WWE knew exactly what it was doing with Tiffany Stratton at Crown Jewel.
Stratton cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on Chelsea Green in Riyadh on Saturday, just moments after Green beat Liv Morgan for the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Stratton first appeared to be on Green’s side as chaos broke out with Morgan, Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. Green even helped her fend off Perez and Rodriguez.
Then Stratton turned on her. She cashed in, hit her moonsault and left Riyadh as the new WWE Women’s Champion.
According to WrestleVotes Radio, the company wanted to make Stratton a heel again. WWE reportedly felt her babyface run didn’t turn her into the megastar it hoped for. Officials now want to see whether a heel version of Stratton can take her to a higher level.
Fans didn’t take the swerve well. WWE’s YouTube video of the cash-in had roughly 29,134 dislikes compared to 9,124 likes.
WWE isn’t sweating it, though. WrestleVotes said the company sees the negative reaction as engagement.
I know there were a lot of dislikes on social media, but that’s just as good as a like. As long as there’s an interaction, they don’t care.
