On the April 4 episode of SmackDown, the Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair segment fell off the rails. Both women were said to have gone off script and the segment ended in a way that wasnt at all supposed to happen.
For those who may not have heard, the segment went totally off script. The Chicago crowd had rattled Charlotte who could not get her words out. She also mocked Strattons voice. Stratton called Flair a nepo baby in which Charlotte said she is actually the nepo queen. Following this, Stratton said Flair would be walking out of WrestleMania alone just like she is in real life being 0-3, referring to her divorces. Flair had the final words by saying, that is why Kaiser (Strattons boyfriend and fellow WWE Superstar) was sliding in her DMs.
In a report by WrestleVotes, they have found the script of how the segment was supposed to go down. According to the report:
Charlotte Flair was supposed to say the comparisons to Tiffany Stratton were always annoying, but now theyve pissed her off. Shed say it might be flattering for Tiffany, but its an insult to The Queen, and at WrestleMania, shes taking back whats hers.
Tiffany would interrupt, questioning why Charlotte thinks she still runs the division after barely wresting in three years. Shed tell her, You call yourself a queen, but you dont have a kingdom.
Charlotte would fire back, saying the only reason Tiffanys champ is because the MITB briefcase was a ski lift to the top, and now Princess Tiffys afraid of heights.
Tiffanys final line? Congrats on climbing back upbut falling 13 times doesnt sound like a real champion. And at WrestleMania youre falling again.
In addition, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported more on how the segment took a turn. The exchange started going off script when Charlotte adlibbed by calling herself a nepo-queen. This was after Stratton called her a nepo-baby. However, this wasnt what caused the friction originally. Once Flair started mocking Strattons voice is where it caught the snag. People backstage felt like Tiffany needed to fight back, but that going personal to that degree without it being cleared was ill-advised.
Digital producers were instructed to edit the personal relationship references and Charlotte making fun of Tiffanys voice from the YouTube editions. The general reaction backstage was some confusion when Charlotte emulated Tiffany, and general oh shit, when Tiffany and Charlotte got deeply personal.
While there was heat on both Superstars after the segment, Sapp did not hear of any issues backstage after it was over
