that Akam was returning to TV soon.

If the duo does return on Raw this week, they could go after Raw’s newest draft and premier babyface tag team, The Usos, and attack the brothers in order to get the spotlight back on themselves while getting in the race for the Raw Tag Team Championships.

#1 Baron Corbin challenges Seth Rollins

WWE could re-use this feud as a placeholder

Seth Rollins won the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35, and since Brock Lesnar is nowhere to be seen recently, it seems like Rollins doesn’t have a real challenger for the title.

While the shake-up has allowed new top wrestlers such as AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, and The Miz to move to the red brand, WWE would want to hold off those feuds for a while as they would all be dream feuds with Seth Rollins.

Hence, it is possible that WWE will want to surprise us all by making Baron Corbin become Rollins’ first challenger for a few weeks to keep the place occupied before they can build a top-level superstar to get into a rivalry with The Architect for the title.

Corbin is currently one of Raw’s top heels, and WWE wouldn’t want to exhaust a Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship match just yet.