It was a very noteworthy Raw after WrestleMania tonight. Here are some of the surprises and big moments:
Vince McMahon Returned and Announced a “Superstar Shakeup”
Vince McMahon returned (though likely just for one night) to announce that there would be a “superstar shakeup” next week, which means that there will be “trades, deals and other moves,” according to WWE.com.
Kurt Angle Became Raw General Manager
Vince said that Stephanie McMahon would be out for a while after taking the table bump at WrestleMania, so Kurt Angle would be the new Raw general manager.
Emma Returned
“Evil Emma” finally returned to the ring as part of a six woman tag match.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HER! @EmmaWWE DEMANDS attention as she makes her #RAW return on the #RAWAfterMania! pic.twitter.com/JnH1ahtAGO
— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2017
The Revival Made Their Debut
NXT’s The Revival were called up to Raw and defeated The New Day. Seems like they would have been better on SmackDown, but we’ll see what happens with the “superstar shakeup” next week.
Finn Balor Returned
Finn Balor made his return as a mystery partner for Seth Rollins, and they defeated Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe.
– The Hardy Boyz also successfully defended their tag titles against Gallows and Anderson.
– Sheamus and Cesaro became the #1 contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championships, beating Enzo and Cass.
– Braun Strowman seemingly started a new feud with Brock Lesnar.
– Neville and Mustafa Ali put on a really good match but the crowd was totally distracted by a beach ball.
There is talk that WWE wants to also make the SmackDown after WrestleMania into a “big thing” so it seems likely that there will be some big moments tomorrow also.
Various: Bandido vs. Amazing Red Set for HOG Culture Clash, Timothy Thatcher Set for GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV, Hayabusa II vs. Atticus Cogar for GCW World Title Set for GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break X, Indies/Misc.
AEW Dynamite Notes: David Finlay Makes Surprise Appearance & Reunites with The Dogs, The IInspiration Makes Dynamite In-Ring Debut, Brody King vs. Swerve Strickland Set for Revolution 2026, Don Callis Family Wins AEW Trios Titles, 3/11 Show Card, 3/7 Collision Show Card
TNA Impact! Notes: Lilian Garcia & ODB Appears, The System Wins Shot at TNA Tag Titles, Rosemary Signs New TNA Contract & Teases Forming New “Pride” Group, Steve Maclin Gets Reinstated, Maclin vs. Mike Santana for TNA World Title Set for TNA Sacrifice 2026, 3/12 Show Card




