World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2000–present) T & A (2000–2001) Stratus made her debut as a
heel on the March 19, 2000, episode of
Sunday Night Heat under the
ring name Trish Stratus. It was during her stint managing T & A that Stratus took her first major
bump in the ring, by being driven through a table by the
Dudley Boyz at
Backlash, after she had been taunting
Bubba Ray Dudley for several weeks. In June, she was on the receiving end of a
stinkface from
Rikishi on
Raw. ' manager during the 2000
King of the Ring event She also began managing then-heel,
Val Venis to win the
WWE Intercontinental Championship, but their partnership ended at
SummerSlam after Venis lost the title. She finished the year competing unsuccessfully for the
WWF Women's Championship numerous times, and separating from Test and Albert when the team disbanded. In early 2001, Stratus became involved in an
angle with WWF Chairman
Vince McMahon, during a time when Vince's wife
Linda was
kayfabe institutionalized following a demand Vince had made for a
divorce during an episode of
SmackDown!. Vince and Stratus' relationship increasingly angered the boss' daughter, then-heel, Stephanie McMahon. On the February 19 episode of
Raw, Stephanie and Trish were scheduled for a match, but it quickly got cancelled due to Stephanie getting stunned by
Steve Austin. At
No Way Out, Stratus and Stephanie squared off, with Stephanie scoring the victory after a
run-in by
William Regal. In the midst of a tag team match that pitted Vince and Stratus against Regal and Stephanie the next night on
Raw, Stratus was the victim of a set-up by Vince, Stephanie and Regal. Regal executed his
finisher, the
Regal Cutter, on Stratus and Stephanie then dumped slop over Stratus' body. Vince stood over Stratus and he told her she was a "toy" with which he had "grown tired of playing with". The angle continued the next week on
Raw in controversial fashion, with Vince humiliating Stratus, forcing her to strip down to her black bra and panties in the ring and bark like a dog while crying. The storyline came to an end at
WrestleMania X-Seven, when Stratus slapped Vince during his match against his son
Shane,
Women's Champion (2001–2003) at
Wrestlemania XIX in 2003 Following her first face turn, Stratus began wrestling part-time. She teamed up with
Lita against then-heels,
Stacy Keibler and
Torrie Wilson at
Invasion. As she rehabilitated, she kept herself visible by co-hosting
Excess on
TNN. Stratus was next involved in a feud with
Jazz over the Women's Championship, where on the January 17, 2002, episode of
SmackDown! Jazz attacked Stratus backstage and broke her hand. Stratus overcame the injury and retained the championship at the
Royal Rumble. On the January 22 episode of
SmackDown!, Stratus defeated Jazz via disqualification after Jazz relentlessly attacked Stratus's injured hand and left her laid out in the ring. Stratus eventually
dropped the championship to Jazz in convincing fashion on the February 4, 2002, episode of
Raw. Stratus then attempted to regain the title for several months, including competing in a
triple threat match at
WrestleMania X8 against Lita and Jazz in her hometown of Toronto, but failed to win the match. While chasing after the Women's Championship, Stratus won the
WWE Hardcore Championship on May 6, pinning
Crash Holly after
Bubba Ray Dudley hit him over the head with a trash can. Stratus landed a hard metal trash can shot to Jazz's head, which badly weakened her and allowed Stratus to win easily. During this time, Stratus began wrestling solely on the Raw brand after being drafted in the
WWF Brand Extension. Stratus' second reign as champion came to an end on June 23, when she was defeated at
King of the Ring by
Molly Holly. The two
Divas continued their storyline feud for the next three months. After a failed attempt to win the title in July, Stratus won the championship for the third time at
Unforgiven. While feuding with Holly, Stratus was also involved in an angle with new Diva
Victoria, who held a storyline grudge against Stratus, claiming she was betrayed by Stratus when they both worked as fitness models. Stratus attempted to regain the title from Victoria on the November 25 episode of
Raw, but was defeated. Stratus and Victoria took part in the main event of the December 9, 2002, edition of Raw where they were in an intergender
Tables match, with Stratus teaming with
The Dudley Boyz and Victoria teaming with
Chris Jericho and
Christian; the match ended in victory for Team Stratus when she Powerbombed Victoria through a table. Stratus once again unsuccessfully challenged for the title at
Armageddon in a triple threat match also featuring Jacqueline. On the January 27, 2003, episode of
Raw, Stratus was once again unsuccessful in challenging Victoria for the championship, this time in a Chicago street fight. Immediately after this defeat, Stratus was beaten down and destroyed further in a brutal attack by the returning Jazz. On March 17, 2003, Victoria and
Steven Richards defeated Jazz and Stratus in a tag team match when Jazz walked out on Stratus. After the match, Jeff Hardy saved Stratus from an attack by Victoria and Richards and then kissed her, resulting in Stratus becoming Hardy's on-screen girlfriend once more. The two would talk and kiss backstage, compete as an
intergender tag team, and come to each other's aid when in danger during singles competition. At no point was their previous relationship acknowledged. The storyline was suddenly dropped when WWE released Hardy in April. This marked the second time in two years that a romance between Stratus and Hardy abruptly ended due to a setback in one of their personal lives. In neither instance did the angle fully play out or reach a conclusion. The
Raw after Backlash,
Eric Bischoff ordered a
No Disqualification match between him and Stratus. If Stratus won, she would get a championship rematch the next week; if Bischoff won, he would get to spend a night with her. Bischoff would go on to win the match following interference from Jazz, though the stipulation was nullified when
Linda McMahon confronted him after the match. The following week on
Raw, Stratus received a rematch against Jazz for the title but was defeated. Stratus was once again unsuccessful in challenging for the title in a fatal four-way match on May 18, at
Judgment Day.
