| Trish Stratus | |
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.jpg) Stratus in 2024 | |
| Birth name | Patricia Anne Stratigeas[1][2] |
| Born | (1975-12-18)December 18, 1975 (age 49)[3] Toronto,Ontario, Canada[3] |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | trishstratus |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Trish Stratus |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg)[5] |
| Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[6][4] |
| Trained by | Ron Hutchison Fit Finlay[7][8] |
| Debut | March 19, 2000 |
| Signature | |
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Patricia Anne Stratigeas (/ˈstrætɪdʒiəs/; born December 18, 1975), better known by thering nameTrish Stratus, is a Canadianprofessional wrestler,yoga instructor and formerfitness model. She is signed toWWE. An inductee of the2013 WWE Hall of Fame, Stratus is often regarded as one of the greatest female wrestlers in history. Stratus's 448-day reign asWWF/WWE Women's Champion stands as the longest reign of any women's world champion in the 21st century.
Initially studying atYork University to become a doctor, Stratus began her career as afitness model. She began working for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 2000, later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002. Early in her career, she was mostly involved in sexually themed storylines, such as managing the teamT & A and akayfabe affair with WWE ownerVince McMahon. As Stratus's popularity increased due to receiving more in-ring experience, she was made a one-timeWWE Hardcore Champion, three-time "WWE Babe of the Year", and was proclaimed "Diva of the Decade". After nearly seven years in WWE, Stratus retired from professional wrestling on a full-time basis atWWE Unforgiven on September 17, 2006, after winning her record seventhWWE Women's Championship.
Following her initial retirement from full-time performing, she has since made part-time WWE appearances. On Raw, she made sporadic tag-team match appearances between 2008 and 2011, including a mixedsix-person tag team match atWrestleMania XXVII. In 2018, she returned to WWE to participate in the promotion's firstWomen's Royal Rumble and later competed at the all-femaleEvolution event in October of that year. She then wrestledCharlotte Flair in her first singles match onpay-per-view since her initial full-time retirement atSummerSlam 2019. In 2023, Stratus appeared in a six-woman tag team match atWrestleMania 39, after which she returned as a full-time member of the roster up until September of that year. She then took a hiatus and returned in February 2025 at theRoyal Rumble.
Aside from professional wrestling, Stratus has appeared on a number of magazine covers and has been involved incharity work. She appeared as a judge onWWE Tough Enough in 2011, where she also had her first role in film as the main character inBail Enforcers. She has also hosted several award and television shows and formerly owned a yoga studio. From 2022 to 2024, Stratus was featured as a judge onCanada's Got Talent.
Stratus was born inToronto, Ontario, Canada, and attendedBayview Secondary School inRichmond Hill, Ontario.[9][10] Stratigeas is ofGreek andPolish descent[11] and is the eldest daughter of John and Alice Stratigeas.[1][12] Her younger sisters are named Christie and Melissa.[12] She enrolled atYork University, where she studiedbiology andkinesiology and playedsoccer andfield hockey.[6][8][13] Due to a faculty strike in 1997, she was forced to change her plans.[6][8][9][10][13] She was working as a receptionist at a local gym when she was approached by the publisher ofMuscleMag International to do atest shoot for the magazine.[10][14] She later appeared on the cover of the May 1998 issue and was signed to a two-year contract.[14] For the next six months, she worked on her body and appeared on numerous magazine covers.[10] During this time, she joined Big Daddy Donnie and Jeff Marek as the third host ofLive Audio Wrestling on Toronto Sports Radio, The FAN 590.[6][15][16]
Stratus had been a fan of wrestling since childhood and was especially fond of wrestlersHulk Hogan andRandy Savage, among others.[17] Her modelling work caught the attention of theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF).[6][9][15][16][12] In November 1999, she was signed to a multi-year contract with the company, who sent her to Sully's Gym where she was trained byRon Hutchison.[6][9][10][16]
Stratus made her debut as aheel on the March 19, 2000, episode ofSunday Night Heat under thering name Trish Stratus.[6] She appeared on stage to scoutTest andPrince Albert. The next night onRaw Is War, Test and Albert joined forces as thetag teamT & A and Stratus began her first role in the company as theirvalet.[6][18] It was during her stint managing T & A that Stratus took her first majorbump in the ring, by being driven through a table by theDudley Boyz atBacklash, after she had been tauntingBubba Ray Dudley for several weeks.[19] In June, she was on the receiving end of astinkface fromRikishi onRaw.[20]
She also began managing then-heel,Val Venis to win theWWE Intercontinental Championship, but their partnership ended atSummerSlam after Venis lost the title.[9]Stratus made her in-ring debut on the June 22 episode ofSmackDown!, winning atag team match with T & A against theHardy Boyz andLita. Astoryline feud between Stratus and Lita developed after the match with Stratus attacking Lita on episodes ofRaw andSmackDown!. This led to anIndian Strap match between the two women on the July 24 episode ofRaw, which Stratus won with help fromStephanie McMahon.[21] She finished the year competing unsuccessfully for theWWF Women's Championship numerous times, and separating from Test and Albert when the team disbanded.[22]
