WWE Raw: Burning Questions to Address After April 10 Show

The Superstar Shake-up left behind a flood of questions as it reshaped the WWE Raw roster.

The red brand pulled in a former WWE champion. An attack on Roman Reigns may have signaled his exit or merely a rest period. And a number of moves are sure to be made in the second chapter of the roster overhaul.

Is Sasha Banks or The New Day headed to SmackDown? Is Reigns sticking around? Is Raw poised to have both the universal and WWE champ on the show?

The wait for some of those answers won't be long. The Superstar Shake-up will continue on Tuesday's SmackDown, finalizing all the moves, trades and deals between the brands.

Not everything will be made clear quickly, though. The plan for Reigns and the effects of TJ Perkins' change in character are among the biggest unanswered questions sure to still linger in the days and weeks ahead.

Is a Heel Turn the Answer for Perkins?

Austin Aries found out firsthand that TJP has embraced his dark side. 

The former cruiserweight champion had Neville in his ear before his match with Aries. That apparently pushed him to become more ruthless. After pinning Aries, Perkins attacked his opponent from behind.

The babyface gloated about his dastardly act afterward.

Neville's influence and Perkins' recent struggles seemed to have sparked a major change for him. The heel turn is a smart move, one that shakes things up for a guy with middling momentum.

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet tweeted:

Satin is right, but will it be enough? We've seen Neville rewrite the story of his career by embracing villainy. Perkins, though, is less proven. He's struggled to connect with the audience after winning the Cruiserweight Classic.

A shift in persona is a good start, but it doesn't guarantee anything.

What Will Be the Fate of Wyatt and the WWE Title?

While still in line for a shot at the WWE Championship (held by SmackDown's Randy Orton), Bray Wyatt moved to Raw on Monday.

He called out Finn Balor while making it clear he still plans to cash in his rematch with The Viper. Wyatt vs. Orton is now set for the Payback pay-per-view on April 30, despite it being a Raw-branded event.

That puts the WWE title situation in an odd spot.

The company will have to build toward that match with the two rivals existing in separate worlds. Either Orton and Wyatt will talk up the bout separately on their respective brands or we'll see more overlap between the shows than usual.

If Wyatt wins at Payback, he will bring the WWE Championship to Raw and give the red brand two top titles. That's a hugely unlikely scenario. It makes zero sense to gut SmackDown of its gold like that.

There's also the question of whether WWE will set Wyatt on the right track after an up-and-down career thus far. Just when it seems as if the writers have figured out how to properly utilize The Eater of Worlds, things go off the rails.

A move to Raw represents a change to reclaim momentum and start afresh. A battle with Balor is a hell of a good way to kick off that process.

Is Reigns Stepping Away for Now?

Braun Strowman wrecked Reigns on Monday's Raw.

The Big Dog sat down with Michael Cole to do an interview but soon found himself in a brawl for the ages against his monstrous rival. Strowman wasn't settled with leaving Reigns on a stretcher. He hurled a prone Reigns off a raised platform and upended an ambulance with the former WWE champ inside. 

Cole later played up how serious the attack was. He told fans Reigns had suffered a variety of injuries, including a separated shoulder and cracked ribs. 

Is this simply the latest stage of an escalating feud? Will the beatdown lead to a change in brands? Or was it a means to write Reigns off TV? 

Brandon Stroud of Uproxx joked about that last option:

One of the constant criticisms of Reigns is that he's overexposed. Taking him off Raw for a short period would help with that. It would also sell the viciousness of Strowman's assault and make The Big Dog's return more dramatic.

The longer Reigns stews off camera, the more sense it makes that he returns as a heel, his heart turned black during his recovery period. That's wishful thinking at this point, though. WWE has shown itself to be quite comfortable with Reigns as a babyface, no matter how ill-fitting the role.

Who Else Is on the Move?

Raw acquired a lengthy list of wrestlers, from Curt Hawkins to Alexa Bliss, in the Superstar Shake-up.

It's SmackDown's turn on Tuesday night. Is The New Day set to change brands? Is Charlotte Flair, Kevin Owens or Sasha Banks headed to Team Blue?

For now, it looks like Raw got the far better end of the deal, but we've only seen half of the moves.

SmackDown's women's division needs a star after losing both Mickie James and Bliss. Either Flair or Banks has to be headed to the blue brand. The Boss, though, has a story in the works. WWE has teased her betraying her friend Bayley for months.

To abandon that now would be a waste.

The Queen is a better choice for that reason. And all the losing Flair has done recently (2-8 in her last 10 matches, per CageMatch.net) could be a setup for her to start over on SmackDown.

The story of her trying to find her footing again with a new set of opponents is well worth telling. It's one of many SmackDown may be able to explore after all the moving of puzzle pieces is over.