8 Surprises that can happen on the SmackDown after Mania

The RAW after WrestleMania was a fun show and full of surprises. If last year is anything to go by, we can expect more surprises on tonight's SmackDown.

What could those surprises be?

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#8 A New SmackDown GM is named

Daniel Bryan is now an active member of the SmackDown Live roster. With that, Bryan will not be able to continue his role as SmackDown GM and will probably resign from his post later tonight on SmackDown.

With Bryan resigning, could we see a new SmackDown GM being named tonight? One of the names that have done the rounds is Hulk Hogan.

#7 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn beg the new GM for their jobs

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn showed up on RAW to ask Kurt Angle for spots on the RAW roster. Angle had one place and made KO and Zayn wrestle each other for it. Unfortunately for them, the match ended with neither man winning meaning that neither will be on RAW.

Could Owens and Zayn return to SmackDown and ask the new SmackDown GM for their place back on SmackDown? Or could they force his hand in some way?

#6 SAniTy make their main-roster debut

The only member of SAniTy who was on the NXT TakeOver: New Orleans card was Killian Dain who took part in the ladder match for the North American Championship.

It looks like SAniTy have done all they can do on the yellow brand and a move to the main-roster seems imminent. Could that call-up come as soon as tonight?

#5 Carmella fails to cash-in

Carmella had a quiet night at WrestleMania. She was the first woman eliminated from the Women's Battle Royale and not a peep was heard from her for the rest of the night.

With time running out for her to cash-in her contract, could Carmella attempt to cash-in as soon as tonight? According to new reports, Charlotte is going to get a big push because she's slotted to face Ronda Rousey at Mania 35. In that case, any attempted cash-in will probably fail.

#4 The 'Iconic Duo' debut on SmackDown

The Iconic Duo have been off NXT television for a while now. It looks like they are done with NXT and a main-roster call-up seems imminent.

It looks like that call-up could come as soon as tonight.

#3 Rusev wins the US Championship

WrestleMania didn't exactly go the way Rusev and his legion of fans had hoped for. Thanks to Sunil Singh, Jinder Mahal hit Rusev with the Khallas to win the United States Championship.

Rusev will show up on SmackDown with an axe to grind. Could Rusev ask for a title match tonight itself and win the US Championship? Stranger things have happened.

#2 Andrade 'Cien' Almas makes his main-roster debut

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Another NXT star who could make their debut tonight is Andrade 'Cien' Almas.

Almas had a great night at TakeOver even though he lost his NXT Championship to Aleister Black. It's not confirmed that Almas is done with NXT and he could still invoke his rematch clause against Aleister Black.

However, there is still a good chance that Almas and his manager Zelina Vega show up on SmackDown tonight.

#1 AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura announced for Backlash

AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship at WrestleMania but he won't be a happy man. His friend Shinsuke Nakamura hit him with a low blow after the match before finishing him off with a Kinshasa at ringside.

Styles and Nakamura could face off tonight and it will probably lead to a rematch between the two.

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