Mandy Rose made the jump to the Monday Night Raw roster this week, teaming up with Dana Brooke to beat Lana and Natalya in a tag team match. And if you thought Rose’s appearance during the episode looked familiar, you weren’t alone. Many fans were quick to notice that Rose’s new ring gear hearkened back to Trish Stratus from her in-ring days. After the win Rose and Brooke cut a promo backstage about how they want the next crack at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, something she was never able to acquire while teaming with Sonya Deville as Fire & Desire.
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The women’s tag titles are currently somewhat in limbo. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax were supposed to defend the title at Clash of Champions against the Riott Squad, but the match was scrapped hours before the event (reportedly COVID-19 related). WWE then announced the following night that the match would happen once the champs were medically cleared to compete again.
Ohhh YEAAA 😎 #TUCKy @tuckerwwe
THIS IS BADASS!
My Children Hood Crush @trishstratuscom and My Beautiful Peach 🍑 @WWE_MandyRose all wrapped up in one Recipe 🙌🏻
YOU CAN FEEL IT ✊🏻 pic.twitter.com/1wlpijmf7m
— OTIS (Dozer) (@otiswwe) September 29, 2020
Stratus herself took notice of the callback, then reacted to a few fans who noticed.
I see you @WWE_MandyRose 👀 #ShesKillingIt #WWERAW @WWE https://t.co/fluAF2nbJg
— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) September 29, 2020
I love that so many years later you guys can eve remember my gear ☺️😘 #StratuspheriansAreTheBest❤️ https://t.co/nVFbBjNGHl
— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) September 29, 2020
Rose was traded to Raw as part of a storyline involving Otis and The Miz, where the latter (somehow) used his influence to get WWE officials to make the trade. While she’s now on the Red Brand, Otis is over on SmackDown trying to keep Miz and Morrison from taking his Money in the Bank briefcase away from him.
Check out the full results from Sunday’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view in this list below. WWE will return to the WWE Network with another pay-per-view event this coming Sunday in NXT TakeOver 31.
- WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns def. Jey Uso
- WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre def. Randy Orton (Ambulance Match)
- SmackDown Women’s Championship: Asuka def. Bayley via DQ
- Raw Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits def. Andrade & Angel Garza
- United States Championship: Bobby Lashley def. Apollo Crews
- Raw Women’s Championship: Asuka def. Zelina Vega
- Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn def. Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles (Ladder Match)
- (Kickoff) SmackDown Tag Team Championships: Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro def. Lucha House Party
