Mets' first pitch turns into WWE melee at Citi Field in funny scene
Stratton had thrown out the first pitch last month ahead of a Mets-Nationals game when she sent her first pitch attempt sailing far to the right of Mets outfielder Jared Young.
Back to try her hand at it again on WWE Night, Stratton was interrupted by Nia Jax, who walked out onto the field as Stratton was about to throw and stole the ball from her.
The two pushed and shoved each other – in a similar fashion you would see on a WWE broadcast – as Mr. and Mr. Met ran out to break up the two wrestlers.
6 Tiffany Stratton (L) struggles and fights with Nia Jax (R) in a scuffle before the game when Stratton planned to throw out the ceremonial first pitch when the New York Mets played the Los Angeles Angels Monday, July 21, 2025 at Citi Field in Queens, NY.
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6 Tiffany Stratton pushed Nia Jax on the mound at Citi Field.
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6 Mister and Mrs. Met try to break it up when WWE Womens World Champion Tiffany Stratton struggled and fought with Nia Jax in a scuffle before the game when Stratton planned to throw out the ceremonial first pitch when the New York Mets played the Los Angeles Angels.
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Jax taunted Stratton with the ball as Mr. Met tried to usher the WWE star off the field.
Mrs. Met walked off the field with Stratton with her arm around the WWE Women's Champion.
6 Mrs. Met holds off Tiffany Stratton from Nia Jax in a scuffle to throw the first pitch.
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6 Mister and Mrs. Met try to break it up when WWE Womens World Champion Tiffany Stratton struggled and fought with Nia Jax.
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6 Nia Jax taught with the baseball after a fight with Tiffany Stratton.
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Both Mets mascots dressed up for the occasion to look like wrestlers themselves and the Mets changed the headshots that appeared on the stadium videoboard for player at bats.
The player headshots were given WWE themes, with Juan Soto's face being super imposed on The Undertaker's body.
WWE Night came a little less than two weeks before SummerSlam takes over MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3.
Stratton will be wrestling to retain her WWE Women's Championship belt as part of the two-night SummerSlam festivities.
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