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This is the Fight Size Update for the evening of April 16th.
– In the video above, Pro Wrestling Unlimited discusses some emerging details about why Nikki Bella and John Cena broke up.
– Fightful Select is currently offering dark match commentary from Sean Ross Sapp on a Vic Grimes and Crash Holly match.
– Mike Rome reveals the entire Smackdown roster is backstage at Raw ahead of the Superstar Shakeup in the following WWE.com exclusive.
– Mike Rome also interviewed Finn Balor about how the Superstar Shakeup can affect him.
– Xavier Woods held a live stream in a charitable effort for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
Tune in LIVE NOW on the #UUDD YouTube channel! #worldwishday @MakeAWish @XavierWoodsPhD @NatbyNature @SinCaraWWE pic.twitter.com/70466GQkBS
— UpUpDownDown (@UpUpDwnDwn) April 16, 2018
– WWE is heading to Norway for some Live Events in November.
-WWE uploaded this clip which previews the WWE Ride Along episode with New Day.
– On Thursday, Nigel McGuinness welcome..

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– Raw GM Kurt Angle makes his way to the ring and he has a microphone in hand, Angle welcomes everybody to Monday Night Raw. Angle talks about the Superstar Shakeup before getting interrupted by Sunil Singh, Singh introduces WWE United States Champion Jinder Mahal as the newest member of the Raw roster. Mahal makes his way to the ring and he has a microphone in hand, Mahal congratulates Angle for bringing him to Raw. Mahal argues with Angle over his transportation to the arena, Mahal states that he is better than all the other Raw stars. Angle says that Mahal should prove that he is the best on Raw, Angle says that Mahal will defend the WWE United States Title against whomever wants to face him and Jeff Hardy answers the challenge.
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Rusev is apparently back in the match with the Undertaker
Last week, Rusev was announced as being in a Casket Match against the Undertaker at the Greatest Royal Rumble event on April 27th. He did an interview with TMZ Sports saying he would bury the Undertaker and said the Undertaker was past his prime unlike Rusev. Then WWE announced he was taken out of the match and replaced by Chris Jericho because Rusev's wife Lana did not want him in a match with that stipulation.
Today, Lana tweeted the following which was retweeted by WWE.
After much thought, I have notified @WWE officials that I have changed my mind. @RusevBUL will celebrate #RusevDay by burying The Undertaker in the sands of Saudi Arabi and will win the Casket Match at #WWEGRR ! #RusevCrush ! Have a Happy Rusev Day !
— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) April 16, 2018
WWE then announced Rusev was back in the match with the Undertaker. The following is an excerpt from the press release at WWE.com.
In a stunning turn of e..

Fightful.com's Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski talk WWE Monday Night Raw for April 16 2018, and the WWE Superstar Shakeup!
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WWE is headed for another big week, with their Superstar Shakeup going down.
As first revealed on FightfulSelect.com, Dolph Ziggler will debut for the Raw brand in tonight's Superstar Shakeup. Ziggler has spent time on the Smackdown Live brand, but has been without much direction, despite becoming a WWE United States Champion late last year.
Despite neither winning their match last week on WWE Raw, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will both appear on Raw again this week to participate in a ten-man tag team main event. They'll team with the Miztourage against Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Bobby Lashley and a star who will appear during the Miz TV segment tonight.
Also set to switch brands are the duo of Fandango and Tyler Breeze, collectively known as Breezango, and sometimes the Fashion Police. There is also a gap on the script rundown where Mandy Rose's opponent is supposed to be, so look for a new face to pop up there, as well.
You can hear all about tonight&..

Jeff Hardy has finally won the WWE United States Championship.
During his twenty four years in professional wrestling, Jeff Hardy has held nearly every belt WWE has offered while he was with the company. Now he has become the WWE United States Champion for the first time ever. He defeated Jinder Mahal who had just came to Raw as part of the Superstar Shakeup.
The CELEBRATION is ———- for NEW #USChampion @JEFFHARDYBRAND! #RAW pic.twitter.com/MnIBaHHDKE
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 17, 2018
Mahal came to Raw demanding to be treated better than the majority of the roster and Raw General Manager Kurt Angle put Mahal in a championship match immediately. The following is an excerpt from the Fightful Wrestling live coverage of the match between Mahal and Hardy.
Hardy hits Mahal with a basement drop kick for a near fall. Hardy goes for a Twist Of Fate and Mahal counters with a knee strike for a near fall, Mahal goes for his finisher and Hardy escapes with a roll up for a ne..

