Trish Stratus

Stratus’s 448-day reign as WWF/WWE Women’s Champion stands as the longest reign of any women’s world champion in the 21st century. A Canadian professional wrestler, yoga instructor, actress and former fitness model, she began working for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)) in 2000. As Stratus’s popularity increased due to receiving more in-ring experience, she was made a one-time WWE Hardcore Champion, three-time “WWE Babe of the Year”, and was proclaimed “Diva of the Decade”. Stratus is a seven-time Women’s Champion, and she also held the Hardcore Championship once. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013.

Her most recent match came against Tiffany Stratton at WWE Evolution last July, where she came up short in her bid to win the WWE Women’s Championship. The WWE Hall of Famer remains open to wrestling, and a return in 2026 isn’t off the table at all. She commented on WWE UK’s post, saying, “No but why do I suddenly feel like dusting off this ring rust?” Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Stratus said, “I need to see the landscape. I’m very storyline-driven. And for me, is it gonna be interesting for the fans? Is it something they wanna see? Is it gonna elevate someone? And of course, there’s like the storyline behind it.”