Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Tiffany Stratton and The Rock.
• On last night’s SmackDown, Nia Jax defeated Naomi to retain the WWE Women’s Championship after Tiffany Stratton hit Naomi with her Money In The Bank briefcase.
Stratton and Bianca Belair attacked Nia after the match. Stratton then took out Belair and successfully cashed-in her Money In The Bank contract on Jax to win the Title.
You can watch her title win below:
Tiffany Stratton defeats Nia Jax to win the WWE Women's Championship via Money In The Bank cash-inpic.twitter.com/VmH0YKbTUz
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) January 4, 2025
According to PWInsider, the MITB cash-in and title change had been planned for weeks and kept highly confidential. The move was designed specifically to create a major moment for SmackDown’s 3-hour expansion on the USA Network, benefiting the show, the network, and Tiffany Stratton.
WATCH: Tiffany Stratton Half-N@ked:
• Speculation is growing that The Rock will appear on RAW’s Netflix premiere from Los Angeles, although it hasn’t been confirmed.
WrestleVotes reported plans for Rock to attend, potentially setting up a WrestleMania 41 match, though nothing is finalized.
The Rock will be in Los Angeles as a presenter at the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday, where Moana 2 — in which he voiced Maui — is nominated for Best Picture. He confirmed his attendance via Instagram.
This has begun speculation that The Final Boss will appear on RAW the next night. He did the same thing last year, when he was near the location of the Bad Blood PLE and ended up making an appearance.
As we noted before, the Wrestling Observer reported that top WWE Official expect Rock to have a match at WrestleMania 41 in April.
