SI: Stratusfaction Guaranteed
Courtesy Sports Illustrated / By Justin Barrasso
Trish Stratus is the greatest wrestler in the history of women's wrestling, and she believes that Sasha Banks is the future of the division.
"Sasha, to me, is a star," said Stratus. "There are a lot of comparisons, but I don't think we are that similar, actually, at all. But she's the star of the division, and she's the one. She really knows her character, she owns her character, and she's so solid in the ring."
WWE has redefined and rebranded its women's division in hopes that another Stratus will be unearthed–which, as fans of the business know quite well, is no easy task.
"The ‘Revolution' began with us," said Stratus, who was a seven-time WWE women's champion. "It was a change in the way women were perceived in the business."
Stratus actually main-evented Raw with Amy "Lita" Dumas on December 6, 2004, which marked only the third time that a women's match closed out one of WWE's premiere shows.
"We got to the building that day, and there was a board with all of the matches written on it," said Stratus. "Amy and I were riding together, and we thought the board wasn't complete or that they hadn't written the main event yet. Then one of the agents – Fit Finlay – said to us, ‘Are you ready for this?' Then upper management started coming over and saying congrats, and I was like, ‘Holy sh--, this is a big moment.'
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Trish Stratus is the greatest wrestler in the history of women's wrestling, and she believes that Sasha Banks is the future of the division.
"Sasha, to me, is a star," said Stratus. "There are a lot of comparisons, but I don't think we are that similar, actually, at all. But she's the star of the division, and she's the one. She really knows her character, she owns her character, and she's so solid in the ring."
WWE has redefined and rebranded its women's division in hopes that another Stratus will be unearthed–which, as fans of the business know quite well, is no easy task.
"The ‘Revolution' began with us," said Stratus, who was a seven-time WWE women's champion. "It was a change in the way women were perceived in the business."
Stratus actually main-evented Raw with Amy "Lita" Dumas on December 6, 2004, which marked only the third time that a women's match closed out one of WWE's premiere shows.
"We got to the building that day, and there was a board with all of the matches written on it," said Stratus. "Amy and I were riding together, and we thought the board wasn't complete or that they hadn't written the main event yet. Then one of the agents – Fit Finlay – said to us, ‘Are you ready for this?' Then upper management started coming over and saying congrats, and I was like, ‘Holy sh--, this is a big moment.'
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