Trish Stratus: What's next? (2024)

September 26, 2007

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Since her retirement from active competition one year ago, seven-time Women's Champion Trish Stratus has kept busy with television and charity appearances. But she always has time to meet her loyal fans.

While doing appearances and signings, Stratus told WWE.com that she keeps getting asked the same question: "When are you coming back, Trish?"

The Diva of the Decade wonders the same herself.

"[The fans] all want to know about a comeback and when's it going to be. I don't know," Trish wondered.

In her mind, nothing can top her final night in WWE, defeating Lita at Unforgiven last September to win her seventh Women's Championship in front of her hometown crowd in Toronto. The Canadian fans gave the retiring champ a standing-ovation send off that brought tears to her eyes.

"I left with such a fantastic farewell, that I don't ever want to spoil that. It was so sweet," Trish recalled.

She said she keeps in touch with some Divas via text message and reads WWE.com to keep up with news about Superstars and the company.

But when Stratus sits in her living room of her Toronto-area home with her newlywed husband Ron and watches Monday Night Raw, she wonders if her busy schedule of appearances and television work has kept her from itching for some in-ring action.

"Everyone asks me if I miss WWE. I guess I haven't had the chance," Trish explained. "If I had retired and been sitting at home and been thinking 'what now,' I might have been 'Hi Vince, can I please come back now?' I've just gotten so busy with all this other fun stuff now."

Running, Stretching...

Some of those fun things include charity appearances like an upcoming triathlon in the Caribbean. Trish will join other celebrities in a Tri4Dignity triathlon race in the Turks & Caicos Islands on Dec. 1.

The former Women's Champion's leg of the triathlon is the 13-mile half-marathon road course. The event raises money for Dignitas International, an international medical humanitarian organization. Fans can donate to Trish's team at the event Web site.

The former Diva paired up with a running coach to help her train for the event. "It's a new challenge for me. I've never really ran before. I've always sort of done the weight training and basic cardio stuff," Trish said.

Another new challenge for Trish is spreading her love of yoga to the public. While rehabbing from a herniated disc in 2005, her body was not responding to months of traditional therapy as well as she would have liked. She was not regaining the freedom and range of movement she previously had.

With a friend, Trish started taking yoga classes and her body responded remarkably. She credits yoga with saving and extending her career.

And now that her wrestling career is over, Trish wants others to discover yoga's healing powers. "It would be really neat to give that back to people," she said.

With a business partner, Trish is currently planning a yoga studio in North Toronto. Debuting this winter, "Stratusphere Yoga" will offer three different disciplines of yoga under one roof.

Currently meeting with designers and architects building the studio, Trish hopes the first location will be the start of a successful franchise.

The former medical student hopes Stratusphere Yoga will change people's lives for the better.

"Back in the day as a [med student], for me I wanted to help people and give back to people, and you can only see 15-20 people in your office a day [as a doctor]," Trish explained. "This way, I can reach many more people."

Celebrity calls

But even as an entrepreneur, celebrity life still beckons. Stratus will be featured on MTV Cribs in the near future. She and her husband will be featured in 2 Magazine, and she'll be presenting at the Gemini Awards -- Canada's version of the Emmys.

Trish said she's still amazed at the attention she gets from the media a year after her last match.

"It's really crazy how I get calls now where I'm done wrestling," she said. "Because of what they saw me achieve in wrestling, they saw this strong, powerful woman make it in a male-dominated business. It's amazing how many people WWE reaches out to and touches.

"With wrestling, they put you on this whole other level, and it's really neat to be a Canadian Superstar."

And despite her busy schedule, Trish warned the current Divas locker room not to be too cocky. Or else the seven-time champion might have to set the record straight.

"If someone started talking (expletive deleted) about me and calling me out, you know, I'd have to come back," Trish warned with a smile.

Part 1 of her interview discussing the Women's Championship, Divas and Unforgiven is available here. Part 2 of her interview discussing her past year away from the ring, marriage and her television projects is available here.

Trish Stratus: What's next? (2024)

FAQs

Who abducted Trish Stratus? ›

Diva Melina. The next week, MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) kidnapped Stratus for Melina, who challenged a tied up and tape gagged Stratus to a match for the Women's Championship. The two fought at Survivor Series, with Stratus defeating Melina.

How much does Trish Stratus make a year? ›

Trish Stratus' Salary In 2019 – $300,000. Trish Stratus' Salary In 2020 – $325,000. Trish Stratus' Salary In 2021 – $300,000. Trish Stratus' Salary In 2022 – $310,000.

Why did Trish Stratus bark? ›

Weeks before WrestleMania X7, Trish Stratus was subject to some terrible humiliation by Vince McMahon. On Raw, she was forced to bark like a dog by the WWE Chairman, before being made to strip in the ring.

Why did Trish Stratus retire from wrestling? ›

Trish Stratus explains why she chose to leave WWE in 2006: " I was already playing with the idea of like re-signing or not, but My mom getting cancer, knowing that if I was on the road in that schedule, I could not be with her for her treatment and that journey [made the decision easier]"

Who is the husband of Trish? ›

What happened to Trish Stratus? ›

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.

Who is the highest paid WWE male? ›

Brock Lesnar tops this list as the highest paid WWE wrestler in 2024, earning a staggering amount of $12 million per year, which is more than double the amount the next person in the list receives. Roman Reigns and Randy Orton followed in with an annual salary of $5 million and $4.5 million respectively.

Did Trish Stratus date anyone from WWE? ›

WWE respected that Stratus dated outside of the industry and had a long relationship with her childhood sweetheart Ron Fisico. The couple decided to tie the knot in 2006 after Trish left WWE and felt she could start taking steps in the other areas of life.

What's Trish Stratus' net worth? ›

As of 2023, her net worth stands at $14 million, complemented by an annual salary of around $310,000.

Why did Trish turn evil? ›

Trish's personality contains a dark side however; she is an immensely insecure and broken woman thanks to the abuse she faced in her teenage years something which led her greatest desire of being a superhero to take her down a darker path than anticipated.

Did Mickie James kiss Trish Stratus? ›

WWE Raw, December 26, 2005 🎄

Did The Rock and Trish Stratus hook up? ›

Trish Stratus' husband on her kiss with The Rock

The love angle between The Rock and Stratus happened in 2001 before the couple got married. While the segment did not lead to any kind of romantic storyline between the two, sharing a kiss with Dwayne Johnson may have caused some turmoil.

Who trained Trish Stratus? ›

Trish Stratus
Billed fromToronto, Ontario, Canada
Trained byRon Hutchinson Dave Finlay
DebutMarch 19, 2000
RetiredSeptember 17, 2006
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Are Trish Stratus and Becky Lynch friends? ›

Stratus went on to give an insight into her friendship with Lynch, and just how important their inter-generational match was. “You know how we always go, 'she wrestles like the guys, she does a promo like the guys.

Why did Hulk Hogan retire from WWE? ›

On television, announcers explained that both Hogan's injuries and his WrestleMania VI loss to Warrior took such a huge toll on his fighting spirit that he wanted to retire.

Who kidnapped Trish Davenport? ›

Patricia "Trish" Davenport is a young woman who was abducted by the murderous stalker Vincent Shyer. She appeared in the Season One episode of Criminal Minds, "Broken Mirror".

Why did The Rock kiss Trish Stratus? ›

The Rock Kissed Trish Stratus In A Backstage Segment

Trish wanted revenge on McMahon for mistreating her earlier that year and trying to humiliate her again now as a Women's Champion. The Rock wanted to make the boss suffer for all of his horrible actions.

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