{"id":44227,"date":"2019-04-15T23:02:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=44227"},"modified":"2019-04-15T23:02:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:02:30","slug":"raw-superstar-shake-up-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/04\/15\/raw-superstar-shake-up-results\/","title":{"rendered":"RAW Superstar Shake-Up Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With RAW&#8217;s side of the Superstar Shake-Up taking place tonight, we will take a look at all of the Superstars that make the jump to RAW.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Miz<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44232\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44232\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/The-Miz-e1555374867718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The A-Lister revived his career on SmackDownLIVE and comes to RAW as a hot babyface.\u00a0 With his feud with Shane McMahon probably over now Miz can move on to work with RAW&#8217;s heels like\u00a0<strong>Elias<\/strong>,<strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Bobby Lashley<\/strong> and when needed can turn heel again to work against\u00a0<strong>Finn B<\/strong><strong>\u00e1lor<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Roman Reigns\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Viking Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44228\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44228\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/Viking-Experience-e1555374368908.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ivar and Eric, formerly <strong>Hanson<\/strong> and <strong>Rowe<\/strong> as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/01\/10\/war-machine-the-agile-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>War Raiders\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and current\u00a0<strong>NXT Tag Team\u00a0<\/strong>Champions they are all about fighting and going to battle.\u00a0 Both are behemoths but can move with the speed of cruiserweights.\u00a0 The dangerous tandem add so much to an already deep RAW tag team division and an eventual clash with the\u00a0<strong>AOP\u00a0<\/strong>has us salivating.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cedric Alexander<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44233\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44233\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/5.-Cedric-Alexander-e1555375120572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former\u00a0<strong>Cruiserweight Champion\u00a0<\/strong>Cedric Alexander makes the jump to RAW from 205Live. Cedric Alexander wowed the crowd so much during the\u00a0<strong>Cruiserweight Classic\u00a0<\/strong>that the crowd chanted &#8220;Please sign Cedric&#8221; which\u00a0<strong>Triple H\u00a0<\/strong>did.\u00a0 He won the title at WrestleMania last year and held the title for 6 months turning away all challengers and putting on great matches along the way.\u00a0 He adds much needed in ring talent to RAW and should improve the product especially if he can get involved in the midcard title scene.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Andrade<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44235\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44235\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/04\/Andrade-Cein-Almas-696x392-e1555375528918.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former NXT Champion Andrade makes the jump from SmackDown.\u00a0 In January he got fans talking after his classic match with lucha legend\u00a0<strong>Rey Mysterio\u00a0<\/strong>as Andrade proved he&#8217;s one of the best in ring workers in the company.\u00a0 Much like Alexander, he adds so much to RAW&#8217;s in ring product which has been lacking and an eventual match with Seth Rollins will surely tear the house down.\u00a0 He put himself into contention for the\u00a0<strong>Intercontinental Championship\u00a0<\/strong>in his debut and breathes some much-needed life into the championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29929\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29929\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/11\/rey-mysterio-4-e1541223294579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WWE legend Rey Mysterio makes the jump from his usual home SDLive to RAW.\u00a0 He follows rival Andrade to RAW so we can expect that feud to continue on the red brand over the next year.\u00a0 Rey is a great utility player as he can slot in at Main Event level or in the midcard if needed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Usos<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26692\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26692\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/the-usos-e1537838687111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the best tag teams in modern day WWE history.\u00a0 The Usos make the jump just a week after dropping their titles to The Hardyz.\u00a0 This is a good move for The Usos who now have a fresh lineup of teams to\u00a0play with like The Revival, the newly called up Viking Express and others.\u00a0 A reunion with Big Uce\u00a0Roman Reigns could also be in their future.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Naomi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28456\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/10\/naomi-knight-wwe-belt1-e1539706087690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\"><\/p>\n<p>Former SDLive\u00a0Women&#8217;s Champion made the jump alongside her husband.\u00a0 She immediately comes in as one of the only babyfaces on the permanent\u00a0RAW women&#8217;s roster and brings her athleticism and experience to the red brand.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eric Young<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16045\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16045\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/03\/Eric_Young_bio-4af054fbd485b603013c0d7b5777f960-e1521934846710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former leader of\u00a0<strong>Sanity\u00a0<\/strong>is a wrestling veteran.\u00a0 He can do it all in a ring and is very versatile but excels at making his opponents look good.\u00a0 If used as enhancement talent he can easily help get people over with his great selling.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AJ Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" 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