1 00:00:02,069 --> 00:00:07,875 - 50,000 fans cheering the beautiful blonde from Toronto. 2 00:00:07,941 --> 00:00:10,510 - One of the greatest women's champions ever. 3 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:12,946 - I love this and I love this. 4 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:17,584 - Before I started this business, I was premed. 5 00:00:17,584 --> 00:00:20,654 My ultimate goal was to become a doctor. 6 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:23,757 What I want to do is make a difference in people's lives. 7 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:26,226 Someone said to me once, they said, 8 00:00:26,226 --> 00:00:29,062 "In a day, you can see maybe 10 to 15 patients 9 00:00:29,062 --> 00:00:30,230 just make an impact." 10 00:00:30,297 --> 00:00:32,432 But in this business, we touch so many more people 11 00:00:32,499 --> 00:00:33,400 in different ways. 12 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:34,868 We change people's lives. 13 00:00:34,868 --> 00:00:38,672 - Trish was not just a superstar, but in a lot of ways, 14 00:00:38,739 --> 00:00:43,677 a WWE superhero, especially for women at that time. 15 00:00:43,744 --> 00:00:46,513 - She inspired an entire generation. 16 00:00:46,513 --> 00:00:49,283 - Growing up, I was a huge fan of Trish Stratus. 17 00:00:49,349 --> 00:00:51,218 - I was just like, "I want to be her." 18 00:00:51,351 --> 00:00:53,820 - She was the golden standard for women in the industry 19 00:00:53,954 --> 00:00:55,389 at that time. 20 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:58,625 - Trish helped redefine the women's division. 21 00:00:58,692 --> 00:01:03,864 - Trish Stratus brought it to another level. 22 00:01:03,864 --> 00:01:06,400 - Trish is a perfectionist. 23 00:01:06,466 --> 00:01:09,036 She is driven by work. 24 00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:13,240 - I think the challenge is really what drives her. 25 00:01:13,307 --> 00:01:17,444 - She has to be reminded to slow down even when her body 26 00:01:17,511 --> 00:01:20,914 is screaming at her that it needs a break. 27 00:01:20,981 --> 00:01:25,986 All smiles you would never know she was suffering at all. 28 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:30,257 Her colitis would act up and really be a challenge 29 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:33,060 for her body to perform, 30 00:01:33,193 --> 00:01:37,064 full body chills with the fever and sweating. 31 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:38,065 - Then you go, 32 00:01:38,131 --> 00:01:40,300 "Wow, she accomplished all of this with that?" 33 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:44,438 But it shows you the superhuman that Trish is. 34 00:01:46,073 --> 00:01:49,876 - The greatest women's champion in WWE history. 35 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:54,915 - Are you ready for this box? 36 00:01:54,982 --> 00:01:55,949 - Yes. 37 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:57,918 - Let's see what's in this box. 38 00:01:57,985 --> 00:01:59,553 Let's see. 39 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:00,620 Oh, I want to show you this. 40 00:02:00,687 --> 00:02:01,355 This- 41 00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:02,823 - Oh. 42 00:02:02,823 --> 00:02:03,991 - -is- 43 00:02:04,057 --> 00:02:05,025 - What is it? 44 00:02:05,025 --> 00:02:07,861 - Your book about all your ages in school. 45 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:09,396 - Wait, this is your age, Madi. 46 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:10,063 This is your age. 47 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:11,064 - Five? 48 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:11,865 - Yes, five. 49 00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:13,467 Between five and six in grade one. 50 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:15,068 This is going to be you next year in grade one. 51 00:02:15,068 --> 00:02:16,269 That's how- 52 00:02:16,269 --> 00:02:17,404 You think that would be someone you'd play with? 53 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:18,505 - No. 54 00:02:18,638 --> 00:02:19,806 Yeah. 55 00:02:19,873 --> 00:02:20,674 - Yeah? 56 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:21,642 You think so? 57 00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:24,277 Growing up, I was definitely a tomboy. 58 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:27,147 I wanted to be one of the boys at all times. 59 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,749 - I met Trish- 60 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:31,585 - We had to have been about maybe six or seven 61 00:02:31,585 --> 00:02:32,786 years old when we met. 62 00:02:32,786 --> 00:02:34,554 - Ron and I met in kindergarten. 63 00:02:34,621 --> 00:02:36,189 Trish and Ron met, because he was 64 00:02:36,256 --> 00:02:38,225 my best friend at the time. 65 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:41,028 - Trish was like one of the boys. 66 00:02:41,094 --> 00:02:43,664 She had to hang out with us, do what we were doing. 67 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:46,666 - Anything physical, she was on board. 68 00:02:46,666 --> 00:02:48,068 - It's like I look back now I'm like, 69 00:02:48,068 --> 00:02:50,871 "Oh, I always was trying to be part of the boys club." 70 00:02:50,871 --> 00:02:51,872 And proving myself to be like, 71 00:02:51,938 --> 00:02:54,107 "I belong here. Look, watch this." 72 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:57,511 - We would play sports together, soccer, baseball. 73 00:02:57,511 --> 00:02:59,312 - We watched wrestling together. 74 00:02:59,312 --> 00:03:01,114 I grew up in Toronto. 75 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:02,749 Toronto is a real hotbed for wrestling. 76 00:03:02,749 --> 00:03:05,352 So, my aunt would take us to Maple Leaf Gardens together. 77 00:03:05,986 --> 00:03:07,587 - This capacity crowd loving it. 78 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:08,822 They're eating it up. 79 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:11,058 - Macho Man, that's who I resonated with. 80 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:14,494 He had the perfect mix of athleticism, but showmanship. 81 00:03:14,628 --> 00:03:16,663 And he was the guy for me. 82 00:03:16,663 --> 00:03:18,665 - Having matches in my parents' room, 83 00:03:18,732 --> 00:03:21,201 always aggressive in all the sports. 84 00:03:21,868 --> 00:03:23,070 - And in high school, she played soccer. 85 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:23,870 She was good. 86 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:25,672 I would go to the games and watch her. 87 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:27,107 She was a little rough. 88 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,309 - I was known as a bit of a goon on the team. 89 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:33,046 I was slide tackling like crazy all over the place. 90 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:35,749 - She was very popular at school. 91 00:03:35,749 --> 00:03:37,584 Everybody wanted to date Trish. 92 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:39,953 At least in my opinion, I know I sure did. 93 00:03:41,021 --> 00:03:42,022 - Ah, ha 94 00:03:42,022 --> 00:03:42,823 Look. 95 00:03:42,823 --> 00:03:43,423 - There I am bold. 96 00:03:43,490 --> 00:03:44,224 Look. 97 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:45,659 - Look at that. Closest friends. 98 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:46,193 What does it say? 99 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:46,793 - Ron Fisico. 100 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:47,627 - What is the date? 101 00:03:47,694 --> 00:03:48,862 - It's got the boyfriend date. 102 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:50,464 I can't believe you wrote this down. 103 00:03:50,464 --> 00:03:51,832 - The date is August 29th. 104 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:53,867 - What year? 105 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:55,035 - 1992. 106 00:03:55,102 --> 00:03:56,269 - What does that mean? 107 00:03:56,269 --> 00:03:57,237 He's my-- 108 00:03:57,304 --> 00:03:58,438 - Boyfriend. 109 00:03:58,505 --> 00:03:59,206 - [laughs] 110 00:03:59,272 --> 00:04:00,273 - Wow. 111 00:04:00,273 --> 00:04:01,308 - That's our anniversary. Just for reference. 112 00:04:01,308 --> 00:04:01,842 - That's my boyfriend. 113 00:04:01,908 --> 00:04:02,509 - '92. 114 00:04:02,509 --> 00:04:04,511 That's my boyfriend. 115 00:04:04,511 --> 00:04:05,746 We were best friends. 116 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:07,748 And then we were 17, we transitioned to boyfriend and 117 00:04:07,748 --> 00:04:10,350 girlfriend and became officially boyfriend and girlfriend. 118 00:04:10,417 --> 00:04:11,985 - We did everything together. 119 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,754 We were attached at the hip. 120 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:16,223 She was a little bit nerdy. 121 00:04:16,223 --> 00:04:17,624 She did a lot of studying. 122 00:04:17,691 --> 00:04:19,459 There wasn't a lot of partying. 123 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:20,827 None of that. 124 00:04:20,894 --> 00:04:22,996 - I had my eyes set on becoming a doctor. 125 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:24,798 That was from a very young age. 126 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,234 Like if you look back, I have a journal from grade 127 00:04:27,234 --> 00:04:30,237 three and it says, "I'm going to become a doctor." 128 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:34,708 For the most part, I remember a great family life 129 00:04:34,774 --> 00:04:37,110 and a good time at home. 130 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:39,513 It's I think until when you get older you realize, 131 00:04:39,513 --> 00:04:42,349 "Oh, wait, let me look really closely and see things." 132 00:04:42,349 --> 00:04:44,751 and I noticed we spent a lot of summers and time 133 00:04:44,818 --> 00:04:46,586 with my cousins. 134 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:49,222 And I realized a lot of it was to get away from my dad 135 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:50,457 at the time. 136 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:53,760 My dad, you know, had a bit of a dark side. 137 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:56,830 He was an alcoholic. 138 00:04:57,831 --> 00:05:01,268 - Off and on, it was sometimes turbulent. 139 00:05:01,268 --> 00:05:04,471 He never showed up at home, like starting to 140 00:05:04,471 --> 00:05:06,072 neglect the family. 