1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,700 These two women have had a love -hate relationship. 2 00:00:04,740 --> 00:00:10,460 We had these two new females who were very different. People loved Lita. I was 3 00:00:10,460 --> 00:00:12,620 bad guy and I was nasty to her. 4 00:00:13,300 --> 00:00:16,239 When you were getting fat, I was making history. 5 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:20,880 Simple storytelling, hot blonde chick picking on the girl who doesn't look 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:22,580 everybody else, it was super relatable. 7 00:00:23,740 --> 00:00:27,600 I have never seen two females in this environment. 8 00:00:28,220 --> 00:00:31,140 Trish Stratus faced Lita in the main event of Raw. 9 00:00:32,259 --> 00:00:34,740 It was absolutely unheard of for females to be in that position. 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,800 Lita had the worst luck getting injured at the worst time. 11 00:00:39,580 --> 00:00:42,020 My rivalry with Trish was so heated. 12 00:00:42,300 --> 00:00:45,240 We always brought out the best from each other. 13 00:00:45,620 --> 00:00:47,840 They were the beginning of the women's revolution. 14 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:51,900 We changed the perception of what females can do in this business. They're 15 00:00:51,900 --> 00:00:52,980 beating the hell out of each other! 16 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:57,070 And it's all about the title, but I think it's about a whole lot more. 17 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:59,490 Trish vs. Leia, the perfect rivalry. 18 00:00:59,830 --> 00:01:01,790 Just bring it, bitch. 19 00:01:04,110 --> 00:01:07,830 This rivalry has just escalated into a war. 20 00:01:08,830 --> 00:01:14,570 When two legends collide, their rivalry stays pinned in our minds forever. 21 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:20,370 This is where we break down the legendary stories behind the greatest 22 00:01:20,370 --> 00:01:21,370 of all time. 23 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,120 I'm Freddie Prinze Jr., and this is WWE Rivals. 24 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:36,620 We're going to go early 2000, and Trish and Lita, when you saw what they were 25 00:01:36,620 --> 00:01:42,160 able to do, everyone sat back, and it was a holy crap type moment. 26 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:50,540 But it didn't start that way. There wasn't a lot of women's wrestling 27 00:01:50,540 --> 00:01:51,540 in WWE. 28 00:01:52,250 --> 00:01:53,730 The women were considered valets. 29 00:01:54,050 --> 00:01:59,510 No Xbox being accompanied by Tories. They were something to look at, 30 00:01:59,510 --> 00:02:00,510 to enjoy. 31 00:02:01,090 --> 00:02:04,770 There's always been some great women wrestlers in this business. They just 32 00:02:04,770 --> 00:02:07,050 didn't have the opportunity because that wasn't the role. 33 00:02:08,190 --> 00:02:09,690 The gorgeous stable! 34 00:02:10,070 --> 00:02:13,710 And there it is, folks, the hottest deli playboy issue ever. 35 00:02:15,710 --> 00:02:18,190 Are you going to describe her? What are you going to do? Are you just going to 36 00:02:18,190 --> 00:02:19,570 sit here and say something? 37 00:02:20,590 --> 00:02:21,590 Shut up, I'm reading. 38 00:02:22,220 --> 00:02:26,300 It's because the women were represented as objects of sexual attraction. 39 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:27,780 100%. Not wrestlers. 40 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:33,700 What was really cool and magical about these two women converging in time is 41 00:02:33,700 --> 00:02:38,380 they took us from that point and got us to a point where we were taking their 42 00:02:38,380 --> 00:02:44,140 performance seriously and serious enough to be at the head of the table. 43 00:02:44,750 --> 00:02:49,130 Off the record with a huge fan of the WWF, Trish Stratus making her debut 44 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:53,270 appearance on Off the Record Fitness Model. You know her from the cover of 45 00:02:53,270 --> 00:02:54,270 Muscle Magazine. 46 00:02:54,910 --> 00:02:57,330 I remember Off the Record talking about WWE a lot. 47 00:02:58,130 --> 00:03:02,170 Trish Stratus, she was a regular on the show because she was in the fitness 48 00:03:02,170 --> 00:03:06,630 industry. They would always kind of bring her in for the WWE stuff too 49 00:03:06,630 --> 00:03:07,630 she was a wrestling fan. 50 00:03:07,790 --> 00:03:10,550 Who is the best woman in your mind? And we're talking... 