5 people who could replace Triple H & the McMahons as WWE authority figures
The 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-Up will take place on the April 15-16 episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live in Montreal, Quebec.
Unlike previous years, the red and blue brands do not have designated Commissioners and General Managers who can negotiate roster changes between the two shows.
Last year, for example, Stephanie McMahon and Kurt Angle were in charge of Raw at the time of the Shake-Up, so they were responsible for the additions of Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre & Co. to Monday nights. Over on SmackDown Live, Shane McMahon and Paige boosted their roster with star names including Asuka and The Miz.
The 2019 roster moves are bound to produce some exciting headlines and storylines, but it would definitely make more sense if new Raw and SmackDown Live authority figures were put in place before the Shake-Up. If not, Triple H and the McMahons will be moving Superstars around with little-to-no logic involved.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at five people who WWE should seriously consider as possible authority figures ahead of the Shake-Up.
#5 Paige
Paige returned to WWE programming on the SmackDown Live after WrestleMania 35. She congratulated The IIconics on their victory against The Brooklyn Belles and then cryptically revealed that she will “bring a tag team of my own” to next week’s Superstar Shake-Up.
Of course, that has led to plenty of speculation about who she could be bringing to Raw or SmackDown Live, and whether she will be managing a duo on the main roster, but could she also have been hinting that she will return to her role as SmackDown General Manager?
After all, unlike Kurt Angle on Raw, Paige was well received as an authority figure by Triple H and the McMahons – so much so that Shane McMahon sincerely thanked her for her hard work as GM when she was relieved of her duties in December 2018.
In reality, the former Divas champion only left her GM role because she needed to take time off to promote “Fighting With My Family”. Now that she is back, it would certainly make sense if she returned to her previous position.