3 most memorable moments of Paige as SmackDown's General Manager
SmackDown had managed to regain a lot of long-lost luster under the management of Paige, and her removal as the General Manager will most certainly have an effect on its ratings. Under Paige's supervision, SmackDown became superior to Raw, and most people preferred it over Raw.
Even though she was hurried into taking the responsibility as GM, Paige managed the blue brand extremely well, and pulled off several eventful matches. Her impromptu decisions helped make SmackDown even more intriguing to watch, and removing her as GM will leave a void unfilled.
We all know about how scripted the world of WWE is, but with Vince and Stephanie McMahon shifting their attention to Raw and constantly interfering in Kurt Angle's management, Paige was left with more authority to make her own decisions on SmackDown. Here are some of the most memorable moments Paige pulled off as GM of SmackDown.
#3 Jeff Hardy comes to AJ Styles' rescue
Just when all the fans thought the feud between AJ Styles and Shinsuke was over, WWE announced that AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura would have one more go at it on SmackDown Live. It all became a bit fishier when Rusev and Aiden English entered the arena following the entrances, to cut a promo about his match with Styles.
With all the action going on in the match, things became unfortunate when Nakamura came in with a Kinshasa attempt, but hit English instead of AJ Styles. Styles slammed Nakamura into the ring post, tossed him into the ring, and went to set up the Phenomenal Forearm.
However, Rusev pulled him off the ring for a DQ finish just over 15 minutes in. Rusev then brought AJ into the ring and held him for Shinsuke to hit the Kinshasa, but Jeff Hardy's theme music came on and he ran down to the ring.
Jeff took out both Rusev and Nakamura, clearing the ring of the duo. It was then Paige came out on the ramp, making a tag team match begin right away.