51 00:03:12,630 --> 00:03:16,090 Ability with the microphone and talent. You take a vote, I think. 52 00:03:17,170 --> 00:03:19,250 Me? I'm not in the wrestling. 53 00:03:21,210 --> 00:03:24,310 I guess as a female, you didn't really think that that was a job opening. It 54 00:03:24,310 --> 00:03:25,370 wasn't really an option. 55 00:03:25,950 --> 00:03:31,670 I was this non -wrestler, this fitness model, but I've been a fan of wrestling 56 00:03:31,670 --> 00:03:32,670 my whole life. 57 00:03:33,550 --> 00:03:36,730 I grew up watching wrestling. I went to Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. It was a 58 00:03:36,730 --> 00:03:37,730 big hotbed for wrestling. 59 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,130 Unbelievable. 60 00:03:41,490 --> 00:03:48,470 So I did not grow up watching wrestling. It wasn't until I was in my early 20s 61 00:03:48,470 --> 00:03:54,610 that I first saw wrestling. And at that time, I was competing in judo. And then 62 00:03:54,610 --> 00:03:56,690 I was also playing in bands. 63 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:03,950 And when I saw wrestling, I was like, oh, it's like being in a band and 64 00:04:03,950 --> 00:04:08,600 competing in judo in one gig. Maybe this is... the job for me. 65 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:13,440 We're in my kitchen right now, and I want to show you guys all the mats I got 66 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:14,440 Mexico. 67 00:04:15,180 --> 00:04:19,399 I was very drawn to the Lucha Libre style of wrestling. 68 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:28,220 I decided to go down to Mexico to try to break into the world 69 00:04:28,220 --> 00:04:29,220 of Lucha Libre. 70 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,560 So I got a little training there. That's where I initially broke in. 71 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:37,160 We had tryouts looking for new talent in ECW. 72 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:43,020 She just looked against the prototype of what was happening at the time. 73 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,660 There weren't a lot of women in this industry that had tattoos. 74 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,860 She was gorgeous to look at. 75 00:04:51,580 --> 00:04:56,860 And at the same time, she was just supremely talented and a very fast 76 00:04:57,820 --> 00:05:00,260 Tilt the world flying head scissors! 77 00:05:02,180 --> 00:05:04,120 She had an opportunity to go to WWE. 78 00:05:06,030 --> 00:05:07,470 And there was a golden opportunity. 79 00:05:08,610 --> 00:05:12,410 So I would find there wasn't really a plan in place or like, yep, we'll figure 80 00:05:12,410 --> 00:05:13,189 it out. 81 00:05:13,190 --> 00:05:18,750 And then like a month or two later, there's like a giant announcement, WWE 82 00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:23,050 Trish Stratus. And she's like the most beautiful woman you've ever seen. And 83 00:05:23,050 --> 00:05:27,950 like there's all this like fanfare. And I'm like, I will never get on TV. Like 84 00:05:27,950 --> 00:05:30,890 my career is over. It never started. It's over. 85 00:05:32,350 --> 00:05:36,510 So I signed with the company in 1999, and I knew that there was another girl 86 00:05:36,510 --> 00:05:38,510 that had signed as well, and that was Lita. 87 00:05:39,810 --> 00:05:42,270 I met Trish. We were both the new kids. 88 00:05:43,310 --> 00:05:47,810 I mean, I didn't even sense, like, competition from it, because I was like, 89 00:05:47,910 --> 00:05:49,230 apples to oranges. 90 00:05:49,970 --> 00:05:51,170 Oh, look, we match. 91 00:05:51,690 --> 00:05:53,090 We look cute, huh? 92 00:05:54,150 --> 00:05:58,370 We're both newbies coming into the company at the same time, and I got a 93 00:05:58,370 --> 00:05:59,370 jealous. 94 00:05:59,790 --> 00:06:01,730 Because she was first to debut. 95 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:05,390 Who's that lady at ringside? A lady at ringside looking hot. 96 00:06:05,650 --> 00:06:06,389 Oh, my goodness. 97 00:06:06,390 --> 00:06:11,510 They came up with the idea for me to be a partner with S .A. Rios and kind of 98 00:06:11,510 --> 00:06:13,930 have an unconventional ballet position. 