In front of a frenetic crowd, Monday's WWE Raw followed WrestleMania 33 with major moves.The Revival joined the red brand. Kurt Angle took over as the show's supervisor. Emma made her way back to the ring. AndBrock Lesnar made it clear who he wants to fight next.That series of events left the audience with a number of questions to mull over.What will The Revival's trajectory look like' What will Angle do as general manager' Will WWE get it right with Emma this time'As for Lesnar, uncertainty about the pacing of his next rivalry and who will emerge as No. 1 contender to the Universal Championship lingered after the latest Raw.Let's dive into all of those questions, analyzing what went down in Orlando and what it means moving forward.How Will Angle Impact Raw as GM'Vince McMahon told fans on Monday that his daughter Stephanie wouldn't be able to perform her duties as commissionerafter crashing through a table at WrestleMania. Someone needed to take control of the show, especially with former GM Mick Foley getting the boot last week.The chairman appointed Angle as Foley's replacement. The Hall of Famer will now run the show solo until Stephanie returns.Monday's Raw showed us glimpses of what Angle's tenure will look like. He tried to pacify a frustrated Sami Zayn, had Enzo Amore's shtick go over his head and find a terrific tag team partner for Seth Rollins in Finn Balor.Angle was plenty entertaining. It's going to be fun to see him interact with this generation's stars.But how much will WWE weave him into the storylines' Foley had his handprints over much of the show. He and Stephanie have been major components of Raw as authority figures.Will Angle bicker with The Billionaire Princess like Foley' Will he be as ever-present as his predecessor'His star power suggests that he will. WWE will want to maximize his presence. And it has shown an overreliance on the authority figure in the recent past. Will The Revival Thrive Away from NXT'Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder are finally on the main roster. The Revival answered The New Day's challenge on Monday's Raw and toppled the former tag team champs.The hard-hitting bruisers flourished at NXT, putting on some of the best matches in 2016.After a hell of a start againstThe New Day, will they be able to keep up their momentum on Raw' The Revival employs a throwback style. The duo doesn't have prototypical size. And the recent history of NXT teams transplanted to the main stage hasn't been great.The fact The Revival took out The New Day in its first day at the office is a good sign. Dawson and Wilder continued their NXT act against prominent foes.Andrew M Swift of Cageside Seats marveled at the team's introduction:The Ascension and The Vaudevillains falling off a cliff since coming up from NXT makes it easy to worry about The Revival moving forward, though. The difference is those teams aren't nearly as skilled as The Revival. Dawson and Wilder outdo them in the ring and on the mic.Unless WWE derails them with idiotic booking, the two-time NXT tag champs will be a big factor in the Raw tag scene for a good while.Will Emma Get Properly Utilized'After months of teasing and promises, Emma is finally back.The Australian heel sat around waiting for a return to action once she healed after a back injury. Emma stormed back onto Raw on Monday night, battling in asix-woman tag team match.She was her usual intriguing, cold-blooded, predatory self. She mixed it up with the women currently involved in the Raw Women's Championship chase.Is she due to be a contender for that title' Will WWE instead undervalue her as it has in the past'Screenwriter Max Landis pointed out how the company took some shine away from her return:That's not a great sign for what WWE has planned for moving forward. Finn Balor came back to battle in tag team action, too, but his return was made a much bigger deal.There's a good chance Emma gets lost in the shuffle. Raw has done a poor job in balancing the spotlight in its women's division. Alicia Fox has been relegated to valet duty, Summer Rae has been a non-factor and Dana Brooke has gone from foreground to background on several occasions.Emma is a better talent than all of them, but it's not a safe bet she is treated that way.What Will the Shake-Up Look Like'Before McMahon revealed Angle would be Raw's GM, he announced that the brands would undergo a "Superstar shake-up."Few details came to light about the event during Monday's show. It's not clear what scale this will have or how it will differ from the WWE draft. McMahon's announcement was merely a tease to whet our appetites.How many wrestlers will move brands' And who will have a new home by the end of next week'Sami Zayn moving toSmackDown makes sense considering his issues with Stephanie. AJ Styles' issues with SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon could lead to him transferring to Raw. The Miz's long feud with SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan may lead to a trade, too.The shake-up is a great chance to even out the shows, especially when it comes to the SmackDown tag team division. The blue brand needs some star power in that part of the roster in the worst way. The New Day, meanwhile, could use a change of scenery.Who Will Challenge The Beast Incarnate'Lesnar no longer has to worry about tangling with Goldberg. The Anomaly snatched Goldberg's title at WrestleMania, and the powerhouse told fanson Raw Talk he's leaving WWE for now.On Monday's Raw, Paul Heyman issued a challenge toRoman Reigns on behalf of his client. Braun Strowman, though, showed up to stare down the new titleholder.Is Strowman going to get thefirst crack at the gold' Is Reigns vs. Lesnar going to happen anytime soon, or will WWE look to save that for SummerSlam or WrestleMania'Little was made official on Raw. The most probable scenario is that Strowman serves as the warm-up before Reigns gets his shot.Reigns vs. Lesnar is too big of a bout to use up on Payback or Extreme Rules. Strowman vs. The Beast Incarnate, on the other hand, feels like something WWE would go with for those B-level PPVs.There's also the possibility of Balor stepping up to the plate.He never actually lost that universal title. He has a rematch coming to him if he demands it. Plus, that would be one hell of a match.
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