WWE veteran discusses possible fallout from huge SmackDown botch during Tiffany Stratton’s title match (Exclusive)

Veteran writer Vince Russo recently spoke about a huge botch during Tiffany Stratton's WWE Women's Championship defense this week. Stratton was up against Nia Jax and Jade Cargill on SmackDown.

The three women put everything on the line for the WWE Women's Championship. During the high-octane match, Tiffany Stratton managed to isolate Nia and pinned her. However, in a horrible mix-up, referee Daphanie LaShaunn stopped the count after two, forcing Jax to kick out. The botch looked terrible as it played out on TV. WWE creative quickly improvised, and the match ended after Stratton hit The Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Nia to retain her gold.

During this week's episode of Sportskeeda's Brodown, hosted by Mac Davis, Vince Russo noted that the botch looked bad on TV. However, he did not blame the referee for it. He was interested in seeing if LaShaunn would be on TV again next week, after the mix-up last night. The veteran writer felt that if Daphanie features on SmackDown next week, it would prove that it wasn't her mistake, and the talent should have done better in the ring.

"Here's the interesting thing, guys. Let's see if that referee is back on SmackDown next week. The reason why I'm telling you guys this is this: if she's not on next week's show, then she F-ed up and the talent buried her. If she is on next week's show, then it definitely was on the talent," Russo said.

Tiffany Stratton didn't get much time to celebrate, as she was immediately confronted by Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer.

With this win, Tiffany Stratton has punched her ticket to Crown Jewel, which will take place in Perth, Australia, on October 11. She will face La Primera in a Champion vs. Champion Match for the Women's Crown Jewel Title.

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