In early 2001, Stratus became involved in anangle with WWF ChairmanVince McMahon, during a time when Vince's wifeLinda waskayfabe institutionalized following a demand Vince had made for adivorce during an episode ofSmackDown!.[9][23] Vince and Stratus' relationship increasingly angered the boss' daughter, then-heel, Stephanie McMahon.[6][4] On the February 19 episode ofRaw, Stephanie and Trish were scheduled for a match, but it quickly got cancelled due to Stephanie getting stunned bySteve Austin. AtNo Way Out, Stratus and Stephanie squared off, with Stephanie scoring the victory after arun-in byWilliam Regal.[24] In the midst of a tag team match that pitted Vince and Stratus against Regal and Stephanie the next night onRaw, Stratus was the victim of a set-up by Vince, Stephanie and Regal. Regal executed hisfinisher, theRegal Cutter, on Stratus and Stephanie then dumped slop over Stratus' body. Vince stood over Stratus and he told her she was a "toy" with which he had "grown tired of playing with".[25] The angle continued the next week onRaw in controversial fashion, with Vince humiliating Stratus, forcing her to strip down to her black bra and panties in the ring and bark like a dog while crying.[26] The storyline came to an end atWrestleMania X-Seven, when Stratus slapped Vince during his match against his sonShane,[6] turningface in the process.[9][27][28]
Following her first face turn, Stratus began wrestling part-time. She teamed up withLita against then-heels,Stacy Keibler andTorrie Wilson atInVasion.[4] After suffering an ankle injury in the summer, however, she was sidelined for the following three months. This interrupted not only her recent venture into wrestling, but also an on-screen romance withJeff Hardy and budding storyline withTeam Xtreme.[29] As she rehabilitated, she kept herself visible by co-hostingExcess onTNN.[4] After returning in autumn, Stratus appeared atSurvivor Series where she won theWWF Women's Championship for the first time in asix-pack challenge.[6][30][31] Stratus was next involved in a feud withJazz over the Women's Championship, where on the January 17, 2002, episode ofSmackDown! Jazz attacked Stratus backstage and broke her hand. Stratus overcame the injury and retained the championship at theRoyal Rumble. On the January 22 episode ofSmackDown!, Stratus defeated Jazz via disqualification after Jazz relentlessly attacked Stratus's injured hand and left her laid out in the ring. Stratus eventuallydropped the championship to Jazz in convincing fashion on the February 4, 2002, episode ofRaw.[32][33] Stratus then attempted to regain the title for several months, including competing in atriple threat match atWrestleMania X8 against Lita and Jazz in her hometown of Toronto, but failed to win the match.[8][34] While chasing after the Women's Championship, Stratus won theWWE Hardcore Championship on May 6, pinningCrash Holly afterBubba Ray Dudley hit him over the head with a trash can.[9][30] She lost the title toSteven Richards soon afterward however, due to the stipulation that the belt was to be defended 24/7 as long as there was a referee present.[9][30] One week later, she won the Women's Championship for the second time in a tag team match with Bubba Ray Dudley where she faced Richards and Jazz, where the Hardcore Championship was also on the line.[35] Stratus landed a hard metal trash can shot to Jazz's head, which badly weakened her and allowed Stratus to win easily.[36] During this time, Stratus began wrestling solely on the Raw brand after being drafted in theWWF Brand Extension.[37]
Stratus' second reign as champion came to an end on June 23, when she was defeated atKing of the Ring byMolly Holly.[38] The twoDivas continued their storyline feud for the next three months. After a failed attempt to win the title in July, Stratus won the championship for the third time atUnforgiven.[39][40] While feuding with Holly, Stratus was also involved in an angle with new DivaVictoria, who held a storyline grudge against Stratus, claiming she was betrayed by Stratus when they both worked as fitness models.[9] The two competed in several title matches, the first taking place on the September 30 episode ofRaw, which saw Stratus win via disqualification after being knocked unconscious from a chair shot from Victoria. Stratus would again retain the championship against Victoria atNo Mercy, before ultimately dropping it atSurvivor Series, where Victoria won the title in aHardcore match.[41][42] Stratus attempted to regain the title from Victoria on the November 25 episode ofRaw, but was defeated. Stratus and Victoria took part in the main event of the December 9, 2002, edition of Raw where they were in an intergenderTables match, with Stratus teaming withThe Dudley Boyz and Victoria teaming withChris Jericho andChristian; the match ended in victory for Team Stratus when she Powerbombed Victoria through a table.[citation needed] Stratus once again unsuccessfully challenged for the title atArmageddon in a triple threat match also featuring Jacqueline. On the January 27, 2003, episode ofRaw, Stratus was once again unsuccessful in challenging Victoria for the championship, this time in a Chicago street fight. Immediately after this defeat, Stratus was beaten down and destroyed further in a brutal attack by the returning Jazz.
