Wade Barrett reacts to controversial segment between Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton on WWE SmackDown

Modified Apr 06, 2025 12:26 GMT

Charlotte Flair, Wade Barrett, and Tiffany Stratton on SmackDown this week [Image via wwe.com]

WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton was involved in a heated promo with Charlotte Flair on SmackDown's latest episode. Wade Barrett, who was in the ring for the segment, recently joined the WWE Universe in reacting to this promo.

On this week's episode of the blue brand show, Stratton and Flair met in the middle of the ring and exchanged some heated words. Controversy arose when Stratton commented on The Queen's personal life and the latter didn't hold back as well.

While WWE higher-ups were reportedly not pleased with this segment, SmackDown commentator Wade Barrett, who acted as the mediator of the segment, shared his honest thoughts on the controversial segment. On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Barrett wrote:

"I wanted to be Sir David Frost. I ended up as Jerry Springer. #SmackDown."

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Wrestling veteran questioned Tiffany Stratton's promo on SmackDown

While Tiffany Stratton managed to get the crowd to react when she commented on Charlotte Flair's personal life, overall, it felt like the champion failed to hold her own against Flair. As per wrestling veteran Dutch Mantell, this was visible on SmackDown this week.

During an episode of BroDown with host Mac Davis, Mantell said:

"Well, they put her in that spot. They didn't foresee that Charlotte would completely eat her lunch on interviews, I don't think. Because if they saw that, why would they put her out there? She's almost self-destructing. I don't know if it's going to hurt her that much or anything. But people who know what to look for, we kinda know. You could see Tiffany getting frustrated, and tonight, she left early like, 'Bye, I'm out of here. I'm gone,' and she left." [From 18:52 onwards]

After this promo, it will be interesting to see how Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton build their rivalry in the time left before their match at The Showcase of The Immortals. While there are many opinions on what happened this week on SmackDown, one can't deny that it has created plenty of hype around this match at WrestleMania.

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