WWE SmackDown: Ranking All 9 New Roster Additions From Worst To Best

After quite an eventful Monday Night Raw, the SmackDown edition of the "Superstar Shakeup" failed to live up to the hype created by the show that aired the night prior. Raw gained more high profile talent than anyone expected, even if some of the trades and signings occurred with no explanation whatsoever.

SmackDown meanwhile added depth but nowhere near a proportionate amount of main event level players. It suffered from predictability, too; even Curt Hawkins, buried six feet under, could still see the arrival of Kevin Owens through his coffin lid.

For the most part, Raw's approach was to just have talent show up and attack wrestlers or cut promos and insert themselves into programs. In contrast, SmackDown opted for a bit more of a structured approach, choosing to present their new acquisitions in a traditional manner.

Now that we've seen how both shows fared in the Shakeup, it's safe to say that Raw made out considerably better than their sister show. In many ways, that's to be expected. There were even reports that SmackDown is being viewed as an "incubator" for talent who can then be promoted to Raw.

Isn't that what NXT is for?

I'm not even sure there are any plans to use Tamina; it's possible the creative team brought her back for the sole purpose of delivering the Charlotte "joke" when they swerved us with her introduction. Touting the second generation wrestler with a Hall of Fame father, everyone assumed that "The Nature Boy's daughter was Shane's big surprise.

It was unfair to Tamina that she was met with such a wave of apathy and positioned for the reception in the first place.

While she's never been a particularly impressive worker, Tamina has a role to fill in the women's division. She was at her most effective alongside AJ Lee, serving as her version of "Shiesel", the imposing bodyguard for the diminutive champion. When cast as a monster, Tamina can serve as an intimidating opponent for anyone on the main roster outside of Nia Jax. It's therefore best to keep those two on separate brands.

Tamina probably won't contribute much to the Women's division on SmackDown, and considering the controversy surrounding her recently deceased father, it's entirely likely that she finishes out her contract and is quietly released.