141 00:05:06,072 --> 00:05:08,909 Like doing family things-- 142 00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:11,878 It was hard. 143 00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:15,148 - My mom did her best to not have us around that 144 00:05:15,215 --> 00:05:17,417 and not see that side of dad. 145 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:22,222 But, yeah, It was definitely present. 146 00:05:22,222 --> 00:05:26,593 At times not great. 147 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:28,461 As I got older, I started to realize how 148 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:30,197 it wasn't a nice environment to be in. 149 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:33,266 I realized it was affecting my studying. 150 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:36,636 I'd be up late studying and he'd be up late drinking. 151 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:40,440 So, that wasn't conducive for a good work environment for me. 152 00:05:40,974 --> 00:05:42,275 One of these things you just remember like, 153 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:46,279 "This is getting in the way of my life." 154 00:05:46,713 --> 00:05:49,950 Looking back seeing a situation get out of control, 155 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:53,587 I never want to be part of that and be the cause of that. 156 00:05:53,587 --> 00:05:54,854 And to this day, I don't drink. 157 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:56,823 And I never really thought about why I didn't. 158 00:05:56,823 --> 00:05:58,391 It is a little bit of I just want to remain 159 00:05:58,458 --> 00:05:59,593 in control at all times. 160 00:05:59,659 --> 00:06:03,663 So, that was a decision I made a long time ago. 161 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:05,265 Then my mom and dad just decided to split. 162 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:07,701 She finally made the move to not be around that a lot 163 00:06:07,767 --> 00:06:09,436 and not have her kids around that, so- 164 00:06:09,502 --> 00:06:12,105 We left my dad. 165 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:15,709 My university life just started without my dad. 166 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:17,911 And I was able to focus on going to premed, 167 00:06:17,911 --> 00:06:20,280 becoming a premed student and going to med school. 168 00:06:20,347 --> 00:06:23,083 That was my ultimate goal. 169 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:29,990 The pace I tend to keep is fast and furious, managing school 170 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:31,992 and then being on the varsity team and being on the rec league 171 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:33,760 soccer and working two jobs. 172 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:36,630 It was just this crazy pace I've kept my whole life. 173 00:06:36,696 --> 00:06:40,066 At one point, my body was like, "That's too much for us. 174 00:06:40,133 --> 00:06:42,669 I'm going to have to throw up a red flag." 175 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,005 I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 176 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:47,440 back in my university days. 177 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:51,912 - Colitis is an intestinal illness. 178 00:06:51,912 --> 00:06:56,116 She was on a lot of medication at the time for it. 179 00:06:56,182 --> 00:06:58,184 It was difficult for sure. 180 00:06:58,251 --> 00:07:01,021 I think, initially, I was always worried for her. 181 00:07:01,021 --> 00:07:02,989 I think that she knew her body well. 182 00:07:03,056 --> 00:07:05,225 She studied biology, kinesiology. 183 00:07:05,225 --> 00:07:07,160 She was very in tune with her body. 184 00:07:07,227 --> 00:07:09,396 She knew what her limits were. 185 00:07:09,462 --> 00:07:12,866 I think that she stayed within those parameters. 186 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:15,702 - The goal was to get me into remission where the flare up 187 00:07:15,835 --> 00:07:18,705 would go away and then I could continue on with a normal life. 188 00:07:18,838 --> 00:07:21,741 It was a little bit tough, but we finally got it under control. 189 00:07:23,710 --> 00:07:24,911 And, I felt like I was in my groove. 190 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:28,348 And I found that balance that I needed to get to. 191 00:07:28,415 --> 00:07:32,786 And then, in 1997, the worst thing that could have 192 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:35,588 ever happened to me happened, because I was set. 193 00:07:35,655 --> 00:07:36,856 My sights were set on my goal. 194 00:07:36,990 --> 00:07:40,026 When I get set on a goal, it is like there is no stopping me. 195 00:07:40,026 --> 00:07:41,828 But, there was one thing stopping me which was my 196 00:07:41,895 --> 00:07:43,463 professors going on strike. 197 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:44,698 I was like, "Oh my God, no, this can't happen. 198 00:07:44,831 --> 00:07:46,032 I have like - 199 00:07:46,099 --> 00:07:47,467 - Like, this is the plan. 200 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:48,401 This year, I'll be doing this. 201 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:49,402 I should be practicing this. 202 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:50,670 All I could do was wait. 203 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:53,039 I just had to wait and see what was going to happen with that. 204 00:07:53,106 --> 00:07:54,541 - I think when the strike initially happened, 205 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:58,278 I think the immediate reaction is, "Now, I need a job." 206 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:01,748 So, she was doing bartending at the time. 207 00:08:01,748 --> 00:08:03,283 - And then as I started working there, 208 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:05,585 they asked me to shoot their campaigns. 209 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:09,422 So, here I am, I get this new gig first time ever bartending 210 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:12,058 and I'm on the main bar and I'm also on all of the posters 211 00:08:12,192 --> 00:08:13,626 and billboards throughout Toronto. 212 00:08:13,693 --> 00:08:17,864 - She was coming home from the bar probably around 2:00, 3:00 213 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:19,899 in the morning and then going straight to the gym. 214 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:21,434 We had 24-hour gyms. 215 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:24,671 Trish got a job working at a gym. 216 00:08:25,472 --> 00:08:27,073 - I started working at this gym. 217 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:28,274 And I get approached. 218 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:29,542 Sounds creepy. 219 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:31,311 But, there's like, "I know a guy who takes photos from it." 220 00:08:31,378 --> 00:08:33,113 "Sure." 221 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:35,348 Turns out, I looked up this guy, Robert Kennedy, legit, 222 00:08:35,415 --> 00:08:37,317 one of the industry's leading publishers, 223 00:08:37,384 --> 00:08:38,351 publisher of Muscle Mag. 224 00:08:38,418 --> 00:08:40,987 - And I thought I saw a sparkle about this girl. 225 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:42,422 I thought she looks pretty good. 226 00:08:42,422 --> 00:08:44,424 - He said, "Let's do a test shoot." 227 00:08:44,424 --> 00:08:45,425 He says, "You have it. 228 00:08:45,425 --> 00:08:46,226 You have this it." 229 00:08:46,292 --> 00:08:47,794 He said I had this it thing. 230 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:49,996 Luckily, again, school's out of session. 231 00:08:50,063 --> 00:08:52,065 So I'm like, "I can do this thing." 232 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:53,633 And I trained for my first photo shoot. 233 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,001 Ate, slept, trained for three months straight, 234 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,236 transformed my body. 235 00:08:56,302 --> 00:08:58,605 - She studied it. 236 00:08:58,671 --> 00:08:59,706 That's really what she did. 237 00:08:59,839 --> 00:09:02,308 We would go to the store, she'd buy magazines, 238 00:09:02,308 --> 00:09:05,645 study the poses, I mean just learn. 239 00:09:06,112 --> 00:09:09,582 - So, I actually took these pictures as like my goal. 240 00:09:09,716 --> 00:09:11,985 You know, I cut them out as my inspo and said, 241 00:09:11,985 --> 00:09:13,586 this is the body. 242 00:09:13,586 --> 00:09:15,188 And it was just part of the prep, right? 243 00:09:15,255 --> 00:09:16,156 It was just like preparedness meets opportunity 244 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:18,024 is like my big motto. 245 00:09:18,091 --> 00:09:19,192 And it was part of the prepping. 246 00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:22,028 It was like, "ok, how do I maximize this opportunity?" 247 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:24,898 I would like go through the magazines and cut out all the 248 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:27,100 arms article, all the legs articles. 249 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:28,468 And then I would make my own binder 250 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:30,637 of like sections with like those school tabs, you know? 251 00:09:30,703 --> 00:09:32,205 Like, this is all the leg workouts. 252 00:09:32,272 --> 00:09:33,239 And I choose one. 253 00:09:33,373 --> 00:09:35,074 And I had my own little training approach, you know? 254 00:09:35,141 --> 00:09:36,242 and learning about protein. 255 00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:38,711 Just like all this new world, I just dove into it. 256 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:40,113 And just within three months 257 00:09:40,113 --> 00:09:42,282 completely had transformed my body. 258 00:09:42,348 --> 00:09:45,318 - And she turned up and she looked absolutely amazing. 259 00:09:45,385 --> 00:09:46,986 She just shocked everybody. 260 00:09:46,986 --> 00:09:49,255 In fact, all the other professional fitness models 261 00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:52,058 were asking her about her diet, 262 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:54,027 how she trained and everything else. 263 00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:56,062 It was amazing. 264 00:09:56,062 --> 00:09:56,863 - I was excited. 265 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,265 I was proud of the work that I'd done. 266 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:01,868 You know, it's like showing off your hard work, right? 267 00:10:01,868 --> 00:10:03,002 So, it was cool to me to see the difference. 