10 Most Shocking Things That Happened On WWE SmackDown Post-WrestleMania
8. Paige Becomes New SmackDown GM (2018)
24 hours before this, a solemn Paige stood in the middle of the ring on Raw and bawled her eyes out. She'd just announced her in-ring retirement, and it seemed a safe bet that the Brit would take some time away from the WWE spotlight to assess her options.
So much for that.
On the following night's SmackDown, Shane McMahon revealed Paige as the new General Manager to replace Daniel Bryan. Then, as he was prone to doing back then, Shane-O chanted, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" along with the fans in attendance. Meanwhile, Paige beamed with pride, showing contrasting emotions to Raw's sadness.
At the time, the announcement felt like a big deal for the show. It wouldn't end up being very progressive, if only because Paige was a more peripheral figure compared to McMahon omnipresence, but at least it gave her something to do for a while.