00:00is trying to put herself in position to get after that title
00:03it's tippy time
00:20and her opponent from prior lake minnesota
00:24tiffany stratton
00:29so tiffany beat the official representative of the united states champion julia
00:35kiana james a couple of weeks ago and has subsequently been making a ton of noise
00:40about taking the u.s title from julia she's not gonna get that opportunity tonight title not up
00:48for grabs however a victory here for tiffany stratton and it will be hard to argue against
00:54her getting a title opportunity in the not too distant future so this is a big big chance
01:00for tiffany stratton no doubt about it that match that you mentioned from a couple weeks ago julia
01:06attempted to interfere with tiffany stratton in that james with that match with kiana james
01:11and look julia may play it down but anybody who has been watching wwe for the past couple years knows
01:19full
01:19well that tiffany stratton is more than capable of taking a championship from anyone on the roster
01:26on any given night so i don't blame julia for not really wanting to have any part
01:31of a potential title defense against tiffany stratton
01:35of course over 300 days as the wwe women's champion current champion jade cargo was able to climb that
01:42mountaintop in november of 2025 earlier tonight we saw jade cargo and maria ripley as that is heating up
01:50on the way to wrestlemania so let's talk about tiffany stratton arguably woman of the year in wwe in
01:572025 incredible year as the champ um lost it towards the end of the year as you as you mentioned
02:03to jade
02:04cargo and then think about this year runner-up in the royal rumble which would have guaranteed her a
02:11main event of wrestlemania follow that up with a runner-up spot in the elimination chamber which again
02:17would have guaranteed a main event spot at wrestlemania now three weeks away from wrestlemania
02:23no guarantee at all that stratton is even going to be on the card they they are the fine margins
02:29at the
02:29very top end of this industry which we've seen with superstars at the very top of the industry i mean
02:35cody rhodes was in a similar position up until a few weeks ago sammy zane was in a similar position
02:42up until a few minutes ago yeah and stratton might be playing it cool but these are really panic stations
02:47for a woman of her caliber a competitor who expects to be at the very top as you can prove
02:53how much she
02:54deserves a spot at wrestlemania with a victory here and tried a drop kick there i don't think it caught
03:02julia julia trying to duck out the way but julia has taken a real beating in the early go into
03:07this one
03:07yeah getting ragdolled into each corner
03:13around the horn goes tiffany stratton and from the outside kiana james the official rep trying to
03:19give some advice to julia but it's falling on deaf ears for the time being
03:24a unique move there from tiffany stratton driving the nose of julia into her knee and had the intended results
03:51the beautiful madness julia and kiana james trying to gather herself a bit here as tiffany stratton is
04:00off to a good start well kiana james is razor sharp mentally knows full well the plan a was not
04:05working
04:06here so kiana james pulled her woman out to the outside a little pep talk hey try this and this
04:13apparently was draping the throat of tiffany stratton across the top rope and guess what it
04:19appears it is yeah it goes better than a pep talk
04:29and now things have turned around for julia well julia suddenly looks like a completely different
04:35human being has that confidence back and tiffany stratton now in the jaws of danger
04:42oh and that basement drop kick right to the back and you can see the effect it has
04:47on tiffany
04:53the army james on the outside must be pretty damn proud of her handiwork here instrumental in getting
05:01julia back on top in this one although staying on top against tiffany stratton will always be a struggle
05:09massive right hand from julia maybe not would lose like that
05:19good matchup of offensive arsenals between these two
05:27oh it's your favorite face the stuff that nightmares are made of from julia especially
05:37if you're in the ring with her like tiffany stratton unfortunately it's it's not the makeover
05:42she's looking for that right shoulder up the tank of tiffany stratton looks to have run dry already in
05:52this one and now completely at will julia gets to do whatever she wants with the body of the former
06:00wwe
06:01women's champ
06:22and what a rough evening it has been thus far for tiffany stratton who simply cannot get a foothold
06:29in this matchup at this point
06:34and this has always been the problem with julia if she gets the upper hand she usually is relentless
06:41as is the case tonight
06:55julia the women's united states champion has been in control here against tiffany stratton as tiffany
07:01looks to rally back in front of this massive crowd in pittsburgh for smackdown yeah it's been about
07:07three or four minutes of overwhelming offense going the direction of tiffany stratton and just when
07:13she gets a window to break out straight back in control is julia but that may change things spine
07:21buster from stratton as both competitors are down stratton has put a target on julia in that u.s
07:28championship julia's responded a week ago saying she thinks she can disrespect me she'll put her in her
07:33place this is part of the greatness of tiffany stratton and that power that she packs because we know
07:39about the high flying abilities often underrated in the power states as a former united states olympic
07:48team member a great gymnast great athleticism as you see it here
07:55perhaps the greatest athlete of them all in wwe and showing it all now looking real range cartwheel
08:03alabama slam could this be for tiffany and now it is julia who is clinging on for dear life
08:12as the official rep on the outside kiana james again barking instructions as things are starting to go
08:20haywire here for julia julia able to follow up stratton and right back is stratton yeah that burst of
08:33pace and burst of aggression from julia really is something to behold but equal to it is tiffany stratton
08:41what a great counter by julia you see the skill coming through just when she needs it most
08:47yeah there's some real speed and some real bite to the offense of julia right now
08:54beautiful madness lined up arrivederci knee trying to put it away
09:03well tiffany stratton starting to look completely fried at this point taking a ton of abuse
09:11absorbed it but now looks out of answers
09:17tiffany stratton trying to dig deep and recover after the recent attack from julia
09:22this aggression from julia is what you need to see more of from the united states champion especially
09:28against competitors the caliber of tiffany stratton
09:32trying to climb her way into position and i'll tell you right now i would back stratton on the
09:45ropes every single time and once again that will prove correct in this instance just tossing julia away
09:53targets on swanton hook in the leg to put it away well extra something on that swanton from tiffany stratton
10:04full body weight crushing the sternum of the united states champ watch this impact as heavy as it gets
10:14for the united states champs somehow managing to kick out but smelling victory now is stratton
10:20she got every bit in it what a smart move by julia
10:25that was crafty well scouted by the united states champ
10:34good counter
10:37and that rolling senton and that often set and kiana james is there
10:43to meet her to meet her smart move for a curveball at the right time pretty oh knees up went
10:50for the
10:51prettiest moonsault ever but instead comes up with the win
10:57there is your winner the women's united states champion julia
11:04the knees up a little bit of a delay caused by kiana james may have helped julia there and that
11:10is
11:10exactly why you get a kiana james on your side
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