Tag: Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus wrestled with partially torn hamstring at WWE WrestleMania

Posted on by Ian Carey

Trish Stratus went into WrestleMania 39 injured.

The WWE Hall of Famer revealed on Busted Open Radio that she had a partially torn hamstring when she teamed with Becky Lynch and Lita against Damage CTRL on the show. 

She was asked about her return to the ring at WrestleMania and responded: 

I had a few obstacles, I had a partially torn hamstring, by the way, nobody knew about that, but it was just like, ‘WrestleMania, let’s just go!’

I did not train as much. I’m usually in there, like, the minute I find out there’s a match, I’m in there like every day, I’m putting my kids to bed and I’m in the ring until midnight, this is what I do. And this time I had this injury so I was a little unsure going in but, man, there’s something about feeling at home. Apparently, it’s like riding a bike, as you guys know, when you get back in there you’re body’s like, ‘I got this, just do your thing’ and it just flows.

Stratus’ match at WrestleMania 39 was her first since losing to Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019. She was back in the ring on the 4/10 Raw as well when she replaced Lita in a WWE Women’s Tag title match and dropped the belts to Liv Morgan & Raquel Gonzalez. Stratus attacked Becky Lynch after the match. She then appeared on Monday’s Raw to explain her actions. 

The 47-year-old is a seven-time WWE Women’s Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. She’s also been recognized with the Iron Mike Mazurki Award by the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2016 and was given the Lou Thesz Award in 2020 by the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. 

WWE Raw video highlights: Trish Stratus explains her actions

Posted on by Joseph Currier

One week after betraying Becky Lynch, heel Trish Stratus was officially back on Raw last night.

Stratus cut a promo explaining her betrayal, claiming that Lynch has tried to rewrite history by taking credit for Stratus’ accomplishments. Stratus said she changed everything in WWE and is the reason that Lynch was able to main event WrestleMania, but Lynch claims everything started with the “Four Horseladies.” Stratus called Lynch a joke for believing that.

Stratus said she sat back and let things slide, but she started to wonder if Lynch actually believed her own hype. When she came back to WWE, Lynch never once thanked Stratus for everything she did. Lita may have been fine with being Lynch’s sidekick, but Trish Stratus is nobody’s sidekick.

During her promo, Stratus confirmed that she took out Lita last week. Stratus said she needed Lita out of the picture so it was clear that Stratus was the person who cost Lynch the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.

“I am not a nostalgia act. I am not your childhood fantasy. And I sure as hell am nobody’s sidekick,” Stratus declared. “I am the greatest of all time — and I am the single most important figure in the history of WWE. And I am here to make sure none of you forget it.”

More coverage from last night —

WWE Raw video highlights —

The Bloodline and Judgment Day cut a short-term deal to join forces

Rey Mysterio vs. Solo Sikoa

Chad Gable and Maxxine Dupri argue over who should get Otis in the WWE Draft

Bianca Belair vs. Dakota Kai

Bronson Reed is “Mr. Nice Guy”

Paul Heyman warns Judgment Day not to get into debt with Roman Reigns

Cody Rhodes says Brock Lesnar isn’t a cowboy — he’s a coward

Seth Rollins vs. The Miz

Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle discuss strategy

Video package recaps Trish Stratus’ betrayal of Becky Lynch

Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory

Trish Stratus explains her actions

Candice LeRae & Michin vs. Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville

The Street Profits, Elias, Boogs, Corbin, and Tozawa discuss the WWE Draft

Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle vs. The Judgment Day

The LWO join Owens, Zayn & Riddle in brawl with The Bloodline & Judgment Day

Raw fallout: Io Shirai vows to defeat Bianca Belair

Raw Talk: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, Bronson Reed, Bianca Belair interviews

Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory, Trish Stratus segment set for WWE Raw

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A match between Austin Theory and Bobby Lashley is set for Monday’s Raw.

The match was announced during Friday’s WWE SmackDown. Theory is coming off a win over John Cena at WrestleMania, and Lashley is coming off winning the Andre the Giant Battle Royal match. He also faced Bronson Reed on Monday’s Raw, with the two being counted out after they continued to brawl on the outside.

Trish Stratus will also appear on the show to explain her actions on this past Monday’s Raw. After Lita was attacked backstage, Stratus offered to team on behalf of Lita. She and Becky Lynch wound up losing the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles to Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodrigez. Stratus turned on Lynch after the match, attacking Lynch from behind and laying her out with the chick kick.

