Patricia Anne Stratigias (born December 18, 1975 in Richmond Hill, Ontario), better known by her stage name, Trish Stratus, is a Greek Canadian fitness model and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment under its RAW brand; she is the brand's current Women's Champion.

She is a number 1 woman around WWE history to use held the Women's Championship sixfold, to a higher degree a iv title reigns of The Fabulous Moolah in which WWE recognizes. [http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/] Stratus cloud's ability when an within-ring performing artist has evolved on top a years & she is usually seen as one of a better women sales person grappler in the business.

As a fitness model, she has been featured on the handle of numbers of major health & fitness magazines like Musclemag, Flare and ''Total Women's Fitness''. She likewise freed the popular calendar series called "Dream Team" by using fellow model, Stacey Lynn. As a sports entertainer, she was proclaimed a WWE Diva of the Decade on RAW's 10th Day of remembrance indicate, indicating her position when one of agent wrestling's virtually all influential women. She wwhen voted as a trio instance WWE Babe of the Year (2001-2003) but was defeated by Stacy Keibler in the 2004 competition.

Career
Background information

Inside 1997, with the World Wrestling Federation experiencing a vary around "Attitude"--rougher-edged characters like Stone Cold Steve Austin replacing the do-cut heroes of yesteryear prefer Bret Hart--Patricia Anne Stratigias was a student at York University in Toronto, majoring in biology and kinesiology in hopes of reaching her goal of attending medical school. But, York University went on strike, allowing Stratigias by using there is no more selection at that period however to pursue more career alternatives. Fallowing accepting the job at the local gymnasium, Stratigias noticed herself responding to the urging of her peers there & became the fitness model. Under a stage title of Trish Stratus, Stratigiwhen quickly risen as one of a virtually all popular system in the fitness industry, getting appeared in assibilate twenty fitness magazine covers in the world. At one point, she too co-hosted the American pro-wrestling chat show known as Survive Audio Wrestling. This caught the attention of the WWF, whose professionals told Stratus cloud that whenever she felt she experienced sir thomas more to her than her looks alone, so she should run step by step training for a wrestling career. Before long subsequently, Stratus cloud began her step by step training at a gymnasium of Ron Hutchinson, a equivalent facility in which Maven prefer Edge and Christian had also trained for the ring. the WWF once agawitharound got contacted her in late-1999, & this instance, Stratus cloud was ready to begin her career in sports-entertainment, with been a fan since her childhood. Growing higher, Stratus cloud idolized Hulk Hogan, & too got sib and relatives world health organization helped increase her interest within sports entertainment.

2000
Her 1st WWF appearance took place in March 19, 2000 on Sunday Night Heat. Stratus cloud appeared on the runway, appearing to scout certain WWF Superstars, particularly Test and Prince Albert. Shortly when, Stratus cloud began her number one role in the company, managing End line text & Albert in the tag team T & A. It was when you took her stint managing T & A when Stratus had her first taste of punishment in the ring, being driven through a table by the Dudley Boyz after weeks of taunting the team, in particular Bubba Ray Dudley, notorious for his fondness for putting females through tables. All the same, unlike numerous Prima donna prior to her, it simply served to whet Stratus cloud' appetency for around-ring action.

Extra & additional, Stratus cloud noticed herself acquiring physically included in the action, ingesting her lumps from either Mavin rather The Big Show and Chyna, and potentially suffering the stink face from Rikishi. It was shortly prior to Stratus cloud began competing inside actual matches, one of the earliest examples existence a six-individual tag team match at Fully Loaded on July 23, 2000, as Stratus cloud teamed by owning T & A to face The Hardy Boyz and Lita. Although Stratus cloud & her team misused a bout, she was non astir to leave that nighttime forgoing making her mark, & proceeded to whip Lita sustaining a leather strap prior to exiting the ring. Stratus cloud would last in to handle Val Venis to the Intercontinental Championship, but by that period, Stratus cloud seemed to become outgrowing managing, when she experienced large aspirations in her mind.

