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Tiffany Stratton is indeed one of the biggest stars in WWE right now, and no doubt she is one of the biggest attractions of the promotion. She joined WWE back in 2021 and started working in the NXT, which is the developmental territory of the promotion. She played a spoiled daddy's girl character first, but later it was dropped.
It is still unknown to a lot of fans that Tiffany Stratton wanted to pursue a career in gymnastics before she became a professional wrestler. She started working as a professional wrestler in 2021, and she instantly got a breakthrough in WWE, which was a huge boost for her career.
Why Tiffany Stratton became a professional wrestler
It can never be denied that Stratton's gymnastics background helped her a lot in pursuing a career in professional wrestling. Stratton recently talked about how she transitioned to professional wrestling from trying to make a career in gymnastics. Speaking with Sidewalks Entertainment recently, she explained the following;
Tiffany Stratton wanted to become a gymnast first
“So, yes, I was a gymnast basically my entire life. I grew up doing gymnastics. I wanted to go to the Olympics. That was like my ultimate goal. However, injuries and stuff like that kind of had me fall short of that. So eventually I had to quit gymnastics. It was very sad. Then I took up CrossFit and then I did bodybuilding for a little bit.
"I kind of was- I wanted to do something a little bit more competitive and I saw wrestling on Instagram and my mom and I too were scrolling through the channels and SmackDown was on. My mom had mentioned like, ‘that’s totally something I can see you doing’, I was like, ‘yeah, whatever, mom, it’s fine.’
Stratton is the present WWE Women's Champion
“Then eventually I was like, ‘You know what, I’m gonna give it a go.’ So I looked up my nearest pro wrestling school, and it was Mr. Kennedy’s. I signed up for classes. Then my mom actually got in contact with Greg Gagne, who is an old wrestler for WWE.
"He agreed to train me and help me get a tryout. Then I tried out and they signed me a week later and I went through the whole system. I was in NXT for a little bit. I was there for about two years. Then I got called up around the Royal Rumble two years ago. Then eventually I won Money In The Bank and I cashed in and I became the WWE Women’s Champion and here we are.”
Tiffany Stratton's glamour also helped her to become a top star of WWE. Soon after she made her male roster debut during the women's Royal Rumble match last year, she won the Money in the Bank ladder match, and during the first episode of SmackDown of 2025, she cashed it in successfully to win the Women's Championship. She is still holding the championship, and she is doing an amazing job.
