The reason why the “daddy’s little rich girl” gimmick for Tiffany Stratton was dropped

While speaking to the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, WWE women’s champion Tiffany Stratton commented on the changes to her character since she debuted for the NXT brand…

“So, the ‘daddy’s little rich girl’ gimmick kind of came from like Sharpay Evans from High School Musical or like Paris Hilton. I think we went with it for a little bit, and then Shawn [Michaels] was like, ‘We don’t have a daddy for you. We don’t really have a payoff. So, I think we just kind of needed to scrap it.’ And that’s what we ended up doing, which was totally fine, because I don’t think I needed to be ‘daddy’s little rich girl.’ I think just being the blonde, pink Barbie doll was enough. So that’s kind of why that happened. And you know, my character has developed since then and stuff. So, yeah, that’s kind of why we scrapped it.”

“I think being a heel is 10 times easier than being a babyface. Because you can mess up, you can fall on your butt, and that’s totally fine as a heel. However, as a babyface, if you do that, the crowd could turn on you or you could get booed — and you’re supposed to be the face of the company. Being a heel for me is how I learned wrestling. I feel like I was a heel right off the bat, so that’s why it comes so easy to me. And you know, I’m still learning to be a babyface — to be likable and not have so much ‘stink’ on what I say in my promos. So, it definitely comes more natural for me to be a heel. However, bear with me. We’re learning. Maybe one day I’ll just go back to being a heel, but for now, we’re little ol’ babyface Tiffy.”