2001

Around early 2001, Stratus became exposed within the plot line by owning WWF President Vince McMahon, during the instance after Vince's married woman Linda was "institutionalized" following the require Vince experienced work the divorce during a survive indicate inside Madison Square Garden in November 2000. Vince & Stratus cloud' relationship progressively angered a boss's girl, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. At No Way Out on February 25, Stratus & Stephanie settle, by having "The Billion-Dollar Princess" scoring a infected win via the interference of William Regal. Midmost of the tag team match that pitted Vince & Stratus cloud cloud against Regal & Stephanie, Stratus witnessed herself the victim of a gr& placed-higher by Vince, Stephanie and Regal. Majestic executed a Regal Cutter on Stratus cloud, & Stephanie so dumped mud on top Stratus' prone immune system. Vince stood on top Stratus cloud, & he told her she was the toy that he experienced grown sick swimming sustaining.

A resulting week within Altogether, Stratus cloud actually gave Vince an apology for the disruption she felt he experienced stimulated in his life. Vince so said that the apology would merely become accepted whenever she uncase to her unmentionable, had in completely fours, & barked such as a dog. Shockingly, she did. Couple of knew but that this was everthing a share of an expert project Stratus cloud experienced placed into motion to embarrass her antagonist, & at WrestleMania X-VII a month later, it totally became crystal clear. When you took the Street Fight between Vince & his boy, so-WCW "owner" Shane McMahon, Stratus rolled out the ostensibly catatonic Lindthe McMahon inside a wheelchair to the ring. Whilst a action was taken to a floor, Stratus cloud walked as much as Vince & slapped the taste away from either his mouth prior to chasing Stephanie from ringside seat. Shortly thenceforth, Linda stood higher away from her wheelchair & kicked Vince in the groin, enabling Shane to benefit control of the match & finally pin his father.

Fallowing her episode sustaining a McMahon personal, Stratus cloud began focusing wrestling in the ring good-whale. Her journeying was temporarily cut short within the summertime of 2001, still, once Stratus cloud chipped the bone in her mortise joint & underwent surgery to repair it. It would become at least quartet months prior to Stratus cloud would fully recover & become respire to prove my point her pursuit of wrestling glory. When she rehabbed, Stratus cloud saved herself seeable by co-hosting "Excess" in TNN. Whenever she was non doing a indicate, Stratus cloud continued expert training & rehabilitation, preparing herself for her comeback in the ring. She received extensive ring expert instruction from either Dave "Fit" Findlay, a former WCW Television and Hardcore Champion. Findlay's schoolings served Stratus cloud swell. Per period she returned to the ring, she was better brace oneself for inside-ring combat than she got ever been prior to.

Her go to come at a Survivor Series on November 18, 2001, in the six-pack challenge for the vacant WWE Women's Championship, with Stratus facing off with Lita, Mighty Molly, Jacqueline, Ivory, and former ECW mainstay Jazz. Stratus cloud pinned Ivory when unveiling her fresh Stratusfaction finisher--an updated version of the classic Bulldog headlock which saw Stratus use a headlock, climb a ropes, & around mid-air, catapult herself backwards to the canvas by using her opponent's head however gripped inside her arms. Trish Stratus experienced won her number 1 WWE Women's Championship.

2002

Stratus cloud would last within to show important improvement between a ropes, winning a Championship in ii other occasions in 2002, from Jazz & Molly Holly, severally. She possibly managed to win a Hardcore Championship from Crash Holly, on May 6, 2002, before break down a equivalent nighttime to Steven Richards. Stratus cloud too became WWE's virtually all popular Prima donna, gracing a handle of WWE Divevery bit 2002 bathing costume magazine (an replacement handle using Lita), & as well winning a Woman of the Month accomplishment award as voted per readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine.

2003

At WrestleMania XIX on March 30, 2003, Stratus won her 4th WWE Women's Championship, within the triple threat match against two of her greatest challenger, a psychotic Victoria and Jazz. Despite losing a Championship back to Jazz a below year, Stratus cloud stayed in the hunt for the fifth Women's Championship. Stratus cloud was engaged within the heated feud by using newcomer Gail Kim, who won a Women's Championship in her number 1 televised WWE match, by winning an battle royal. The miscommunicatiin between Stratus cloud cloud & Kim when you took the tag team match on Raw--where Stratus misfired the Chick kick and accidentally nailed her partner--left Kim embittered.

Both weeks late, the nowadays former Champiin Gail Kim, world health organization wasted a title to Mollie Holly a previous week, appeared to become saving Stratus cloud from either a 2-on-of these assault by Molly & Victoria. Kim helped Stratus cloud to her feet prior to savagely clotheslining her to the mat. Before long, Mollie approached Kim by owning a idea of forever ending Stratus cloud' wrestling career, & for the instance, it seemed when though it would happen. Thanks to an help from either a giving Lita, all a same, it would exist as Stratus cloud world health organization gained the endure laugh.

