Stephanie Vaquer may have walked out of WWE Crown Jewel 2025 with championship gold, but backstage reaction and expert reviews say the match didnt deliver the energy fans expected.
During the October 12, 2025 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez broke down Vaquers match against Tiffany Stratton, which crowned the Womens Crown Jewel Champion. While Vaquer won clean with a twisting moonsault and delivered an emotional post-match promo, Meltzer wasnt impressed with the overall presentation.
According to Alvarez, the match ran just ten minutes the shortest of the night and failed to get the live crowd truly invested.
Meltzer cut in to point out the only moment where fans reacted:
He added that the match followed one of the hottest crowd reactions of the night, which made things worse:
Alvarez recapped the finish in detail, describing how Vaquer countered Tiffanys moves and hit her signature cradle backbreaker before landing the twisting moonsault for the pin. After the win, Vaquer got emotional, crying in the ring and delivering a heartfelt promo in English.
Triple H even came out afterward to hug Vaquer in a feel-good moment, but Meltzer still felt the overall presentation fell short:
Stephanie Vaquer is undeniably on the rise in WWE, but the Crown Jewel match didnt connect with the audience the way many hoped. Still, her journey from international star to WWE gold continues and theres no doubt more spotlight is coming.
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