In an appearance on The Bellas PodcastWWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus discussed with Brie and Nikki Bella what their ideal WrestleMania match would be. Nikki jumped in to answer this one and suggested a label of eight women between the original pioneers of the WWE Women’s Division and the Four Equestrian Women.
“I think for Hollywood it’s about being all of us (Nikki, Brie & Trish) in a team and Lita versus the four horse riders,” Nikk Bella said.
Later, Trish Stratus was asked to be one of the first big female stars ever in WWE and someone who was known for delivering great matches. Trish Stratus described it as a slow process to lay the groundwork and educate everyone from fans to behind-the-scenes staff in order to make women’s wrestling more acceptable at a mainstream level.
“I’m just going to ‘you’re welcome’ to everyone,” Stratus joked. “No, of course, it is for sure collaborative efforts. But I mean, it was really, it was a job of groundwork. And from the beginning, it was all about re-educating fans about what to expect from the female artist. It was the acceptance of the fans. It was the acceptance of the producers behind the scenes for them to go ‘well, maybe we can give it to them.’ You know, I remember once, having a hardcore match was like a big thing, mostly because ‘I do not think they can handle it.’ ‘Well, why can we not handle it, if they can handle it? We can handle it too. ‘
“I remember once that I took a chair shot from Victoria and it was like a really, like, let’s put it this way. Some people were really unhappy that this happened. But why? The guys take chair shots all the time. I wanted it, I agree with this. So yeah, it’s just, what a journey and just so many, so many players along the way to help make it happen. You know you’re watching Jazz, you’re watching Victoria, and Molly Holly and Mickie James. So it’s cool to watch. And then you know you hear people talk about ‘it inspired me. This event inspired me. ‘ It’s gripping. It’s honestly what you’ve intended to do in your world. ”
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