268 00:10:03,069 --> 00:10:04,037 And yeah, I was proud to show it off. 269 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:05,672 And I liked when people noticed because I was like, 270 00:10:05,672 --> 00:10:07,407 "Oh, yes, I did that." 271 00:10:07,474 --> 00:10:08,842 [laughs] 272 00:10:08,908 --> 00:10:12,312 My first shoot ended up being my first cover 273 00:10:12,312 --> 00:10:14,781 and he contracted me after that and he offered me 274 00:10:14,914 --> 00:10:16,549 I was an official Muscle Mag girl at that point. 275 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:19,152 And then suddenly I had a career. 276 00:10:19,219 --> 00:10:22,655 So, I decided to step away from school and focus on fitness. 277 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:25,425 And then that year alone, I was on the cover of 10 278 00:10:25,425 --> 00:10:28,461 magazines and was as busy as I am now as far as store signings 279 00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:31,030 and autograph signings and cover shoots and traveling the world. 280 00:10:31,097 --> 00:10:32,665 And suddenly I was a fitness model. 281 00:10:32,665 --> 00:10:33,199 Boom. 282 00:10:33,266 --> 00:10:34,234 Just like that. 283 00:10:34,234 --> 00:10:36,803 - She was the Arnold Schwarzenegger 284 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:40,473 of women's fitness immediately. 285 00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:42,275 - Suddenly seeing that I had a following, 286 00:10:42,342 --> 00:10:45,478 I had a fanbase and just started to think like, 287 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:48,915 what can this transition into that was more long-term? 288 00:10:50,617 --> 00:10:53,186 - We were down at a show at the Sky Dome. 289 00:10:53,253 --> 00:10:56,222 I remember Trish saying, "I'd love to do this." 290 00:10:56,222 --> 00:10:59,626 And I said to her, "Why can't you?" 291 00:10:59,626 --> 00:11:00,793 - I was like, "Yes, maybe we can do this. 292 00:11:00,860 --> 00:11:03,596 Maybe we can spin like this fitness buzz thing 293 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:04,831 that we got going into wrestling." 294 00:11:09,469 --> 00:11:12,005 - Tonight on the Gallagher Show, we're going to welcome one of 295 00:11:12,071 --> 00:11:13,273 the world's top fitness models. 296 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:14,073 You've seen her. 297 00:11:14,073 --> 00:11:14,774 You love her. 298 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:15,909 Trish Stratus is with us. 299 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:17,911 [applause] 300 00:11:17,911 --> 00:11:19,913 - A lot of like right place right time stories where 301 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:24,083 like I was on the cover of a fitness magazine in the studio, 302 00:11:24,150 --> 00:11:26,286 and I was just on this talk show about the cover of doing 303 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:27,787 publicity for the cover. 304 00:11:27,921 --> 00:11:30,223 And in the next studio I remember Michael Hayes 305 00:11:30,223 --> 00:11:32,025 was doing Slam Jams and everybody knew 306 00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:33,826 I was a wrestling fan. 307 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:35,194 I met Michael Hayes, and he was like, "Oh." 308 00:11:35,261 --> 00:11:36,829 He's like, "I've seen you on the fitness magazines." 309 00:11:36,896 --> 00:11:38,231 I was like, "Oh, my gosh, yes. 310 00:11:38,298 --> 00:11:39,265 I am on the fitness magazines." 311 00:11:39,265 --> 00:11:40,466 He goes, "You have a great look. 312 00:11:40,466 --> 00:11:41,568 You should send your stuff to us." 313 00:11:41,634 --> 00:11:43,269 I was like, "Really?" 314 00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:46,472 So, I went home, nerd glasses on and I started 315 00:11:46,606 --> 00:11:49,709 to put my little kit together and sent that off to WWE. 316 00:11:49,842 --> 00:11:51,110 I kind of think this is a neat opportunity, who knows, 317 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:53,112 maybe I can do this. 318 00:11:53,112 --> 00:11:55,248 But, if they call, let me prepare the best possible 319 00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:57,750 package to present to them. 320 00:11:57,817 --> 00:11:59,485 So, I looked up the gym that Edge and Christian 321 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:00,386 trained out of. 322 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:01,955 - These young men are the future 323 00:12:02,021 --> 00:12:03,423 of the World Wrestling --. 324 00:12:03,556 --> 00:12:05,425 - Found Sully's Gym downtown and I set 325 00:12:05,425 --> 00:12:06,559 with my sights on that. 326 00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:07,827 I was like, "All right, I'm going to go train. 327 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:08,795 I'm going to start training. 328 00:12:08,861 --> 00:12:11,164 And I met Ron Hutchison for the first time. 329 00:12:11,230 --> 00:12:13,199 - Trish was the only female at first. 330 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:14,634 No special privileges at all. 331 00:12:14,701 --> 00:12:18,037 She was expected to do exactly what the guys did. 332 00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:21,274 - Well, I went in and I was training with the guys. 333 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:22,642 I had to like literally take them aside like, "Oh." 334 00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:25,078 I'm like, "No, no, don't treat me like a girl. 335 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:26,446 I know I'm a girl, but don't treat me like a girl. 336 00:12:26,512 --> 00:12:27,513 Like just, I'm one of the boys. 337 00:12:27,513 --> 00:12:28,514 Just do what you do. 338 00:12:28,648 --> 00:12:29,749 I want to learn. 339 00:12:29,882 --> 00:12:31,184 I want to do this full on. 340 00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:33,686 I don't want to tippy toe around this." 341 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:35,822 I had the calluses and the bruises to prove 342 00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:37,824 that no one took it light on me. 343 00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:38,825 But it was great. 344 00:12:38,825 --> 00:12:40,627 To me that was the best way to learn. 345 00:12:40,627 --> 00:12:42,829 - Right then and there Trish proved to me that, 346 00:12:42,895 --> 00:12:44,197 okay, she can do this. 347 00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:45,632 She'll be able to do it. 348 00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:50,870 - Then one day I finally got the call. 349 00:12:50,870 --> 00:12:53,373 I was flown to Connecticut 350 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,475 and then going to WWE headquarters. 351 00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:57,243 I mean, surreal. 352 00:12:57,677 --> 00:13:01,914 - She was so talented, verbally, articulate, intelligent. 353 00:13:01,914 --> 00:13:05,918 I thought she reminded me of a Pam Anderson from that era. 354 00:13:05,985 --> 00:13:07,353 She was the hot thing at that time. 355 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:09,589 Trish looked a little bit like her, 356 00:13:09,656 --> 00:13:15,194 but the fact that she could be athletic, she was can't miss. 357 00:13:15,695 --> 00:13:18,064 - Not that long after, I got a contract offer 358 00:13:18,064 --> 00:13:19,432 sent to the house. 359 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:20,600 So, I guess the meeting went well. 360 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,670 - That's Trish Stratus. 361 00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:26,039 She's a fitness expert. 362 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:28,875 - It was just so much fun to get her spirit and her energy 363 00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:31,210 in that locker room. 364 00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:32,478 And, you know, she wasn't received very 365 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:33,413 [chuckles] 366 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:34,714 well by the other girls. 367 00:13:34,714 --> 00:13:37,116 Well, we didn't have very many girls at that time. 368 00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:38,685 They were pretty sneery. 369 00:13:38,751 --> 00:13:40,386 Pretty sneery. 370 00:13:40,386 --> 00:13:41,788 It's really funny. 371 00:13:41,788 --> 00:13:46,192 It's such a personal space that when newcomers come in, 372 00:13:46,259 --> 00:13:49,362 there's still this like catty thing. 373 00:13:49,429 --> 00:13:53,466 We had a couple people who wrestled, but not very many. 374 00:13:53,599 --> 00:13:55,835 So we kind of had to rotate each other in. 375 00:13:56,235 --> 00:13:58,671 - Women didn't often have the chance to have storylines 376 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:00,039 and character development. 377 00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,208 - Remember, the last woman to keep her evening gown 378 00:14:02,275 --> 00:14:05,845 on will be the women's champion. 379 00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:09,449 - This was a period of time where we had an edict that was, 380 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:12,719 this is how the women are going to be presented on the show. 381 00:14:12,785 --> 00:14:15,988 - So, initially Trish Stratus was the newly hired 382 00:14:16,055 --> 00:14:20,927 fitness model who was going to manage Test and Albert. 383 00:14:20,993 --> 00:14:24,197 - I was driving with Andrew "Test" Martin and Val Venis. 384 00:14:24,263 --> 00:14:26,599 Test knew Trish and I met Trish. 385 00:14:26,666 --> 00:14:29,368 We were just talking one day, and I thought, T and A, 386 00:14:29,435 --> 00:14:33,272 Test and Albert and we have Trish Stratus as our manager. 387 00:14:33,272 --> 00:14:34,073 - I was excited about that. 388 00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,575 I was like, "Oh, my gosh." 389 00:14:35,641 --> 00:14:38,077 Test was a fellow Canadian. 390 00:14:38,144 --> 00:14:40,513 Before I started on the road, we had met and we had done 391 00:14:40,513 --> 00:14:43,116 a couple of autograph signings as Canadian superstars. 392 00:14:43,182 --> 00:14:44,550 And then when we got paired together 393 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:46,386 and it was a nice partnership. 394 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:49,422 - She was so gung-ho to do it. 395 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:51,157 Coming in, getting her foot in the door 396 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:52,392 and it had its growing pains. 397 00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:55,428 She had no idea about the business that we were in. 398 00:14:56,662 --> 00:15:01,634 - So many people gave it to her in terms of the business. 