Tiffany Stratton Responds to Controversial Instagram Post Ahead of WWE Money In The Bank

Tiffany Stratton is currently both the professional favorite and the favourite to become this year’s Ms. Money in the Bank, but as Toronto prepares to operate on Tiffy Time, unanswered questions regarding Stratton’s May 2024 social media fumble hang over the wildly successful superstar’s head. Ahead of WWE Money in the Bank 2024, Stratton gave an interview to Adrian Hernandez in which she cleared the air regarding a questionable Instagram post that many fans deemed inappropriate and racist.

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“I didn’t hear the audio,” Stratton clarified. “I had it on for maybe 20 seconds and I took it off as soon as I heard the audio. It was an honest mistake.”

The post in question — which Stratton reposted from a fan — featured footage of Stratton punching former WWE Women’s Team Champion Jade Cargill and pushing her off the ring apron during a tag team match. The video is accompanied by an audio edit of the words “Black b****” as Stratton punches Cargill, who is black. Stratton quickly deleted the post, but it had already made the rounds within the wrestling community.

Stratton reportedly received no internal punishment for the post and wrestled a losing effort to Bianca Belair on “WWE SmackDown” three days later, but she did not work a televised match for over a month afterward, which was unusual in the weeks following her move from “WWE NXT” to the main roster. Following her return to the ring on June 28 and qualifying for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match, it appears Stratton is back in WWE’s good graces — assuming she ever left.

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