Teaming and feuding with Lita (2003–2005) In the following months, Stratus was placed into an alliance with
Gail Kim. It was short-lived, however, as Kim turned on Stratus and teamed with Molly Holly, putting the women in a storyline feud. The team defeated Kim and Holly in several matches, including a match at
Unforgiven. Stratus began an on-screen romance with
Chris Jericho during the November 10 episode of
Raw when she agreed to go on a date with him. Subsequently, they participated in an
intergender tag team match as partners on December 1. After the match, Stratus overheard Jericho talking to then-heel,
Christian, who was involved in an on-screen romance with
Lita at the time, about who could sleep with their respective woman first. One week later, Stratus and Lita confronted the men about their actions, leading to a feud between the two men and women which resulted in a "Battle of the Sexes" tag team match at
Armageddon, which the women lost. A rematch the next night ended in a no contest. Her relationship with Jericho continued into the next year with a new angle of Stratus developing feelings for Jericho. Christian would also briefly turn face once again, but only revealed to be a hoax as he would attack and defeat her in a match ordered by
Eric Bischoff. This would start a feud between Christian and Jericho, who was defending Stratus. During their match at
WrestleMania XX, however, Stratus turned heel by betraying Jericho and siding with Christian. Stratus claimed her reasons for siding with Christian were that he was a "real man", and Jericho was a "love sick puppy". The team of Stratus and Christian were joined by "
problem solver"
Tyson Tomko the next night on
Raw. during a WWE
house show in October 2004 Stratus won the
WWE Women's Championship for a fifth time at
Bad Blood on June 13. She defended the title until she suffered a
legitimate broken hand in July that caused her to be out of action for approximately a month. Upon her return, she continued to defend the title against numerous challengers before losing the championship to Lita on December 6, when both women wrestled in the main event of
Raw for the championship. Stratus was originally
booked to lose the championship back to Lita at
WrestleMania 21, but due to Lita's injury, she was not cleared to wrestle. A new angle was then developed between Stratus and
2004 Raw Diva Search winner
Christy Hemme over jealousy of Hemme's
Playboy magazine exposure, with Stratus attacking Hemme with a
Chick Kick and
spray painting the word "slut" across her back. Stratus was challenged by Hemme, who later revealed she was being trained by Lita, for a championship match at WrestleMania 21, where Stratus successfully retained her championship. The feud also involved the debuting
Mickie James, who introduced herself as Stratus' biggest fan. The two fought at
Survivor Series, with Stratus defeating Melina. Stratus and Mickie James continued teaming together in late 2005, while James became increasingly obsessed with Stratus. The odd relationship between Stratus and James continued into 2006, with the two Divas competing against each other in a title match at
New Year's Revolution, where Stratus emerged victorious. The duo briefly reconciled on the March 18 ''
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII'', teaming together to defeat Candice Michelle and Victoria; however, after the match, James turned on Stratus and attacked her. A match at
WrestleMania 22 saw Stratus lose the Women's Championship to James, ending her 448-day reign. During a rematch at
Backlash, Stratus suffered a legitimate
dislocated shoulder after taking a bump to the outside of the ring. While she was rehabilitating for six weeks, she continued to appear on-screen. Stratus returned to the ring on June 26 on
Raw, where she competed in a Women's Championship match with Mickie James. Stratus would go on to lose the match, thus finally ending their nine-month long storyline. On the same night, she started a romantic angle with
Carlito after he saved her from an ambush by Melina and Johnny Nitro. They competed as a team, winning a
mixed tag team match against Melina and Nitro at ''
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII'' on July 15. As a couple, Stratus and Carlito briefly feuded with
Edge and
Lita (who turned heel) after the pair interrupted Stratus' title match with Mickie James. The two couples competed in several tag team matches, including a six-person tag team match where Edge, Lita and
Randy Orton defeated Stratus, Carlito and
John Cena after Orton
RKO'd Stratus and Lita followed up with the pin. Stratus' last match on
Raw occurred on September 11, 2006, where she defeated former rival Mickie James. In late August, Lita stated that Stratus would retire at
Unforgiven, which was later confirmed by Stratus. At Unforgiven on September 17, in her hometown of Toronto, Stratus defeated Lita with fellow Canadian
Bret Hart's signature
submission manoeuvre, the
Sharpshooter. Her victory earned her her seventh and final Women's Championship, the most in WWE history, retiring as the champion. The title was vacated soon after.
