When Trish Stratus retired from WWE in 2019 with a match against Charlotte Flair – few expected it to stick. Stratus would remain in incredible shape throughout the years, and would return to WWE earlier this year to work WrestleMania 39 alongside Lita & Becky Lynch.
However, that is not the match that she returned to the ring for – being keen to work a big time singles match with Big Time Becks.
Trish Stratus Had Wanted To Work With Becky Lynch Since Live Event In 2022
Appearing on WWE After The Bell with Corey Graves – the WWE Hall of Famer would tell when the plans to work with Becky Lynch began. Stratus would have the following to say.
“Did I know I was going to go back to wrestling? No, but let’s keep in-ring shape, let’s keep in condition, let’s keep on top of the product and watch it closely in case there is a moment and if the opportunity presents itself.
I took a keen interest in Becky Lynch last summer when they did a live event in Toronto and we got into an exchange of words. People were interested, and I thought, ‘that’s interesting in how interested they are in this.’ I did a post right before WrestleMania saying, ‘It’s so cool,’ Lita and Becky are lying, ‘they march to their own beat.’
I saw a lot of me in Becky. I see the drive, the passion, and, unequivocally, will not accept anything less than excellence. That is what I did. I see it in her. I admired and I loved that, but then being with her. They say don’t meet your heroes, not that she was my hero, I should be her hero.
I was like, ‘Cool, okay cool.’ It was just too much and she was very patronizing on that end. That end note of, we didn’t win that match, for whatever reason, and she was like, ‘It’s okay, we’ll get them next time.’ It felt like the right moment to deliver a message.”
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