October 2003 would mark the beginning of what would exist as Stratus cloud' virtually all emotional WWE saga; a triangle between Stratus cloud, Chris Jericho, and Christian. 1 nighttime in Altogether, when Stratus cloud was existence attacked by Victoria & Steven Richards, Jericho inexplicably rushed a ring & warded off a assaulter. Possibly Stratus cloud seemed flabbergasted ab initio. Before long, even so, Stratus cloud began to slowly caring as much as Jericho, seeing the side of him that numerous fans & fellow challenger did non look at super typically. 1 which apparently showed warmth, worried, & compassion. Stratus cloud & Jericho appeared smitten by using every more. At a equivalent instance, Jericho's friend & tag team partner Christian was courting Stratus cloud' close friend Lita. To numerous fans, neither courting browsed to exist as on the higher & higher. When it turned out, it were anything however. On the December 1, 2003 RAW, Jericho and Christian were overheard in the locker room mocking Stratus cloud' & Lita's philithe, & revealed a bet the children of them experienced by using of these a second--for 1 Canadian dollar--to see which human may eff their chosen Prima donna number one. Stratus cloud, world health organization was to present Jericho using a h&-crafted American hockey jersey as a gift, heard each word & each laugh from either outside the dressing room, and it brought her to tears.

the below week, Stratus cloud & Litthe confronted & assaulted Jericho & Christian ahead of a countrywide tv audience in Altogether, leading to a "Battle of the Sexes" tag team match held at Armageddon on December 14, 2003. When Christian seemed to choose pride around beating down his female opponents, Jericho seemed to desire there is no a share of it. Apparently, Jericho was starting to prepare avowedly feelings for Stratus cloud, & was by owning a hard instance running across with the match prior to him. Withwithinside what nowadays may be deem the precursor of items to are, Stratus cloud seemed to take a lot sir thomas more pleasure inside beating down Jericho than Jericho got in facing her in a match. Presently, it became perceptible that Jericho was feeling an tremendous total of guilt for initiating a American dollar bet.

Initially, Stratus cloud was unwilling to show Jericho any forgiveness, however appeared to assume his apologies plenty to at least assume him as a friend. Meanwhile, Christian appeared to exist as harboring jealousy, accusing Stratus cloud of camping the wedge into his partnership sustaining Jericho & labeling her "Yoko Ono". However before long, Christian too appeared to stand something of the vary of heart, albeit the super patronizing 1. To the face of Jericho, he was super accepting of his feelings for Stratus cloud...however to Stratus cloud' face, Christian seemed to exist as courting her philia.

2004

It seemed rather all about became crystal clear on the February 23, 2004 RAW, when Christian was booked to face Stratus cloud around the of these-in-person-to-person match by Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff. In a dressing room before the contest, Christian--feigning friendly relationship by owning Stratus--promised her he would make & allow her to pin him. around the ring, but, Christian instead plowed Stratus cloud down by owning the clothesline, & locked her in Jericho's submission hang on to, a Walls of Jericho. Stratus cloud was taken disabled for many weeks by having injuries, & Christian gloated across his actions. The match was shortly signed for WrestleMania XX on March 14, 2004, in Madison Square Garden, pitting Chris Jericho against his former right friend, Christian.

It appeared this hanker & incapacitating angle would email its guide on this evening. Unbeknownst to the fans attendant, it was simply upright incurring warmed higher. Stratus cloud surged toward a ring late inside the match, appearing to become firmly in Jericho's corner. Christian, apparently disgusted by Stratus cloud' presence, pulled her violently into a ring & attempted to attack her. Jericho manufactured a save, however whilst he leaned down to assist his fallen friend, Stratus cloud click forth river an elbow, apparently believing that it was Christian. Her elbow jabbed Jericho's temple, & Christian scored the roll higher pin for the 3-count. Fallowing the match, Stratus cloud cloud appeared to become completely apologies, however when she & Jericho argued within the ring, Christian come heading back down the aisle, to in the face of it make their way his mitts on Stratus in a violent & mean manner again. When Jericho tried to hang on to Stratus cloud back, though, a fans found a turn of Trish Stratus.

