WWE’s 10 Greatest Canadian Wrestlers of All Time
By Tim Sherry
Credit: WWE.com
9. Trish Stratus
The only woman to grace this list, Trish Stratus is a superstar who proved that with hard work, dedication, and the right attitude, pro wrestling dreams can come true. Signed to the WWF in 2000, the Ontario native had no experience in wrestling. Let’s call it what it is. She was hired for her looks, as she had spent the previous few years as a model and fitness competitor. She began her career as a manager and a host of some various shows before deciding to take a run at becoming a full-time wrestler.
At first, the results weren’t pretty, well, wrestling-wise at least. Trish was clunky and botched more than a handful of spots. But gradually Trish got better. In fact, she seemed to look better each time she performed and by 2004 she was arguably the best female wrestler on the roster. Her biggest competition was Lita, and the two carried what was a pretty stagnant division and opened the door for future female wrestling in the WWE.
How Trish compares to the current crop of women wrestler’s is open to argument but the proof of Trish’s impact was evident. She captured 7 women’s titles, the most in the company’s history and proved the theory that she was just a pretty girl who got lucky wrong.