I can't say I ever tired of watching the fantastic athletisim of Trish Stratus in those Bra and Panties matches




[Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...] is retiring following Unforgiven on Sept. 17; that much has been known. What was unknown, however, is exactly what has been running through Trish’s mind about her retirement. Until now, Trish had not had a chance to address the issue to her fans for various reasons, leaving everyone wondering just why she would seemingly walk away while in the prime of her career.
When a very emotional Trish contacted WWE.com on Tuesday night, she was finally able for the first time to verbalize her thoughts about her final days in the ring…and that was not an easy task at all.

Trish was unable to narrow down specific reasons for her decision to retire, instead saying that it was just time for a break.

“I’ve worked hard, and when you combine WWE and my prior fitness modeling, the last decade of my life has been lived on the road...traveling, being away from home and just working,” Trish told me. “I’ve done all of my growing up…I’ve become a woman on the road. I just felt that it was time to step back and enjoy the fruit of my labor, take time to stop and smell the roses so to speak.”

Trish’s WWE contract is set to expire soon, and she admitted that the thought of taking time off really didn’t hit her until it was time to think about signing a new one.

“It kind of just occurred to me when my contract came due; I had to stop and say wait, let me think about the rest of my life and what I want to do tomorrow,” Trish admitted. “I just decided that right now I need a little me time.” For any athlete, the decision to retire is never an easy one. The other athletes in the locker room become almost an extension of your own family, and it’s like leaving behind a brother (or sister) hood. But for Trish, the hardest thing about leaving WWE won’t be based on what’s already happened in her career, but what lies ahead.

“The hardest part of this decision is that this is all I’ve known for the past seven years; my everyday life and everything that is my existence is going to change,” she revealed.



In recent years, Trish has branched out into other avenues; she has appeared on MadTV, and just this past summer, she hosted the Canadian Walk of Fame ceremony. And while she may have the time to pursue more of those interests, the quintessential Diva maintains that the thought of such activity has nothing to do with her retirement.

“My decision to leave was purely to take care of me time,” she said. “Those other things are fun and I enjoy the challenge, but I’m really looking forward to just getting up in the morning, having breakfast at home, enjoying a family barbecue or going to my nephew’s hockey games.”

In her career, Trish has become arguably the most heralded Diva in WWE history, and she acknowledges that she couldn’t have gotten there without her fans. But when given the open forum to say goodbye, Trish was really at a loss for words.

“I guess all I can say is thank you…it’s so crazy to me, for the last seven years the WWE fans have grown up with me and watched me mature into what I am today. It’s kind of a unique scenario, where they were with me for every step up the mountain…”

At this point in the interview, Trish became very emotional, needing to take a moment to compose her feelings and her thoughts.
“They’ve been with me for the entire ride…”

Again, Trish had to stop, as the emotion of the moment truly overcame her. In fact, it took a little trick out of the movie Austin Powers to help her compose herself; if anything will help you laugh, it’s the thought of Austin thinking of Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day. After repeating that line to herself a few times, Trish was able to laugh and regain her composure.



“The fans have watched me develop and grow as a person and a performer, and I couldn’t have done it without their support.”

As Trish continued, she confided in me that this was in fact the first time she really had to think about saying goodbye.

“Every week, I wanted to go out and give them everything I had. I always wanted to prove myself to them…but I always also wanted to prove to my fellow Superstars that I could do what they do.”

As much as the fans have helped her become the quintessential Diva, there are other people that Trish cited as instrumental in her journey.

“Dave ( [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...])…he took me under his wing, and I guess as he would say he brought out the fighter in me. And Vince McMahon, for giving me the opportunity…”

Once again, Trish needed to pause to collect herself, as she was overwhelmed with the magnitude of the moment.

“Vince gave me the ball, and I just wanted to keep running with it. I don’t know if I even want to put that ball down now; I just want to take it with me.”

Taking a moment to look back on it all, Trish still can’t believe just how far she has come in her WWE career.



“I would’ve never imagined the success or the encounters I’ve had over the years. I always knew that I was athletic and capable; it just took someone to bring it out of me. Working with women like Jazz, Molly Holly, [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...], Ivory and Jacquelyn…we brought something out in each other that allowed us to really redefine what a Diva is today.”

After taking another moment, Trish said that in everything she’s done in her career (good or bad), she’s taken something from it to help make her what she is today.

“Coming in as part of T&A was the perfect place for me to get in, and then working with Vince, I learned so much…having to prove to my boss literally standing right by his side in the middle of the ring that I was good enough to be in that spot...I’ve worked with [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...], Kurt Angle, Bubba (Ray Dudley), and those are incomparable scenarios that made me who I am today. So when the day finally came to take those experiences and grow into Trish Stratus…every day when I go out there I still think about those people.”

