WWE is set to be in Canada for upcoming shows including the live events that will take place this upcoming weekend. WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus will be in attendance according to her website. The official announcement reads as follows – A stratusfaction weekend awaits! Trish Stratus will be appearing at both Saturday’s Night Main … Read more
As previously reported, Trish Stratus received the Lou Thesz Award at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame over the weekend. She became the first woman to receive this honor since it was first presented in 2007. While accepting her award, Stratus gave praise to many current and former female stars in the wrestling industry. In … Read more
Trish Stratus is receiving a huge honor this weekend as she becomes only the second woman to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Already a WWE Hall of Famer, the former seven-time WWE Women’s Champion will take her place on a national scale. She will also the first woman to ever receive … Read more
On this week’s Flashback Match Friday is a tag team bout that took place on Raw between Ashley & Trish Stratus vs. Victoria & Candice Michelle w/Torrie Wilson. With yesterday being the birthday of Ashley Massaro, it was fitting to showcase her in this week’s flashback. During this time, with Stratus by her side, Ashley … Read more
WWE Live was in Toronto, Ontario, Canada over the weekend and in Hall of Famer Trish Stratus’ hometown. She was already announced to be a host of both nights. Stratus helped open both shows along with Kevin Owens for the ‘KO Show.’ On both nights, Becky Lynch successfully defended the Raw Women’s Championship against Rhea … Read more
Trish Stratus vs. Sasha Banks is a match that fans have been wanting for years. It is one of those dream matches that many are still holding out hope for. Dating back to the first women’s Royal Rumble match in 2018, Stratus and Banks had a moment as they stared each other down during the … Read more
With so many legends returning for this year’s Royal Rumble and seven of them announced so far, many fans are speculating if Trish Stratus will grab one of the last spots remaining. Trish has only been in one Royal Rumble Match but she made a big impact entering in at number 30 in the first … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus and AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker took to social media to pay tribute to one another. This week was the 17th anniversary of the groundbreaking WWE RAW main event. In 2004, the two wrestling legends clashed on for the WWE Women’s Championship in a historical main event. It … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer and all-around women’s wrestling legend, Trish Stratus is scheduled to appear at an upcoming WWE Live event in Toronto, Canada. WWE heads to Stratus’ hometown on Wednesday, December 29th at the Coca-Cola Coliseum for a holiday tour. Stratus commented on her return to WWE on her website stating: “Excited to step … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer and women’s wrestling legend, Trish Stratus will join Canada’s Got Talent as one of the new judges. Stratus joins fellow judges Howie Mandel, Kardinal Offishall, and Lilly Singh with Lindsay Ell as the host of the show. The announcement was made via the show’s official Twitter account. Stratus then posted on … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus had many memorable moments and matches throughout her illustrious wrestling career. Her long-running feud with Lita is just one of them. Stratus and Lita revolutionised the wrestling business with their rivalry and changed the way women’s wrestling was viewed in WWE. They fought each other on multiple occasions and … Read more
Recently, WWE began counting down their top women superstars, going from number fifty all the way to one throughout the week. Today, the top five have been released, with none other than Trish Stratus topping the list. Trish Stratus was a fitness model and appeared as a co-host on the Canadian television show Live Audio … Read more
Trish Stratus has been in the news recently in regards to helping out in NXT. Although the Hall of Famer says there hasn’t been the right time for any of that to occur, there is still some unfinished business when it comes to Sasha Banks. Stratus and Banks came face to face at the first-ever … Read more
Trish Stratus spoke with Women’s Wrestling Talk and the idea of her working behind the scenes in NXT was discussed. She has mentioned that she has spoken several times with NXT Head Trainer, Matt Bloom. Although Stratus has concluded that she is finished with in-ring performing, she has mentioned the idea of writing or producing … Read more
WWE legend and Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus has taken to Twitter to promote her new movie, Christmas in the Rockies. Stratus co-stars in the movie and plays the role of a character named Marie Brown. The synopsis of the Christmas-themed rom-com on IMDb reads as; After her father is hurt in a timber accident, … Read more
Women in the ring have been a huge part of people’s lives for at least 80 years. Over those 80 years, we remember a wide variety of women in various promotions who can call themselves ”Champion” since the days of Mildred Burke. Women used to be an aspect of the show, now in many cases, … Read more
Mickie James had a highly anticipated match against Asuka for the RAW Women’s Title this week on RAW. The match had all eyes on it as Jame was going for her seventh title in WWE which she has been wanting for quite some time. The match itself was on par to be a good one, … Read more
Mickie James has a huge match on tonight’s RAW. Since returning to WWE in 2016 she has had very few chances to capture her seventh title with the company and she is hungry for gold. A sentiment that she has expressed since returning from injury a number of weeks ago. Tonight she will be facing … Read more
As a Free Match Friday, let’s go back 14-years to the last match Trish Stratus had on RAW before retiring. Granted, the word “retire” is a term used loosely in wrestling, this was the last official match on RAW before Stratus hung up her boots for a bit.