On March 17, 2003, Victoria andSteven Richards defeated Jazz and Stratus in a tag team match when Jazz walked out on Stratus. After the match, Jeff Hardy saved Stratus from an attack by Victoria and Richards and then kissed her, resulting in Stratus becoming Hardy's on-screen girlfriend once more.[43] The two would talk and kiss backstage, compete as anintergender tag team, and come to each other's aid when in danger during singles competition. At no point was their previous relationship acknowledged.[44] The storyline was suddenly dropped when WWE released Hardy in April. This marked the second time in two years that a romance between Stratus and Hardy abruptly ended due to a setback in one of their personal lives. In neither instance did the angle fully play out or reach a conclusion.[9]
AtWrestleMania XIX, Stratus ended her feud with Victoria by defeating her and Jazz to capture her fourth Women's Championship. Following WrestleMania XIX, Stratus entered a feud with Jazz following a match on the April 7 episode ofRaw where Stratus defeated Jazz while Jazz's foot was on the rope. The following week onRaw, Jazz defeated Stratus cleanly via submission in a tag team match also featuring Ivory and Victoria. On the April 21 episode ofRaw, Stratus was forced to team withSpike Dudley in a match against the Dudley Boyz. The match ended in a no contest after Bubba Ray Dudley destroyed Stratus, allowing Jazz to run down to the ring and hit an unconscious Stratus with aBitchlock on to a table. Stratus would eventually lose the title to Jazz at thepay-per-view,Backlash.[45] TheRaw after Backlash,Eric Bischoff ordered aNo Disqualification match between him and Stratus. If Stratus won, she would get a championship rematch the next week; if Bischoff won, he would get to spend a night with her. Bischoff would go on to win the match following interference from Jazz, though the stipulation was nullified whenLinda McMahon confronted him after the match. The following week onRaw, Stratus received a rematch against Jazz for the title but was defeated. Stratus was once again unsuccessful in challenging for the title in a fatal four-way match on May 18, atJudgement Day.
In the following months, Stratus was placed into an alliance withGail Kim. It was short-lived, however, as Kim turned on Stratus and teamed with Molly Holly, putting the women in a storyline feud.[9] The duo defeated Stratus and several tag team partners until Stratus allied herself with a returning Lita.[46][47][48] The team defeated Kim and Holly in several matches, including a match atUnforgiven.[49]Stratus began an on-screen romance withChris Jericho during the November 10 episode ofRaw when she agreed to go on a date with him.[50] Subsequently, they participated in anintergender tag team match as partners on December 1. After the match, Stratus overheard Jericho talking to then-heel,Christian, who was involved in an on-screen romance withLita at the time, about who could sleep with their respective woman first.[51] One week later, Stratus and Lita confronted the men about their actions, leading to a feud between the two men and women which resulted in a "Battle of the Sexes" tag team match atArmageddon, which the women lost.[52] A rematch the next night ended in a no contest.[53] Her relationship with Jericho continued into the next year with a new angle of Stratus developing feelings for Jericho. Christian would also briefly turn face once again, but only revealed to be a hoax as he would attack and defeat her in a match ordered byEric Bischoff. This would start a feud between Christian and Jericho, who was defending Stratus. During their match atWrestleMania XX, however, Stratus turned heel by betraying Jericho and siding with Christian. Stratus claimed her reasons for siding with Christian were that he was a "real man", and Jericho was a "love sick puppy".[4][15] The duo feuded with Jericho for several months and competed in a 2-on-1Handicap match atBacklash.[54] The team of Stratus and Christian were joined by "problem solver"Tyson Tomko the next night onRaw.[55]
Stratus won theWWE Women's Championship for a fifth time atBad Blood on June 13.[56] She defended the title until she suffered alegitimate broken hand in July that caused her to be out of action for approximately a month.[57] Upon her return, she continued to defend the title against numerous challengers before losing the championship to Lita on December 6, when both women wrestled in the main event ofRaw for the championship.[4] Stratus recaptured the title for the sixth time a month later atNew Year's Revolution, after Lita suffered a legitimate knee injury during the match.[58] Stratus was originallybooked to lose the championship back to Lita atWrestleMania 21, but due to Lita's injury, she was not cleared to wrestle. A new angle was then developed between Stratus and2004 Raw Diva Search winnerChristy Hemme over jealousy of Hemme'sPlayboy magazine exposure, with Stratus attacking Hemme with aChick Kick andspray painting the word "slut" across her back.[59] Stratus was challenged by Hemme, who later revealed she was being trained by Lita, for a championship match at WrestleMania 21, where Stratus successfully retained her championship.[59] Stratus would then demand a rematch against Hemme the next night onRaw; before the match started, Stratus hit Hemme again with theChick Kick, and re-injured Lita's knee. The next week, after losing a tag team match, Stratus was chased around the arena by Lita's storyline husband,Kane, narrowly escaping. The week after, Stratus almost gotchokeslammed again onto the stage, butViscera saved her. Stratus would then form a short-lived alliance with Viscera, who was ordered to protect her.