99 00:06:15,610 --> 00:06:18,970 And just to be able to showcase my Lucha Libre roots. 100 00:06:19,350 --> 00:06:21,190 Completed to it. What the world? 101 00:06:22,110 --> 00:06:23,610 Oh, my. Wow. 102 00:06:25,570 --> 00:06:27,930 Like, it was a dream debut for me. 103 00:06:29,450 --> 00:06:30,470 Lita had started. 104 00:06:30,910 --> 00:06:35,330 She's a high flyer. She's a hot tamale, too. She was doing stuff that females 105 00:06:35,330 --> 00:06:38,650 had not done before, and it was not that long after that. It was my turn to 106 00:06:38,650 --> 00:06:39,650 debut. 107 00:06:39,750 --> 00:06:40,790 Yeah, you know who that is. 108 00:06:41,110 --> 00:06:42,350 The rumors were true. 109 00:06:42,690 --> 00:06:44,090 Trish Stratus is in the house. 110 00:06:44,890 --> 00:06:47,410 Tess and Albert, managed by Trish Stratus. 111 00:06:47,790 --> 00:06:50,690 I wanted to show them that I could wrestle, but being in the valet role was 112 00:06:50,690 --> 00:06:51,850 totally fine for me to start. 113 00:06:52,630 --> 00:06:57,770 The name of her tag team with TNA. Of course, Tess and Albert. T for Tess. 114 00:07:01,450 --> 00:07:05,790 For Albert, P and A. 115 00:07:07,250 --> 00:07:12,770 But it worked out because she was also showing T and A. She put P and A 116 00:07:12,770 --> 00:07:14,230 together, didn't she? She certainly did. 117 00:07:14,930 --> 00:07:17,230 That was like, oh, my God, because talent and ability, right? 118 00:07:17,710 --> 00:07:18,710 No? 119 00:07:18,930 --> 00:07:19,930 Okay, cool. 120 00:07:20,150 --> 00:07:21,330 Oh, Trish has got two. 121 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:31,540 Trish kind of had a much more glamorous look to her that was more of a pinup 122 00:07:31,540 --> 00:07:36,640 model. I think that Lita had a little bit more of a rebellious attitude and 123 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:40,180 a reflection of, you know, the rock and roll youth at the time. 124 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:45,340 They decided they wanted to put me with the Hardy Boys, and Team Extreme was 125 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:46,340 born. 126 00:07:46,780 --> 00:07:49,880 And it's your party, Lita, Team Extreme. 127 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,140 And here comes Lita coming out with the Hardys. 128 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,440 doing incredible moves. 129 00:07:58,140 --> 00:08:04,180 She's doing that in matches. Who could she do that with on a consistent basis? 130 00:08:04,580 --> 00:08:07,880 And there was Trish raising her hand like, hello, right here. 131 00:08:08,540 --> 00:08:13,120 For the first time ever, Trish Stratus is going to compete in a wrestling 132 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:16,640 Trish Stratus, TNA against Matt Jeff, the Hardy Boys, and Lita. 133 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,520 This is not really fair because Lita's a trained wrestler. 134 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:21,720 Trish is not. 135 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:26,460 And Trish and Lita, a little bit of trash talking going on at Lita with a 136 00:08:26,460 --> 00:08:27,540 to the face of Trish. 137 00:08:29,140 --> 00:08:32,400 In the story of the Hardy Boys versus Dustin Albert, it was just another step. 138 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:36,620 But the most intriguing part of that match was how Lita and Trish were going 139 00:08:36,620 --> 00:08:38,580 mix it up. And when they did, it was good. 140 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,880 Trish and Lita really paired up well together. 141 00:08:43,860 --> 00:08:45,220 And Lita hits Trish! 142 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:50,220 It was new. It was fun to watch. There was a sexiness to it. 143 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:57,760 Trish and Lita very early on are in these matches. They're being put on the 144 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,880 level of what was expected from the male performers. 145 00:09:06,340 --> 00:09:06,940 She 146 00:09:06,940 --> 00:09:14,220 came 147 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:17,520 up sort of more the traditional way with sort of, you know, through the ranks 148 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:18,640 and independent wrestling. 