Charlotte Flair, Tamina Sent to WWE SmackDown in Superstar Shake-Up

SmackDown Live commissioner Shane McMahon revamped the show's women's division Tuesday with the additions of Charlotte Flair and Tamina as part of the WWE Superstar Shake-up.

WWE provided a look at the two at their new home:

SmackDown Live needed some fresh faces in its women's division after losing Alexa Bliss and Mickie James to Raw.

Tamina hasn't appeared on WWE programming in nearly a year, as she underwent knee surgery last May. It wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement that WWE used her to essentially troll the fans. McMahon described SmackDown's newest female star as an amazing athlete and the daughter of a Hall of Famer—leading many to expect Charlotte.

The Miami Herald's Scott Fishman was critical of how WWE handled Tamina's SmackDown Live debut:

With that said, there's no question Charlotte is the far bigger inclusion on SmackDown. She's already a five-time WWE women's champion and one of the top names in WWE's women's division.

Charlotte will benefit greatly a change of scenery. On Raw, her biggest feuds were against Bayley and Sasha Banks, two wrestlers with whom she battled on NXT. As a result, it grew tiresome to see them continue to cross paths each week.

SmackDown was lacking another marquee name alongside Natalya to be a foil for Naomi and Becky Lynch, making Charlotte the perfect acquisition.

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