In May 2005, Stratus was sidelined with theWomen's Championship after suffering aherniated disc, with the storyline explanation thatViscera had injured her atBacklash after she insulted him for losing toKane.[4][29] This left the company without a Women's Champion for four months, as Stratus remained the champion during the time of her injury, thus ignoring the 30-day clause stating that a champion must defend their respective title at least once every 30 days. She returned toRaw on September 12, 2005, as a face by siding withAshley Massaro againstVince's Devils (Candice Michelle,Victoria andTorrie Wilson).[60] The feud also involved the debutingMickie James, who introduced herself as Stratus' biggest fan.[4] In November, during theEddie Guerrero Tribute Show, Stratus took part in an inter-promotionalDivas battle royal that was won by SmackDown! DivaMelina.[61] The next week,MNM (Joey Mercury andJohnny Nitro) kidnapped Stratus for Melina, who challenged a tied up and tape gagged Stratus to a match for the Women's Championship.[62] The two fought atSurvivor Series, with Stratus defeating Melina.[63][64] Stratus and Mickie James continued teaming together in late 2005, while James became increasingly obsessed with Stratus.[65] On the December 26 episode ofRaw, the storyline between Stratus and James developed into alesbian one, when James initiated an intimate kiss with Stratus under a sprig ofmistletoe,[66] causing a surprised Stratus to flee the locker room.[67]
The odd relationship between Stratus and James continued into 2006, with the two Divas competing against each other in a title match atNew Year's Revolution, where Stratus emerged victorious.[68] Despite the defeat, James continued to be enamored of Stratus which made her feel uncomfortable, and on March 6, Stratus confronted James, telling her that she needed space.[69][70] The duo briefly reconciled on the March 18Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII, teaming together to defeat Candice Michelle and Victoria; however, after the match, James turned on Stratus and attacked her.[71] A match atWrestleMania 22 saw Stratus lose the Women's Championship to James, ending her 448-day reign.[72] The match was, and still is, widely recognized as one of the best women's matches in the World Wrestling Entertainment. During a rematch atBacklash, Stratus suffered a legitimatedislocated shoulder after taking a bump to the outside of the ring.[73] While she was rehabilitating for six weeks, she continued to appear on-screen.[9][74]
Stratus returned to the ring on June 26 onRaw, where she competed in a Women's Championship match with Mickie James. Stratus would go on to lose the match, thus finally ending their nine-month long storyline. On the same night, she started a romantic angle withCarlito after he saved her from an ambush by Melina and Johnny Nitro.[75] They competed as a team, winning amixed tag team match against Melina and Nitro atSaturday Night's Main Event XXXIII on July 15.[76] As a couple, Stratus and Carlito briefly feuded withWWE ChampionEdge andLita (who turned heel) after the pair interrupted Stratus' title match with Mickie James. The two couples competed in several tag team matches, including a six-person tag team match where Edge, Lita andRandy Orton defeated Stratus, Carlito andJohn Cena after OrtonRKO'd Stratus and Lita followed up with the pin. Stratus' last match onRaw occurred on September 11, 2006, where she defeated former rival Mickie James.[77][78] In late August, Lita stated that Stratus would retire atUnforgiven, which was later confirmed by Stratus.[79] At Unforgiven on September 17, in her hometown of Toronto, Stratus defeated Lita with fellow CanadianBret Hart's signaturesubmission manoeuvre, theSharpshooter.[80][81][82] Her victory earned her her seventh and final Women's Championship, the most in WWE history, retiring as the champion. The title was vacated soon after.[83]
Stratus andLita made a special appearance on December 10, 2007, duringRaw's 15th Anniversary special, attackingJillian Hall.[84] The following year, Stratus appeared onRaw in Toronto on May 5, 2008, in a backstage segment involvingRon Simmons andTrevor Murdoch.[85] Stratus wrestled on the December 22, 2008, episode ofRaw, when she andJohn Cena defeatedSantino Marella and her former on-screen protégéBeth Phoenix in a mixed tag team match. On September 14, 2009, Stratus served as the guest hostess ofRaw, and participated in a six-person tag team match, teaming withMontel Vontavious Porter andMark Henry to defeat Phoenix,Chris Jericho, andBig Show.
