[Fact Check] Is Tiffany Stratton out of WWE Queen of the Ring tournament after her ‘racist’ comments on Jade Cargill?

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‘The Center Of The Universe’ has faced major backlash recently
Tiffany Stratton is one of the highly talented fast raising WWE Superstars, who has been impressive since her debut. Stratton has been in WWE since 2021 and has been a one time NXT Women’s Champion. Tiffy although being on the initial stage of her career, she has been praised for her impressive in-ring and promo skills. The 24-year-old made her main roster debut too soon and was the center of attraction of the blue brand.
Last week on WWE Live Event ‘SuperShow’, Tiffany Stratton faced Michin in the first round of the Queen of the Ring Tournament. Where Tiffany defeated Michin to advance to the Quarter-finals. In the Quarter-finals of the tournament, Tiffany will be facing Bianca Belair in a singles match. However, controversy arose due to Tiffany’s social media post which put her WWE status up in the air. Here is everything we know so far regarding the same.
Tiffany Stratton’s controversial comment
Ahead of the quarterfinals match, Tiffany posted a video on her Instagram Story, where she slapped Bianca Belair’s tag team partner, Jade Cargill dubbed with a voiceover saying, “Black B***h” followed by a laughing emoji, saying Bianca Belair was watching. Although the video was deleted sooner, Tiffany’s racist comment became a debate on the internet, with a rumor saying that WWE might have cancelled Tiffany’s match on SmackDown.
Rumor Killer on Tiffany Stratton’s status
Now a recent report from PWInsider became a rumor killer, saying that Tiffany is not facing any internal issues with the company and she is still on the board for the Queen of the Ring Quarterfinals match, this Friday. The report says that Tiffany has been receiving massive praise from WWE management and talents since her main roster debut and this mishap didn’t change her status within the company.
Tiffany Stratton will be facing Bianca Belair this Friday on the 5/17 episode of SmackDown at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
The confirmed matches for this week’s SmackDown include:
- King of the Ring Quarterfinals Match- Randy Orton vs Carmelo Hayes.
- King of the Ring Quarterfinals Match- Tama Tonga vs LA Knight
- Queen of the Ring Quarterfinals Match- Jade Cargill vs Nia Jax
- Queen of the Ring Quarterfinals Match- Bianca Belair vs Tiffany Stratton
- Cody Rhodes & Logan Paul contract signing.
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