Wrestling veteran predicts major changes for Tiffany Stratton within a year on WWE SmackDown (Exclusive)

Tiffany Stratton put on a tough fight against Bianca Belair in the quarterfinals of the Queen of the Ring tournament on SmackDown. Former WWE manager Dutch Mantell watched the action and was highly impressed by the 25-year-old.

The Queen of the Ring tournament pitted The EST of WWE against The Center of the Universe this week. The two stars put on a clinic for a place in the semifinals. After a lot of back and forth, Bianca was finally able to hit the KOD on her opponent for her win.

During this week's episode of Smack Talk, Mantell mentioned that Tiffany Stratton looked like a top athlete and would be a major star for WWE in the future. The veteran claimed he was looking forward to her run in the company and predicted that she would win a major championship in the next year.

"How long has that Tiffany girl been working? How long has she been around. Well, she's an athlete and she's gonna be a star, big one. We see it coming here. I'm looking forward to it, that she's gonna make. She'll be the champion, she will. Give it a year and she will." [From 3:48 onwards]

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In the other bracket, Nia Jax won her match against Jade Cargill via disqualification. This means the Irresistible Force will face off against Belair next week for a place in the finals.

Now that Tiffany Stratton is out of the Queen of the Ring tournament, it will be interesting to see what lies ahead for the young star in WWE.

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