399 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:02,468 "You're a fitness model. 400 00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:03,669 What are you doing here?" 401 00:15:03,803 --> 00:15:05,271 They never thought she would last. 402 00:15:05,271 --> 00:15:10,109 Teasing her saying things that were inappropriate at the time. 403 00:15:10,109 --> 00:15:12,678 - Because back in the day, we liked to judge 404 00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:14,914 and we liked to do a little hazing. 405 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:16,916 - It was kind of hard. 406 00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:20,953 I remember I'd get to the locker room and my stuff wouldn't be 407 00:15:21,020 --> 00:15:23,623 in the prime spot by the mirror. 408 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:25,792 It would be over there by the toilet. 409 00:15:25,858 --> 00:15:29,128 That's where apparently I was supposed to go. 410 00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:33,266 - I think the first couple of months was really difficult. 411 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:36,068 She wasn't accepted. 412 00:15:36,068 --> 00:15:38,271 We had to come to grips moment probably about three or four 413 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:41,073 weeks in where she was on the road and called me 414 00:15:41,073 --> 00:15:42,909 and said she's coming home. 415 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:46,913 - Ron was just like, I remember him saying, 416 00:15:46,913 --> 00:15:47,914 Kill them with kindness. 417 00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:49,148 That was the number one thing. 418 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:52,785 Kill them with kindness and never let them see you sweat. 419 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:56,222 And I guess at that point I decided I have to prove myself. 420 00:15:56,222 --> 00:15:57,790 I have to prove myself to everyone around me 421 00:15:57,857 --> 00:16:00,326 that I deserve to be here. 422 00:16:00,393 --> 00:16:03,062 - She was brand new but had this- 423 00:16:03,062 --> 00:16:05,965 even from the very beginning, this innate desire 424 00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:11,237 to be more than just a valet or some would put it eye candy. 425 00:16:11,304 --> 00:16:13,072 - I'm just thrilled to put in my two cents 426 00:16:13,072 --> 00:16:14,173 into the whole business. 427 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,108 I want to make sure that every time I go out there, 428 00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:17,443 I make an impact. 429 00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:19,111 If I'm only given two minutes, it's going to be the best damn 430 00:16:19,245 --> 00:16:21,113 two minutes I can give. 431 00:16:21,113 --> 00:16:23,449 I was a valet, but I contributed in certain ways. 432 00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:26,118 Because I could take bumps and I could do things like that. 433 00:16:26,185 --> 00:16:31,724 - For the love of God, Trish just exploded in that table. 434 00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:33,759 - I think Trish is very smart. 435 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:37,063 I think she knew this is a way to get her foot in the door. 436 00:16:37,063 --> 00:16:40,199 I think it all was building to one day her having her own 437 00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:42,401 opportunity to stand on her own. 438 00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:44,670 - I started to wrestle, but in the beginning it was hard 439 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:47,840 because we were wrestling, but it was a bra and panties match. 440 00:16:47,907 --> 00:16:50,910 Then at one point Chyna was champion and she left 441 00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:53,045 the company and she took the title with her. 442 00:16:53,112 --> 00:16:54,680 And, there was no division. 443 00:16:54,747 --> 00:16:57,283 There was nothing for us to compete for. 444 00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:59,585 We were having wrestling matches for nothing. 445 00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:01,587 It felt hopeless at times. 446 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:04,223 Then the tides changed suddenly. 447 00:17:04,223 --> 00:17:06,826 Fit Finlay was like the savior of the women's division. 448 00:17:06,826 --> 00:17:11,163 - I was brought in as an agent producer and then given 449 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:14,800 the task of working with women. 450 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:18,204 I'm training these girls every single day to wrestle 451 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:22,275 not hopefully to be doing bra and panties matches. 452 00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:26,913 I think having Stephanie there helped our cause. 453 00:17:26,913 --> 00:17:28,881 It certainly boosted it. 454 00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:30,449 - You know, I always wanted our women 455 00:17:30,516 --> 00:17:32,184 to have more of a forefront. 456 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:34,921 - All the women knew that Steph was behind them 457 00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:38,424 and if Stephanie McMahon is in this, we're good. 458 00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:40,826 Let her hit you as you go through, 459 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,662 you go through like that. 460 00:17:42,662 --> 00:17:43,663 Boom. 461 00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:45,398 So with Trish, it was mind-blowing 462 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:47,466 how quickly she picked it up. 463 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,869 She was tough. 464 00:17:49,869 --> 00:17:52,438 I've seen her split her eye open, 465 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:55,474 got stitched up and then worked the next day. 466 00:17:57,109 --> 00:17:58,477 - I always say he saw the tiger in my eye. 467 00:17:58,544 --> 00:18:01,013 Like he just knew that I'm like, know I can do more. 468 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,248 Like why can't we do more 469 00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:03,349 Why can't we fight like the guys? 470 00:18:03,349 --> 00:18:04,684 I don't want to fight like a girl. 471 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:05,985 - The scoop slam. 472 00:18:05,985 --> 00:18:08,387 Oh, Trish, turning it up here. 473 00:18:08,521 --> 00:18:12,224 - You could never knock Trish because she always hustled. 474 00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:14,193 If she sees something and she wants to get it, 475 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,762 attain it, she's going to. 476 00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:20,366 - Trish had put in so much work and so much dedication 477 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,569 and just absolutely refused to be some sort of like prop 478 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:26,472 to just come out with wrestlers and stand there 479 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:28,040 and look pretty and everything. 480 00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:29,809 That she basically made it happen. 481 00:18:30,309 --> 00:18:32,244 - It sort of led up to this moment where we knew 482 00:18:32,311 --> 00:18:33,112 that we can make a difference. 483 00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:34,447 I think the females can contribute 484 00:18:34,513 --> 00:18:36,549 more than they already are. 485 00:18:36,682 --> 00:18:39,085 They decided to bring back the women's title. 486 00:18:39,151 --> 00:18:41,787 They put together a match a called Six-Pack Challenge. 487 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,556 Knowing that I was the underdog coming in, 488 00:18:43,622 --> 00:18:45,758 I wasn't the most experienced. 489 00:18:46,025 --> 00:18:49,395 - Trish, oh, with the Stratusfaction. 490 00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:51,230 Oh, don't tell me. 491 00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:53,366 Trish has done it. 492 00:18:53,432 --> 00:18:56,802 Trish Stratus is the new Women's Champion. 493 00:18:57,636 --> 00:19:01,040 Certainly not a favorite going into this matchup. 494 00:19:02,441 --> 00:19:05,911 - And I believe Fit got behind me being the champion 495 00:19:05,911 --> 00:19:08,314 for the first time and really leading this new charge 496 00:19:08,314 --> 00:19:10,349 to build this women's division. 497 00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:15,521 - She was determined to get to the top and she accomplished it. 498 00:19:15,588 --> 00:19:16,322 - I became champion. 499 00:19:16,389 --> 00:19:18,024 It was at this present time 500 00:19:18,024 --> 00:19:19,792 we will build the division around you. 501 00:19:19,859 --> 00:19:21,527 And that was a lot of pressure. 502 00:19:25,698 --> 00:19:28,234 - Trish's first title run, she did feel the pressure. 503 00:19:28,234 --> 00:19:30,603 She knew she was one of the least experienced 504 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:32,204 women in the locker room. 505 00:19:32,271 --> 00:19:35,841 She knew she was being pushed and she felt the obligation 506 00:19:35,908 --> 00:19:39,078 to deliver and get better and better each match. 507 00:19:39,145 --> 00:19:41,047 So the pressure was on. 508 00:19:41,113 --> 00:19:43,716 Most of the time she was going to be in there with somebody 509 00:19:43,783 --> 00:19:47,520 who was more experienced and could help kind of camouflage 510 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:49,789 any of her weaknesses. 511 00:19:49,922 --> 00:19:54,026 Well, she is set to be in the ring with Jackie Gayda, 512 00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:55,995 who had just won Tough Enough. 513 00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:59,665 She had literally competed on a television show, 514 00:19:59,799 --> 00:20:02,835 and was now in the ring with her first match. 515 00:20:02,835 --> 00:20:06,205 So now Trish is for the first time the veteran in the ring 516 00:20:06,272 --> 00:20:08,474 while still trying to prove herself. 517 00:20:08,474 --> 00:20:10,209 - Uh-oh, look out. 518 00:20:10,276 --> 00:20:14,013 - Trish taking Jackie's eye off the ball with that little 519 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:15,681 hop up on the ropes. 