Trish Stratus broke her three-year-long hiatus as she returned to the WWE on 22nd August 2022. Her return coincided with an interruption from Damage CTRL. In 2023, it culminated in a feud between the heel stable and a team comprising Stratus, Lita, and Becky Lynch. The two teams clashed at WrestleMania 39 where Stratus and her team won the match. However, Stratus soon turned heel and attacked Becky Lynch, revealing her true intentions. In a recent promo, she also claimed to be a pioneer in the women’s division. However, fans were quick to remind her about the past.
Fans pick Chyna over Trish Stratus amid “first woman”, “trailblazer” claim
Appearing on Monday Night Raw, Stratus decided to impart “a little history lesson” during her promo. She reminded fans why the Hall of Famer was the numero uno in the company.
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“When I first came to the WWE, women’s wrestling was a joke. And I proceeded to single-handedly change everything. I brought credibility to a non-existent women’s division,” the former WWE Hardcore Champion said. She reminded fans that while they might say she and Lita were responsible for revolutionizing the said division, she was just alone.
“I was the women’s division. I was the trailblazer. I was the first woman to main event Raw, and I was the first woman to make you people give a c**p about the woman’s division,” the 47-year-old added.
Trish Stratus: "I was the first woman that made you people give a crap about the women's division."#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/zVH6gTYlWz
— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) April 18, 2023
Meanwhile, fans thought otherwise. They reminded the superstar about the deceased Hall of Famer Chyna.
There’s no ambiguity in this answer.
Lol no
— A B (@AB65626463) April 18, 2023
While this fan rejected the claim with a single word.
Chyna
— San Juditas (@SanJuditas777) April 18, 2023
Chyna but
— Drake (@DrakeDB7) April 18, 2023
Chyna's ghost right now: pic.twitter.com/yCe0ahsI5T
— steve (@bigsteve8921) April 18, 2023
That’d be Chyna or Mrs. Lesnar y’know during the era I started watching wrestling.
— BushDaddyKane (@bushisprez) April 18, 2023
I guess she's never heard of Alundra Brayze, Luna Vachon, Chyna or Sunny
— Ricky Garrido (@RedStormPro) April 18, 2023
Chyna, who passed away in 2016, was a pro-wrestler who was ahead of her time. In a short WWE career, the female wrestler would wrestle men and pick up victories, and even win the Intercontinental title. The WWE inducted her into the Hall of Fame in 2019 as part of D-Generation X, a group she formed with Triple H and Shawn Michaels.
Meanwhile, Stratus made some shocking revelations during her promo.
Trish Stratus admits to taking out Lita, screwing Becky Lynch out of her titles
On the 10th April episode of Raw, Becky Lynch and Lita were set to defend their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. A last-minute kayfabe injury prevented Lita from competing and The Man was partnered by Stratus. The duo lost the belts and soon, Lynch was attacked by Stratus, confirming her heel turn. Now, the WWE Hall of Famer has confirmed that it was all part of her grand scheme.
“I took out Lita. Yeah. And the reason I needed Lita out of the picture is because I needed it to be crystal clear that the person who screwed Becky Lynch out of her titles was me,” she said during her promo.
Stratus also revoked their friendship while declaring she won’t allow “Becky Lynch or any of you rewrite history”.
“I am not a nostalgia act. I am not your childhood fantasy, and I sure as hell am nobody’s side kick,” Stratus added.
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Meanwhile, she also trolled The Man after the latter took to Twitter to announce her absence from the recent episode of Raw. Reacting to the post, Stratus used a short clip featuring Lynch’s husband and WWE superstar Seth Rollins to convey her message.
https://t.co/c1mJtgt7nh pic.twitter.com/qZYkSR1iqZ
— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) April 17, 2023
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