“I was one step closer to moving away from it”; When Trish Stratus opened up on how she felt about Vince McMahon’s idea for controversial match stipulation

“I was one step closer to moving away from it”; When Trish Stratus opened up on how she felt about Vince McMahon’s idea for controversial match stipulation

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Trish Stratus is one of the most established and successful women in the wrestling industry. The Attitude Era megastar is one of the most popular women in the industry and her contributions to the wrestling industry has been unanimous. But Stratus has also been a part of many controversial angles and match-ups in the company.

Trish Stratus was forced to strip by Vince McMahon
Trish Stratus was forced to strip by Vince McMahon a few decades ago

One of the most controversial match-ups in WWE was the one with a controversial stipulation. Vince McMahon had pitched the idea of a controversial match stipulation in women’s wrestling in the Attitude Era times. The match involved the women participants pull their opponents’ under garments to win the match. Here’s what Trish Stratus felt about regarding the idea:

“It kind of went with the territory. It was the product at the time. I look back, and I know that every time I did roll my eyes, I was one step closer to moving away from it. I was like, ‘I don’t think I can take another bra and panties match because I know I can do more than that. I think I can hold their attention and not be in my bra and panties, let’s try that.’ Everything was a stepping stone towards the changing of the tide.” – Still Realtous

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Trish Stratus was last seen in the WWE ring back in 2019

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In 2019, Trish Stratus made a surprising return to WWE. The former Attitude Era megastar returned to in-ring action for a first time ever match with one of the mots established women in the wrestling industry, Charlotte Flair. The singles took place for the first time ever at Summerslam 2019 and was one of the major draws of the pay-per-view.

The match saw Stratus prove the world that she still got what she had a few decades ago. But the Queen Charlotte Flair also prove that she was the new generation now and that she could run the women’s division with great efficiency. Flair won the match and came out of the pay-per-view as the best women in the match.

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