520 00:20:15,748 --> 00:20:18,184 - It was the first time that Trish was exposed 521 00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:22,288 as being green, because Jackie Gayda knew nothing, 522 00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:25,224 and it just put Trish in a really tough spot. 523 00:20:25,357 --> 00:20:28,828 - And then for that to be going down in history as probably 524 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:30,229 the worst match of all time. 525 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:32,231 - Mercifully, it's over. 526 00:20:33,466 --> 00:20:38,037 - It had to have been such a blow to her confidence. 527 00:20:40,806 --> 00:20:42,675 - The pressure of just having to perform every single time 528 00:20:42,675 --> 00:20:45,244 and prove yourself every time, it got a lot. 529 00:20:45,311 --> 00:20:48,681 I remember just driving alone and just being in tears. 530 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:50,516 After matches being just like, "This is too hard." 531 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:52,585 Like it's so hard to just keep it going. 532 00:20:52,718 --> 00:20:54,487 Your body's in pain, you're doing everything you can, 533 00:20:54,553 --> 00:20:55,688 you're contributing the way you can, 534 00:20:55,754 --> 00:20:57,623 and it was never enough I feel like sometimes. 535 00:20:57,756 --> 00:20:59,225 Like, you know, you miss the spot, or you didn't look 536 00:20:59,225 --> 00:21:00,993 the right way or you weren't there on time. 537 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:02,361 It made me look bad when you did this. 538 00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:04,630 It was a lot of that in the beginning, 539 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:06,966 and I just was like "Okay, yeah, cool." 540 00:21:07,032 --> 00:21:08,934 And I had to take ownership of this responsibility of being 541 00:21:09,001 --> 00:21:12,671 the champion, and taking charge of the women's division, 542 00:21:12,805 --> 00:21:15,975 and knowing what I could deliver would impact all of us. 543 00:21:17,443 --> 00:21:18,811 - Trish is a perfectionist. 544 00:21:18,878 --> 00:21:21,614 She is driven by work. 545 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,317 - My number one person in the entire wrestling business 546 00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:29,989 with the work ethic of wanting to get better every single night 547 00:21:29,989 --> 00:21:31,824 was Trish Stratus. 548 00:21:31,824 --> 00:21:33,192 End of story. 549 00:21:33,259 --> 00:21:35,194 - Seems like we say it every week, but every week, 550 00:21:35,261 --> 00:21:37,029 she just gets better and better. 551 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:40,032 - So as time went on, what I really saw 552 00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:42,368 in the locker room was the women started getting 553 00:21:42,434 --> 00:21:44,270 a lot of respect for her. 554 00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:46,672 - She came in head to the grindstone- 555 00:21:46,672 --> 00:21:47,840 - Oh, look at this. 556 00:21:47,907 --> 00:21:48,874 - wanted to learn, 557 00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:52,111 and wanted to do, and did such an amazing job. 558 00:21:52,244 --> 00:21:53,112 - I'm impressed. 559 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:54,480 I think you got a future in this business, kid. 560 00:21:54,547 --> 00:21:57,850 - As the years go on, you see the improvement. 561 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:00,186 - Bulldog headlock, nicely done. 562 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:04,824 - To her becoming a real formidable talent in the ring. 563 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:06,425 - What a sunset flip. 564 00:22:06,425 --> 00:22:10,229 - And then you fast forward, she's having marquee matches. 565 00:22:10,362 --> 00:22:12,264 She's innovating moves. 566 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:15,968 The Matrix move was so hot at the time- 567 00:22:16,035 --> 00:22:17,403 - Oh, I love it. 568 00:22:17,469 --> 00:22:18,437 - A little Matrix 569 00:22:18,504 --> 00:22:20,039 - It was like, "Oh." 570 00:22:20,105 --> 00:22:22,474 It's one of those things that immediately garners 571 00:22:22,474 --> 00:22:25,010 a reaction from the crowd. 572 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:26,111 - Guess that's where it began. 573 00:22:26,245 --> 00:22:28,714 We started playing video games and looking for moves. 574 00:22:28,714 --> 00:22:30,249 I can tell you that the Stratusphere 575 00:22:30,316 --> 00:22:31,884 came from Mortal Kombat. 576 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:35,588 - She was the first one that I watched that made me think, 577 00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:37,923 "That girl is just as good as any of the guys." 578 00:22:37,990 --> 00:22:39,225 - Oh, look out. 579 00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:41,994 - Great athletic move there, and a knockdown by Trish Stratus. 580 00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:43,028 - Yes. 581 00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:45,030 - Hard work and desire, that's what you get 582 00:22:45,097 --> 00:22:46,765 when you put it all together. 583 00:22:46,832 --> 00:22:49,635 Trish Stratus the women's champion. 584 00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:51,870 - Nobody worked harder than Trish. 585 00:22:51,870 --> 00:22:56,375 I used to joke behind the scenes that she was instead 586 00:22:56,442 --> 00:23:00,112 of Trish Stratus, Trish Strategizer because 587 00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:03,515 she knew how to work hard not just in the ring, 588 00:23:03,649 --> 00:23:07,386 but she was always in the production truck finding out 589 00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:10,589 what she can do to come across better on television. 590 00:23:10,656 --> 00:23:13,759 At the non-televised events, she would ask for the microphone 591 00:23:13,826 --> 00:23:15,361 so that she could get practice. 592 00:23:15,427 --> 00:23:18,063 She was just working so hard all the time thinking about 593 00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:21,066 how she can improve, how she can be better. 594 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:23,235 - Molly and Jackie start, tag in Jazz and Trish. 595 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,271 Trish does a drop toehold to Jazz, fire up in the corner. 596 00:23:25,271 --> 00:23:27,039 Shoot. 597 00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:29,074 So, I'd have a notebook beside me at all times. 598 00:23:29,208 --> 00:23:30,409 It was always handy. 599 00:23:30,476 --> 00:23:32,077 This brain never turns off. 600 00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:33,112 See there was always promos. 601 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:34,280 I'd be writing promos. 602 00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:36,515 The Rock was really instrumental. 603 00:23:36,515 --> 00:23:38,384 I remember him he would help me with my promos 604 00:23:38,384 --> 00:23:40,519 and here's something that he would say to me, 605 00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:42,788 be strong, pause, and be concise. 606 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:44,990 He was a big help. 607 00:23:45,057 --> 00:23:48,427 I would have the show sent to me, every Raw, every SmackDown 608 00:23:48,427 --> 00:23:51,664 sent to me so I could study everything I did on the show so 609 00:23:51,664 --> 00:23:54,199 that next time I can do better, I can improve on that, 610 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:56,335 or that worked well, or the crowd reacted to that, 611 00:23:56,402 --> 00:23:59,672 something I would take and just learning. 612 00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:01,874 But, yeah, wow, obsess much 613 00:24:01,874 --> 00:24:05,878 - Most of us women were actually kind of afraid to 614 00:24:05,944 --> 00:24:08,080 make our voice known. 615 00:24:08,147 --> 00:24:10,516 Afraid to question some of the storylines and 616 00:24:10,516 --> 00:24:12,785 Trish was never afraid of that. 617 00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:16,155 - One thing that Trish said to me when I first started in WWE, 618 00:24:16,221 --> 00:24:19,224 she goes, "Nattie, the one thing that helped me succeed so much 619 00:24:19,358 --> 00:24:23,228 in WWE is that every single week I knew that if I had to fight, 620 00:24:23,228 --> 00:24:24,463 I had to fight." 621 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:25,230 Fight for more. 622 00:24:25,297 --> 00:24:26,365 Fight for better verbiage. 623 00:24:26,432 --> 00:24:27,433 Fight for longer matches. 624 00:24:27,499 --> 00:24:28,834 Just fight for more. 625 00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:31,670 She goes, "It's going to be hard and it's going to feel daunting, 626 00:24:31,670 --> 00:24:34,239 but don't ever be afraid to fight for more." 627 00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:36,075 and I always remembered that. 628 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:41,013 - The division got so much better not only with Trish 629 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,882 pushing not only to make the segments better, 630 00:24:43,949 --> 00:24:49,555 but Fit was very instrumental in that as well because he cared. 631 00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:52,391 But, I did not think we were going to walk into the building 632 00:24:52,458 --> 00:24:55,561 the day we did and be told that we were going to close the show. 633 00:24:59,264 --> 00:25:02,167 - Two of the most popular divas in the WWE. 634 00:25:02,234 --> 00:25:03,969 - This rivalry with Trish and Lita took 635 00:25:04,036 --> 00:25:06,772 the women's division in an entirely different level. 636 00:25:06,839 --> 00:25:10,442 - Trish Stratus puts the women's title on the line against Lita. 637 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:12,311 What a match that's going to be, JR. 638 00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:15,914 - The championship decided later tonight here on Raw. 639 00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:18,684 - We were being given this opportunity to be the main event 640 00:25:18,751 --> 00:25:21,387 on Monday Night Raw which is a coveted spot for any superstar, 641 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:22,588 especially a woman. 642 00:25:22,721 --> 00:25:26,024 - We have been waiting a long time for this opportunity. 643 00:25:26,158 --> 00:25:28,127 - When we were told were main eventing that night, 644 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:31,630 we both knew that we could deliver. 