Stratus made a surprise appearance at the2011 Elimination Chamber pay-per-view to announce that she would be a trainer on the revival ofWWE Tough Enough and stoppedLayCool (Layla &Michelle McCool) from attackingKelly Kelly. The following month, on March 14, she lost a singles match toVickie Guerrero due to interference from LayCool andDolph Ziggler. After the match,John Morrison and Raw guest starNicole "Snooki" Polizzi came to her aid.[86] AtWrestleMania XXVII, Stratus, Snooki, and Morrison defeated the team of Ziggler and LayCool. The night after WrestleMania, onRaw, Stratus and Morrison defeated Guerrero and Ziggler.[87] She also appeared onRaw on June 6 andSmackDown on September 16. The following year, on July 23, 2012, she made a guest appearance onRaw's1000th episode.
On the January 28, 2013, episode ofRaw, Stratus was announced as aWWE Hall of Fame inductee as part of the 2013 class,Stratus choseStephanie McMahon to induct her into the Hall of Fame in April.[88] The following year, Stratus inductedLita into the WWE Hall of Fame.[89] On August 16, 2016, Stratus appeared onWWE Network specialWWE 24: Women's Evolution, discussing the history of the women back in her era known as theAttitude Era and also her rivalry with Lita.
On January 22, 2018, during theWWE Raw 25 Years anniversary episode, Stratus was amongst a group of women honoured as some of the greatest female superstars in the twenty-five-year history of the show, along withThe Bella Twins,Maryse,Kelly Kelly,Lilian Garcia,Torrie Wilson,Michelle McCool,Terri Runnels,Maria Kanellis, andJacqueline.[90] Six days later, Stratus was a surprise entrant in the inaugural all-women's Royal Rumble match at theevent. Stratus entered in the final spot, number 30, and eliminatedNia Jax,Mickie James andNatalya. Stratus' interaction with James garnered a considerable crowd reaction.[91] Stratus was amongst the final five women in the match, before being eliminated bySasha Banks.[92]
On August 18, 2018, WWE announced that Stratus would make her in-ring return atWWE Evolution in singles competition againstAlexa Bliss. On the August 27, 2018, episode ofRaw, Stratus made a surprise appearance in Toronto, interrupting Elias and confronting him for talking down her hometown. The two exchanged insults, culminating in Stratus slapping him. Later in the night, Stratus,Ronda Rousey and Natalya were confronted by Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Alicia Fox. Stratus later appeared at ringside with Rousey during a one-on-one match between Natalya and Alicia Fox. She was then seen backstage during the show in a segment with Ronda and Natalya as well as the returning Bella Twins, Nikki and Brie. On the October 8 episode ofRaw, Stratus would cut a promo against Bliss ahead of WWE Evolution. Bliss, along with Mickie James, came to the ring to confront Stratus, challenging her to a tag match at Evolution with herself and James instead. Stratus agreed, announcingLita (who was originally scheduled to face James at Evolution) as her tag partner. At the Evolution event, Trish and Lita defeated Mickie James and Alicia Fox, who replaced Bliss due to injury.
