{"id":139248,"date":"2022-05-10T13:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=139248"},"modified":"2022-05-10T13:10:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:10:42","slug":"returning-wwe-star-reportedly-moving-from-smackdown-to-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/10\/returning-wwe-star-reportedly-moving-from-smackdown-to-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning WWE star reportedly moving from Smackdown to Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2336877939\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Lacey Evans is now a member of the WWE Monday Night Raw roster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\">PWInsider<\/a> is reporting that after WWE aired a loaded version of the Evans return vignettes on Raw this week, she will be permanently be a part of that roster moving forward. Evans has ran multiple return videos in which she&#8217;s detailed her tough upbringing, time in the military, what it&#8217;s like to be a Mom, and her against the odds journey to WWE. Before Monday night, those pieces exclusively ran on Smackdown. Evans appeared in-person on Smackdown last Friday as well.<\/p>\n<p>The report doesn&#8217;t indicate the reason for the move, but reveals that Evans is currently slated as a heel on the Raw brand. Evans has been away from the WWE since February of last year due to having a second child.<\/p>\n<p>Raw has fresh matchups for Evans to be a part of. Bianca Belair holds the Raw Women&#8217;s Champion and would be a fresh opponent for Evans. Asuka, Becky Lynch, and a returning Bayley are fresh potential matchups as well.<\/p>\n<p>Evans has not held a championship in WWE. She debuted with the company in the first Mae Young Classic tournament and was signed shortly thereafter. Evans made her main roster debut in 2019.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/10\/wwe-no-longer-planning-to-unify-tag-team-titles\/\">WWE no longer planning to unify tag team titles<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-190187375\"><div id=\"pwtor-368552976\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Lacey Evans is now a member of the WWE Monday Night Raw roster. 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