645 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:35,134 - Stakes are high here for the women's title here live 646 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,470 on Monday Night Raw. 647 00:25:39,838 --> 00:25:42,441 - Trish walks out with the face mask that night and takes 648 00:25:42,508 --> 00:25:47,112 it off, hits me with it, and then shows that her nose 649 00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:48,680 is absolutely fine. 650 00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:52,384 That she was just wearing it to have a secret weapon. 651 00:25:52,518 --> 00:25:54,686 - I think she was just con jobbing us all along. 652 00:25:54,753 --> 00:25:57,389 - It's like those type of things that really set it apart 653 00:25:57,523 --> 00:25:59,324 from just being two people doing moves. 654 00:26:00,025 --> 00:26:02,628 - I have always loved the storytelling 655 00:26:02,628 --> 00:26:04,630 and they did an incredible job. 656 00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:08,367 They had such a compelling match. 657 00:26:08,434 --> 00:26:11,970 For them to compete in the main event of Monday Night Raw 658 00:26:12,037 --> 00:26:17,242 was a statement to the world that they had arrived. 659 00:26:17,676 --> 00:26:20,512 - Because they were so good, I really think they changed 660 00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:23,882 the course of women's wrestling forever. 661 00:26:23,949 --> 00:26:25,384 - It was really powerful 662 00:26:25,384 --> 00:26:29,388 to an aspiring wrestler because the winds of change are coming. 663 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:31,957 There's new opportunities for women. 664 00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:33,926 - We just knew we had this opportunity to deliver 665 00:26:33,992 --> 00:26:36,328 and we had to shine. 666 00:26:36,395 --> 00:26:39,431 That's definitely one of the peak moments of my career. 667 00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:45,037 - I can't believe the effort, the heart both women displayed. 668 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:48,040 - I was not victorious that night, but I was. 669 00:26:49,041 --> 00:26:50,976 It was a win for both of us to be in that position 670 00:26:51,043 --> 00:26:52,478 and to deliver. 671 00:26:54,313 --> 00:26:55,681 I remember thinking, "Like okay, we have this 672 00:26:55,747 --> 00:26:58,784 opportunity to spread the message, and to show people 673 00:26:58,784 --> 00:27:01,753 our world a little bit, and to show people what a strong 674 00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:03,388 powerful female looks like, or what they were 675 00:27:03,388 --> 00:27:06,124 capable of doing." 676 00:27:06,191 --> 00:27:08,794 It just opened the door for so many things. 677 00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:10,963 - Confidence, okay? 678 00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:11,830 This is all about you. 679 00:27:11,830 --> 00:27:12,664 - It's a lot of pressure. 680 00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:13,866 It's non-stop. 681 00:27:13,999 --> 00:27:15,167 - Action. 682 00:27:15,234 --> 00:27:18,670 - I'm an international fitness model, a world-class athlete, 683 00:27:18,670 --> 00:27:21,039 a WWE Diva. 684 00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:24,476 Good. 685 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:25,511 Got that first part. 686 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:28,514 - Trish Stratus. 687 00:27:28,514 --> 00:27:30,115 - Welcome to the family. 688 00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:30,849 - Cut. 689 00:27:30,916 --> 00:27:31,950 Beautiful. 690 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:33,986 - Trish Stratus, baby. 691 00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:36,889 - Trish's popularity definitely grew over the years, 692 00:27:36,955 --> 00:27:39,625 and she became like a rockstar. 693 00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:40,325 - Hi, how are you? 694 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:40,993 I'm Ike. 695 00:27:41,059 --> 00:27:41,760 - Hi, I'm Trish. 696 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:42,427 - Nice to meet you. 697 00:27:42,427 --> 00:27:42,995 Thanks for doing the show. 698 00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:43,762 - No, thanks for having me. 699 00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:45,130 - Very excited 700 00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:46,999 - That's a good one. 701 00:27:47,065 --> 00:27:47,866 - You're doing well. 702 00:27:47,866 --> 00:27:48,967 - I'm feeling good. 703 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:49,968 - You're funny too. 704 00:27:50,035 --> 00:27:52,571 You have a capacity for humor. 705 00:27:52,638 --> 00:27:53,872 - Why does that feel so good? 706 00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:56,675 [Audience laughing] 707 00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:59,611 - At her peak, Trish was the number one woman 708 00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:00,445 in pro wrestling. 709 00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:01,713 - Please welcome Trish Stratus. 710 00:28:01,713 --> 00:28:04,216 - So now, I had this responsibility of like, 711 00:28:04,283 --> 00:28:05,784 you know, if she can see it, she can be it. 712 00:28:05,918 --> 00:28:08,954 I needed to go out there and be that representation. 713 00:28:09,021 --> 00:28:10,389 We've become part of the boys' club. 714 00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:12,925 You know we used to be the eye candy of the show, and now we've 715 00:28:12,991 --> 00:28:15,427 gone and we've become these accomplished athletes 716 00:28:15,427 --> 00:28:16,828 in the ring. 717 00:28:16,962 --> 00:28:19,064 And we've seen an increase in demographic from the women. 718 00:28:19,064 --> 00:28:21,166 You know, we've seen more younger girls watching and 719 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:23,368 Kind of aspiring, not necessarily to be wrestlers, 720 00:28:23,435 --> 00:28:24,403 but to make it like 721 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:27,072 we're women making it in a male dominated world. 722 00:28:27,206 --> 00:28:28,874 So, I remember I put a tremendous amount 723 00:28:29,007 --> 00:28:30,776 of pressure on myself. 724 00:28:30,842 --> 00:28:33,812 I felt like my role then was to help gain visibility 725 00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:35,914 for women to be a voice. 726 00:28:35,914 --> 00:28:37,416 Particularly as a woman, I was happy to hear about the 727 00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:41,320 building of the women schools and the progress in that area. 728 00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:42,788 - She was always out doing stuff. 729 00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:46,191 She was a workhorse in that regard. 730 00:28:47,025 --> 00:28:49,027 - You're running at this frenetic pace of 300 days 731 00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:50,228 a year schedule. 732 00:28:50,362 --> 00:28:51,396 It was one thing after the other. 733 00:28:51,496 --> 00:28:53,665 It was every commercial, it was every appearance, 734 00:28:53,665 --> 00:28:55,267 it was every press conference, it was everything. 735 00:28:55,267 --> 00:28:56,768 It was a lot. 736 00:28:58,203 --> 00:29:01,873 I got a flare up with colitis, and I took myself out 737 00:29:01,873 --> 00:29:04,576 of remission at that time and just suffering, 738 00:29:04,643 --> 00:29:09,081 but almost like this thing I do with pushing through. 739 00:29:09,147 --> 00:29:10,482 I'm not going to take off time, so I found a way 740 00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:12,317 to make it work. 741 00:29:12,951 --> 00:29:15,988 - And so he's trying to be Trish Stratus and trying 742 00:29:15,988 --> 00:29:20,359 to be this optimal machine, and yet she's dealing with these 743 00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:22,427 health issues at the same time. 744 00:29:22,427 --> 00:29:26,765 - I've seen Trish's mind go more than her body 745 00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:29,434 can a few different times. 746 00:29:29,568 --> 00:29:31,203 Like carrying her suitcases will make her feel like 747 00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:32,471 she's going to pass out. 748 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:35,674 To have to literally stop and take breaths, 749 00:29:35,674 --> 00:29:39,511 but the craziest thing is she'd still doesn't want 750 00:29:39,645 --> 00:29:40,812 anyone to see that. 751 00:29:40,879 --> 00:29:44,483 She'll like stop and pull over, and smile, and she's like, 752 00:29:44,549 --> 00:29:46,585 "I just have to take a breath because I feel I'm going 753 00:29:46,585 --> 00:29:49,788 to pass out, but it's okay though. 754 00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:51,723 If you could just act like you're talking to me, 755 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:54,826 so that I could take a few seconds, so yeah." 756 00:29:54,826 --> 00:29:57,829 And meanwhile "Dude, uh uh. 757 00:29:57,829 --> 00:29:59,031 Like tell him you can't work tomorrow." 758 00:29:59,097 --> 00:30:01,066 She's like, "No, no, no. I can. It's fine. 759 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:03,935 Just give me a couple more seconds." 760 00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:07,272 - That was difficult to be on the road and be secretly dealing 761 00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:11,677 with this stuff because you cannot look vulnerable, 762 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:13,111 you cannot look weak. 763 00:30:13,245 --> 00:30:14,479 That was just the thing back there. 764 00:30:14,546 --> 00:30:16,481 You just can't. 765 00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:18,483 You worked so hard to be like one of the boys 766 00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:21,386 just as I can do this schedule too and I'm doing it too. 767 00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:23,889 You see, the bags are starting to add up. 768 00:30:24,523 --> 00:30:26,391 It's um- 769 00:30:26,458 --> 00:30:28,794 We got three more days to go. 770 00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:31,630 And I'm sure every day, we're saying that every day 771 00:30:31,630 --> 00:30:32,664 we look about five years older. 772 00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,066 It's really flattering, really. 773 00:30:34,199 --> 00:30:35,467 By the time TV rolls around, I'll be like looking 774 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:37,436 fine, fine, fine. 775 00:30:38,437 --> 00:30:39,671 There's no chance of slowing me down. 776 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:42,641 I wasn't going to let this illness stop me. 777 00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:46,111 It was weak to be sick, I think. 