Part-time appearances and WWE Hall of Famer (2007–2019) Stratus and
Lita made a special appearance on December 10, 2007, during ''
Raw's 15th Anniversary special, attacking Jillian Hall. The following year, Stratus appeared on Raw
in Toronto on May 5, 2008, in a backstage segment involving Ron Simmons and Trevor Murdoch. Stratus wrestled on the December 22, 2008, episode of Raw
, when she and John Cena defeated Santino Marella and her former on-screen protégé Beth Phoenix in a mixed tag team match. On September 14, 2009, Stratus served as the guest hostess of Raw'', and participated in a six-person tag team match, teaming with
Montel Vontavious Porter and
Mark Henry to defeat Phoenix,
Chris Jericho, and
Big Show. in April 2011 Stratus made a surprise appearance at the
2011 Elimination Chamber pay-per-view to announce that she would be a trainer on the revival of
WWE Tough Enough and stopped
LayCool (
Layla &
Michelle McCool) from attacking
Kelly Kelly. The following month, on March 14, she lost a singles match to
Vickie Guerrero due to interference from LayCool and
Dolph Ziggler. After the match,
John Morrison and Raw guest star
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi came to her aid. At
WrestleMania XXVII, Stratus, Snooki, and Morrison defeated the team of Ziggler and LayCool. The night after WrestleMania, on
Raw, Stratus and Morrison defeated Guerrero and Ziggler. She also appeared on
Raw on June 6 and
SmackDown on September 16. The following year, on July 23, 2012, she made a guest appearance on
Raws
1000th episode. On the January 28, 2013, episode of
Raw, Stratus was announced as a
WWE Hall of Fame inductee as part of the 2013 class, Stratus chose
Stephanie McMahon to induct her into the Hall of Fame in April. The following year, Stratus inducted
Lita into the WWE Hall of Fame. On August 16, 2016, Stratus appeared on
WWE Network special ''WWE 24: Women's Evolution'', discussing the history of the women back in her era known as the
Attitude Era and also her rivalry with Lita. On January 22, 2018, during the
WWE Raw 25 Years anniversary episode, Stratus was amongst a group of women honoured as some of the greatest female superstars in the twenty-five-year history of the show, along with
The Bella Twins,
Maryse,
Kelly Kelly,
Lilian Garcia,
Torrie Wilson,
Michelle McCool,
Terri Runnels,
Maria Kanellis, and
Jacqueline. Six days later, Stratus was a surprise entrant in the inaugural all-women's Royal Rumble match at the
event. Stratus entered in the final spot, number 30, and eliminated
Nia Jax,
Mickie James and
Natalya. Stratus' interaction with James garnered a considerable crowd reaction. Stratus was amongst the final five women in the match, before being eliminated by
Sasha Banks. On August 18, 2018, WWE announced that Stratus would make her in-ring return at
WWE Evolution in singles competition against
Alexa Bliss. On the August 27, 2018, episode of
Raw, Stratus made a surprise appearance in Toronto, interrupting Elias and confronting him for talking down her hometown. The two exchanged insults, culminating in Stratus slapping him. Later in the night, Stratus,
Ronda Rousey and Natalya were confronted by Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Alicia Fox. Stratus later appeared at ringside with Rousey during a one-on-one match between Natalya and Alicia Fox. She was then seen backstage during the show in a segment with Ronda and Natalya as well as the returning Bella Twins, Nikki and Brie. On the October 8 episode of
Raw, Stratus would cut a promo against Bliss ahead of WWE Evolution. Bliss, along with Mickie James, came to the ring to confront Stratus, challenging her to a tag match at Evolution with herself and James instead. Stratus agreed, announcing
Lita (who was originally scheduled to face James at Evolution) as her tag partner. At the Evolution event, Trish and Lita defeated Mickie James and Alicia Fox, who replaced Bliss due to injury. On the July 30, 2019, episode of
SmackDown, Stratus returned as a guest of
Jerry Lawler's "The King's Court" in–ring segment.
Charlotte Flair interrupted the two and issued a challenge to Stratus to a match at
SummerSlam, which Stratus accepted. At SummerSlam, in her hometown of Toronto, the returning Stratus lost to Flair by submission.