With that, Trish was reminded of some words of wisdom she gave during her very first WWE Interview years ago:

“If I’m given two minutes, I’m going to give the best damn two minutes I’ve got.”

She has one last chance to do that at Unforgiven. In her final match, Trish will meet the one woman her career has always seemed intertwined with, [Only Registered users can see links . Click Here To Register...], for the Women’s Championship. And of course, Trish believes there’s no more fitting way to go out.

“No matter where my final match took place, it would always be special…but if this were a fairy tale, the writer couldn’t come up with a better scenario. My family, my friends…I couldn’t ask for a more perfect scenario. To survive and prosper in this industry, all the sacrifices, you have to have the support of the people closest to you, and to go out in front of the people who always supported me is fitting for the moment.”



It’s also fitting that her final opponent will be Lita. Both Divas made their WWE debut around the same time, and since their first encounter in 2000 they’ve had a roller coaster relationship. Lita has undoubtedly been Trish’s most heated rivalry, and it’s arguably one of the most intense we’ve seen in the last few years.

“Our careers have paralleled since we came in…going out, there wouldn’t be another ass I’d like to whoop as much as I’d like to whoop her ass at Unforgiven. She and I in the ring standing face to face just tells the story, and so much more will unfold at Unforgiven. It would be my honor to go out by whooping her ass one more time.”

And if that does happen, Trish will extend her record by becoming a seven-time Women’s Champion. For the quintessential Diva, that would be the icing on the cake, and it’s a thought that choked her up instantly.

“Like I said, you couldn’t write a better fairy tale ending. It would be a dream to go out on top, so I hope it comes true. After all I’ve done…the beginning of everything that I am today was when I won the Women’s Championship for the first time at Survivor Series 2001. I began to grow when I won it the first time, and to go out as champion again, it would be like coming full circle.”

As far as a legacy goes, Trish believes that her fans watching her evolution into the Trish Stratus of today is more of a legacy than any one moment.



“My journey to where I am today has been a great one, and I can’t think of a more unique scenario where the fans have seen all my efforts and progress…my evolution as a Diva.”

In the movie A League of Their Own, there is a scene near the end where Lori Petty’s character (Kit) is trying to convince Geena Davis’ character (Dottie) not to walk away from baseball. Kit tells Dottie that she’ll miss it too much, to which Dottie replies:
“Miss what? Catching doubleheaders in 100 degree heat? Pushing the bus through the mud? Having batter hit line drives at me? No, I’ll tell you what I’ll miss. I’ll miss the fans. I’ll miss the girls. I’ll miss you, Kit.”

The above paragraph could easily sum up the life of a sports-entertainer. When it’s time to walk away, it’s a tough moment. Trish Stratus may never miss the bumps and bruises, the long hours of traveling and the injuries that come with the territory of being a WWE Superstar. But the fans, the friends she’s made a long the way…those are the true blessings.



In sports and entertainment in general, the word “retirement” is very rarely ever final. Players return from injury or hiatus, Hall of Famers come back for “one more match” and actors will always find that one last role. So with that said, Trish made it clear that while she is retiring right now, that doesn’t necessarily mean WWE has seen the last of the six-time Women’s Champion.

“My career has been buoyed by the support of the fans…so whenever the fans feel like they need some more Stratusfaction, all they have to do is let me know. It’s just like the Bat signal…let me know, and I’ll be there.”

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Additional Info taken from the Trish Status official website

Well, this is it.

Seven seemed to be the theme as Trish took to the ring for the final time, and could there have been a more fitting final foe for Trish than her archrival and the current WWE Women’s Champion, Lita. Seven years, Trish toiled to become the most decorated Diva in WWE history and with a win on this night, the Women's gold would find a home around Trish's waist for a record-breaking seventh time...

WWE WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH

TRISH STRATUS def. WWE Women’s Champion LITA to become the WWE Women's Champion

"Thank You, Trish" chants rang out through the Air Canada Centre as the match began with a collar-and-elbow tie-up. Trish and Lita exchanged shoves at midring and then after a clothesline, Trish scored with the MaTrish Revolutions headscissor. Lita took a tumble out to the arena floor where Trish promptly followed with Air Canada and although Lita briefly stopped the momentum, Trish connected with the StratusFear from the steps, sending Lita crashing to the arena floor!