On the July 30, 2019, episode ofSmackDown, Stratus returned as a guest ofJerry Lawler's "The King's Court" in–ring segment.Charlotte Flair interrupted the two and issued a challenge to Stratus to a match atSummerSlam, which Stratus accepted.[93][94][95][96] At SummerSlam, in her hometown of Toronto, the returning Stratus lost to Flair by submission.[97]
On the August 22, 2022 episode ofRaw, Stratus made an appearance for the first time in three years, where she was interrupted byDamage CTRL (Bayley,Dakota Kai, andIyo Sky).[98]
On the February 27, 2023, episode ofRaw, Stratus helped Lita andBecky Lynch defeat Damage CTRL for theWWE Women's Tag Team Championship by taking out Damage CTRL's leader, Bayley, who attempted to interfere.[99] The following week, she announced that she would be teaming up with Lita and Lynch to face Damage CTRL in asix-woman tag team match atWrestleMania 39.[100] Stratus would appear on every episode of Raw in the build to their match. At WrestleMania 39, Stratus, Lita and Lynch were successful in defeating Damage CTRL.[101]
On the April 10 episode ofRaw, Stratus teamed with Lynch to defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship againstLiv Morgan andRaquel Rodriguez on the behalf of an injured Lita, who had been attacked by a mystery assailant backstage. Morgan pinned Stratus with a roll-up, costing Lita and Lynch the titles. Following the match, Stratus attacked Lynch, turningheel for the first time since 2005.[102] The following week onRaw, Stratus revealed herself as the mystery assailant who attacked Lita. She was frustrated by the two appearing as Lynch's sidekicks and a perceived lack of respect for her impact on the women's division.[103] She established a new catchphrase, "Thank You Trish". On April 27, 2023, WWE announced that Stratus would be eligible during the second night of the2023 Draft.[104] Stratus was once again drafted to the Raw brand in the fourth round as their seventh pick, the thirteenth of that night overall.[105]
On May 8, 2023, Stratus taunted Lynch who had not been seen since losing the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, and insulted her infant daughter Roux. However, Lynch would then return and attack Stratus with a Manhandle Slam.[106] Lynch vowed to stand up for her family, and challenged Stratus for a singles match atNight of Champions inSaudi Arabia.[107] The match was made official during a contract signing onRaw in the following week, where Stratus once again claimed sole responsibility for the growth in opportunities for women in WWE. In response, Lynch stated that Stratus was never as good as many remember her to be and made reference to her barking like a dog forVince McMahon in the build up toWrestleMania X-7 in 2001.[108][109] At the event, Stratus defeated Lynch with the help ofZoey Stark, who hid under the ring and attacked Lynch during the match.[110]
Stratus and Stark continued their partnership, and on the June 19 episode ofRaw, Stratus won the qualification match for the women'sMoney in the Bank ladder match againstRaquel Rodriguez bydisqualification after Lynch attacked her during the match.[111] On July 1, 2023, Stratus competed at thenamesake event inLondon in her first appearance in a ladder match against Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark, Bayley, Iyo Sky, andZelina Vega. Stratus worked with Stark throughout the match to prevent Lynch from winning, including a failed attempt to restrain her withhandcuffs. Stratus, Stark and Lynch were defeated when Iyo Sky claimed the briefcase and won the match.[112]
Lynch eventually earned a rematch against Stratus by defeating Zoey Stark in singles action onRaw, which was scheduled by WWE OfficialAdam Pearce for a future episode occurring two weeks later.[113] The match not being included on the card forSummerSlam received backlash from fans on social media, with reports suggesting that both Stratus and Lynch had real-life frustrations with the decision.[114] Further reports claimed that the match was not included due to time constraints, which was seemingly confirmed byTriple H, who defending the decision by stating: "There was a lot of banter I saw this week about matches being cut, which is the word that was used. But nothing was cut. There was no card announced. If we don't have more things in the pocket ready to go for a PLE than can fit in the PLE, I've done a terrible job."[115][116] On August 15, Stratus and Lynch's match ended in a double count-out. Adam Pearce declared that the two would have a future rematch inside of asteel cage, which would be a first for Stratus, atPayback.[117] Stratus, who was aided by Stark, ended up losing the match to Lynch concluding their feud. Stark then turned on Stratus after Stratus slapped and berated Stark.[118]
During theWrestleMania XL pre-show, Trish appeared for a backstage interview withCathy Kelley, as a face, where she was asked about Becky Lynch's match againstRhea Ripley for theWomen's World Championship. When asked if she would return to WWE again, Trish paused before answering, "you just never know."[119] On July 6, Stratus would hostMoney in the Bank in her hometown at Toronto.[120]
She took part in theRoyal Rumble 2025, entering number 25. She eliminatedCandice LeRae before being eliminated byNia Jax.