She would make sporadic appearances in the coming years after, mostly in tag team action. Then there was of course her recent appearances in the past couple of years with the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match along with her SummerSlam match against Charlotte Flair in 2019.
This match in particular wrapped up one of her more popular feuds with Mickie James in a nice little bow. The dynamic between Stratus and James was always one to watch and the two worked very well together. The pair would put on another exciting match between them. Lita would attempt to cause a distraction to Stratus, however, she was still able to pull out a victory.
She would then face Lita at Unforgiven just a few days later, which would be her final match with the company at the time.
Check out the video above to watch Stratus’ final match on RAW from 2006. What did you think of this match? Leave your comments below.
Welcome to the Queendom, where the Kings bow down, and relinquish the crown, y’all gonna hate me now, I just turn that around and make you love me, love me, love me. When we hear that blast through any WWE arena, we know it signifies the entrance of one Stephanie McMahon. Crazy as it is to … Read more
The Backlash pay-per-view is today and on that card is two women’s matches with championships on the line. The Backlash event itself has a long history with the company. It is an event that has come and gone since it debuted in 1999. For ten years straight it was something to watch annually and didn’t … Read more
WWE’s first openly gay signee Jake Atlas recently sat down with DS Shin from Ring the Belle to divulge his top five women that have inspired him. Atlas recently made his debut on NXT in a losing effort to Dexter Lumis. Just like most gay men growing up, Atlas idolized the women of WWE through admiration and intrigue. He spoke to Shin about how it was the women of the company that inspired him to become the wrestler that he is today.
Generally from a young boy you would hear them say idols such as The Rock, The Undertaker, and Stone Cold influenced them to want to become a wrestler. For Atlas, and many gay youth, this was quite the contrary.
Let’s go through Atlas’ top five and see if these women were ever inspirations to you.
5. Maryse
Credit: WWE
Atlas starts off his list with the French Kiss herself, Maryse. Maryse was definitely a powerful heel during her mainstay with the company. He praised the fact that she came in green without wrestling experience and turned herself into not just a Diva but an in-ring presence. She also came into this without knowing English very well. Atlas explains how when he has been a heel character, Maryse’s portrayal is one he admired.
“I’ve always been a fan of heels. I’ve always been about the bad girls, the mean girls. It just looks so effortless for her. So sometimes whenever I have done a heel character I have done the hand gesture, like get out of my face, and it has always been a tribute to her.”
4. Gail Kim
Credit: TNA/IMPACT Wrestling
Atlas believes that Gail Kim is one of the best women’s wrestlers to exist. He mentions her move to TNA and is glad they were able to show why she is one of the best.