Already announced for Raw is the return of Brock Lesnar, who was last seen attacking Cody Rhodes on the Raw following WrestleMania. He will answer a challenge Rhodes gave on this Monday’s Raw for a match at Backlash next month in Puerto Rico.

Here’s the updated lineup for Monday’s Raw:

  • Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory
  • Trish Stratus to explain her actions
  • Brock Lesnar to respond to Cody Rhodes’ challenge

WWE Raw video highlights: Trish Stratus heel turn, Cody addresses Brock Lesnar

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A mystery attack angle on last night’s Raw led to the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles changing hands.

Becky Lynch & Lita were supposed to defend their titles against Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan last night, but Lita got attacked backstage prior to the match. Rodriguez and Morgan were the ones who found Lita laid out. Though Lynch and Trish Stratus suspected them of the attack, Rodriguez and Morgan denied any wrongdoing.

Stratus took Lita’s spot in the title match and ended up getting pinned by Morgan.

Lynch helped Stratus up after the loss and consoled her. But when Lynch went to leave the ring, Stratus attacked her. Stratus then dropped Lynch with a Chick Kick.

Also on Raw: Cody Rhodes issued a Backlash challenge to Brock Lesnar, IYO SKY became the new number one contender to the Raw Women’s Championship, and Matt Riddle and Sami Zayn saved Kevin Owens from a Bloodline beatdown.

More coverage from last night —

WWE Raw video highlights —

Rey Mysterio says Judgment Day will regret attacking Bad Bunny

Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor

Lita gets attacked backstage

Video package recaps Brock Lesnar’s attack on Cody Rhodes

Women’s Tag Team titles change hands, Trish Stratus turns heel

IYO SKY and Dakota Kai want Bayley’s spot in number one contender’s match

Bobby Lashley vs. Bronson Reed

Cody Rhodes addresses Brock Lesnar’s attack, issues Backlash challenge

The Usos vs. Alpha Academy

Triple threat number one contender’s match

Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa

Matt Riddle and Sami Zayn save Kevin Owens from Bloodline attack

Raw fallout: Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan react to their title win

Raw Talk: Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green, Damage CTRL, Elias & Rick Boogs appear

Miz TV segment, Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa set for WWE Raw

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Cody Rhodes will be in action this Monday on Raw.

Rhodes confronted Paul Heyman and Sikoa on Friday’s SmackDown after he defeated Ludwig Kaiser. Heyman said Sikoa would be Rhodes’ final bump in the road prior to WrestleMania next weekend. Rhodes told Sikoa that he wasn’t ready for him.

A new edition of Miz TV has been also announced for Monday’s Raw.

During SmackDown on Friday, a commercial announced that Becky Lynch, Lita, and Trish Stratus will be the guests. This comes just days prior to their six-woman tag team match at WrestleMania, where they will face Bayley, IYO SKY, and Dakota Kai. The six women have been feuding ever since Lita got involved in a steel cage match between Becky Lynch and Bayley. Together, Lita and Lynch teamed up to defeat SKY and Kai to become the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions thanks to help from Stratus.

Brock Lesnar will also be at next week’s Raw, where he will meet Omos in a weigh-in prior to their match at WrestleMania.

The updated lineup for Monday’s Raw:

  • Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa
  • WrestleMania weigh-in between Brock Lesnar and Omos
  • Miz TV with Becky Lynch, Lita, and Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus on WWE return: ‘I love passing the torch’

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Trish Stratus says a big reason why she is back in WWE is to work with a new generation of talent. 

Stratus is scheduled to team with Lita and Becky Lynch against Damage CTRL at WrestleMania 39. It will be her first match since losing to Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019 in Toronto.  

Stratus told SI.com that she will only return to WWE “if it’s fun” and that she enjoys working with a new generation of talent.  

Stratus said: 

I’ll only come back if it’s fun. I’m taking time away from my businesses and my babies. I love passing the torch and passing on my knowledge. It’s the little things that make a superstar. Was I the greatest wrestler? I don’t know, but I knew how to make people take notice. I loved that about working with Charlotte. When you hear Sasha Banks or Charlotte or Nattie [Natalya Neidhart] talk about our influence, that makes me go, “Oh s—. I want to keep doing this, and now with them.