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Stratus is widely regarded as the greatest female superstar of her generation and by some as the greatest female wrestler of all time. Stratus is cited as an inspiration for several female wrestlers, such as:Alexa Bliss,[121]Bayley,[122][123]Carmella,[124][125]Deonna Purrazzo,[126]Emma,[127]Kelly Kelly,[128]Kia Stevens,[129]Leila Grey,[130]Mandy Rose,[131]Maria Kanellis,[132]Melina Perez,[133]Michelle McCool,Natalya,[134][135]Rosa Mendes,[136]Santana Garrett,[137]Sasha Banks,[138] Shazza McKenzie,[139] andTaryn Terrell.[140]
During a September 2020 episode ofRaw, Mandy Rose paid tribute to Stratus by wearing pink gear identical to an attire worn by Stratus in the early 2000s.[141] She later cited Stratus as her role model. She added; "She's always been my inspiration, and still to this day [she is]."[142]Zelina Vega asserted that Stratus and Lita inspired her to become a professional wrestler,[143] while fellow WWE Hall of FamerSunny stated: "I do have to say, I mean the only person that I actually could sit and watch a match would be Trish Stratus. I give her all the props in the world. She's like the one person who came after me that I actually have 100% respect for because she came from nowhere and worked so hard and learned so much. She's the kind of person that does respect the business, you know? She was in it because she loved it not because it was a quick dollar."[144]
Stratus's feud with Mickie James in 2006 has been an inspiration to Sasha Banks's rivalry with Bayley.[145] Banks has cited Stratus is the one performer from the past she most wants to wrestle. Banks added, "It's going to be Trish Stratus because she was just the top of the women's division of her time. She was just the best, she was beautiful, she was athletic, and she killed it, and inspired me."[146]Jerry Lawler called Stratus his all-time favourite female superstar.[147]Booker T in one interview has cited Stratus as the best of all time for women's wrestling while adding "She was the one that broke that barrier more than any other woman on the roster."[148]
On May 15, 2023, Stratus was awarded thekey ofNiagara Falls by its mayor,Jim Diodati.[149]
Stratus married her high school sweetheart and boyfriend of fourteen years, Ron Fisico, on September 30, 2006.[80][150][151] Herbridal gown was featured on a cover ofToday's Bride magazine.[1][14] Stratus and Fisico have two children, a son born in 2013 and a daughter born in 2017. Fellow wrestler and former on-screen rivalAmy Dumas, better known by the ring name Lita, is her son's godmother.[152][153] Stratus is a fan ofice hockey and supports theToronto Maple Leafs of theNHL.[154][155]
Stratus has also been involved with numerous charities such asRonald McDonald House,Dreams Take Flight, and theSpecial Olympics.[156] From 2001, she was aspokesperson for the World Natural Sports Association.[6][157]
On March 29, 2008, she participated in the Island Triathlon Series as part of a celebrityrelay team to help raise money forDignitas International.[158]In 2008, Stratus opened a yoga studio named Stratusphere in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario.[159] The studio is billed as "Canada's largest eco-friendly yoga studio".[160] In 2009, Stratusphere was awarded Top Choice Awards' Best New Business award, and the following year, Stratus won the award for Business Woman of the Year. The studio won Top Choice Awards' Best Yoga Studio in Vaughan award in 2013.[161] The studio was closed on March 31, 2015.[162]
On December 28, 2020, it was announced that Stratus' online retail platform named Stratusphere Shop was awarded a 2021 Canadian Business Award for Best Celebrity News Platform & Online Retailer.[163] Stratusphere Shop was also awarded the Business Excellence Award for Best Women's Merchandise Platform in Canada.[164]
On June 3, 2006, she hosted theCanada's Walk of Fame induction ceremony and performed a song and dance number inspired by thesoundtrack from the filmChicago at the event.[165][166] During the show, Stratusad libbed a kiss with fellow Canadian actressPamela Anderson.[80][165][167]
From late November 2006 to mid-January 2007, Stratus temporarily moved toMuncie, Indiana, for theCBSreality showArmed & Famous.[150][168][169] She was given a spot in the series afterPaul Heyman had mentioned her name to CBS.[150] The concept was that she was one of five celebrities who trained as volunteerofficers with theMuncie Police Department.[151] After finishing her training, Stratus and her real life officer partner were followed around by a camera crew while going on legitimate police calls.[168] Although the show was scheduled to broadcast seven episodes starting on January 10, 2007, CBS cancelled the series after just four of the episodes were aired.[150][151][170] After the cancellation ofArmed & Famous, Stratus hostedThe Second City's Next Comedy Legend.[150] The contest was similar to the style ofAmerica's Next Top Model, with Stratus portraying the "Tyra Banks" role as contact between the contestants and judges.
