WWE RAW Preview (16/4/2018): Superstar Shake-Up Begins, Huge Title Change?

It's almost time for the Superstar Shake-Up to return. Ladies and gentlemen, we have an exciting night ahead of us and we could see a number of big moves between brands as well as a number of NXT debuts.

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Sasha Banks vs Bayley

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Sasha Banks and Bayley's relationship, whatever's left of it anyway, is at a boiling point on RAW. Bayley came to Sasha's aid but ended up striking Sasha in the face by mistake and costing her the match.

Could this be the end of the feud with either Sasha or Bayley switching brands to SmackDown?

Bobby Lashley's next opponent

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Bobby Lashley made a dominant return to WWE last week. He interrupted Elias' promo before destroying WWE's resident 'musical genius'. Lashley showed off that he hasn't missed a step as he hit Elias with a delayed suplex.

It will be interesting to see what's next for WWE's returning powerhouse. Will Lashley move onto newer and bigger things or is a feud with Elias next on the horizon for him.

Personally, I'd love to see Lashley move to SmackDown. He'd immediately slot in at the top of the blue brand's card and freshen it up.

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Joe gets his hands on Roman

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Samoa Joe returned from injury last week on RAW. He interrupted Roman Reigns' promo, calling out Reigns. Joe didn't have sympathy for the beating Reigns received at WrestleMania, taking shots at him for the promises Roman made about being the only one who was a match for Brock, calling him a failure.

Joe promised that after Brock broke Reigns at the Greatest Royal Rumble, he would smash up the remaining pieces at Backlash.

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With Brock Lesnar as unlikely as ever to be at RAW tonight, we could see one of Joe's infamous sneak attacks on Roman tonight.

Stephanie McMahon punishes Ronda Rousey for last week's attack

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Ronda Rousey followed up the damage she did to Stephanie's arm at Mania, by following it up with another armbar on RAW last week. Rousey rejected Stephanie's overtures of friendship, Rousey humiliated Stephanie McMahon in front of the world again, not to mention the damage to her arm.

Stephanie isn't one to let bygones be bygones. We can expect some sort of retaliation from Stephanie tonight on RAW.

Superstar shake-up begins, Tite changes?

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The Superstar shake-up begins tonight on RAW. Which Superstars will trade brands? Could any commentators trade brands?

Apart from the moves between the red and blue brands, we could also see a few more NXT stars making their main-roster debuts.

We know that champions are not exempt from the Shake-Up and we could see the IC champion and US Champion switch brands.

Rumours earlier today also suggested that there could be some title changes on RAW tonight. Could we see Seth Rollins or Nia Jax drop their title and move to SmackDown?

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