Charlotte Aptitude is lastly talking out—type of.
After that trainwreck promo phase on the April 4 episode of WWE SmackDown, the Queen took to Twitter on April 10 to supply a tongue-in-cheek apology that’s clearly aimed on the on-line backlash she’s been getting since followers noticed her and Tiffany Stratton go fully off-script. However slightly than apologize for mocking Stratton’s voice or dropping the notorious “DM” line, Charlotte selected sarcasm.
“After being blindsided by my private trauma on stay tv, my character mentioned one thing on-air that was not true, and I’d prefer to take this chance to clear the air,” she wrote. “I ought to have NEVER known as the Chicago followers sensible. I sincerely apologize.”
Yep—Charlotte Aptitude mocking the gang whereas swerving previous any point out of the promo’s actual controversy. That will be the now-viral “Is that why Kaiser’s in my DMs?” line that had followers clutching their pearls and WWE enhancing the phase from their digital platforms.
The phase was already being dissected on-line after insider JoeyVotes revealed on WrestleVotes Radio that each Aptitude and Stratton went off-script. Aptitude was speculated to hit Stratton with a line about their profession comparisons being “insulting to me however complimentary to you,” and Stratton was initially meant to fireplace again by questioning why Aptitude had solely wrestled “30 matches in three years.” As a substitute, what followers bought was full-on shoot insults that WWE needed to clear up after the very fact.
Behind the scenes, sources described the entire thing as “a wreck,” with one particular person saying there was a collective “oh shit” second when the insults bought private. Although Stratton was reportedly warned Aptitude may go rogue, her “0-3” marriage jab caught everybody off guard—and despatched WWE producers scrambling.
Nonetheless, there’s no real-life warmth between the 2, simply the aftermath of a promo that spiraled. Now, Charlotte’s tweet solely provides gas to the hearth, with followers cut up between calling her a legend for the clapback—or dragging her for deflecting the true situation.
Do you assume Charlotte’s sarcastic apology was savage or simply deflection? Ought to WWE maintain letting their stars go off-script? Pontificate within the feedback and tell us the place you stand.