149 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:25,570 I knew that I was capable, and it was just a matter of getting the opportunity 150 00:09:25,570 --> 00:09:27,310 and getting the chance to prove myself. 151 00:09:29,990 --> 00:09:36,930 The attitude here was bra and panty 152 00:09:36,930 --> 00:09:37,930 matches. 153 00:09:39,010 --> 00:09:43,210 Now, all of a sudden, these two were exchanging blows and moving, and it was 154 00:09:43,210 --> 00:09:44,590 completely different game. 155 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,670 In every business, there's going to be a formula. 156 00:09:50,060 --> 00:09:54,320 So you've got to kind of see what's worked in the past and add your own 157 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:55,320 to that. 158 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:03,440 Fans were starting to come there to see Lita and Trish. 159 00:10:03,740 --> 00:10:07,080 The company started to see that, and once they brought in all those other 160 00:10:07,140 --> 00:10:09,180 that's when it really started to pick up. 161 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,480 All these other women start coming in who have experience from other places. 162 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,740 Victoria, Jazz, you know, Molly Holly. 163 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,560 That's when you start having the growth of the women's division. 164 00:10:22,900 --> 00:10:27,420 Trish and Lita really knew that they could take the ladies division to a 165 00:10:27,420 --> 00:10:28,620 that they weren't in yet. 166 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:32,660 We both felt ready. We're like, we can do this. We're going to carry it. It's 167 00:10:32,660 --> 00:10:33,660 time. 168 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,680 Lita and Trish, they're beating the hell out of each other. Get help. It's in 169 00:10:41,680 --> 00:10:42,840 WWE at this point. 170 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,880 The women's division is in a completely different place. 171 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,760 than it was even months before that. 172 00:10:52,180 --> 00:10:56,120 And Trish has done it! Trish Stratus is the new women's champion. 173 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,880 You know, I'm chasing the belt. It's like, I mean, I could still be a valet 174 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:02,880 right now and not even be at this level, and I'm here, and I'm out there trying 175 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:07,000 my best, and they're behind me 100%. It's a fabulous feeling. I'm very 176 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,000 to be where I am. 177 00:11:08,300 --> 00:11:09,179 Block it. 178 00:11:09,180 --> 00:11:10,580 With my foot? Yep. 179 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,480 Trish was concentrating on getting better. 180 00:11:15,680 --> 00:11:22,640 And you could see that as you watched her evolve 181 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:23,640 in the ring. 182 00:11:23,860 --> 00:11:27,840 Both are fan favorites, but they've got a real competitive rivalry. 183 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,880 But at the same time, Lita was getting new opportunities, and she's going to be 184 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,700 on Dark Angel, which was a big show with Jessica Alba. 185 00:11:39,450 --> 00:11:43,450 Working with Lita, it's been very intricately choreographed to incorporate 186 00:11:43,450 --> 00:11:45,530 of her WWF moves. 187 00:11:45,890 --> 00:11:48,290 And we have no idea if we're going to be able to get it all done. 188 00:11:48,570 --> 00:11:49,830 We're going to do our best, though. 189 00:11:51,270 --> 00:11:52,950 Things are going great for Lita. 190 00:11:53,290 --> 00:11:56,410 And all that momentum immediately stops. 191 00:11:59,150 --> 00:12:04,650 I seriously injured my neck while performing a stunt on the set of Dark 192 00:12:05,210 --> 00:12:07,170 We're practicing to do the Herakorana. 193 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:11,830 The girl fell as I was swinging through, which made me, as I was swinging, you 194 00:12:11,830 --> 00:12:13,650 know, just drive my head right into the ground. 