WWE: Tiffany Stratton on Potential Babyface Turn for Her Character, Cody Rhodes on Being Interested in Behind The Scenes Role in WWE, Montez Ford

Tiffany Stratton Comments on Potential Babyface Turn for Her Character in WWE

The New York Post held a recent interview with Tiffany Stratton. One of the topics discussed included Stratton’s thoughts on the potential of a babyface turn for her character happening soon in WWE.

“I think naturally, my character will just kind of turn babyface, because the crowd has been slowly kind of turning me babyface. But I don’t think I’m going to change anything, just because why would you change something that’s working? I don’t think there’s going to be too much to change. I think I’m just going to be the same Tiffany Stratton, just maybe a little bit nicer to my coworkers.”

Stratton also gave her thoughts about how her NXT Women’s Championship match against Becky Lynch at WWE NXT No Mercy 2023 is the match she is the most proudest of in her wrestling career so far.

“I would say my match at No Mercy with Becky Lynch. That whole day was just so hectic for me. I was so nervous. It was my second street fight. It was probably one of my longest matches in my career, and just the things that I did in that match alone, like, I didn’t even know I could do half that stuff. So going into that it was very nerve-wracking, but I’m very proud of that match. I’m very proud of the way that I handled it. I kept up in the ring with Becky Lynch.

Yeah, I would definitely say that match, like in my singles matches, that was definitely the one that I was like, ‘OK, I can go, I can hang with the best.‘”

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Cody Rhodes Comments on He Would Definitely Consider Taking a Behind The Scenes Role in WWE

A recent episode of the Flagrant podcast featured Cody Rhodes as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Rhodes’ thoughts about the future of his wrestling career.

“The reason I said 45 (is when I’m aiming to wrap up wrestling on a full-time basis) is also selfishly because my dad was an old man wrestler. He wrestled all the way. I mean, he was probably 60 when he had-had his last match. Maybe even 65 and I hated seeing that. I knew people liked it, I knew he was okay but I hated seeing him that way. I wanted to remember him differently and Battleground’s the match where he hits his last Bionic Elbow on Dean Ambrose on the floor — Jon Moxley — and what people don’t know about that is the reason all of it took place on the floor is because he couldn’t get up the steps that easily, and I think at that point, that’s like the hardest thing to see is — you know, he knew though. ‘I got to call it.’ Like, let me go guys, let me go and that was one of the last big things he did with me on-screen but it was a really great gift but because of that, I don’t ever wanna overstay my welcome.”

Rhodes also gave his thoughts about his interest in taking on a behind the scenes role in WWE in the future.

“I had the management role with my previous company. I would say I failed at that. I didn’t necessarily succeed but I learned a lot from that failure and with this company, with WWE, if that’s something that comes up for me, ‘Would you like to be behind the scenes?’ It’s definitely something I’m considering. Because I had a whole run at it before where I pretty much bombed, so at this point I know, like, you know what? I think I can get this now. I think I can figure it out. Long way off though. Long way off. I wanna hang onto this (Undisputed WWE Title) as long as I can.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Montez Ford Comments on Potential Singles Career in Future

Daily Star held a recent interview with Montez Ford. One of the topics discussed included Ford’s thoughts about the recent comments made by his wife and WWE talent Bianca Belair about the reason why he has not gone on a singles run in WWE is due to him feeling guilty if he left his Street Profits’ tag partner Angelo Dawkins behind.

“Well I think what she (Bianca Belair) was saying or speaking on was when I first came in, came, got signed to NXT or developmental around 2015 and my first match was around 2016 and literally right after that, they put me and Dawks together at the end of 2016 and we debuted in 2017 on NXT TV so this has been the only thing I have done since I’ve been with the company; The Street Profits. I haven’t done anything else. I haven’t done singles stuff, I haven’t done solo stuff and I think what she means is by it’s kind of similar to survivor’s guilt. Been with this person for so long and we built so much, so for me to take off and just do things on my own, it kind of feels like I’m leaving him behind. But, I realized recently, that’s not my fault, and that’s not a knock to him, that’s not a knock to anybody but, I know how talented I am, I know how much I’ve brung to the table for The Street Profits and I know how much I’ve input into The Street Profits to make it what it is today. If I decide to go my way and it’s not with The Street Profits, then whatever happens after that, either does successful or it fails, that’s not on me. Because, me is on me and I think that’s why she said that because like I said, we have such a close-knit relationship and been together for so long and she knows not only just how much I care about him but The Street Profits as a whole but, I’ve been ready ever since I started watching this and I’m not gonna say when the opportunity comes, because you can’t necessarily say when opportunity comes because opportunities are opportunities. You know how this place works. But, I will say that when that day happens…

I would say (I know it’s time to go solo) when everything I’m doing now isn’t working. Feel like I’m on the cusp and the verge of that right now. Like I said, we’ve been together since late 2016, early 2017. We won the EVOLVE, NXT, Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships but right after we lost the SmackDown Tag Team Championships, we haven’t had no success since then. Been the same tag team, we’ve been doing the same things. Have the same passion, actually upped my training to be in the best shape of my life and still no success so now all these questions are popping up in my head like, what I need to get rid of? What I need to add? What do I need to subtract? What am I doing wrong? What do I need to change? And that’s where I’m at now, because I’m not old, but I’m also not young either and these are all the things that are going through my head right now where I’m so fixated on anything in life that I put so much work into it. I don’t see results, I shift. Because insanity is doing the same thing and expecting results. I’m not insane. I’m crazy, but I ain’t insane. So I think that’s the main thing. Right now, just looking at where do I need to be at? And where I need to go and getting rid of the excess fat that is hindering me from being the person I know I can be which is a World Heavyweight Champion, which is a World Champion. I know that, I can say that. Now, there’s no doubt, there’s no unconfidence in that. I know that I’m a World Champion, I’m a World Champion, I know I’m World Heavyweight Champion-material and nobody can take that away from me. But, that time is when I feel — and like I said, it could be on the cusp of that right now. But my frustration has reached its fulfillment or I feel like I’ve closed this chapter where I feel like there’s nothing else to do in this chapter because I’ve tried for every single thing for this to continue to be successful. That’ll be time. Essentially, it’s like how Derek Jeter — I remember I went to an event and he was explaining why when he quit baseball — and I’m not saying I’m quitting wrestling. I’m talking shifting from The Street Profits — and he said, ‘When I literally gave it my all… When I gave it my complete all and there’s nothing else I can give to it, that’s when it’s time to leave’ and that’s how I feel too.”

Ford also gave his thoughts denying the rumors of him being afraid to leave Dawkins for the reason why he has not gone on a singles run.

“I think one (rumor I’ve seen about myself that I’d like to shut down) is — oh yeah, I did see this one recently… And I think back to what you was asking earlier. They were saying, ‘Montez Ford doesn’t really wanna go solo because he’s afraid of leaving his partner.’ Now, I’m not afraid of anything. I’m not afraid of leaving my partner or anything like that. This is what I’ve been put to do since I’ve been here. I’ve been trying to make the best of this situation, just like anyone in life. What I’m doing in the WWE is no different from what anyone does in life. Whatever cards you’re dealt, you make the best of it. But once you get comfortable, you get success in a certain area, you get confident and you start trying and you want to protrude out and go into other areas that you could possibly be successful in. But I think one thing I’d like to debunk is me being nervous or scared to leave Dawks. It’s not the case. I would change that to: If that time comes for us to be away from each other, I am ready. Can’t speak on anyone else. I am ready, I’ve been ready, still ready, always gonna be ready. Period. So I’ll leave it as that.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com