Speaking in an interview after the show, Paige revealed that the Japanese duo originally had a different idea for their tag team name.
In case you didn’t know…
Paige returned to WWE programming in April 2019 as the manager of new tag team Asuka & Kairi Sane.
The former NXT Women’s champions joined forces with Bayley & Ember Moon to defeat Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville on their debut as a team on the April 16 episode of SmackDown Live.
They then went on to pick up their first 2-on-2 tag victory over Jaylee & Queen Aminata on April 30, while they were also victorious on the most recent episode of SmackDown Live when they defeated Rose & Deville in their first match with their new Kabuki Warriors name.
The heart of the matter
There has been plenty of criticism of Asuka & Kairi Sane’s new name, with many fans joking on social media that, much like The Viking Raiders (aka The Viking Experience/War Raiders/War Machine), WWE could decide to change their name again.
Hitting back at criticism from a WWE viewer on Twitter, Paige wrote:
The former SmackDown Live GM added during an interview with WWE.com:
What’s next?
The debate about the new name will no doubt rumble on over the next few days. From a storyline perspective, everything Paige said will likely come to fruition. Nobody else seems better positioned than Asuka & Kairi Sane to take the tag titles from The IIconics.
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