195 00:12:15,590 --> 00:12:21,730 The disc is torn and ruptured, and also you have some fractures in your spine. 196 00:12:22,070 --> 00:12:25,930 You can see it here and here and here and here. 197 00:12:28,070 --> 00:12:34,910 There's this massive, massive down moment when the surgery is done, and 198 00:12:34,910 --> 00:12:36,570 happens is you have that, like, 199 00:12:37,569 --> 00:12:41,910 flow realization that, oh man, my spot's not waiting for me and I'm starting 200 00:12:41,910 --> 00:12:42,689 from scratch. 201 00:12:42,690 --> 00:12:44,530 That pressure has to just be insane. 202 00:12:44,850 --> 00:12:49,550 The women basically got a match to do and the men filled out the rest of the 203 00:12:49,550 --> 00:12:53,910 show. So that puts an added amount of pressure on here because it's not like, 204 00:12:54,070 --> 00:12:56,550 okay, I won't be in the championship storyline. 205 00:12:56,750 --> 00:12:59,030 They'll give me something else. No, there's nothing else. 206 00:12:59,250 --> 00:13:01,170 It has to breed insecurity. 207 00:13:01,450 --> 00:13:02,450 It has to. 208 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:08,930 Yeah, this injury has had a really huge effect on my self -esteem, my self 209 00:13:08,930 --> 00:13:09,930 -confidence. 210 00:13:10,130 --> 00:13:13,530 I mean, I just don't feel like myself. I can't do any of the things that I did 211 00:13:13,530 --> 00:13:14,530 before I hurt myself. 212 00:13:18,550 --> 00:13:21,350 There's always just that element, like you never know what's going to happen 213 00:13:21,350 --> 00:13:23,550 when you come back or if you're going to come back. 214 00:13:24,510 --> 00:13:31,490 It was so painful to sit at home not being able to do what I love and 215 00:13:31,490 --> 00:13:33,430 people just running with it. 216 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:39,220 Tell you what, this is an amazing testament to the will to win by both 217 00:13:39,220 --> 00:13:42,840 women. When Lita got injured, it came at a time where things were starting to 218 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,000 rock and roll for the women. 219 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:53,560 And I 220 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:56,140 was the women's champion, so it was a huge responsibility. 221 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,680 WWE gave me the ball, and I was like, all right, let's go. 222 00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:10,180 Seems like we say it every week, but every week, he just gets better and 223 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:20,120 In the year plus that I was gone healing my neck injury, Trish has just 224 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,060 solidified that top spot. 225 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,920 Oh, this is, the match is over, and Trish is defenseless here. 226 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:29,500 I'm watching Raw. 227 00:14:30,420 --> 00:14:34,760 Trish is in the ring taking a beating. She's about to be beheaded by a chair. 228 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,620 Trish is absolutely helpless here. 229 00:14:38,220 --> 00:14:39,460 Lying on that chair. 230 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:41,880 It's Lita! It's Lita! 231 00:14:42,820 --> 00:14:46,340 All of a sudden, here comes Lita. 232 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:47,800 Lita's back! 233 00:14:48,140 --> 00:14:52,540 They just made her so much more of a hero because she really prevailed and 234 00:14:52,540 --> 00:14:56,040 overcame everything, even a neck injury, which a lot of people don't even come 235 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:57,040 back from. 236 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:06,640 When I came back, I was paired with her, and it was kind of nice. Now I can 237 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:10,040 enjoy all of the hard work you've done for the past year, all of the hard work 238 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,800 that all of these women have done getting on TV, because now I'm back. 239 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,800 And so we can all play ball. 240 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,480 What a combination Lita and Trish Stratus make. 241 00:15:21,980 --> 00:15:25,140 There would be different people who identified with us. There was something 242 00:15:25,140 --> 00:15:27,600 would resonate with a Lita fan or with a Trish Stratus fan. 243 00:15:31,420 --> 00:15:34,360 I was such a fan of Trish Radice growing up. 244 00:15:34,980 --> 00:15:40,520 She was such a badass, such a beautiful woman that I was just like, I want to be 245 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,020 her. I 100 % related to Lita. 246 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,180 I loved her vibe. I loved her energy. I loved her aesthetic. 