Overview

• Fightful Select reports the planned finish called for Tiffany Stratton to break up Jade Cargill’s pin on Nia Jax, with a delay triggering the confusing sequence and the referee’s aborted third count.
• PWInsider and Fightful say Jade Cargill needed stitches but not plastic surgery and is expected to be cleared in a few weeks, with no indication she was pulled from WWE travel.
• Referee Daphanie LaShaunn posted that she will “be better,” as analysts criticized both the halted count and in-ring protocols, and highlighted miscommunication during the closing stretch.
• Tiffany Stratton retained the WWE Women’s Championship after hitting her moonsault to close the match, and she is advertised for a Champion vs. Champion bout with Stephanie Vaquer at Crown Jewel: Perth on October 11.
• Wrestling figures including Dave Meltzer, Bryan Alvarez, Bully Ray and Booker T dissected the finish, with most pointing to timing and communication issues, while peers like Baron Corbin and Chelsea Green publicly defended Nia Jax.