Trish rolled back in the ring but after getting a reprieve thanks to the official, Lita quickly turned things back in her favor, punishing Trish on the canvas with a double axehandle blow after she ran Trish face first into the mat. Lita bounced Trish’s face off of the canvas once again before she choked Trish out across the second rope and drilling the former six-time WWE Women’s Champion with a knee to the back of the head. Lita then snapmared Trish over before she cinched in a rear chinlock in the middle of the ring and although Trish battles her way back to her feet, Lita yanked Trish back down to earth by means of a couple of handfuls of hair.

Lita pummeled Trish in the corner with forearms and kicks but Trish returned the favor with kicks of her own before choking Lita out with a boot across the throat. Trish measured Lita with a series of chops before rattling Lita's teeth with a forearm shiver and bottling her in the corner with the Stratus Splash. Trish charged in at Lita again in the corner but Lita realigned Trish's facial features with a hard back elbow.

Lita went to the top turnbuckle but the fiery redhead was caught up top and Trish looked for the StratusFear again but Lita had it scouted well and she muscled Trish onto the top strand as well. The ladies traded hard, stiff right hands in the corner before each lady tumbled over the top rope and hurdled down to the arena floor.

Trish and Lita each pulled themselves back to the feet and battled in the corner once again and Trish got the better of the exchange from the top ropes but Lita battled back and slammed Trish from the top, sending the sultry blonde to the canvas in hostile fashion. Lita looked to end the affair in a hurry as she ascended the ropes but her moonsault attempt came up dry and the Atlanta, GA native ate a faceful of canvas for her efforts!

Trish rolled into the cover and got a nearfall as a result of Lita’s miscue but although Trish fought back and seemed ready to finish Lita off with a little Stratusfaction, Lita sensed Trish’s vaunted finisher was coming and countered by dumping Trish over the top rope and out to the floor. Lita mocked the crowd before she rolled out to the floor and quickly escorted Trish back into the ring looking for a pin but Trish showed her resolve and kicked out at two.

An incensed Lita proceeded to bludgeon Trish on the canvas with piston-like right hands then Lita delivered a vile kick to the beautiful visage of her challenger. Lita then focused her assault on Trish’s back with a double axehandle blow then Lita scored with a knee to the gut and a hard forearm shot that sent Trish crumpling to the canvas.

A textbook vertical suplex by Lita had the Women’s Champion firmly in the driver's seat then after connecting with a fifty yard field goal of a kick to Trish's ribs, Lita punished Trish with a series of vile kneedrops as Trish leaned against the ropes. Lita put the badmouth of Trish as the RAW Diva of the Decade struggled to bring herself to her feet and Lita's brazen behavior enabled Trish to fight back once again from the mat. However, Lita cut the momentum short once again, this time with a side Russian legsweep before floating over and beginning to rain down on Trish with right hands. Lita then applied a rear chinlock after running Trish face first into the mat and earning a nearfall but Trish fought back to a vertical base and countered a clothesline with a neckbreaker out of nowhere!

Lita and Trish exchanged right hands in midring once again, Trish eventually getting the better of the exchange and although Lita caught Trish running in with a back elbow from out of the corner, Trish again caught Lita on the top rope and the third time was the charm as the StratusFear found its mark. Trish then lined up Lita and the Chick Kick leveled her nemesis but Lita's grit went on display as she kicked out at the count of two.

Lita scored with a rake of the eyes which primed Trish for the Lita-T but Trish countered and looked ready to deliver some Stratusfaction for the last time. However, Trish instead opted to spring over Lita into a Sunset Flip and after rolling through, Trish scooped up Lita’s legs and looked for... the SharpShooter?!?

The Air Canada Centre erupted as their fellow Toronto native clamped on the finishing maneuver of Bret "The Hitman" Hart and although Lita tried to battle her way to the ropes, she eventually succumbed to the pain of the SharpShooter, making Trish a record-setting seven-time WWE Women’s Champion! The tears began to well up in Trish's eyes as she clutched the gold, and certainly hers were not the only dry eyes in the place on this night. Trish took her bows at midring, thanking her legions of fans one last time, but the truth of the matter is this… the thanks belong to you, Trish.

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I'll certainly miss Trish. She'll always be the best women's professional wrestler of all time.

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I Love My W810i

Yes she was very professional

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I don't think she was the hottest diva, nor the most entertaining. I will miss her though, she is definitely a big part of the WWE Diva History. Goodbye, Trish Stratus.

She will be back somedays

Trish Needs to come back SOON she is my favorite Diva. She is the BEST womens champion there will ever be. She is a great compedator. She dominated the womans Devison. do you know when she is coming back, and is she even coming back?[/i][/b]

Does anyone have any answers for me?

She isn't going to go back...

Never say never cause a Huge Paycheck can always be a deciding factor but it appears that she has retired and is now following other pursuits after her marriage...

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