Below are a couple of top WWE & AEW news stories of the day, featuring John Cena, Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton, and Collision.
• John Cena Reacts To The Charlotte Flair – Tiffany Stratton Promo
The backstage fallout from the Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair promo segment from SmackDown continues, where both women went off-script.
Fightful Select reports that at least one source close to Stratton alleges Charlotte deviated from the script first, prompting Stratton to respond in kind. This source also claimed that Stratton’s decision to leave the ring after delivering a pointed remark about Flair’s divorce was an attempt to de-escalate the situation, suggesting that underlying tensions had been building.
“At least one source close to Stratton claimed that Charlotte went off script first, then Stratton fought back. The claim was that rolling out of the ring after dropping the marriage line was to try to avoid the situation escalating. The belief was that this situation has been boiling over for a while.”
However, management’s reaction was reportedly negative towards both women involved. “Management wasn’t happy with either woman from what we’re told.”
The backstage reaction during the segment was also noteworthy. “We’ve heard that when the back and forth happened to close the promo, there were some audible ‘oohs’ and ‘woahs’ and general surprise that it unfolded that way.” This indicates that the segment’s conclusion was unexpected, even to WWE Officials backstage.
It looks like John Cena is on Charlotte’s side in this feud, as he posted a low quality photo of The Queen from WrestleMania 38 on his Instagram page:
Also Read: Backstage Reaction Of WWE’s Women To Charlotte Flair – Tiffany Stratton Promo
• AEW Collision Results
Tonight’s AEW Collision was the final show before tomorrow night’s Dynasty PPV. Below are the results:
– Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita def. Powerhouse Hobbs & Tomohiro Ishii
– Mark Briscoe def. Max Caster in an Open Challenge
– AEW Trios Champion Pac def. Cash Wheeler due to interference from Wheeler Yuta
Cope (Edge) and Dax Harwood brawled with The Death Riders.
– Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) def. CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)
After the match, Nick Wayne and CRU laid out Top Flight.
– “Speedball” Mike Bailey def. Dralistico
Ricochet was on commentary for this match and laid out Bailey after the match.
– ROH Women’s Champion Athena & Julia Hart def. TBS Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron
Julia made Harley tap out to pick up the win for her team.