Who made the jump to the red-brand on night-one of the WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up'?
* Jinder Mahal makes the jump to Monday night's.
Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal was the first superstar to transition over in the 2018 WWE 'Superstar Shake-Up'. Mahal, accompanied to the ring by Sunil Singh; on his first night on the red-brand had a list of orders ready to give RAW GM Kurt Angle. Angle alerted “The Modern-Day Maharajah” that his high maintenance requests would not be tolerated on Monday night's and that if Mahal wanted to earn those privileges and luxuries he could start by defending his WWE United States Championship. Jinder's challenger to the WWE United States Title would be revealed and it was none other than “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy.
The #ModernDayMaharaja and #USChampion @JinderMahal has ARRIVED on Monday nights! #RAW #SuperstarShakeup pic.twitter.com/GaEPSG6wY4
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 17, 2018
Things are about to get E..

Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt have their first shot at tag team gold.
At WrestleMania 34,The Bar was defeated by Braun Strowman and his partner Nicholas but the two had to relinquish the titles the next night on Raw. At that time, Kurt Angle created a championship match for the Greatest Royal Rumble event which would feature the team of Sheamus and Cesaro taking on another team to be determined in a four team “tag team eliminatior.”
Hardy and Wyatt defeated Titus Worldwide last week on Raw and then defeated The Revival this week to earn their shot at the Raw Tag Team Championship.
They will…DELETE YOU!@MATTHARDYBRAND & @WWEBrayWyatt defeat #TheRevival to head to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to battle @WWECesaro & @WWESheamus for the #RAW #TagTeamTitles at #WWEGRR! pic.twitter.com/mjwrKmGxIM
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2018
The following is an excerpt from live coverage of the match between The Revival and the team of Hardy and Wyatt.
Dawson tags back in and he attacks Hardy with a few kick..

Drew McIntyre has returned to the main roster of WWE.
At NXT Takeover: War Games, Drew McIntyre was injured in his championship loss to Andrade Almas and the former NXT Champion has now returned to action but on Raw. On the first night of the Superstar Shakeup, Dolph Ziggler switched brands to Raw. He came to the ring to address his arrival and was interrupted by the members of Titus Worldwide but Ziggler would say he did not come to Raw alone.
McIntyre attacked from behind and he and Ziggler laid out Titus O'Neil and Apollo.
Things are different for @HEELZiggler this time around, because he didn't come back to #RAW alone…
HE'S WITH @DMcIntyreWWE! #SuperstarShakeup pic.twitter.com/CLzEF8nK3N
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2018
The last time McIntyre was on Raw was in a tag team match against the Los Matadores when he was part of the group 3MB with Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal who are all on Raw now. In 2009 and 2010, McIntyre held the WWE Intercontinental Championshi..

“The Beast” is returning.
On April 8th in the main event of WrestleMania 34, Brock Lesnar put his WWE Universal Championship on the line against a determined Roman Reigns. In typical Brock Lesnar fashion he dismantled “The Big Dog” and left him busted open from a number of brutal forearms. Although it took more than four “F-5's” to put Reigns away Lesnar ultimately walked out of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome still the WWE Universal Champion.
The following day it was announced that Reigns and Lesnar will have a rematch for the WWE Universal Championship inside of a Steel Cage at the 'Greatest Royal Rumble' event on April 27th at the King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
NEXT FRIDAY, APRIL 27: @BrockLesnar defends the #UniversalChampionship inside a #SteelCage against @WWERomanReigns at @WWE Greatest Royal Rumble! #WWEGRR pic.twitter.com/Kx3KbwTeA2
— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2018
Four days before their Steel Cage match Brock Lesnar along with his advo..