We’re currently on the road to WrestleMania and Trish Stratus recently returned to WWE programming. Trish didn’t just return to appear on TV as it’s been confirmed that she’ll be stepping back into the ring at WrestleMania 39 when she teams with Lita & Becky Lynch to face Damage CTRL.
Recently the Hall of Famer spoke to Bleacher Report about her return and she said that she told herself that she would only return if it was fun while noting that she wants to influence a new generation.
“I don’t think it was a conscious choice to go back and say, ‘I have more in me.’ The Charlotte match was a perfect ending. It was a generational faceoff: The best of that generation against who they say is the best of my generation. It was in Toronto and absolutely perfect, and for that to bring closure, I was very satisfied with that. But then having these little interactions at live events, it was fun to have that generational mix-up. When I retired, I said I’d return if it was fun… and maybe not to pass the torch necessarily but to influence a new generation.”
At this stage of her career it seems that Trish Stratus has nothing left to prove as she’s already solidified her status as a Hall of Famer. However, she made sure that she was ready for the challenge before she agreed to sign on for the WrestleMania match.
“There’s an element of proving yourself. You always feel like you have to prove yourself,” Stratus said. “I know with my Charlotte match, that was my driving force and proving to not only to the fans that I could still do this, but also to myself. I thrive on the challenge.
“Can I still hang with these girls? Trust me, before I accepted, I did a few rounds in the ring and had to make sure the question of whether I could still do this was rhetorical.”
It looks like Trish will be sticking around as it’s been reported that WWE has plans for her beyond WrestleMania and you can get more on that here.
