Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus who is a Former seven times WWE Women’s Champion recently talked about the return of Lita on Elimination Chamber and the return of Steve Austin on WrestleMania 38.
Trish Stratus joined and made her professional wrestling debut in March 1999 in WWE as the valet of the team Test and Albert. Even though she caught the attention of WWE in November, 1999. She might have started her professional wrestling career as a heel valet, soon she jumped into in ring action.
Trish Stratus Comments On Lita And Steve Austin’s Return
Just like every other woman in WWE, at first she was portrayed as a sex object in the promotion of which WWE was famous for back in the time. She caught the attention of the fans through the McMahon family feud in 2001.
With time passing by she started to compete in various matches. She won her first women’s Championship in WWE back in 2001 at the Survivor Series pay per view event where she won the six pack challenge which also included the likes of Ivory, Jazz, Jacqueline, Lita and Mighty Molly. Since the introduction of the Ruthless Aggression era in 2002, Trish was one of the major faces of the Women’s division of WWE.
During the ruthless aggression era, Lita, Victoria and Molly Holly was some of the faces of WWE. Trish had some really intense rivalries with all of these women. Her feud with Lita in 2004 is considered as the one of the best feuds in the history of WWE.
She retired from professional wrestling in 2006 after she won her seventh Women’s Championship. However, she kept on making sporadic appearances till date. In 2013, WWE inducted her into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Trish Stratus who is a Former seven times WWE Women’s Champion recently spoke to Shakiel Mahjouri from ET Canada where she talked about the return of Lita on Elimination Chamber and the return of Steve Austin on WrestleMania 38. She said;
“She’s my bestie. I was at home. She is my son’s godmother. We were watching her, cheering her on. It was great. Believe me, I’m sure ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is going through this right now, when you get back in the ring after being away for so long, it’s nerve-wracking.
“You also know that you’ve left an impression on the fans’ minds of who you are and what you bring to the ring. To be able to live up to that. Can I? You don’t know. Honestly, you don’t know until you get into the ring. For me, personally, when I faced Charlotte, I knew what I could do practicing. But the energy, the stamina, are the fans still into you, will they react, am I fast enough, do I have that innate ability to go the way I did before?
“Thankfully, I find that wrestling is like riding a bike. That’s what I discovered after my match with Charlotte. It’s exciting to see someone come back. It’s also a cool thing to step back into the mix and fans are still there for you right where you left off, which is really cool.”