On the January 3rd episode of WWE SmackDown, Tiffany Stratton cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase on Nia Jax and won the WWE Women's Championship.
Jax and Stratton had been aligned for months, but Stratton teased cashing in on her friend multiple times since Jax claimed the title at WWE SummerSlam.
Speaking on Stay Busy with Armon Sadler, Jax was asked about Tiffany's cash in.
"You build her up, you raise this little baby, and she goes and stabs you in the back. It's something I've never experienced. She should definitely be keeping an eye out for me. There is part of me that is a little proud of her because I taught her well, I can't lie. The betrayal still eats at me. She definitely shouldn't be sitting comfortably," she said.
Asked about the teases in the months leading up to the cash in, Jax replied, "I think she was trying to attempt to fill some big shoes. There are some big shoes to be filled if you want to be the champion. She was hesitating and wasn't sure. Plus, it's always fun to tease the fans. They always like to think that they know better. Eventually, once there were so many teases, they got numb to the tease. I thought it was beautiful. I'm torn. It was a beautiful moment to watch my Tiffy become champion. Being at the other end of it, did it hurt a little bit? Yes, but watching the reaction of the crowd when she hit me on the back, when I was watching back and reactions, I couldn't even hear myself in that moment. It was beautiful. It was beautiful that everybody was like, 'Oh, it's not going to happen.' She played it perfectly. I have to give her her flowers on that one."
Stratton made her first successful title defense against Bayley on the January 17th episode of WWE SmackDown.
Jax is set to challenge Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women's Champion at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.
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