About
Patricia Anne Stratigias, better known as Trish Stratus, is marketed as a former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before she became a mainstay in professional wrestling, she was a student at York University in Toronto, Canada where she majored in Biology and Kinesiology. While in school, the professors went on strike and then she worked as a receptionist at a local fitness club. There she was soon discovered by an agent who landed her a job to become a fitness model.Her success as a fitness model eventually caught the attention of a WWE talent official who sent her a letter, offering her a contract. Around that time other wrestling promotions had also offered her a similar contract, but she decided to sign with the WWE. She then made her WWE debut in March 19, 2000 on Sunday Night Heat, where she formed the tag team of T & A with Test and Albert. She also became the manager of then WWE Intercontinental Champion, Val Venis.
Trish Stratus is highly regarded as a self-proclaimed WWE Diva. Among her list of accomplishments; she was voted Internet Babe of the Year for three consecutive years in 2001, 2002 and 2003, along with winning the "Diva of the Decade" award for the WWE Raw 10th Anniversary Special, she has also graced the cover of the annual WWE Divas Magazine four times in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006. Finally, she holds the record for being the only woman in WWE history to win the WWE Women's Championship seven times. On September 17, 2006, she made her official retirement from professional wrestling. After an amazing seven year career, she will be remembered for the legacy she left behind during her time with the WWE.
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