SmackDown LIVE preview: April 10, 2018:

How will AJ Styles respond following Shinsuke Nakamura’s betrayal?
After WrestleMania made an earth-shattering impact on SmackDown Superstars such as WWE Champion
AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Daniel Bryan, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and more,
Team Blue’s top competitors look forward to new challenges, opportunities and conflicts as the
SmackDown LIVE after The Show of Shows approaches.

Where does Charlotte go after beating Asuka?

Who might debut on SmackDown LIVE after WrestleMania?

How will AJ Styles respond to Shinsuke Nakamura’s savage attack?

Who will be the light in The Bludgeon Brothers’ new age of darkness?

What does the future hold for the leadership of SmackDown LIVE and the Superstar Shake-up?

How will AJ Styles respond to Shinsuke Nakamura’s savage attack?

After AJ Styles retained his WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura in a thrilling match at
WrestleMania, the WWE Universe was stunned when The King of Strong Style struck The Phenomenal One
with a merciless low blow and put the boots to him in a savage assault after the title bout.
What reasoning will WWE’s Rockstar have for his heinous actions? And how will Styles respond?

What does the future hold for the leadership of SmackDown LIVE and the Superstar Shake-up?

The state of SmackDown LIVE’s management team was certainly in flux leading up to WrestleMania 34.
Shane McMahon had announced that he would be taking an indefinite leave of absence as Commissioner
of the blue brand, and Daniel Bryan had just been cleared for in-ring competition.

Now that the two have vanquished Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn from SmackDown LIVE for good following their
win over The “Yep!” Movement at WrestleMania, what’s next for the Commissioner and General Manager? Will
Shane officially return from his leave of absence and what impact will his health issues have on his
decision? Will Daniel Bryan continue to split time between the ring and the office? And how will the
Superstar Shake-up impact these decisions?

Where does Charlotte go after beating Asuka?

Having firmly proved that she was indeed ready for Asuka, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
now stands atop the mountain as the definitive Queen of WWE. Who will step up to challenge Flair? Could
we see Naomi, the winner of the first-ever WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal, shine her glow the Queen’s
way? Or, could the likes of The Riott Squad or Becky Lynch make a power play for the top spot on Team
Blue? And when will Carmella look to strike with her Money in the Bank contract?

Who will be the light in The Bludgeon Brothers’ new age of darkness?

After The Bludgeon Brothers defeated The Usos and The New Day to become new SmackDown Tag Team
Champions in a dominant performance at WrestleMania, the question must now be posed: Who the heck
is gonna stop these guys?
With Harper & Rowan’s new age of darkness now looming heavily over the SmackDown Tag Team division,
who will step up to slow down the two behemoths?

Who might debut on SmackDown LIVE after WrestleMania?

RawAfterMania saw NXT standouts like The Authors of Pain, No Way Jose and Ember Moon make
their debuts on the red brand, but does that mean SmackDown LIVE can expect new faces to arrive
as well? Historically, Team Blue has also had its share of surprises, so is it possible SmackDown
LIVE will see new faces emerge one week before the Superstar Shake-up?