Mandy Rose sends a message to Tiffany Stratton.
WWE released former NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose in December 2022. Since then, she has largely remained absent from the wrestling world, though she participated in the BLP Wrestler's Combine in September 2024, and she did a run-in during a match as well. During her absence, she has kept up with what's happening in WWE, and a recent promo from WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton caught her attention.
Speaking on her Power Alphas Podcast, Mandy Rose brought up how Tiffany Stratton used her "Put some respect on my name" line during a promo on WWE SmackDown.
“Another little that just happened, Friday Night SmackDown, someone, a new champion named Tiffany Stratton, used my slogan [laughs]. ‘Put some respect on my name.’ I wasn’t even watching it, and I got so many tweets about it. I was like, ‘What is going on?’ I saw the clip, and this bitch even used the same kind of tone [laughs]. I was like, ‘Hold on a second, I thought we were cool.’ I put her over. Listen, we can admire each other, we can respect, we can look up to, but we can’t take our words from each other. It was kind of funny because she used it at the end of her promo. People actually put the two videos side-by-side, and it was kind of weird because it was a video when I said it and when she said it, and it was almost the same. Obviously, we’ve gotten the whole comparison thing, Tiffany and I, our looks and other things I guess. A lot of people are talking, and they’re mentioning…they almost think her saying that was a little wink-wink. Is Mother coming? I’m Mother [laughs]. They’re calling me Mother on Twitter. There’s a lot of tweets out there, a lot of chatter about if I’ll make a Rumble return. Some new champions. Obviously, Tiffany Stratton is new, so congratulations to Tiffy, but don’t use my words, honey [laughs]. I’ll make that very clear, but that’s okay. But I commend you, and I think you’re doing amazing. So I’ll put you over, but again, don’t use my words [laughs]," Rose said.
Sabby Piscatelli later joked that Mandy could go take care of business because Stratton called her out, and Rose responded by jokingly teasing that she may be on her way to SmackDown this week. Rose went on to address how she and Stratton were often compared to each other, and she noted that they were quite different as performers. She then praised Stratton but again warned her to keep her words out of her mouth. Rose concluded her message with another tease that she could show up to WWE SmackDown.
"I think she’s a great athlete, and I’m not just putting her over because I’ve done that before, but I think she’s incredible, she’s always very nice to me. So again, I’m just gonna say, keep my words out of your mouth [laughs], unless you want a little Mandy Rose action. Trust me, I can get to…where’s SmackDown on Friday? [Laughs]," Rose said.
As of this writing, it is not known if or when Mandy Rose will return to WWE.
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