{"id":45025,"date":"2025-04-08T18:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=45025"},"modified":"2025-04-08T18:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:16:39","slug":"ric-flair-charlotte-tiffany-stratton-smackdown-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ric-flair-charlotte-tiffany-stratton-smackdown-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ric Flair Breaks Silence on Charlotte vs Tiffany Stratton Promo Controversy on SmackDown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ric Flair shares his thoughts on the controversial promo between Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton, calling it \u201cvery sensitive\u201d and defending his daughter\u2019s legacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The heated exchange that aired on the April 4th episode of <i>SmackDown <\/i>quickly became one of the most talked-about WWE segments of the year \u2013 perhaps for the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1243\">Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton Promo Goes Off Script<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1632\">The <em data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1260\">SmackDown<\/em> segment featured intense verbal jabs between Women\u2019s Champion Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1632\">The moment that drew particularly heavy online attention was when Stratton referenced Flair\u2019s three divorces and labelled her WrestleMania opponent as \u201cthe world\u2019s biggest nepo baby\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1632\">Charlotte clapped back by revealing that Stratton\u2019s real-life boyfriend, Ludwig Kaiser, had been in her DMs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tiffany Stratton: And when it&#39;s all said and done, you&#39;re gonna be just like you are outside of the ring alone. What\u2019s that record 0-3?<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte: Is that why Kaiser is in my DMs???<\/p>\n<p>THEY SHOOTING SHOOTING \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnMd0GMrfI\">pic.twitter.com\/wnMd0GMrfI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Public Enemies Podcast (@PublicEnemiesHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PublicEnemiesHQ\/status\/1908330206378467522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1870\">While the live segment aired as planned, WWE quickly edited out the divorce reference in the version uploaded to YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1870\">Reports suggest that the segment veered off script, with both women reportedly straying from the original rundown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charlotte &amp; Tiffany said very little of what was in the rundown for them. Off script quite a bit.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleVotes\/status\/1908329204363538728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1870\">Ric Flair Comments on Charlotte and Tiffany Stratton Promo<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2051\">Speaking on <em data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1974\">Busted Open Radio<\/em>, Ric Flair shared his thoughts on the personal nature of the promo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2051\">\u201cI have an opinion, but I don\u2019t really want to voice it,\u201d he stated. \u201cI can say this, it\u2019s very sensitive. I didn\u2019t like it, but wrestling is wrestling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2315\">Flair made it clear that he doesn\u2019t enjoy being used in promos, but he praised Charlotte\u2019s resilience and athleticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2315\">\u201cShe is ten times the athlete that I am. So much better of a worker than I ever was. She works so hard. Undertaker said it best, \u2018The Queen came back and regained her crown.\u2019 She deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2684\">When asked whether anything similar had happened during his own legendary wrestling career, Flair admitted it hadn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2567\" data-end=\"2684\">\u201cIt never happened. I\u2019m 0-4. There is a reason I\u2019m 0-4. When you\u2019re gone six months at a time, people say, \u2018Why did you get married when you\u2019re gone?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2921\">He also commented on the likely lack of prior discussion before the promo aired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2921\">\u201cI would assume there was no discussion of that before, but I don\u2019t have any idea. I\u2019m not privy to know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ric Flair says that the comments made by Tiffany Stratton towards Charlotte Flair during the back and forth on SmackDown last week was \u2018very insensitive\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I have an opinion but I don&#39;t really want to voice it. I can say it&#39;s very sensitive. I didn&#39;t like it, but wrestling is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NQ2O9eCNpk\">pic.twitter.com\/NQ2O9eCNpk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleOps\/status\/1909658896462913906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3290\">Despite not going into full detail, Flair didn\u2019t hide his discomfort with the way the promo unfolded \u2013 particularly how it affected his daughter, Charlotte, on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3290\">\u201cThey\u2019re certainly talking about it now, at the expense of Ashley\u2019s personal feelings. Wrestling is a strange animal.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3473\">WWE Removes Divorce Line from YouTube Clip Amid Backlash<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3774\">WWE\u2019s decision to cut out the most controversial part of the promo for its YouTube upload signals internal discomfort with how the segment played out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3774\">Fans and insiders alike have debated whether such deeply personal shots belong in scripted storylines \u2013 especially when they\u2019re reportedly unscripted.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair engage in an intense war of words: SmackDown, April 4, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mEUAWGsUxAI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"3776\" data-end=\"3843\">Ric Flair Stands By Charlotte Amid Promo Fallout<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3845\" data-end=\"4135\">Although Ric Flair expressed disapproval of how the situation was handled, his support for Charlotte remains unwavering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3845\" data-end=\"4135\">He emphasised her unmatched work ethic and athleticism and positioned her as a top-tier performer who will remain at the pinnacle of women\u2019s wrestling for years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3845\" data-end=\"4135\">\u201cShe\u2019ll be the best worker in the business, female, until the day she decides to retire.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ric Flair shares his thoughts on the controversial promo between Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton, calling it \u201cvery sensitive\u201d and defending his daughter\u2019s legacy. The heated exchange that aired on the April 4th episode of SmackDown quickly became one of the most talked-about WWE segments of the year \u2013 perhaps for the wrong reasons. 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