Tiffany Stratton retained her WWE Women’s Championship against Jade Cargill in a 7-minute match at SummerSlam. However, many fans weren’t happy about the length of the match and now Stratton has defended the bout.
While speaking on The Babyfaces podcast, Tiffany Stratton explained that the feud with Cargill wasn’t built as a deep, personal rivalry, so there was no need for a long, drawn-out match. She felt the fast-paced, competitive style they delivered was the right way to go about it.
Stratton added that she was pleased with how the match turned out, stating that not every match has to be 40 minutes to be effective. For her, the short but impactful match with Cargill was exactly what it needed to be.
“I feel like we didn’t have this like insane life or death story going into SummerSlam, so I didn’t really feel like we needed — like you said — an insane 40-minute long match. I thought it was a very competitive match, it was very fast. And I think that’s all we really needed. So I’m actually really pleased with how my match went at SummerSlam with Jade Cargill.”
While some fans hoped for more time in her match with Jade Cargill, Stratton feels the bout provided exactly what was necessary to tell the story and make an impact. Therefore, fans should simply accept that she is happy with the bout and that’s all that matters to her in the end.
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