Stratus has made sporadic appearances for WWE in recent years. She guest-hosted a WWE live event in Toronto in March 2022. When WWE returned to the city for Raw that August, Stratus appeared in a segment with Bianca Belair and Damage CTRL on the show. 

Stratus also spoke about working with Lita and their shared history in WWE.

When Lita and I were coming up, we were a sideshow. But we became a voice. We represented the division and we set out to change the preconceived notion about what women could be in this business. It was not easy. A lot of it was uphill. But we persevered and we made great strides.

Stratus returned to WWE on the February 27, 2023, edition of WWE Raw. She helped Lita and Becky Lynch defeat Dakota Kai & IYO Sky for the tag titles on the show. The following week, Trish challenged Damage CTRL to face her, Lynch, and Lita at WrestleMania. 

Damage CTRL attacked Stratus backstage on Monday’s Raw. However, she was interviewed alongside Lynch and Lita later in the show and appeared to be relatively unharmed. 

Stratus, Lynch & Lita vs. Damage CTRL set for WWE WrestleMania 39

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A six-woman tag team match featuring two WWE Hall of Famers has been added to the WrestleMania 39 lineup.

Wrestling for the first time since SummerSlam in August 2019, Hall of Famer Trish Stratus will team with the Women’s Tag Team Champions Becky Lynch and fellow Hall of Famer Lita against Damage CTRL’s Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY at WrestleMania 39. 

The groundwork for the match was laid on last week’s Raw when Stratus helped Lynch and Lita win the Tag titles from Kai and SKY. On this week’s Raw, Stratus issued a challenge to Damage CTRL on her team’s behalf, and Bayley accepted for her side. 

In her last match, Stratus faced Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019 in Toronto. Stratus last wrestled on a WrestleMania in 2011, teaming with Snooki and John Morrison to defeat Dolph Ziggler, Michelle McCool, and Layla in a mixed tag match. 

WrestleMania will be held on Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. 

Here is the updated lineup: 

WWE WrestleMania, Saturday, April 1 & Sunday, April 2, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
  • Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka
  • United States Championship: Austin Theory (c) vs. John Cena
  • Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. TBD
  • Brock Lesnar vs. Omos
  • Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul
  • Trish Stratus, Becky Lynch & Lita vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY)

WWE Raw video highlights: Trish Stratus returns, new Women’s tag champs crowned

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With an assist from the returning Trish Stratus, new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions were crowned last night.

Becky Lynch & Lita won the Women’s Tag Team titles by defeating Damage CTRL’s Dakota Kai & IYO SKY in the main event of last night’s Raw. Stratus appeared during the match and helped neutralize interference by Bayley.

When Lynch was going for a tag at one point, Bayley threw a tag team title belt in the ring to distract the referee. Bayley then pulled Lita off the apron so Lynch couldn’t tag out. Lynch was able to kick out of a pin attempt — then Stratus ran down and went after Bayley.

After tagging in, Lita was able to avoid a moonsault from SKY. Lita hit a Twist of Fate and went for a moonsault of her own. Bayley tried to stop it, but she was taken out by Stratus again. Lita then connected with the moonsault on SKY as Lynch had Kai locked in an armbar.

A few WrestleMania 39 developments also went down on Raw last night. Brock Lesnar accepted Omos’ challenge for a match at WrestleMania, Finn Balor issued his own challenge to Edge, and The Miz revealed that he’ll be this year’s WrestleMania host.

More coverage from last night —

WWE Raw video highlights —

Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa claim The Bloodline is as strong as ever

Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa vs. The Street Profits

Brock Lesnar accepts Omos’ WrestleMania challenge

Cody Rhodes vs. Chad Gable

WrestleMania Goes Hollywood parody: Titanic with Bianca Belair and Montez Ford

Finn Balor challenges Edge to a match at WrestleMania

Asuka vs. Carmella

Candice LeRae vs. Piper Niven

The Miz hosts a WrestleMania edition of Miz TV

Damage CTRL and Austin Theory interviews

Elias vs. Bobby Lashley

Bray Wyatt does “The Muscle Man Dance”

Carmella and Chelsea Green bond over their dislike for Adam Pearce

Johnny Gargano vs. Otis

Trish Stratus returns, Becky Lynch & Lita win Women’s Tag Team titles

Raw fallout: Trish Stratus was the key to Becky Lynch & Lita’s plan

Raw fallout: Becky Lynch & Lita’s tag team title photoshoot

Raw fallout: Piper Niven attacks Candice LeRae during backstage interview

Raw fallout: Elias instructs Rick Boogs, Ali turns down a rematch with Ziggler

Raw Talk: Chelsea Green & Carmella, Rick Boogs, Dolph Ziggler appear

Lita & Becky Lynch win Tag Team titles, Trish Stratus returns on WWE Raw

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New Women’s Tag Team Champions were crowned on Raw after an assist from a WWE Hall of Famer. 