Full-time return (2022–2023) On the August 22, 2022 episode of
Raw, Stratus made an appearance for the first time in three years, where she was interrupted by
Damage CTRL (
Bayley,
Dakota Kai, and
Iyo Sky). On the February 27, 2023, episode of
Raw, Stratus helped Lita and
Becky Lynch defeat Damage CTRL for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship by taking out Damage CTRL's leader, Bayley, who attempted to interfere. The following week, she announced that she would be teaming up with Lita and Lynch to face Damage CTRL in a
six-woman tag team match at
WrestleMania 39. Stratus would appear on every episode of Raw in the build to their match. At WrestleMania 39, Stratus, Lita and Lynch were successful in defeating Damage CTRL. On the April 10 episode of
Raw, Stratus teamed with Lynch to defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against
Liv Morgan and
Raquel Rodriguez on the behalf of an injured Lita, who had been attacked by a mystery assailant backstage. Morgan pinned Stratus with a roll-up, costing Lita and Lynch the titles. Following the match, Stratus attacked Lynch, turning
heel. The following week on
Raw, Stratus revealed herself as the mystery assailant who attacked Lita. She was frustrated by the two appearing as Lynch's sidekicks and a perceived lack of respect for her impact on the women's division. She established a new catchphrase, "Thank You Trish". On April 27, 2023, WWE announced that Stratus would be eligible during the second night of the
2023 Draft. Stratus was once again drafted to the Raw brand in the fourth round as their seventh pick, the thirteenth of that night overall. On May 8, 2023, Stratus taunted Lynch who had not been seen since losing the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, and insulted her infant daughter Roux. However, Lynch would then return and attack Stratus with a Manhandle Slam. Lynch vowed to stand up for her family, and challenged Stratus for a singles match at
Night of Champions in
Saudi Arabia. The match was made official during a contract signing on
Raw in the following week, where Stratus once again claimed sole responsibility for the growth in opportunities for women in WWE. In response, Lynch stated that Stratus was never as good as many remember her to be and made reference to her barking like a dog for
Vince McMahon in the build up to
WrestleMania X-7 in 2001. At the event, Stratus defeated Lynch with the help of
Zoey Stark, who hid under the ring and attacked Lynch during the match. Stratus and Stark continued their partnership, and on the June 19 episode of
Raw, Stratus won the qualification match for the women's
Money in the Bank ladder match against
Raquel Rodriguez by
disqualification after Lynch attacked her during the match. On July 1, 2023, Stratus competed at the
namesake event in
London in her first appearance in a ladder match against Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark, Bayley, Iyo Sky, and
Zelina Vega. Stratus worked with Stark throughout the match to prevent Lynch from winning, including a failed attempt to restrain her with
handcuffs. Stratus, Stark and Lynch were defeated when Iyo Sky claimed the briefcase and won the match. Lynch eventually earned a rematch against Stratus by defeating Zoey Stark in singles action on
Raw, which was scheduled by WWE Official
Adam Pearce for a future episode occurring two weeks later. The match not being included on the card for
SummerSlam received backlash from fans on social media, with reports suggesting that both Stratus and Lynch had real-life frustrations with the decision. Further reports claimed that the match was not included due to time constraints, which was seemingly confirmed by
Triple H, who defending the decision by stating: "There was a lot of banter I saw this week about matches being cut, which is the word that was used. But nothing was cut. There was no card announced. If we don't have more things in the pocket ready to go for a PLE than can fit in the PLE, I've done a terrible job." On August 15, Stratus and Lynch's match ended in a double count-out. Adam Pearce declared that the two would have a future rematch inside of a
steel cage, which would be a first for Stratus, at
Payback. Stratus, who was aided by Stark, ended up losing the match to Lynch concluding their feud. Stark then turned on Stratus after Stratus slapped and berated Stark.
25th Anniversary Tour (2024–present) During the
WrestleMania XL pre-show Stratus returned for a backstage interview with
Cathy Kelley, as a face, where she was asked about Becky Lynch's match against
Rhea Ripley for the
Women's World Championship. When asked if she would return to WWE again, Trish paused before answering, "you just never know." On July 6, Stratus would host
Money in the Bank in her hometown at Toronto. She made her in-ring return in the
Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, entering as the 25th entrant to coincide with her 25th anniversary in WWE. She eliminated
Candice LeRae before being eliminated by
Nia Jax. Following this, Stratus returned on the Smackdown brand and began a feud with Nia Jax and Candice LeRae, whilst at the same time aligning with
Tiffany Stratton, the
WWE Women's Champion. At
Elimination Chamber on March 1, Stratus teamed up with Stratton and faced Jax and LeRae in a winning effort. At
Evolution on July 13, Stratus unsuccessfully challenged Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship in her first world title match since 2006, but received a standing ovation after the match. == Legacy ==