Trish Stratus

Patricia Anne Stratigeas, better known as 'Trish Stratus' (qv), is marketed as a former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before she became a mainstay in professional wrestling, she was a student at York University in Toronto, Canada. She majored in Biology and Kinesiology, but when the professors went on strike she took a job as receptionist at a local fitness club. There she was soon discovered by an agent who landed her a job as a fitness model.Her success as a fitness model eventually caught the attention of a WWE talent official who sent her a letter offering her a contract. Other wrestling promotions had also offered her similar contracts, but she decided to sign with the WWE. She then made her WWE debut in March 19, 2000 on _WWE Sunday Night Heat: Episode #3.12 (2000)_ (qv), where she formed the tag team of T & A with Test ('Andrew Martin' (qv)) and Albert ('Matt Bloom' (qv)). She also became the manager of then-WWE Intercontinental Champion Val Venis ('Sean Morley' (qv)).'Trish Stratus' (qv) is highly regarded as a self-proclaimed WWE Diva. Among her accomplishments: she was voted Internet Babe of the Year for three consecutive years in 2001, 2002 and 2003, along with winning the "Diva of the Decade" award for the _WWE Raw: Raw Tenth Anniversary (2003)_ (qv); she graced the cover of the annual WWE Divas Magazine four times--in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006; and she holds the record for being the only woman in WWE history to win the WWE Women's Championship seven times. On September 17, 2006, she officially retired from professional wrestling after an amazing 7-year career; she'll be remembered for the legacy she left during her time with the WWE.Following her retirement from WWE, she made occasional appearances on _WWE Raw (1993)_ (qv) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012, either for a special anniversary episode (_WWE Raw: Raw 15th Anniversary (2007)_ (qv) and _WWE Raw: RAW 1000 (2012)_ (qv)- Raw 1000), to wrestle, to guest-host, or make a televised appearance in a gimmick style segment. She participated in _WrestleMania XXVII (2011)_ (qv) in 2011 with Snooki ('Nicole Polizzi' (qv)) and John Morrison ('John Hennigan' (qv)) in an intergender tag team match against Laycool ('Layla El' (qv) and 'Michelle McCool' (qv)) and Dolph Ziggler ('Nic Nemeth' (qv)) in which her team proved victorious. She was later inducted in the _WWE Hall of Fame 2013 (2013)_ (qv) in 2013 by 'Stephanie McMahon' (qv) and the following year she inducted her bestie Lita ('Amy Dumas' (qv)) in the _WWE Hall of Fame (2014)_ (qv) in 2014.During that time, she toured with Lita ('Amy Dumas' (qv)) on convention tours to meet and greet fans who enjoyed their 2000-2006 friendship/rivalry. In 2018, they made their return to WWE when they individually participated in the main event all women's _WWE Royal Rumble (2018)_ (qv), then wrestled in a tag-team match against Alicia Fox ('Victoria Crawford' (qv)) and 'Mickie James' (qv) at the all female pay-per-view _WWE Evolution (2018)_ (qv). 'Trish Stratus' (qv) continues to split her time between making appearances at conventions, doing autograph signings for special WWE events, and taking care of her children Maximus (born September 30, 2013) and Madison (born January 14, 2017). She also made her mark in the feature films _Bounty Hunters (2011)_ (qv) as Jules and _Gridlocked (2015)_ (qv) as Gina.::Revitalizations@aol.com