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Last night on SmackDown, WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton and her challenger at WrestleMania 41, Charlotte Flair, had a verbal showdown, which resulted in many below-the-belt comments. A big moment that caught the attention of both Flair and the WWE Universe was when Stratton seemingly went off-script by mentioning Charlotte's third and most recent divorce.
With Tiffany still in the early stages of her career in World Wrestling Entertainment, a statement such as this may land her in hot water with Triple H and the rest of the higher-ups. It could potentially result in her being stripped of the title ahead of Mania 41.
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While the build-up to Flair and Stratton's title match at WrestleMania 41 has been rather underwhelming, many are expecting their showdown to be one of the best across the weekend.
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Tiffany Stratton has struggled working as a babyface, claims WWE Hall of Famer
After Charlotte Flair won the Royal Rumble in her return to earn a title match at WrestleMania 41, WWE looked to book her as a babyface. However, this led to the crowd resisting this move, with those in attendance and online rejecting her as a babyface.
With Flair having to work as a heel, Tiffany Stratton, who has predominantly worked as a heel during her career, also had to pivot by working as a face.
Speaking on Busted Open radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray explained why he thinks that Stratton has struggled as a babyface, labeling her lack of experience as a potential factor.
"Unfortunately, in the wrestling industry these days, house shows are becoming a thing of the past. There are not as many of them for anybody to get really good. Back in my day, when we're working 300 nights a year, and we were doing house shows 3-4 nights a week. You honed your craft. You got really good at what you did. Tiffany does not have that luxury," Bully Ray said. [From 14:29 - 14:52]
Check out the full video below:
While her babyface character could certainly be better, Tiffany Stratton's skills in the ring certainly and deservingly position her as one of the biggest stars in the company today.
