WWE Raw results, recap, grades: New champion, major Superstar Shakeup roster moves

Just over a week after WrestleMania 34, WWE made some massive changes to its two major rosters beginning Monday with the first half of the Superstar Shakeup. After adding five new talents last week on the Raw after WrestleMania, WWE went ahead and placed 18 more talents on the red brand Monday night with 17 of them coming over directly from SmackDown.

Included among those were Jinder Mahal, who brought along and quickly lost the United States Championship. Dolph Ziggler (along with surprise teammate Drew McIntyre), Bobby Roode and Baron Corbin were among the other big moves with it only announced that SmackDown would receive The Miz (sans The Miztourage) in return.

With such drastic changes going down Monday night, suddenly SmackDown Live on Tuesday adds even more intrigue. Is WWE going to figure out a way to put the U.S. or intercontinental title on the show? How will the blue brand replace such a drastic amount of talent. What is Raw going to do with so many new, legitimate tag teams without any seemingly moving over from SmackDown?

CBS Sports will be back with you Tuesday updating the full list of Superstar Shakeup changes throughout the entire show. For now, check out our results and grades from Raw on Monday night.

WWE Raw results, grades

Jinder Mahal joins Raw: After Raw general manager Kurt Angle opened the show, Mahal hit the ring as the red brand's first acquisition and began complaining that he was brought to the arena in an SUV as opposed to a limousine with a motorcade. He then demanded top-tier perks, the same ones universal champion Brock Lesnar receives, because he's the best superstar on the roster. Angle responded by putting Mahal's title on the line immediately, forcing him to prove his claim. Hot opening segment and great mic work by both men. Grade: A

United States Championship -- Jeff Hardy def. Jinder Mahal (c) via pinfall to win the title: The match one would expect with Hardy working through his signature moves and thus making Mahal look better than he normally does in the ring. Hardy reversed The Khallas twice and eventually hit Twist of Fate before climbing to the top rope and connecting with the Swanton Bomb to pick up the clean 1-2-3 and become the new title holder and now a Grand Slam champion. After the match, Mahal said he was brought to Raw to be embarrassed by Mr. America in Angle and demanded his rematch at the Greatest Royal Rumble. Mahal was interrupted by a dancing, laughing No Way Jose, who invited Renee YouYoung to dance. The match was nothing special, but the storyline enhances the rating here. Grade: B

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