Lita and Becky Lynch defeated Damage CTRL’s Dakota Kai and IYO SKY with help from the returning Trish Stratus on Monday to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship for the first time. 

As Bayley interfered in an attempt to help Damage CTRL retain the Tag titles, Stratus ran in and hit Bayley with a Chick Kick to level the odds. As Lynch held Kai on the apron in a Disarm-Her, Lita climbed to the top rope and landed a moonsault on SKY for the pinfall victory to win the titles. 

Lynch, and Hall of Famers Lita and Stratus then celebrated in the ring as pyro went off to close Raw. 

Damage CTRL’s second Tag title reign ended after 114 days with the defeat. 

Stratus last appeared on WWE television in August 2022 in Toronto, where she also had an interaction with Bayley, Kai, and SKY. 

Stratus was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, while Lita was inducted in 2014.

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus returning for  Canada’s Got Talent season two

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Trish Stratus is returning to Citytv’s Canada’s Got Talent for season two of the series. 

Stratus has announced that she will again serve as a judge for the Simon Cowell-produced show, which will begin filming its second season next month. 

“I’m looking forward jumping back into the judges’ chair and taking in the awe-inspiring moments Canada brings of our second season,” Stratus said in a statement on her website.  

Howie Mandell, Lilly Singh, and Kardinal Offishall are set to return as judges for season two as well, and Lindsey Ell will also return as host as the show will retain both its host and judging panel from season one. 

After a one-off season in 2012, Canada’s Got Talent was revived for Citytv in 2022, and the series was Citytv’s most-watched original series in more than ten years, according to Stratus’s website. 

Stratus is currently recovering from surgery to remove her appendix. 

Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, Stratus is a seven-time Women’s Champion, and made appearances for WWE both on house shows and on an episode of Raw last month. 

In July of this year, Stratus received the Lou Thesz Award as she was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa.

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus undergoes surgery to remove appendix

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WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus underwent surgery last week to have her appendix removed.

Stratus opened up about the appendectomy in a social media post on Sunday night, writing that she was trying to work through the pain on Tuesday until it ended up getting “pretty intense.” She drove herself to the emergency room and found out that her appendix was getting ready to burst.

Stratus wrote that, though she has three new scars and one less organ, recovery hasn’t been too bad so far. She noted that one takeaway she learned from the situation was to listen to your body when you aren’t feeling well.

Stratus’ full Instagram post is available below:

A reminder that if you ever have a nagging pain in your lower right quadrant – do go to emergency…

After a crampy 10 hour travel day on Monday I was working through the pain on Tuesday prepping for an announcement (which I will post tomorrow). I have a pretty high pain tolerance so when what I thought was [poop emoji] cramps but ended up getting pretty intense I drove myself to emergency and turns out my appendix was getting ready to burst – which can be really bad if it happens and like cause death and stuff so I’m really glad I went to check it out, you know to avoid the whole dying thing.

Some takeaways – listen to your body. Dr. Google told me appendicitis was pain in the lower right abdomen, so that’s why it took me a while to think it was that because at first the pain was all across my belly. But after getting another Dr. Google’s opinion (reading another article) I found out it will start as pain across your stomach (also was tender to touch) but as the appendix gets more inflamed the pain will migrate to the right side and continue to to get worse. And boy did it. Turns out it’s an organ that serves no function so good riddance old pal.

Got 3 new scars to add to my body badges and one less organ … recovery hasn’t been too bad so far, definitely manageable. Just wanted to check in! xo

Big thanks to my OR team at @mackenziehealth!!

A seven-time Women’s Champion, Stratus was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.

Stratus made an appearance on WWE television when Raw was in her hometown of Toronto last month. During the appearance, Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss came to Stratus’ aid after she was disrespected by Damage CTRL.

Trish Stratus set for WWE Raw appearance

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WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus will appear on Raw this Monday, August 22. 

