Trish Stratus WWE Return Update

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WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has commented on the possibility of a return to the ring, addressing her wrestling future.

With Stratus celebrating 25 years of “Stratusfaction” in 2025, the wrestling legend returned for several matches last year to celebrate the milestone.

With Stratus having not competed since last July, there has been some speculation about her in-ring future, and whether she has truly retired.

Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Trish Stratus indicated that she will only return to the ring if the timing and opponent make sense.

She explained:

“It’s all about timing, the right moment. Here’s the thing, last year was my 25th anniversary, 25 years. I’m still alive. So I talked to WWE, we’re like, ‘What can we do to make it kind of special?’

“I didn’t have to do a full-time run. I’m just like, ‘Let’s pick some cool moments to come back,’ and I’m all about these moments that really make a difference that matter.

“There’s a few boxes that I need to check if I go back, and it has to be not self-serving. It has to be let’s pay the business forward a bit, let’s do something that maybe is a fan fantasy matchup or something like that.

“There’s a few things I take into consideration before I go. So we thought, how cool would it be to come out the Royal Rumble as a surprise? I don’t think anybody expected it.”

Going on to recall her 25th anniversary run, Stratus continued:

“You guys know how I like to do things, I like details. So 25th (spot in the Royal Rumble), that was a perfect way to kind of come back. If you guys notice, who threw me out? Nia. All planting seeds for Elimination Chamber.

“My kids are here tonight. Of course, they knew their mom was a wrestler. We’d gone to events, and they could see that people want my autograph and things like that, and they’ve heard about it, YouTubed it. The fact I got to go back that many years later and actually have a wrestling match live in front of my kids was so special. A nice, good, wholesome win. So that was very special.

“We sort of picked a few events. Evolution headlining with Tiffany Stratton, Women’s Championship match, and we’re babyface versus babyface. Talking about planting seeds, if we go back even a year, the Money in the Bank in Toronto, when I hosted that. This is me with the writers. They just go along with it.

“We planned a little seed with Tiffy back then, and then we thought it’d be good to do Evolution one on one, babyfaces facing each other, and then we sort of thought about a little finale, a little final run.

“Yy mom got sick last year, as you guys may or not know, and so I just kind of took a break from everything. But so my point of all that is, I like storytelling. I like to have it be not just spontaneous and not mean much. So if I was to go back, it needs to be things got to be in place, and got to be the right person and the right time.”

Noting that she will only wrestle if she can give 100%, and the return would mean something, she concluded:

“I just know that I’m only gonna do it if I can give 100%. Every time I’ve gone back, I’ll watch the video and I’m like, ‘Is this s**t? Let me see… Oh, it’s pretty good.’ If I watch it back and I’m like, ‘She was slower than usual,’ I don’t want it.

“I want to give you guys like my 100%. I don’t want you be like, no (it’s not good.)

“… It turns out that wrestling’s like riding a bike when you’re a wrestler, I guess, or when you do yoga. I’m not going to do it half-assed. I’m not giving you a cool 60. I want to give you 100% and make sure it’s impactful and it means something, and I’m good.”

Trish Stratus hasn’t wrestled since unsuccessfully challenging for Tiffany Stratton’s WWE Women’s Championship at Evolution in July 2025.

With the likes of AJ Lee, Paige and the Bella Twins’ WWE returns in the time since, it would be great to see a star who many consider a pioneer of the modern women’s division return for one final run.

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