00:11the following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first from prior lake minnesota
00:18tiffany tiffany stratton well they don't spring ahead for daylight savings here in phoenix but
00:26they know what time it is it is tippy time on smackdown tiffany stratton against kiana james
00:33they meet up next here on smackdown
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01:16until now just an awesome night here in phoenix as we head towards our contract signing cody rhodes
01:25and randy or everybody has come out to this night of friday night smackdown to take in
01:31all the non-stop action including vanessa hudgens the famed actress and singer and super fan oh
01:38and vanessa's got the wrestlemania title special edition you can go to wwe shop.com
01:44and find that there there is mark kerr the former two-time ufc heavyweight champion of course
01:52lane johnson's incredible portrayal of mark kerr been so outstanding this past year glad to have all
01:59the celebs ringside in phoenix he needs to wake up you don't deserve that he is toxic toxic toxic but
02:08don't
02:08you worry miss if it's a fight he wants i'll go talk to nick and i'll give him what he
02:14wants
02:17hey other miz did uh jimmy jam knock out any of your teeth did really use some
02:23anyways if danhausen was out there he could have defended your honor
02:28get out you know there's only one thing you have to do to reverse the curse
02:34there
02:38there's no curse
02:40so many fan houses here in phoenix tonight tiffany stratton came so close to take an
02:47elimination chamber electric chair case plan by rhea ripley it turns around now tiffany
02:52still proving herself on this road to wrestlemania
02:54yeah
03:07so
03:11so
03:26and her home accompanied by the women's united states champion julia from sioux city iowa
03:38wait we've had this conversation a lot in recent months that james has been on a really good run
03:44as a plate against the top top talent charlotte and i remember earned that chamber qualifier with
03:50the victory there in a triple threat last week went to the limited tag action now answering the
03:55call that her partner julia put forth against another elite star yeah so broken out huge over
04:01the past couple of months has been kiana james you mentioned it epic performance in the royal
04:05rumble epic performance in the elimination chamber kiana was a rank outsider when she first arrived
04:13on smackdown a few months back but has proven that she is a major contender that's the problem now for
04:21kiana james she was flying under the radar but now the word is out everyone knows they need to step
04:27their game up when they're in there with kiana james
04:31so here we are five weeks away from wrestlemania tiffany stratton was so close in chicago to win
04:40an elimination chamber you know the last time we smackdown was here in phoenix was last january
04:46when tiffy cashed in that money in the bank contract on naya jacks and won the women's championship look at
04:52this but i'll tell you this right now tiffany stratton was probably wwe's woman of the year
04:58in 2025 but she's now in danger of slipping away from a spot on wrestlemania despite being runner-up in
05:06the women's royal rumble being runner-up in women's elimination chamber both times within touching
05:13distance of a main event spot at wrestlemania now potentially will be left with nothing well that's what makes
05:20these next five weeks so interesting just to see how things will play out well you mentioned that it
05:26could be why tiffy suddenly has noticed the united states championship around the waist of julia and
05:34julia quite smartly saying hey you want a piece of me go through the official representative kiana james
05:40first and we'll see if tiffy is capable of doing that oh kiana james nice connection with that deal
05:49breaker there hasn't used that move in quite some time used to cry a lot back in her nxt days
05:55driving that back right to the edge of the apron then into the barrier on that far side jiana james
06:02against tiffany stratton here in phoenix
06:21the way you just mentioned moments ago the arsenal of kiana james and she busted out the deal breaker
06:25to turn things around against tiffany stratton what is it that you like about kiana james offensively
06:31well offensively it's the smart strategy she utilizes she is a mega brain she's clearly more intelligent
06:38than your average superstar in wwe and she knows how to use that to full effect the athleticism is something
06:44that i don't think people were quite aware of she is a snappy mover she can do great high flying
06:51and
06:51as we saw with the likes of naya jacks she can throw around some of the more powerful ladies in
06:57the
06:57division two i'm struggling to find a single weakness in kiana james
07:07and of course we talk about her time in nxt she did win gold in nxt she won the nxt
07:13women's tag
07:14championship while she was down there alongside fallon henley and i think sooner rather than later i can
07:21see some gold around the waist of kiana james here on smackdown yes she has been peaking got a lot
07:28of
07:28attention with the upset wind to make it to elimination chamber that's dangerous for all the
07:38smarts of kiana james you simply cannot take your foot off the gas against someone as skilled
07:43as tiffany stratton
07:51but now perhaps that's part of the strategy turn the referees back and allow julia to get a free
07:59shot in at tiffany stratton a warning shot there to stratton don't come too close to my united states
08:09championship
08:16tiffany looking for it right here
08:28all that force driving the shoulder in and stratton has barely got out the blocks tonight
08:33one
08:36that just shows you the competitive edge of kiana james
08:47and it's very few women in the entirety of tiffany stratton's time on smackdown
08:54who have been able to do this to tiffany stratton and render the skills of stratton obsolete
09:04tiffany looking for an opening here
09:07he's looking for anything at this point it's been all kiana james and this could be a major turning
09:12point both women driving each other's heads face first
09:17it has been a wildly intriguing night here in phoenix for friday night snack
09:30chelsea green is making her way down to the ring the invalid chelsea green whose ankle was
09:37it's dubious dubious at best way i don't know by a malicious tiffany stratton several weeks ago
09:43in the midst of a massive you couldn't even see the injury and this has fallen on for weeks tiffany
09:47stratton and kiana james trying to decide things in the ring and right now all of a sudden we get
09:52a
09:52glimpse of in the wheelchair chelsea green and alba fire coming down as tiffany stratton looks to
09:57regain control it was a crazy cutter move there from tiffany stratton whose offensive arsenal continues to grow
10:06and kiana james now clinging on and the focus of tiffany stratton will not be helped by the
10:12ringside presence of chelsea green and alba fire in addition to julian james able to escape and then
10:19eats a big boot in the corner and james is really struggling to hang on here but hang on she
10:25did right
10:25there nice from kiana well able to counter that cartwheel alabama slam attempt and look at kiana james
10:33falken arrow connecting that hook in the leg and the shoulder did get up at two and change
10:39and tiffany is hurting in a big way here and you sense that kiana is moments away from victory
10:47if she can put a final flurry together here
10:51she's looking to do that right here against stratton
10:57stratton wisely negotiating her way out of whatever kiana was attempting there
11:02fighting back with some firepower of her own oh the rolling senton she's in position in the
11:08and julia knew it julia knew the prettiest moonsault ever was in the target dragging her official
11:16representative out of danger wow of course tiffany gets a victory here tonight oh here we go
11:23tells the greatness up on her what does she have what does she have there might be a little turn
11:27your heart in action here was that a pink ring she was trying to strike her with
11:34that would have been a disqualification which i think is why julia got stuck in the middle there
11:41julia julia able to defend that time and now julia's got her held up as the rep was oh oh
11:48and right
11:48on to chelsea and alba they malfunctioned that and now the rolling senton in the other direction p-m-e
12:05here is your winner tiffany stratton well that turned into a disaster in a hurry for both
12:14kiana james and julia and indeed alba fire and chelsea green nice movement there from tiffany stratton of
12:23course one chance is all she need to hit the prettiest moonsault ever and kiana james et al will be
12:31kicking themselves after that one so tiffany stratton remember five weeks to go to wrestlemania
12:36it'll be interesting to see how things play out for tippy time that will only heighten her claims for an
12:43opportunity at the united
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