Trish Stratus Talks Changing Fan’s Expectations Of Women’s Wrestling, Her New Movie And More

Trish Stratus recently spoke to The Huffington Post while promoting her new movie “Gridlocked.” During the interview she talked about her character in the film and compared her to the Trish Stratus character fans know and love from WWE.

“I play a female who’s trying to make her mark in a male-dominated world. She’s proven herself, and through her work, she’s earned her spot in the boy’s club.”

“The environment she is in is very much like with my wrestling days, very much like my [WWE] Trish Stratus character. A strong-willed female who kicks some serious ass — sounds familiar, right?”

Trish also talked a bit about how hard she worked to change the way fans thought of women’s wrestling.

“I remember Victoria and I coming back to the dressing room one night and were excited that we had ‘Holy shit’ chants, rather than chants for ‘puppies’, a sign that the fans were taking our matches seriously and we were giving them action not expected from the women.

“We had the chance to develop the crowd’s interest in women’s wrestling organically. The women I was working with at the time were just phenomenal. During that time, we had to reeducate the fans on what to expect from women in the ring. It was a very special time where we were appreciated for the athleticism we brought to our performances.”