Few times do we see a superstar that we’re going to remember and miss years later. Sometimes, they’re just an oddball that caught out attention, and other times it’s because we witnessed something awesome. In this case, for me at least, it was because my second favorite beat my favorite for the WWE Women’s Championship on Raw on February 4, 2002.
Beyond tough
To be honest, there was something about Jazz that was simply awesome. She was one of the most intense and fierce women wrestlers at a time when they were known for their runway model beauty.
She was fun to watch as she could dominate in ways we hadn’t seen since Chyna roamed the WWE landscape and totaled Ivory at Wrestlemania 17 in what was the 9th Wonder of the World’s final WWE match.
Jazz reminded me of the Road Warriors and how we knew someone was going to get beaten up whenever they stepped into the ring. Jazz never disappointed.
Before she arrived, the women’s division was becoming more athletic with Trish Stratus, Lita, and Jacqueline among the number of women pushing their division through barriers that had been in place for years.
Rivalry for the ages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcaZUtosRjw
But few had the magnetic personality of Trish Stratus.
She grabbed everyone’s attention just by walking into a room, and in many ways she was the antithesis of Jazz. While Stratus was athletic, Jazz was athletic and brutally strong. When they crossed paths, their matches were like a warzone, with both giving as good as they got.
It was something special to watch them go back and forth as they dispelled the notion women weren’t tough enough or couldn’t have exciting matches.
In her own words (special thanks to @awrestlinghistorian for the transcript and the factoid about Jazz’s favorite match):
“Trish and I had a phenomenal feud. I mean she was the type of person that no matter what I put on her, she got her ass back up and we did our thing. She was great at taking that ass whooping.” – Jazz AfterBuzz TV interview September 5, 2018
This is said to be Jazz’s favorite match, and it’s obvious she had nothing but respect for Trish.
Over the years, Jazz has worked for various promotions with her last noted appearance being with AEW at their All Out pay-per-view in the Casino Battle Royal. She wasn’t successful.
History often helps us appreciate what we currently have, and it’s a pleasure sharing this with you. See you tomorrow for some more This Day in Wrestling History.
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