WWE SmackDown: 5 biggest surprises from the Superstar Shake-up episode (April 16, 2019)

#2 The Pirate Experience

Last week, SmackDown’s former General Manager returned to the screens to make a bold announcement. She announced that she will be bringing in a tag team which will rule the women’s division.

Straight after her announcement, fans started assuming who would Paige bring to SmackDown and manage. Teams such as Mandy Rose and Sonya DeVille, Io Shirai and Kairi Sane, and many others were thrown around.

However, Paige surprised everyone this week by bringing in a duo no one even thought would work as a tag team on the main roster.

Former SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka forged an alliance with Kairi Sane, as the two have now become a tag team which will be managed by Paige.

What’s more surprising is that Asuka’s quest for the Women’s Championship seems to be over for now, and she will quickly be moved into tag team feuds with the Women’s Tag Team Champions.