247 00:15:46,700 --> 00:15:49,120 I loved the way she moved in the ring. She was fearless. 248 00:15:49,380 --> 00:15:50,400 She was a daredevil. 249 00:15:52,820 --> 00:15:57,820 Lita and Trish were every bit as popular as any of the men wrestlers. 250 00:16:00,270 --> 00:16:03,030 Seeing Lita and Trish together. 251 00:16:03,330 --> 00:16:05,890 Well, yeah, you're happy at the moment. 252 00:16:06,150 --> 00:16:09,690 But what you really want to do is to see them fight. 253 00:16:10,650 --> 00:16:12,150 Oh, wait a minute. 254 00:16:12,870 --> 00:16:13,870 Hey, hey. 255 00:16:13,950 --> 00:16:16,710 Look at that. Trish just pinned Lita. 256 00:16:17,650 --> 00:16:22,510 Well, you're looking at the only five -time women's champion in WWE history. 257 00:16:23,670 --> 00:16:28,130 You know, Trish Stratus, who had been so beloved, was now constantly taking out 258 00:16:28,130 --> 00:16:29,510 her anger on Lita. 259 00:16:29,930 --> 00:16:36,210 While you were out and getting fat, I was making history and winning 260 00:16:36,210 --> 00:16:40,730 championships. The movie Mean Girls was incredibly popular at this time. The 261 00:16:40,730 --> 00:16:45,510 sweet redhead bullied by the blonde bombshell. 262 00:16:45,750 --> 00:16:47,550 And that's exactly what played out. 263 00:16:48,130 --> 00:16:51,330 Week over weeks of me attacking her self -esteem. 264 00:16:52,070 --> 00:16:54,930 I was a bad guy and I was nasty to her. 265 00:16:55,190 --> 00:16:58,290 As a friend, I'm just telling you, you look a little... 266 00:16:59,470 --> 00:17:00,470 Chubby. 267 00:17:01,370 --> 00:17:02,490 Simple storytelling. 268 00:17:02,890 --> 00:17:06,890 Hot blonde chick picking on the girl who doesn't look like everybody else. And I 269 00:17:06,890 --> 00:17:10,650 knew people in high school like that because I felt like Lita. It was super 270 00:17:10,650 --> 00:17:15,670 relatable. Lita, above everything else, is a loser. 271 00:17:16,930 --> 00:17:18,750 These paths have to cross. 272 00:17:19,030 --> 00:17:20,670 This is a perfect storm situation. 273 00:17:21,210 --> 00:17:26,109 This rivalry between these two women has to be a match because we have to pay 274 00:17:26,109 --> 00:17:27,109 this off. 275 00:17:28,930 --> 00:17:35,410 Every ounce of pain and suffering welling up inside of me, Trish, 276 00:17:35,410 --> 00:17:39,030 I'm going to take it all out on you. 277 00:17:45,510 --> 00:17:51,110 We have been waiting a long time for Lena to get her hands on Trish Stratus. 278 00:17:51,110 --> 00:17:53,850 is so deeply personal here with these two. 279 00:17:55,630 --> 00:17:58,610 The fans were just like, oh, my God, when she gets her hands on Trish 280 00:17:58,610 --> 00:17:59,610 it is going to be something. 281 00:18:01,350 --> 00:18:07,630 Trish and Lita raised the stakes to take a women's feud to new heights. 282 00:18:08,090 --> 00:18:09,190 Oh, no! 283 00:18:09,550 --> 00:18:11,890 And Trish goes face first into that steel chair. 284 00:18:13,770 --> 00:18:17,390 I thought it was so cool that they were willing to take it to the extent they 285 00:18:17,390 --> 00:18:18,610 did and bring out weapons. 286 00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:28,260 Survivor Series 2004, 287 00:18:28,980 --> 00:18:34,100 the match ends by disqualification because Lita hits Trish with a chair. 288 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:44,300 The image of seeing Trish 289 00:18:44,300 --> 00:18:50,180 Stratus' bloody face after being hit by a chair from Lita was not anything we 290 00:18:50,180 --> 00:18:52,360 had seen between women before in WWE. 291 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:54,720 Parnage knows no gender. 