“I’m glad that TNA gave her the platform to acknowledge that she is one of the best. Her match with Tessa Blanchard was phenomenal. You know, I think I saw this on Twitter. Gail Kim vs. Tessa Blanchard was what Trish and Charlotte was for WWE at SummerSlam. That’s just generational. Gail Kim was ahead of her time, she was so good, I enjoyed her work at WWE. It was really awesome to just see her win the Women’s Title in her debut, because she is just so good,”
3. Sasha Banks
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Atlas attributes Sasha for his psychological aspect of wrestling. Her sayings and thought process behind the art of wrestling is what he admires from her. He has adapted this into his own career and his own way of thinking about loving what he does.
“Again, just the heel character in her is what really drew me to her, but more than anything, she is just so passionate about this…..The one line I always say when I am about to go through the curtain is ‘I was born to do this.’ And maybe other people have said this in the past, but I got it from Sasha.”
“Another quote that she says is ‘be so good that they can’t ignore you.’ And that can’t be anymore truer for her. Mentally she is just so good at wrestling and you see that through her matches. Through the psychology of what she does. The Sasha and Bayley match, one of the best matches I have ever seen.
2. Aj Lee
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Aj Lee is one female wrestler that Atlas believes was relatable to him. Through her advocacy on mental health and from her passion she showed for wrestling. He talks about her book and how she was meant to do this. He also recalls her FCW days and how he enjoyed her matches with Naomi.
“I remember at Payback when she won the Divas Title and when the referee handed her the belt, you could just see her face as she is receiving the belt. This was her moment. This was her crowning moment. Her whole life’s work into finally winning the top championship of WWE. I just connected to her from her FCW days when she would have the matches with Naomi, they would kill it.”
1.Trish Stratus
Credit: WWE
Let’s be honest, Trish Stratus was an idol for many people. She predominately was an idol for all of the gay youth growing up, myself included. She was also that way for Atlas. He recalls the story of not being able to see her main event match on RAW against Lita when it took place because he was punished by his mother. He recalls a funny story of how he blamed his mother for Trish losing the title that night.
He had the following to say on why she means so much to him:
“I remember before I came out, I would always say she was my girlfriend and that I would marry her one day. I just wanted to be her. She is the best of all time I think of the women. When it comes to the overall package. She had it. She was a superstar. She was the standard of what you needed to be.”
“She just made me feel everything about pro wrestling. She made me feel it all. She made me cry, I cried at her retirement match. I cried in her return, I cried for the Trish and Charlotte match. This was my person, my go to wrestler. You made me feel this about wrestling.”
Voices like Atlas’ are good for the community. Him speaking on his top five women’s wrestlers who have inspired him to do what he does is inspiring of itself. The women that we have grown to idolize whether it is in WWE or any other organization means a lot to those who feel as though they don’t have a voice.
What did you think of his list? Do you share any of the same women? Who makes your top five? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
Thank you to Ring the Belle for this exclusive content.
Hello readers, it’s Mykel, Diva-Dirt’s equivalent of Asia O’Hara on Fashion Photo Ruview! It’s WrestleMania weekend! We have been prior list ranking the Women’s Title matches at WrestleMania, so I thought ”Hey, why not tag matches too?” We will only look at the women’s parts here because we are all about the women here on … Read more
Hello, it’s Mykel, and I’m back with yet another list! With Wrestlemania around the corner, I decided to sit and watch every single WWE Women’s Title match and rank them out on a scale of 1 to 10, worst to best. Which match was the best? Let’s find out!
We are very close to what will go down as the strangest and most unprecedented WrestleMania in history. The global outbreak of Coronavirus has literally put the world on lockdown with all sporting events and mass gatherings either postponed or canceled. The NBA, NFL, and NHL are all postponed until further notice, the XFL has … Read more
With a surfeit of women’s wrestlers arriving in WWE from the Indy scene, we seem to forget that the WWE has actually had a lot of homegrown talent. Most of these talents have had their starts in the aftermath of Trish, Lita, and Molly Holly leaving WWE. We saw the likes of Eve Torres, Maryse, … Read more
