10 Things You Need To Know About Beth Phoenix
5. She Debuted On The Main Roster As Trish Stratus's Friend
Everybody remembers Beth Phoenix's run as "The Glamazon," a bad-ass heel who ran roughshod over the women's division and captured a host of titles in the process. Odds are, though, that most fans have forgotten her first main roster debut, where she was actually a babyface.
Back during the Trish Stratus-Mickie James feud, Phoenix arrived on Raw to stop James from attacking Stratus. The following week, Phoenix called James a "psycho" who had "ruined her life." Unfortunately, fans never got any further explanation - Phoenix fractured her jaw in a match a few weeks later, and it would be a year before she wound up back on Raw. It should be noted that she only missed two months of action, but she was sent back to OVW upon her return.
It's interesting to think what would have happened had Phoenix not gotten hurt. Would she have had a long run as a babyface - maybe someone to whom Trish Stratus passed the torch? Or would she have turned on Stratus and reigned as a heel anyway?