As announced during Friday’s SmackDown episode, Stratus will appear on Raw in Toronto on Monday at the Scotiabank Arena, her first Raw appearance since August 2019, when she teamed with Natalya against Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in the build to her SummerSlam match against Flair.

Stratus has also been announced for a pair of WWE house show appearances this weekend, Saturday, August 20 in Kingston, Ontario, and Sunday, August 21 in London, Ontario. 

Already announced for Raw, the Women’s Tag Team title tournament will continue with an Alexa Bliss and Asuka vs. Dakota Kai and IYO SKY semifinals match, plus Edge will take on Damian Priest in singles competition. 

Here is the Raw lineup: 

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship semifinals: Alexa Bliss & Asuka vs. Dakota Kai & IYO SKY
  • Edge vs. Damian Priest
  • Trish Stratus appears

Trish Stratus announced for two WWE house show appearances

Posted on by Ethan Renner

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has been announced for two house show appearances in Canada this weekend. 

Stratus announced on her website Monday that she will be appearing at the Saturday Night’s Main Event house show in Kingston, Ontario on August 20, plus the Sunday Stunner house show in London, Ontario on August 21. 

In March of this year, Stratus made a pair of appearances at house shows in Kitchener, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario serving as the host for both live events. Stratus did not wrestle on the shows, but did angles with Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley on both nights, plus appeared with Kevin Owens on “The TKO Show” in Toronto. 

Stratus became the first woman to receive the Lou Thesz Award as she was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa last month.

Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, Stratus retired from full-time in-ring work in 2006. She last wrestled at SummerSlam in August 2019, losing to Charlotte Flair.

Daily Update: Triple H, Trish Stratus, weekend schedule

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter: William Regal discusses health, WrestleMania 38 update

  • The main story covers William Regal’s health issues and brush with death. Regal was on Talk is Jericho and went into detail about his issues that date back nearly 30 years including with his heart, his neck, his balance and sepsis in his leg.
  • WrestleMania, Stand & Deliver, Hall of Fame and all the WWE events this coming week in Dallas. We have lineups, matches not yet announced, Hall of Fame updates, ticket sales, scalper tickets and more.
  • Another story on Scott Hall, looking at the first gimmick he pitched to Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson before Razor Ramon, times he was very upset about plans changing where he thought he needed to win, the proposal he made to McMahon in 1996 to not leave for WCW and who he learned from when his work took its greatest strides forward.
  • An update on the New Japan Cup and all the matches of the past week.
  • A story on the NCAA wrestling tournament and Gable Steveson, with all the business notes, Steveson to WWE, possibility of continuing with amateur wrestling at the Olympic level or fighting MMA.
  • The Jorge Masvidal-Colby Covington story, what both men did and said that led to it and UFC’s attitude and treatment of those who draw money.
  • The first AAA TripleMania show of the year.
  • Complete coverage of UFC in London.
  • The life and times of Pepper Martin, a 60s and 70s star who was also an actor, his idea that led to the formation of one of the greatest tag teams in history, his acting running mates, career highlights, his biggest Cow Palace matches and other career highlights.
  • DDT’s major show and the announced relationship with AEW.
  • CMLL’s El Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show and the honoring of Ringo Mendoza and Dorrell Dixon.
  • TV ratings of all the major pro wrestling shows and how it relates to sports and television overall.
  • The sad accident that led to the death of Black Warrior Jr.
  • If you asked 100 people on the street to name a pro wrestler, who is the first person that would be said.
  • Crockett Cup notes.
  • Ticket sales for all upcoming AEW & WWE shows plus scalper markets for the big shows.

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Friday News Update

  • Garrett Gonzales and I will be back tonight talking the news of the week. It’s a very busy weekend although nothing like next week coming up, with the two Stardom shows at Sumo Hall and the semifinals and finals of the New Japan Cup, as well as Monday being the last Raw prior to WrestleMania.
  • We’ll talk about Paul Levesque more on tonight’s show but this is from Dr. Alex Patel:

“An Ejection fraction is a measure of heart function. It’s graded from I (around 60 percent) down to 4 (less than 20). It can concur a prognosis of no more than a few years if it doesn’t recover at that level.
Him having a defibrillator is because the heart function is so low that he can develop arrhythmias that are lethal (MADIT II criteria – recent heart attack and EF less than 30). It’s designed to help prevent him from dying basically.
I am assuming that the cardiology team thinks that a combination of medication could lead to remodeling where the heart function recovers. If it doesn’t he’s probably looking at a transplant.
And either situation the stress of wrestling could easily trigger an arrhythmia or heart failure again so wrestling would definitely be out of the question.”

