10 Greatest Pure WWE Wrestlers

9. Trish Stratus

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Now a Hall of Famer and legendary WWE figure, Trish Stratus could hardly have attempted to break into wrestling at a more difficult time. Working as a fitness model, she was spotted by the company and swept up to inject some razzle dazzle and charisma to the team of Test and Albert.

She exceeded expectations from the off with her presence and mic ability, and quickly found her way into a major story involving the McMahons, which ended with the unedifying scene of Vince forcing her to bark like a dog.

Then, she took to wrestling in earnest. In the era of bras, panties, and Jerry Lawler at his horn dog worst on commentary, Stratus staked a claim as the best the women’s roster had to offer. If bodies were thin on the ground, she did everything she could to bring up the likes of Molly Holly, Lita, Victoria, and Mickie James with her.

Perhaps most heartwarmingly, having kept in great shape she has been able to demonstrate her chops in today’s more enlightened era, stealing the show against Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019. She may not have been hired as a wrestler, but that’s absolutely how she’ll be remembered.

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