Tiffany Stratton isn't mature enough, believes former US Champion; says she shouldn't have targeted Charlotte Flair's personal life

By Abhilash Mendhe

Modified Apr 14, 2025 04:30 GMT

Tiffany Stratton during the controversial segment (via WWE's website)

A wrestling legend wasn't happy at all with Tiffany Stratton's verbal attack on Charlotte Flair on a recent episode of SmackDown. Former NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Magnum T. A. took exception to Stratton's lines and called her unprofessional.

Fans are now heavily invested in Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton's feud heading into WrestleMania 41 after what happened on SmackDown two weeks ago. Both female stars reportedly delivered unscripted lines in what was quite an awkward back-and-forth.

Wrestling veteran Magnum T. A. had a lot to say about Tiffany verbally targeting Charlotte during the segment. Here's what he said about her on The Four Horsemen Network:

"Wives, family, kids, are out of bounds. And going down a road and calling somebody, basically a loser, because of a misfortune in life, which, you know, millions of people go through, and bringing that into... trying to bring that into a storyline that wasn't agreed upon on the front side, is the ultimate slap in the face and showing of just not being mature enough professionally to know how to navigate things like that, and stay between the ditches. It was totally unprofessional in my book." [2:41-3:28]

What did Ric Flair say about Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair's exchange?

To no one's surprise, The Nature Boy seemingly sided with his daughter following her controversial back-and-forth with the WWE Women's Champion. Here's what he said on Busted Open:

“I have an opinion, but I don’t really want to voice it. I can say this, it’s very sensitive. I didn’t like it, but wrestling is wrestling. I hate when they use me, but Charlotte said it right, you think that’s the first time hearing my name? I want to clarify this. She is ten times the athlete that I am. So much better of a worker than I ever was." [H/T Fightful]

Tiffany Stratton certainly won't be happy with Magnum T. A.'s comments targeting her. Flair received massive backlash from the WWE Universe following the segment, and it seems like most of the fans are siding with Stratton and want her to defeat The Queen at 'Mania.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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