WWE Star Wishes Their Evolution 2025 Match Had ‘Bigger Build’, Thinks TV Segment Was ‘Boring’

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A former multi-time world champion has mentioned some things that she wishes could have been different in regards to the build to her championship match at WWE Evolution 2025.

Ahead of WWE Evolution 2025 both WWE Women’s World Champion IYO SKY and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton were offered the chance to hand-pick their respective challengers for the all-women’s premium live event.

While SKY opted to pick familiar rival Rhea Ripley, Stratton went with WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, of whom she has never faced one-on-one before, but did previously team with at WWE Elimination Chamber in March.

Discussing the match with Sam Roberts on Notsam Wrestling, Stratus said it has seemed as if Evolution’s build has had a “quick turnaround”, but is glad that her match with Stratton had a prior story built into it beforehand.

Stratus said:

“Unfortunately, yes it is — this entire (Evolution) card has seemed to be a quick turnaround as it is unfortunately and I get it, there’s like 7,000 events a month, it seems like (she laughed). But I think there’s a little bit of a built-in storyline luckily for Tiffany (Stratton) and I.

“I love the fact that we had this connection and I think people really were digging the Trishy Time/Tiffy Time thing so I think that worked really well. But, people were seeing the parallels.

“There’s these two blondes who came into the business and preconceived notion on what they can deliver in the ring and having to prove (themselves) and knowing you might think that this is what you think you’re gonna get from me in the ring but now I have to work extra hard because I have to prove those people all wrong so we both have had to do that, and had great success early on in our career.

“She’s been champion at 25, and I know a certain someone who became champion for the first time at 25 as well… And luckily I say, there’s a bit of a built-in storyline so yeah, the whole Evolution kind of came about quite quickly for everyone but, I think it’s a little bit of that fantasy-booking and seeing Tiff and I in there, I think people wanted it and I think it’s really gonna deliver. I know it’s gonna deliver…”

Further discussing the match, Stratus admitted that she wishes her and Stratton’s match had a “bigger build” and that the pair didn’t have a “very boring” segment on the July 4 episode of SmackDown, but knows that they will be in charge of how their match unfolds between the ropes.

Stratus said:

“Yes, 1,000 percent (my brain switches to wrestling mode whenever I come back) and there’s a little bit of a saying, like, ‘You can only control what you can control.’ Do I wish there was a bigger build? Do I wish we had a longer segment? Do I wish we didn’t have a very boring segment last week on SmackDown? Sure (she laughed). But, it is what it is.

“You get your time, you do your thing and sometimes things get thrown together. It is what it is, right? To me, the thing I control is the match. I will control the match, we will control the match. We will tell the story, we’ll control the narrative and that’s where I know I can do the work…

“There was moments in Becky and I’s feud where people did go on a little bit longer than maybe people liked. Maybe one too many promos about the same thing. I don’t know, maybe. That might have happened. But at the end of the day, it was we knew we had to deliver that match…

“We’re remembering the rivalry and the chemistry and what we brought in the match and so… Yes, it (was thrown) together. We got a two-week — what is it? 10-day build?… I thought Charlotte (Flair) and I had a short build but again, it was great for the moment…”

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