When Trish Stratus debuted in March 2000 as the manager of Test and Albert it remained to be seen if Trish was going to have a lengthy career in WWE. However, Trish had a willingness to learn and she became one of the most decorated Women's Champions in WWE history. Trish has seven Women's Championship reigns to her name with only Charlotte Flair boasting more reigns than Trish.
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Trish's betrayal of Chris Jericho to side with Christian at WrestleMania XX, her retirement matches with Lita at Unforgiven 2006, and going toe-to-toe with Charlotte Flair in a dream match at SummerSlam 2019 were fondly remembered moments. Nevertheless, despite all that Trish has achieved in her career there are still some things that fans forget.
10 Alliance With Viscera
Trish Stratus was in the midst of her sixth WWE Women's Championship reign and she did an exceptional job as a dastardly heel. However, she was still in a heated rivalry with Lita, who was married to Kane but Trish needed a bodyguard to protect her from The Big Red Machine to even up the odds.
Therefore, Trish formed an unlikely alliance with Viscera. They had a compromise as Trish reluctantly would satisfy Viscera's sexual needs in exchange for his services as her personal bodyguard. They even went on a date but their alliance came to a crashing halt when Viscera lost to Kane at Backlash 2005 and Trish was incensed which led to Viscera taking her out of action.
9 Capturing The Women's Title From Jazz In A Tag Team Match
Trish Stratus' first Women's Title reign lasted a respectable three months but she dropped the gold to her rival Jazz in February 2002. Trish came up short in subsequent rematches but they engaged in a unique tag team match on the May 13, 2002 edition of Raw. Trish teamed up with Bubba Ray Dudley, and they challenged Jazz and Steven Richards for the Women's and Hardcore Championships.
This was a superb contest with all four having their working boots on. Weapons featured heavily in this match and keeping with the theme of the 24/7 rule in effect, there was an impromptu Hardcore Title match. Nevertheless, amongst the chaos, Trish got the better of Jazz and regained the Women's Championship.
8 Teaming Up With The Rock To Challenge For The Tag Team Titles
Just 24 hours removed from a successful WWE Women's Title defense against Jacqueline at Vengeance 2001, Trish teamed up with The Rock and they challenged The Dudley Boyz for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Barely anyone remembers Trish featuring in a Tag Team title match.
Inevitably, The Rock did the majority of the wrestling with Trish spending large portions of the match on the ring apron. However, she was not afraid to get her hands dirty when called upon. Ultimately, The Dudleys executed their patented 3D on Trish with The Dudleys retaining the titles.
7 Feud With Melina
Starting with Survivor Series 2005, brand warfare between Raw and SmackDown became a thing. Women's Champion Trish Stratus represented Raw, and Melina was a proud member of SmackDown. There was another caveat with Stratus' Women's Championship on the line.
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It's a shame that Trish and Melina didn't have another lengthy feud as Melina was inexperienced but she picked up tons of skills rather quickly. Of course, Trish was going to retain the Women's Championship but their rivalry was so brief that many fans forgot that it even happened.
6 Taking Down LayCool At Elimination Chamber 2011
Trish Stratus and Booker T were announced as trainers of the revived Tough Enough at Elimination Chamber 2011. However, Teddy Long reinstated Kelly Kelly but LayCool assaulted Kelly Kelly. Moreover, Trish came down to ringside to even up the odds but she was taken down by LayCool.
Nonetheless, Trish had a refusal to stay down and she regrouped by fighting both Layla and Michelle McCool on her lonesome. Trish was wearing boots, so her movement wasn't the greatest as she botched a Stratusfear but she managed to execute a double Stratusfaction on both of them. This skit set up their six-person tag team match heading into WrestleMania XXVII.
5 Losing To Jazz At Backlash In Two Consecutive Years
It's not uncommon for wrestlers to face-off at the same pay-per-view as the likes of Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker have done that at back-to-back WrestleMania's. However, it's rare for Women's Title matches to occur at the same pay-per-view.
At Backlash 2002, Trish was looking to recapture the Women's Championship she lost to Jazz a couple of months prior. She was unsuccessful in her quest but a year later, Trish entered Backlash 2003 as the reigning Women's Champion, and Jazz returning from injury who was the challenger. The arena may have been different but the result remained the same with Jazz victorious and crowned as the new Women's Champion.
4 Romance With Carlito
In the fall of 2006, Trish Stratus rocked the wrestling world to its core, when she announced that she was going to retire in her hometown of Toronto at Unforgiven 2006. Trish was still only 30 at the time but she had a desire to start a family with her husband. Nonetheless, one of her final storylines, saw her begin a blossoming relationship with Carlito.
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This angle no doubt would have benefitted Carlito as he was settling into his new role as a babyface. The couple shared a kiss backstage, and they teamed up a few times. Sadly, this storyline didn't reach its fulfill its potential with Trish riding into the sunset.
3 Feud With Stacy Keibler
Stacy Keibler coming over to WWE from WCW in 2001 was a huge asset for WWE although she wasn't a great in-ring worker. Whilst, Trish had many memorable feuds with the likes of Lita, Victoria, and Jazz, Keibler was one of her most forgotten rivals.
Keibler actually challenged Trish for the WWE Women's Championship at Judgment Day 2002. It wasn't a great spectacle by any stretch of the imagination because of Keibler's limitations but all eyes were on The Dudley Boyz. D-Von and Deacon Batista were in Keibler's corner, and Bubba Ray accompanied Trish to the ring. Trish retained the Women's Championship and their following rematches for the gold.
2 Tyson Tomko Managing Trish In Christian's Absence
Christian acquired Tyson Tomko as his "Problem Solver" and he proved to be quite handy in not just Christian's favor but for Trish's. However, shortly after Backlash 2004, Captain Charisma was injured and he didn't return to action until the fall of that year.
Naturally, you'd expect Tomko to fade away but he continued to manage Trish and get involved in some of her Women's Title matches. Even when both Trish and Christian had matches scheduled on the same night, it seemed that Tomko's loyalty shifted towards Trish more than Christian.
1 Winless At SummerSlam
It's hard to believe that Trish Stratus has only participated in two matches at SummerSlam throughout her storied career. Trish teamed up with Val Venis in a losing effort to Chyna and Eddie Guerrero which saw Trish take the fall with Chyna taking Venis' Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam 2000 in her maiden SummerSlam outing.
Almost two decades later, Trish hung up her boots for a second time at SummerSlam 2019 when she faced off with Charlotte Flair. The Queen is the heir to Trish's throne and they knocked it out of the park in a superb match. Many would assume that Trish would have got at least one victory at SummerSlam but it was never meant to be.
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