778 00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:51,049 I didn't want to be interpreted as weak, I guess. 779 00:30:53,618 --> 00:30:55,987 I really feel like, you know, having Ron in my life was 780 00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:57,556 what grounded me, what allowed me to come home 781 00:30:57,622 --> 00:30:59,157 take off the Trish Stratus hat, 782 00:30:59,224 --> 00:31:01,193 and just be. 783 00:31:01,259 --> 00:31:05,130 - She'd come home from a tour a couple of days on the road and 784 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:07,866 she'd be completely wiped out to the point where I'd have 785 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:10,235 to throw her on my shoulder and carry her up the stairs. 786 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:12,604 She couldn't even walk. 787 00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:15,607 It was bad. 788 00:31:15,674 --> 00:31:18,243 - The one thing I do not like about Trish is that 789 00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:20,512 she will not give herself a rest. 790 00:31:20,512 --> 00:31:23,448 I don't like it for selfish reasons because 791 00:31:23,515 --> 00:31:25,584 I want my best friend around. 792 00:31:25,584 --> 00:31:28,353 And I feel like if given the opportunity, 793 00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:29,921 she'll run herself ragged. 794 00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:39,831 - I remember just like I felt I need to stop. 795 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,033 I got a yoga DVD and I put a yoga DVD in just so that I could 796 00:31:42,167 --> 00:31:44,636 be in my hotel room and just be guided through 797 00:31:44,770 --> 00:31:47,639 this moment of stillness. 798 00:31:49,274 --> 00:31:52,010 Literally on the first day of yoga, 799 00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:52,878 my body just felt different. 800 00:31:52,878 --> 00:31:55,414 I had more mobility. 801 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:56,615 I could breathe. 802 00:31:56,681 --> 00:31:58,083 That was so important. 803 00:31:59,985 --> 00:32:01,987 It made that last leg of my career would end up 804 00:32:01,987 --> 00:32:05,357 being the last leg of my career just really a pleasure 805 00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:09,594 and really smooth, and good and not painful. 806 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,665 My contract was coming up. 807 00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:17,369 And they wanted to renew me for another five years. 808 00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:19,871 And I was like, "I don't know what to do." 809 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:23,442 I felt really fulfilled with the career I had at that point. 810 00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:26,444 I wanted to be a mom and that was something 811 00:32:26,511 --> 00:32:29,080 I've always wanted. 812 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:31,883 And it was like I almost needed a sign. 813 00:32:31,983 --> 00:32:35,587 Unfortunately, the sign came in a not desirable form. 814 00:32:35,587 --> 00:32:39,991 My mom was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. 815 00:32:40,058 --> 00:32:42,727 The decision was clear to me to just it was time to walk away. 816 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:45,397 It was almost like the signal, like it's time 817 00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:47,999 to go home to family. 818 00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:52,003 And I made the decision at 30 to retire and I would take 819 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:54,840 my final bow in my hometown of Toronto. 820 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:59,444 - A standing ovation for Trish Stratus' last match. 821 00:32:59,511 --> 00:33:01,446 - I was so sad. 822 00:33:01,513 --> 00:33:02,480 I remember I was crying. 823 00:33:02,614 --> 00:33:06,585 I couldn't believe that Trish Stratus was retiring. 824 00:33:07,185 --> 00:33:10,188 - WWE is such a fulltime job. 825 00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:14,793 There's no family planning or caring for your family 826 00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:18,230 while living the life of a fulltime WWE Superstar. 827 00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:21,032 It's one or the other if you're a female. 828 00:33:21,099 --> 00:33:24,970 Trish was just very definitive in how she wanted to do this. 829 00:33:25,036 --> 00:33:27,839 And whether she felt sad or emotional about it, 830 00:33:27,906 --> 00:33:30,842 she did not feel conflicted. 831 00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:32,677 [bell rings] 832 00:33:32,677 --> 00:33:34,679 - It's over, it's over. 833 00:33:34,746 --> 00:33:36,081 And Trish wins. 834 00:33:36,147 --> 00:33:38,483 - I ended up winning the title that night. 835 00:33:38,550 --> 00:33:40,585 And as a seven-time champion, I retired in front of my 836 00:33:40,585 --> 00:33:42,954 hometown crowd of Toronto, in front of my friends and family 837 00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:45,991 and colleagues, and took my final bow. 838 00:33:45,991 --> 00:33:47,926 And I walked away from the business. 839 00:33:49,194 --> 00:33:50,028 - Oh, man. 840 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:51,963 - Congratulations, Trish. 841 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:54,966 There was never anyone any better. 842 00:33:56,635 --> 00:33:58,203 - When we left the building that night, 843 00:33:58,270 --> 00:34:01,373 I think she was just genuinely excited more than anything 844 00:34:01,439 --> 00:34:04,175 for the next stage of her life. 845 00:34:04,242 --> 00:34:07,212 We were getting married three weeks later. 846 00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:11,116 - I now pronounce you husband and wife. 847 00:34:11,249 --> 00:34:13,485 You may now kiss the bride. 848 00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:21,993 [applause] 849 00:34:24,429 --> 00:34:26,364 - We didn't go on a honeymoon after the wedding. 850 00:34:26,431 --> 00:34:30,602 She went straight into the show Armed and Famous. 851 00:34:30,669 --> 00:34:34,272 - Go down to Muncie, Indiana, as a celebrity and fight crime. 852 00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:36,875 I thought, "It would be so cool to do this." 853 00:34:37,676 --> 00:34:39,444 I'm in perpetual motion. 854 00:34:39,511 --> 00:34:40,912 And it's because I like it. 855 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:42,814 I like to explore new things. 856 00:34:42,881 --> 00:34:43,915 I like to conquer things. 857 00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:46,351 I like to tackle new challenges and be like, 858 00:34:46,484 --> 00:34:49,087 "Did that. Check. What's next?" 859 00:34:49,154 --> 00:34:51,122 I think I just thrive on challenge. 860 00:34:51,556 --> 00:34:53,725 I did a travel show that was a passion of mine. 861 00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:56,428 Enter the Stratusphere in Bali, Indonesia. 862 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:57,429 In Vietnam. 863 00:34:57,429 --> 00:34:58,630 In Fiji. 864 00:34:58,763 --> 00:35:01,466 [foreign language] 865 00:35:01,466 --> 00:35:03,602 I got a movie gig. 866 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:10,041 I was still super busy. 867 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:11,042 I was doing appearances. 868 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:14,079 - Trish Stratus. 869 00:35:15,313 --> 00:35:16,715 - The world works in funny ways. 870 00:35:16,848 --> 00:35:18,950 There was a point where like I was literally able to 871 00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:22,887 just be by my mom's side during her treatments. 872 00:35:23,388 --> 00:35:25,190 - Well, she was my support bucket. 873 00:35:25,323 --> 00:35:30,795 Like she helped me through my treatments and just being there. 874 00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:33,031 She made me stronger. 875 00:35:34,065 --> 00:35:37,002 It was like we leaned on each other, so it was good. 876 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:42,073 - Happy to say she's in full remission, and is cancer-free, 877 00:35:42,207 --> 00:35:44,042 and has been since then. 878 00:35:45,010 --> 00:35:46,478 During that time, it happened to be a phase 879 00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:49,447 that slowed down a minute so that I was able to be with mom. 880 00:35:49,514 --> 00:35:50,648 And then we were like, "We're good? 881 00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:51,650 We're good? 882 00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:53,284 Okay, I'm going to go do this thing, you know? 883 00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:55,954 And then picked up where I left off and off I went again. 884 00:35:57,722 --> 00:36:01,226 In 2008, we decided to open up a yoga studio. 885 00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:02,794 So, I opened up Stratusphere which at the time was 886 00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:05,597 Canada's largest yoga studio. 887 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:09,334 However, being the workaholic that I am- 888 00:36:09,401 --> 00:36:12,237 - Bend at the waist, bring your elbows to your shins. 889 00:36:12,237 --> 00:36:13,238 - I was running ragged. 890 00:36:13,238 --> 00:36:14,439 I didn't know I was running ragged because 891 00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:16,574 I was doing my thing, I was showing up for work, 892 00:36:16,641 --> 00:36:17,776 I was still doing Trish Stratus stuff. 893 00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:19,811 I had filmed Tough Enough at one point out in LA. 894 00:36:19,878 --> 00:36:21,913 So, I was still doing stuff with WWE. 895 00:36:22,047 --> 00:36:25,950 And then I remember I was like, you know, "Time to have a baby." 896 00:36:25,950 --> 00:36:27,986 I was approaching 40 now at this point. 897 00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:31,389 And then I found out that the schedule that I was keeping and 898 00:36:31,389 --> 00:36:33,358 when I think I was managing it well and it was okay, 899 00:36:33,425 --> 00:36:34,993 I wasn't getting a flare up in colitis. 900 00:36:35,060 --> 00:36:36,027 That means I was okay. 901 00:36:36,161 --> 00:36:38,430 I was managing it, but then my body threw 902 00:36:38,430 --> 00:36:41,666 a red flag up again and told me, "Actually, whatever schedule 903 00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:45,837 you're doing now, I can't produce another human being." 904 00:36:45,837 --> 00:36:47,972 And it was really tough for us. 905 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:49,841 We had infertility issues. 