WWE fans witnessed a heated exchange between Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton on the April 4th episode of SmackDown. The segment quickly turned controversial as both wrestlers appeared to stray from the script. Stratton took a personal jab at Flair, mentioning her divorces.
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Flair fired back with a comment about Ludwig Kaiser, Stratton’s real-life boyfriend, appearing in her direct messages. The remarks generated immediate reactions and rumors about the authenticity of the exchange.
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Sources suggest much of it was improvised, but the fact that the comments made it to air implies some level of approval from WWE officials.
WWE has since removed videos of the unedited segment.
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They replaced them with a version that excludes the controversial remarks.
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The sanitized clips still include Stratton’s line about Flair “drinking in daddy’s basement” at her age while Stratton prepares to defend her title at WrestleMania. The contentious segment has sparked numerous discussions among wrestling fans. It prompted a “work/shoot” debate—where fans argue whether the exchange was part of the storyline (a “work”) or unscripted (a “shoot”).
The intensity of the segment and the subsequent edits by WWE only add to the intrigue. As the road to WrestleMania 41 heats up, this incident adds another layer of drama and anticipation to the marquee event. For ongoing discussions and more wrestling news, check out the comment section below.
Fans are eagerly dissecting every moment of the Flair-Stratton segment and speculating on what it means for their WrestleMania match.
