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Tiffany Stratton Retains WWE Women’s Championship Against Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania 41

Tiffany Stratton, Wrestlemania
WomenÕs MITB winner, Tiffany Stratton talks to the fans during ÒTiffy TimeÓ on SMACKDOWN!.

Wrestlemania 41 Night 1 has seen three champions lose their title, but Tiffany Stratton was able to win her match against Charlotte Flair and retained the WWE Women’s Championship in her first title defense on a Premium Live Event. The match looked like there were issues going on throughout the battle and as a result, the crowd seemingly was not able to get fully involved into it. Stratton was able to eventually win the match with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to get the pin.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the match and what this means going forward for Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair going forward.

Tiffany Stratton Retains WWE Women’s Championship at Wrestlemania

Tiffany Stratton, Wrestlemania
WomenÕs MITB winner, Tiffany Stratton talks to the fans during ÒTiffy TimeÓ on SMACKDOWN!.

Tiffany Stratton was able to succesfully defend her WWE Women’s Championship and depsite the mess looking a bit sloppy at points, she was able to walk into and out of Wrestlemania as the champion. The entrances for this match were outstanding with Stratton having a Barbie-inspired entrance, coming out of the box, while Flair entered from a Rolls Royce. The match itself saw a lot of physicality and whether there is still anomosity between the two and that boiled over into the ring is one thing, but it did take a little away from the overall entertaining match.

In terms of what is next, Tiffany Stratton could wind up wrestling against a returning Alexa Bliss or Bayley down the line. In terms of Charlotte Flair, she can continue to try to be in the championship picture and take the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship from Chelsea Green or get into a program with Jade Cargill to try and elevate her after her Wrestlemania 41 win.

It will be interesting to see how the top of the Smackdown women’s division looks after Stratton successfully defended her championship at Wrestlemania 41 over Flair.