One of WWE's biggest stars opened up about a shock real-life fight which left her out of action for a considerable period.
Tiffany Stratton successfully defended her WWE women's championship again at night one of SummerSlam in New Jersey on Saturday, beating Jade Cargill to extend her reign with the strap.
The 26-year-old holds the record for the longest active title reign out of anyone currently holding gold, having been champion for 214 days.
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A successful gymnast, Stratton joined WWE in 2021 and made her debut later that year. But she had a rough start to life as a WWE superstar after a real-life fight over a parking garage spat led to her being attacked and breaking a face bone.
Tiffany Stratton's injuries from shock attack
In an appearance on Logan Paul's IMPAULSIVE podcast, Stratton initially hesitated telling the story but proceeded to reveal she got into it with a woman before her boyfriend stomped on her face.
Absent from the development division NXT as a result, Stratton was left with the nasty facial injury and still doesn't have feeling in her tooth to this day.
"I don't know if I should talk about this but I'm just gonna talk about this," Stratton began.
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"When I was in NXT, after one of my matches, I cut somebody off in my parking garage. And they were yelling at me through their car.
"So I pulled over. This is where my big balls come into play. And they pull over. And a guy gets out of the car. So then I get out of the car. And we're talking shit, we're talking shit, then his girlfriend gets out of the car. And I started talking s*** with the girlfriend. And I push her. She pushes me back. We start f***ing brawling. And then she takes her long-ass nails, digs them in my braid, and gets me down on the ground.
"And this is where it takes a turn. The guy just f***ing stomps right on my face. I broke a face bone. Nobody knows this, so you're welcome. Broke a face bone. So that's why I was out for so long in NXT.
"I still don't have feeling in my tooth right here. I had a big foot mark on my face too.
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"I was trying to find the people that stomped on my face, and I didn't want to start anything again because I didn't want them to try and sue me if they found out who I was.
"I left my phone there, and I got in my car, and I was obviously crying. I had to go back to the parking garage and grab my phone, and they started chasing after me."
Stratton, with a character inspired by Paris Hilton and Sharpay Evans from High School Musical, became NXT women's champion and quickly progressed onto the main roster, making her debut on SmackDown in February 2024 and winning the Money in the Bank briefcase mere months down the line.
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'Tiffy Time' well and truly began in January 2025 when she cashed in her contract to become champion, later knocking off challengers including, Bayley, Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair and Trish Stratus.
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