Stratus is the host and subject of the showStratusphere, which debuted in 2008 on theTravel + Escape television channel. The show follows Stratus as she visits different locations around the world to participate in local sports and adventure. Bill Harris wrote that, "Every week, Stratus embarks on a trip in search of exotic locations and daring physical challenges. In the first episode, for example, Stratus is in Kochi, India, where she learns the ancient martial art ofkalarippayattu, progressing from fighting with sticks to fighting with metal swords. Through the 10-episode run of Stratusphere, Stratus does everything from reindeer racing in Norway to bungee jumping in Bali. Her athleticism obviously sets Stratusphere apart from most travel shows."[171] Stratus also guest-starred in the Canadian showDa Kink in My Hair new season, which started on February 12, 2009.[172] In 2009, Stratus became a spokesperson for sports betting website, Sports Interaction.[173] Also, she has a YouTube fanpage dedicated to her which has more than 565,000 subscribers as of July 17, 2019.[174]
In 2020, Stratus made a cameo appearance in a TV Christmas movie for Fox calledChristmas in the Rockies.[175]
From 2022 to 2024, Stratus appeared as a judge onCanada's Got Talent, along withHowie Mandel,Lilly Singh, andKardinal Offishall.[176][177]
Stratus starred in the Canadian independent movie,Bail Enforcers, which marked her acting debut. She played abounty hunter named Jules Taylor, which released on April 19, 2011, premiering at ActionFest 2011.[178] The movie was then released on DVD asBounty Hunters.
Stratus co-starred in the 2015 filmGridlocked, as the antagonist Gina.[179]
In January 2022, Stratus announced that she had been cast in the lead role for an unnamed Christmas movie which would be released at the end of the year.[180] The movie was later revealed to be entitledChristmas in Rockwell, where she played a character named Alyssa Strader.[181]
| 2011 | Bail Enforcers | Jules | |
| 2015 | Gridlocked | Gina | |
| 2022 | Christmas in Rockwell | Alyssa Strader |
| 2003 | Mad TV | Various | Season 8, episode 18 |
| 2004 | Season 9, episode 18 | ||
| Royal Canadian Air Farce | |||
| 2007 | Armed & Famous | Herself | 5 episodes |
| The Second City's Next Comedy Legend | Host | ||
| 2008 | Stratusphere | Herself | |
| 2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Herself | Season 2, Episode 1: "Everything in Its Right Place"[182] |
| 2011 | WWE Tough Enough | Trainer | |
| 2020 | Corner Gas Animated | Shauna | Voice Season 3 episode 4: "Sound and Fury" |
| Christmas in the Rockies | Marie Brown | TV movie | |
| 2022–2024 | Canada's Got Talent | Judge | 3 seasons |
| 2013 | Somebody's Gonna Pay | Bartender | Music Video | Mickie James |
| 2000 | WWF No Mercy | Video game debut |
| WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role | ||
| 2001 | With Authority! | |
| WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It | ||
| 2002 | WWF Raw | |
| WWE WrestleMania X8 | ||
| WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth | ||
| 2003 | WWE Crush Hour | |
| WWE WrestleMania XIX | ||
| WWE Raw 2 | ||
| WWE SmackDown Here Comes the Pain | ||
| 2004 | WWE Day of Reckoning | Cover athlete |
| WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw | ||
| 2005 | WWE WrestleMania 21 | |
| WWE Day of Reckoning 2 | ||
| WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 | ||
| 2006 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 | |
| 2009 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 | |
| 2011 | WWE '12 | Downloadable content |
| 2012 | WWE '13[183] | |
| 2014 | WWE SuperCard | Mobile game |
| 2015 | WWE Immortals | Mobile game |
| WWE 2K16 | Downloadable content | |
| 2016 | WWE 2K17 | |
| 2017 | WWE 2K18 | |
| WWE Champions | Mobile game | |
| WWE Mayhem | Mobile game | |
| 2018 | WWE 2K19 | |
| 2019 | WWE 2K20 | |
| WWE Universe | ||
| 2020 | WWE 2K Battlegrounds | |
| 2022 | WWE 2K22 | |
| 2023 | WWE 2K23 | |
| 2024 | WWE 2K24 | |
| 2025 | WWE 2K25 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Top Choice Awards | Top New Business | Stratusphere yoga studio | Won | [184] |
| 2010 | Business Woman of the Year | Owner ofStratusphere yoga studio | Won | [185] | |
| 2013 | Best Yoga Studio in Vaughan | Stratusphere yoga studio | Won | [161] | |
| 2021 | Canadian Business Awards | Best Celebrity News Platform & Online Retailer | Stratusphere Shop | Won | [163] |
| Best Women's Merchandise Platform in Canada | Won | [164] | |||
| 2023 | Canadian Screen Awards | Host or presenter, factual or reality/competition | Canada's Got Talent | Nominated | [186] |
| 2024 | [187] |
Dave (Finlay)...he took me under his wing, and I guess as he would say he brought out the fighter in me
Trish helps Vince to his feet and slaps him!
Chicago is one of my favourite movies ... so I told them I could sing the whole soundtrack of Chicago in my car, and I don't know, but it sold them
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