Trish Stratus went into WrestleMania 39 injured.
The WWE Hall of Famer revealed on Busted Open Radio that she had a partially torn hamstring when she teamed with Becky Lynch and Lita against Damage CTRL on the show.
She was asked about her return to the ring at WrestleMania and responded:
I had a few obstacles, I had a partially torn hamstring, by the way, nobody knew about that, but it was just like, 'WrestleMania, let's just go!'
I did not train as much. I'm usually in there, like, the minute I find out there's a match, I'm in there like every day, I'm putting my kids to bed and I'm in the ring until midnight, this is what I do. And this time I had this injury so I was a little unsure going in but, man, there's something about feeling at home. Apparently, it's like riding a bike, as you guys know, when you get back in there you're body's like, 'I got this, just do your thing' and it just flows.
Stratus' match at WrestleMania 39 was her first since losing to Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019. She was back in the ring on the 4/10 Raw as well when she replaced Lita in a WWE Women's Tag title match and dropped the belts to Liv Morgan & Raquel Gonzalez. Stratus attacked Becky Lynch after the match. She then appeared on Monday's Raw to explain her actions.
The 47-year-old is a seven-time WWE Women's Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. She's also been recognized with the Iron Mike Mazurki Award by the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2016 and was given the Lou Thesz Award in 2020 by the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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