Why WWE Put Asuka On Commentary Last Week On Raw

All of WWE’s TV shows have been moved to the Performance Center, and it seems that WWE officials are still trying out different things to make the audience free shows work.

Last week’s episode of Raw featured some big names such as The Undertaker and Steve Austin, and when the show was over quite a few people were talking about Asuka’s guest appearance at the commentary table.

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler talked about Asuka’s stint on commentary during an episode of The Jerry Lawler Show, and he noted that WWE put her on commentary to try an make things as loud as possible at the Performance Center.

“That’s what I noticed on [Monday Night Raw], we had Rey Mysterio and Andrade in their match, I really felt for those guys. Even though they put on a heck of a match, they did as good as possible. If the place had been packed the people would’ve been going crazy, but it was empty so it was total silence. They put Asuka out there to help with the commentary and just to try and help make some noise and make things as loud as possible so it wouldn’t just be silence, so that helped a lot. It’s a tough go, and I felt sorry for Rey and Andrade and Zelina and all of them, they still did great but it was a whole unusual experience.”

“It was different of course, but I was trying to focus more on Asuka and her commentary than I was on the match. I was looking at her more than I was the match, she was ranting and raving and being against Rey and I was just trying to make everybody believe I knew exactly what she was saying. I think I said one time ‘Byron, she said your suit looks cheap’. I left the calling of the match to Byron and Tom and just focused on Asuka. She was the hit of the show, everybody seemed to love Asuka on commentary.”

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