WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus comments on potentially returning to WWE.
Stratus returned to WWE in 2023 and had a prominent run with the company. She had a lengthy feud with Becky Lynch that culminated at WWE Payback. There, Lynch beat her in a Steel Cage Match, and she has not appeared on WWE programming since.
Speaking with Alex McCarthy for Inside The Ropes, Trish Stratus was asked about WWE’s looming return to Toronto and whether the door was open for her to potentially wrestle there.
“I mean, listen, it’s my continuous thing I’ve said since I’ve retired. If it’s the right moment, you know, if it’s something that makes sense, will the fans like it?” she said. “Is it gonna be with someone I can advance? I want to do something, like coming back and working with Zoey, for me personally was great. Because it was another layer. Becky don’t need my rub, you know what I mean? But it was an interesting feud, and it was a fantasy matchup, a generational faceoff, unique, and you’d never think you could see that, and you got to see that, so that was great, so I checked that box.
“Bringing in Zoey for me helped because I really felt like I wanted to not just be there selfishly for me. I wanted to be able to give her something too, and she was so great, and she added so much to her story. Questionable actions at the end, of course [laughs], but nonetheless, yeah, that was a great element. So I always say if I can check all these boxes, if I can add something different, if I can make something interesting with a unique approach to different characters, then I’ll do it.”
Trish Stratus Would Only Return If She Can Go 100%
Trish Stratus went on to emphasize that she would only come back if she could go 100% i the ring. She noted that she would not want to come back if she felt she could not give it her all. The legend emphasized that if WWE called her, she would see how she was feeling, and it would also depend on the creative.
“I also say, as long as I can go 100%,” Stratus said. “I’m never gonna come back and be like, ‘Listen, I’m gonna do this, but I’m only at like 60%, so I’m gonna do only like half my moves.’ I’m not gonna do that. I want to give you 100%. I never know until I get in. Going back for WrestleMania, I actually had a partially torn hamstring during WrestleMania. I managed to give 100% when I probably shouldn’t have given 100%, put it that way. I think that lump lasted a lot longer than it should have. But it’s what I do. If I can give you 100% out there, that’s what I can do. So that’s been my approach every time.
“If the call comes, is this in May or June or July, when is it, July? If the call comes, I’ll have to check those boxes. Can I still go? I’ll get in a ring, I’ll see where I’m at and then see what the idea is. It’s always about creative and making sure that it’s something that will Stratus-fy the fans and be something exciting and different.”
WWE will hold Money in the Bank in Toronto on July 6, 2024.
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