25 Worst Wrestling Moments Of 2025
15. Charlotte Flair & Tiffany Stratton Go Off-Script
For some a glimpse into the WWE they'd rather see and for others a dim and distant reminder of catastrophes past, the verbal sparring segment between Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton on the the April 4th edition of SmackDown was a chilling reminder of why oft-hated scripts can sometimes do as much as good as harm.
Some typical turn-taking very quickly got nasty. Both dove deep into each other's personal lives, with Stratton referencing Flair's divorces before bailing, resulting in 'The Queen' making a crack about the Champion's partner Ludwig Kaiser being "in her DMs".
The barbs felt over-the-line, and reports emerged that very little of it played out as planed. Stratton later noted that she thought Flair "didn't expect" just how rough the war of words could get. It was perhaps forecast by a prior exchange too - a "satellite" back-and-forth two weeks prior had been completely derailed by Flair. A week after that, it was "Tiffy Time" by necessity - she had to cut a backstage promo simply saying what she couldn't get out a week prior.
The jagged build had a mixed impact on the build. Some thought the match stood a chance of breaking out into a shoot, while others noted that a lack of trust hadn't exactly been good for prospective match quality in the past. The gritty but at-times lethargic WrestleMania match was a compromise of outcomes, but never had it looked more in doubt than during their SmackDown verbal dual.