On the January 10, edition of WWE SmackDown, Tiffany Stratton relished in her WWE Women’s Title reign that had kicked off the previous week. Stratton told the fans and the roster to “put some respect” on her name, a line that caught the attention of former Superstar Mandy Rose.
On her Power Alphas podcast, Rose addressed the line after many fans pointed out that she had used similar verbiage during her time as NXT Women’s Champion.
“I got so many tweets about it, and I was like, ‘What is going on?’ Then I saw the clip, and this b***h even used the same kinda tone.”
Rose and Stratton were both once part of NXT, though Mandy was the brand’s top woman at a time when Stratton was still finding her footing. While Rose believes that there is a mutral admiration between the two, she wasn’t a fan of ‘her line’ being used by the new champion.
“I thought we were cool. I put her over here. Listen, we can admire each other, we can respect, we can look up to, but we can’t take our words from each other.”
Stratton hasn’t responded, but this line has led to discussion among fans about whether she was intentionally referencing Rose or if it was just a coincidence. Whatever the case may be, Rose, who may still return to the ring, hopes Stratton puts some respect on her name by finding some other inspiration for promos.