20 Things You Didn’t Know About Trish Stratus

5. Charlotte Flair Was Her Only Choice

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It was Charlotte Flair or bust for Trish.

She revealed on WWE 24 that nobody else even crossed her mind when she thought about having one final match in Toronto. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Natalya and others paled in comparison to Flair, largely because Stratus views her as the "top female superstar in the company".

Lynch fans will tut tut at this, but it's how Trish sees things. If she was going to put her trust in one woman to give her that final send-off at SummerSlam 2019, it was going to be Charlotte. According to Stratus, nobody else so much as came up in the conversation between her and WWE.

Trish wasn't sticking it to 'The Man' though, she was just impressed by Flair's poise, ring work and heel character. That's a huge compliment to Charlotte - one of the best female stars in WWE history handpicked her for a fitting retirement.

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