  • It should be noted that Levesque has made good progress since his heart scare that was nearly fatal.
  • Smackdown is tonight at the Barclays Center in New York. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are featured. Austin Theory, Riddle, Randy Orton, Chad Gable and Otis are all backstage. That doesn’t mean they will be on the show.
  • Rampage tonight at 10 p.m. on TNT:
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Lance Archer
  • Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Alan Angels & 10
  • Nyla Rose vs. Madi Wrenkowski
  • Ricky Starks vs. Shane Strickland for the FTW title
  • QT Marshall also does an angle with Hook
  • Shad Khan today shut down the Black News Channel that he was the owner of due to inability to draw ratings. The station was listed this past year at No. 123 of the 124 cable stations Nielsen monitors with a prime time average of 4,000 viewers (thanks to Chris Cruise, Mike Kuzmuk and many others).
  • UFC has a full ESPN+ show from Columbus, OH starting at 4 p.m. Eastern
  • Luis Saldana (145) vs. Bruno Souza (144)
  • Matheus Nicolau (126) vs. David Dvorak (125.5)
  • Jennifer Maia (126) vs. Manon Fiorot (125.5)
  • Aliaskhab Khizriev (185) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (185.5)
  • Chris Gutierrez (135) vs. Batgerel Danaa (136)
  • Sara McMann (135) vs. Karol Rosa (135)
  • Neil Magny (170) vs. Max Griffin (171)
  • Marc Diakiese (155) vs. Vlacheslav Borshchev (155.5)
  • Ilir Latifi (239.5) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (246)
  • Askar Askarov (126) vs. Kai Kara-France (125.5)
  • Matt Brown (170.5) vs. Bryan Barbarena (170.5)
  • Joanne Wood (125) vs. Alexa Grasso (1q25)
  • Curtis Blaydes (259) vs. Chris Daukaus (243)
  • Stardom has two PPV shows this weekend, the first tomorrow morning at 4 a.m. Eastern and the second very late that next night at 1 a.m. Eastern. So the second show will start at 10 p.m. on the West Coast on Saturday night. Both are from Sumo Hall in Tokyo. The first night’s show is
  • Hanan vs. Rina in a battle of sisters for the Future of Stardom title
  • Saya Iida vs. Mirai
  • Himeka & Natsupoi & Mai Sakurai vs. Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama & Momo Kohgo vs. Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death & Ruaka vs. AZM & Lady C & mystery partner
  • Maika & Thekla vs. Risa Sera & Suzu Suzuki
  • Himeka & Koguma defend the Goddesses of Stardom titles against Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid
  • Kairi (Kairi Sane, first match in Stardom in years) & Mayu Iwatani vs. Tam Nakano & Unagi Sayaka
  • Saya Kamitani vs. Utami Hayashishita for the Wonder of Stardom title
  • Syuri vs. Giula for the World of Stardom title
  • Sunday’s card depends on the winners of this show but Iwatani will face the Syuri-Giula winner for the title in the main event.
  • Both shows are available with English language commentary.
  • New Japan runs Osaka Jo Hall with the semifinals of the New Japan Cup with Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi and Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito with a 3 a.m. start Eastern time tomorrow morning. The finals will be at 1 a.m. Eastern late Saturday night. The late Saturday night show will also shoot the angles for the 4/9 show at Sumo Hall.
  • For this weekend, we are doing polls for both Stardom shows and both New Japan shows, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match from each show to [email protected] We also have polls for the overall New Japan Cup MVP and best match of the New Japan Cup.
  • We’re also looking for reports from these shows:
  • Smackdown tonight at the Barclays Center in New York (dark matches)
  • Saturday night house shows in Kitchener, ONT and State College, PA
  • Sunday night house shows in Toronto, ONT and Charlottesville, VA
  • Trish Stratus will be appearing in Kitchener and Toronto as host of both shows. The advertised main events are Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley for the women’s title, U.S champ Finn Balor defends against Damian Priest, Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins vs. Street Profits vs. Chad Gable & Otis and Miz TV with Dominik Mysterio The Smackdown shows list Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre and Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks vs. Natalya in title matches as the main events.