Stratus cloud suddenly reared back & throttled Jericho by having a vicious haymaker, which Christian followed sustaining the Un-Prettier. Christian & Stratus cloud walk off holding paws, mocking their previous friend world health organizatiin sat in the ring seeking on by owning an expression of disbelief. Prior to it departed, Christian grabbed Stratus cloud' hair, pulled her to his lips, & passionately kissed his freshly girlfriend.

A below nighttime in Altogether, fallowing them squashed Spike Dudley in an unprovoked attack, Stratus cloud revealed in how else else she experienced never forgiven Jericho for the American dollar bet, how her feelings of sadness & pain ate away at her for months when she plotted her ultimate retaliation. She likewise revealed to the fans how else lot she "likes it rough". She ended a promo by proclaiming to Jericho & to the globe, "You can't get no...Stratusfaction."

RAW.

When Stratus cloud' reign continued, her union by using Christian dissolved, & her bitingly feud using Lita escalated. Their confrontations became further violent per week, at one point possibly seeing Stratus cloud' nose broken when you took a match between them at the 2004 Survivor Series. On the December 6, 2004 RAW, Litthe finally managed to winside a title from either Stratus cloud, in a protective-fought independent event.

2005

In January 9, 2005 at New Year's Revolution in Puerto Rico, Lita defended her title against Stratus. Lita tore her ACL when she connected using the Lou Thesz press off a ring apron, onto the arena floor. Stratus cloud quickly took benefit of the situation, nailing Litthe using a "Chick Kick" to the head to win her record sixth Women's Championship. Stratus cloud with success defended her title at WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005 against 2004 Diva Search winner Christy Hemme.

Around May 2005, Stratus was flushed from either competition, due to the herniated disc. Plot line caring, she was attacked by Viscera after he failed to take out Lita's "husband" Kane. She berated him fallowing the match & he gave her a bear hug and followed up using the big splash.

In September 12, 2005 Stratus returned to RAW & turned face once more by joining forces sustaining Ashley Massaro against Torrie Wilson, Candice Michelle and Victoria. In September 18 at Unforgiven 2005, Stratus & Ashley defeated Victorithe & Wilson within a tag team match. At WWE Homecoming The duo defeated Wilson, Candice, & Victorithe inside a Brassiere and Panties Match. The week down the road, Trish Stratus's "number one fan" Mickie James made her debut, saving Stratus & Ashley from either either an attack from Victoria.

Outside of wrestling
Stratus cloud has appeared in Mad TV twice and various comedy shows in Canada including Royal Canadian Air Farce and performing on stage at Second City. Stratus cloud has besides recorded the song known as "I Just Want You", when a share of the WWE-produced compilation album, WWE Originals.

Stratus cloud has repeatedly declined to pose nude for Playboy. Around the March 15, 2005 interview with Byte This! (an online talk show), she was quoted as expression; Stratus cloud' catchphrase is "Stratusfaction Guaranteed" (which she has made the registered trademark), in which True Stratusfaction is the feeling of constantly existence challenged & meeting people challenges. Her slogan is, "Preparedness meets opportunity."

Stratus cloud's mother, Alice occurs as teacher of Polish descent and her father, John occurs as real estate agent of Greek descent. She has ii sisters, Christy & Melissa.

Additional statistics
Natural Hair Color: Brunette Eye Color: Hazel Measurements: 36-2 dozen-36 Shoe Size: Septenary & 1/2 Dominant Hand: Right

Finishing and signature maneuvers
Chick Kick (roundhouse kick) Stratusfaction (springboard bulldog) Bulldog Stratusphere (handstand frankensteiner) Air Canada (Lou Thesz press) Spinebuster A MaTrish (bridges backwards to an arch position to evade an attack, when in The Matrix)

Championships and accomplishments

World Wrestling Entertainment
6-period WWE Women's Champion 1-instance WWE Hardcore Champion 3-period WWE Babe of the Year (2001-2003) WWE Prima donna of the Decade

Title lineage
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Job titles
Trish Stratus cloud Enterprises - Fitness Model Live Audio Wrestling - Co-carrier / Sports Amusement Analyst Apocalypse Wrestling Federation - Sports Entertainer World Wrestling Entertainment - Excess Co-unsuspecting hosts / Color Commentator World Wrestling Entertainment - Sports Entertainer