I mean... No it doesn't make sense that they'd just switch to being heels, but it doesn't make much sense that Alexa is a face now either
They're getting mic time, but it should be in backstage segments with subtitles, otherwise we just get the stupid "what" chants. Or they have to be at least doing something else while cutting a promo, or maybe even have an interpreter like they do in UFC.
I think they might have Asuka get more and more heelish and unhinged, to the point where it's too much for even Kairi to keep up. Or maybe that's wishful thinking because two of my favourite wrestlers make such a bad team together