WWE

  • Svengoolie from MeTV, who is a longtime subscriber,noted to us the stories he was backstage at Raw on Monday in Chicago are false. He said he was not backstage nor even in his costume at the show as was reported. He said he thinks the reports came from a social media photo of him with Adam Pearce which was taken in the arena before the show.
  • Dolph Ziggler will be doing a comedy show on 3/31 in Dallas at Fair Park at the Creative Arts Building at 5 p.m. local time.
  • R-Truth will be doing a concert on 3/31 in Fort Worth,TX at the Halltom Theater.
  • Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions with Lita debuted on Peacock today.

AEW

  • Adam Cole, Britt Baker and Christian Cage will all be appearing at Wrestlecon in Dallas.

UFC

  • MMA Fighting has reported Casey O’Neil vs. Jessica Eye verbally agreed to for the 7/2 show in Las Vegas.

Other Notes

  • The PFL tonight on Fubo Sports Network at 9 p.m. Eastern
  • Bevon Lewis (226.6) vs. Marcelo Nunes (237.4)
  • Giacomo Lemos (225.4) vs. Billy Swanson (265.6)
  • Adam Keresh (237) vs. Chad Johnson (223.2)
  • Daiqwon Buckley (262.6) vs. Jon Cunningham (230.8)
  • LFA tonight in Commerce, CA at the Commerce Casino & Hotel near Los Angeles on Fight Pass at 10 p.m. Eastern has Ozzy Diaz vs. Bruno Assis for the middleweight title in the main event.
  • Absolute Intense Wrestling tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. in Akron, OH at the Tadmor Shrine features Dr. D David Schultz, plus Matt Cardona, Brian Myers, 2.0 and Dominic Garrini. They also run 4/22 in Cleveland at the Odeon Concert Hall with Minoru Suzuki.
  • LFA on 4/22 in New Town,ND at the 4 Bears Casino& Lodge is headlined by Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (9-1) vs. Alessandro Gambulino (12-3) in a middleweight fight. The show will air live on UFC Fight Pass.
  • “The Claw,” a documentary on Baron Von Raschke, will be screening this weekend at the Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park, NJ.
  • Koko B. Ware will be performing the song “Piledriver” live tonight at a show in Totowa, NJ at the ISPW show at the Totowa PAL. Lanny Poffo will also be there doing a live poem. Others appearing include Maven, Dave LaGreca, The Headbangers, Bull James, HC Loc, Sal Sincere, Crowbar Devon Storm and more.
  • Epic Wrestling Association tonight in Gloucester, NJ at the Pine Grove Civic Association.
  • CWE on 4/7 in Prince Albert Saskatchewan at the Carlton Park Community Club.
  • IHW & IHWE  Thursday March 31st at Ridglea Theater, 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76116:
  • Tickets. All Tickets gain admission to IHW & IHWE Doubleheader, Ringside VIP Ticket Holders gain access to Southern Wrestling Hall of Fame Ceremony 3 pm.
  • Insane Hardcore Wrestling IHW 5 p.m.:
  • Sam Stackhouse, What Culture’s Simon Miller, Sam Beale, Jaden Newman, Vinny Pacifico, Aaron Mercer
  • Iconic Heroes Wrestling Excellence IHWE 7 p.m.:
  • Tim Storm, Aaron Eagle, Sam Stackhouse, Laynie Luck, Amaris Blair, Mysterious Q, Tommy Becker, Joe Angelo Garcia, Max Heights, T-Ray
  • Appearing: Ty Walker & Eli Jordan from 1310 The Ticket, Marc Lowrance, North Dallas Damo, Rob Hall, Semi-Finalist from America’s Got Talent, NBA/TCU Alumni Lee Nailon, Rob Moore.

Trish Stratus to host WWE Ontario house show

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Trish Stratus will serve as host for the WWE Road to WrestleMania live event in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, March 25. 

The announcement was made in a local advertisement that aired during tonight’s WWE Raw episode. 

Stratus had been set to host a house show in Toronto last December, but that show was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stratus is currently still advertised as the guest host for the postponed Toronto date on Sunday, March 27 on the event’s site.

The Kitchener show will be a Raw-branded event, with Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Bianca Belair, Damian Priest, and Kevin Owens currently advertised as appearing. 

Stratus is a judge on Canada’s Got Talent, which premieres on March 22 on CityTV in Canada. She is also currently filming a Christmas movie, after having a cameo appearance in the Christmas in the Rockies film, released in 2021 on DVD and UpTV in the United States.