906 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:55,814 - That was probably the hardest thing in her life that she had 907 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,150 to deal with from a mental standpoint. 908 00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:01,086 I mean, it's discouraging. 909 00:37:02,921 --> 00:37:05,890 - And it was really tough because I thought I just screwed 910 00:37:05,957 --> 00:37:09,728 myself by being this driven, whatever the stupid word was, 911 00:37:09,794 --> 00:37:12,530 that I've just ruined my chance now to become a mom. 912 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,434 The guilt I felt knowing like that I might have just like 913 00:37:16,434 --> 00:37:22,040 missed this chance was really bad, really overbearing. 914 00:37:26,911 --> 00:37:28,513 When things get too overwhelming and I know my body is throwing 915 00:37:28,646 --> 00:37:31,816 up the red flags, I just do a full stop down. 916 00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:35,887 This schedule that I'm keeping is not conducive 917 00:37:35,954 --> 00:37:38,523 with producing a baby. 918 00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:42,627 So I had to like slow everything down. 919 00:37:42,627 --> 00:37:44,562 I had to take those moments and focus on that. 920 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,998 That was my new focus, like this laser focus 921 00:37:47,065 --> 00:37:48,833 that I always have on whatever project. 922 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:51,636 I guess my new project was to become pregnant. 923 00:37:51,636 --> 00:37:53,805 And I focused on that and whatever I needed 924 00:37:53,872 --> 00:37:55,840 to do to slow down. 925 00:37:57,075 --> 00:37:59,844 Finally, luckily, we conceived naturally. 926 00:38:01,079 --> 00:38:03,114 Nothing that compares to the feeling of becoming 927 00:38:03,248 --> 00:38:06,317 a mother for the first time and a second time. 928 00:38:06,384 --> 00:38:07,652 But, you know, holding my baby, 929 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,588 especially after the struggles that we had. 930 00:38:10,588 --> 00:38:12,957 - For us, it was- 931 00:38:13,024 --> 00:38:15,426 I mean, that's the greatest moment of your life. 932 00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:18,329 - I think as a parent now, I realize how important 933 00:38:18,396 --> 00:38:20,798 it is for a parent to be present. 934 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:22,867 It's a team effort. 935 00:38:22,867 --> 00:38:24,802 And the kids definitely notice it. 936 00:38:25,403 --> 00:38:28,173 Eventually, like my dad came back around and was back in. 937 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:29,374 He'd pop in for Christmas. 938 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,410 We'd see him on the holidays and things like that, so- 939 00:38:32,477 --> 00:38:34,245 He was present for a lot of ways. 940 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:35,713 "How's the studio going? 941 00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:37,515 How's this, how's that?" 942 00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:40,151 He was not present for a lot of my wrestling things, 943 00:38:40,151 --> 00:38:42,720 like didn't come to any events. 944 00:38:43,221 --> 00:38:45,690 And a lot of the times I thought he just was sort of 945 00:38:45,757 --> 00:38:48,993 not even paying attention to this career. 946 00:38:49,060 --> 00:38:51,429 And when he passed away, I remember going back to his 947 00:38:51,429 --> 00:38:56,034 apartment and opening up one of his cupboards. 948 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:58,203 He had literally like every magazine. 949 00:38:58,269 --> 00:38:59,838 It was so funny. 950 00:38:59,838 --> 00:39:02,373 He had these fitness magazines, all the covers, 951 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:03,975 clippings from newspapers. 952 00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:06,211 And it's like, it turns out that he was- 953 00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:09,113 Oh, I'm getting emotional now. 954 00:39:14,986 --> 00:39:20,992 So, it turns out he was there along the way in his own way 955 00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:23,595 and he showed up in the way that he could show up. 956 00:39:23,661 --> 00:39:25,230 So, that's good. 957 00:39:26,664 --> 00:39:29,467 So let's see how the glue goes, right? 958 00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:31,035 Get the glue on. 959 00:39:31,035 --> 00:39:33,438 I make a point of being a present parent. 960 00:39:33,571 --> 00:39:35,006 It's been the best journey. 961 00:39:35,073 --> 00:39:36,374 It's been the best gig I've had. 962 00:39:36,441 --> 00:39:38,776 Would you like a cup of tea, madam? 963 00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:41,312 Took a long time to get over accepting gigs, 964 00:39:41,446 --> 00:39:43,014 but then having that mom guilt. 965 00:39:43,081 --> 00:39:44,282 I finally got over that. 966 00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:45,283 Want a little bit more? 967 00:39:45,350 --> 00:39:46,751 - Yes, please. 968 00:39:46,751 --> 00:39:49,320 - I realize the importance of my kids seeing me going out 969 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:50,989 and being a go-getter. 970 00:39:51,122 --> 00:39:53,191 It's important for them to see that and seeing me 971 00:39:53,191 --> 00:39:56,160 being dedicated and passionate about something. 972 00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:59,430 But, I never thought I would get back in the ring looking at like 973 00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:03,368 what the women were doing too was pretty awesome to see. 974 00:40:03,434 --> 00:40:06,037 - This could be the greatest athlete we've ever had 975 00:40:06,037 --> 00:40:08,206 as a WWE Women's Champion. 976 00:40:08,273 --> 00:40:11,075 - I remember Ron and I were watching TV and there was an 977 00:40:11,075 --> 00:40:14,078 an advertisement for SummerSlam coming up in Toronto. 978 00:40:14,212 --> 00:40:15,480 I remember calling Vince and being like, 979 00:40:15,546 --> 00:40:18,516 "Is there maybe a moment here where I could do a little 980 00:40:18,650 --> 00:40:21,586 comeback and face Charlotte in Toronto at SummerSlam?" 981 00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:23,588 He just loved the idea. 982 00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:24,956 I just love to keep going. 983 00:40:25,023 --> 00:40:26,758 I just love new challenges. 984 00:40:29,627 --> 00:40:33,431 - She's not been a regular competitor in WWE in 13 years. 985 00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:35,867 - It was pretty amazing after all those years to see 986 00:40:35,867 --> 00:40:39,237 Trish Stratus come back, period. 987 00:40:39,237 --> 00:40:44,676 But to see her in the ring with Charlotte Flair, who may go on 988 00:40:44,676 --> 00:40:48,680 to be the greatest of all time was sort of mind blowing. 989 00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:51,716 - It is a meeting of two eras. 990 00:40:51,849 --> 00:40:54,552 Trish Stratus may have blazed the trail, but since then, 991 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:56,921 Charlotte Flair has scorched the earth. 992 00:40:56,988 --> 00:41:00,158 - You won't ever get to see Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, 993 00:41:00,224 --> 00:41:04,429 but we got to see Charlotte Flair and Trish Stratus. 994 00:41:04,429 --> 00:41:06,831 - I knew that Trish was going to deliver because I know 995 00:41:06,831 --> 00:41:08,599 what she demands out of herself. 996 00:41:08,666 --> 00:41:10,034 - As Trish put it, I've been training every night 997 00:41:10,168 --> 00:41:13,171 in between my mommy duties and it's paying off. 998 00:41:14,706 --> 00:41:16,674 I echo the sentiments of the Scotia Bank Arena, 999 00:41:16,808 --> 00:41:18,609 this is awesome. 1000 00:41:21,245 --> 00:41:24,415 - It showed that Trish is still a badass and she can hang just 1001 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:27,085 as good today as she ever did. 1002 00:41:29,754 --> 00:41:32,290 - She taught me so much in the process of getting to work with 1003 00:41:32,357 --> 00:41:36,928 her and one of the greats in the entire company male or female. 1004 00:41:39,364 --> 00:41:41,399 - Anytime I think Trish might be done, 1005 00:41:41,466 --> 00:41:42,266 [laughs] 1006 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:43,334 Trish is not done. 1007 00:41:43,401 --> 00:41:45,636 - Trish Stratus. 1008 00:41:45,770 --> 00:41:47,972 - That's the thing is Trish loves experiences 1009 00:41:48,039 --> 00:41:51,275 and loves to see what else can she tackle and what else can 1010 00:41:51,275 --> 00:41:54,278 she hurdle even if it scares her. 1011 00:41:54,412 --> 00:41:55,813 - Find the balance between motherhood and then also 1012 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,316 being a professional has been hard. 1013 00:41:58,316 --> 00:42:01,319 But, I think I finally find it, and it's a good place to be. 1014 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:05,089 - Trish who came in as just as we thought another pretty face, 1015 00:42:05,156 --> 00:42:08,326 but through hard work and great athletic ability, 1016 00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:09,927 Trish is one of the best ever. 1017 00:42:09,994 --> 00:42:13,030 - Trish is leaving such a huge legacy behind for women 1018 00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:16,634 in wrestling to inspire little girls all over the world 1019 00:42:16,634 --> 00:42:18,636 to dream big. 1020 00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:21,172 - She's just accomplished so much. 1021 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:24,042 And she did it with style and she did it with kindness. 1022 00:42:25,276 --> 00:42:26,811 - Trish put a smile on people's faces, 1023 00:42:26,878 --> 00:42:30,048 whether it was in the audience or in the production truck. 1024 00:42:30,114 --> 00:42:31,716 She was kind to everyone. 1025 00:42:31,716 --> 00:42:34,519 And that's the kind of legacy that really matters. 1026 00:42:35,186 --> 00:42:38,589 - One of my hands down absolute favorite human beings 1027 00:42:38,723 --> 00:42:39,757 on the planet. 1028 00:42:39,824 --> 00:42:40,758 - You're the best. 1029 00:42:40,825 --> 00:42:42,326 - She's who you want by your side. 1030 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:46,230 She'll brighten your day and she'll pick up your slack 1031 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:48,232 and she'll inspire you. 1032 00:42:49,467 --> 00:42:51,035 - She's my everything. 1033 00:42:51,169 --> 00:42:53,771 - Congratulations, Trish. 1034 00:42:53,838 --> 00:42:56,240 There was never anyone any better.