Recently, Tiffany Stratton posted an Instagram story of herself slapping Jade Cargill on the May 3rd episode of SmackDown. Stratton added a couple of laughing emojis, and the voiceover said, “Black B-tch.” She deleted the social media post after fan backlash.
A rumor circulated that Stratton had been pulled from tonight’s match on SmackDown. According to WWE’s official website, the former NXT Women’s Champion is scheduled to face Bianca Belair in the quarterfinals of the Queen of the Ring tournament tonight on SmackDown.
PWInsider reported that the 25-year-old is “absolutely” not in trouble for the controversial Instagram story. They added that Stratton has been praised by wrestlers and management since joining the main roster last February.
“We are told she’s [Tiffany Stratton] absolutely not in trouble for anything internally within WWE and that Stratton’s been nothing but praised by management and other talents since moving to the main roster a few months back.
Despite the rumors, we are told that Stratton’s status within the company is unchanged and she remains on good footing, as she’s seen as someone with a very high upside by management.”