292 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,560 Look at Tracer. Her nose, 293 00:19:00,060 --> 00:19:02,080 her face, all busted up. 294 00:19:02,660 --> 00:19:09,240 I have never seen, oh no, two females in anything resembling this environment 295 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,420 in my career. 296 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:17,020 I had a bloody face. She was pissed. The fans wanted it so badly. And so by the 297 00:19:17,020 --> 00:19:19,100 time our next match came, it was epic. 298 00:19:20,490 --> 00:19:23,730 We're live here on Monday Night Raw, Charlotte, North Carolina. 299 00:19:24,110 --> 00:19:26,330 I will never forget that night in Charlotte. 300 00:19:26,530 --> 00:19:31,270 Trish and I walk into the building and everyone is smiling at us, that's 301 00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:33,050 us. And we're like, that's weird. 302 00:19:33,390 --> 00:19:34,490 Something's happening here. 303 00:19:35,130 --> 00:19:37,830 There's a board there that sort of outlines the card. 304 00:19:38,450 --> 00:19:41,230 And we were listed as a main event. 305 00:19:42,570 --> 00:19:45,110 And I just, people were like, oh man, congratulations. 306 00:19:45,470 --> 00:19:46,470 We were like, what's happening? 307 00:19:46,590 --> 00:19:49,510 We just, it was, it just was unheard of. It was absolutely unheard of for 308 00:19:49,510 --> 00:19:50,610 females to be in that position. 309 00:19:50,910 --> 00:19:51,990 You know what I did last week? 310 00:19:52,870 --> 00:19:54,510 It's nothing compared to tonight. 311 00:19:55,650 --> 00:19:58,390 It was too much at first because I thought, gosh, we have such a huge 312 00:19:58,390 --> 00:20:00,690 responsibility for us. They're giving us this moment. 313 00:20:01,630 --> 00:20:07,010 They got the headline Monday Night Raw in a time where that simply did not 314 00:20:07,010 --> 00:20:08,210 happen for women. 315 00:20:08,510 --> 00:20:11,190 We had to not only deliver, you have to over deliver. 316 00:20:11,980 --> 00:20:14,660 And that was the only way we could be given more opportunities. 317 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:18,060 And so there was a lot of pressure to have perfection involved in these 318 00:20:18,060 --> 00:20:19,340 opportunities to get the next one. 319 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:24,600 The main event spot was for the most popular men in the company to have 320 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:26,840 Rock, 321 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,500 Austin, John Cena, Triple H. 322 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:36,840 So when that all of a sudden becomes Trish Stratus and Lita, it signaled to 323 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,160 audience, these women are the real deal. 324 00:20:40,910 --> 00:20:44,690 That spot was earned, and it was earned on their rivalry and the fact that the 325 00:20:44,690 --> 00:20:47,070 fans desperately wanted to see it. 326 00:20:49,050 --> 00:20:54,810 When it was told to everyone that the main event was going to be Lita versus 327 00:20:54,810 --> 00:20:58,990 Trish, I got choked up. I was like, I cannot believe this is happening. This 328 00:20:58,990 --> 00:21:03,190 what we've been wanting for so long, to be valued as equal with the men, and now 329 00:21:03,190 --> 00:21:05,990 they have this opportunity to prove what they can do. 330 00:21:07,020 --> 00:21:13,340 I was sitting ringside in 2004 as a senior in high school, seeing history 331 00:21:13,340 --> 00:21:15,820 made in the main event of RAW. 332 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,280 The strategy women's champion still suffering from the effects of the broken 333 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:25,580 nose that she suffered at the hands of Lita at the Survivor Series. 334 00:21:26,360 --> 00:21:27,820 We were at the top of our game. 335 00:21:28,100 --> 00:21:32,740 Our priority was to deliver to the fans, but we also wanted to deliver to 336 00:21:32,740 --> 00:21:35,240 everyone in the office that knew that we could do this. 337 00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:38,820 And it's all about the title, but I think it's about a whole lot more. 338 00:21:44,020 --> 00:21:45,840 Oh, look at that matrix move. 339 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,780 Put it into the hitting combination. 340 00:21:51,420 --> 00:21:53,120 Oh, no, no. 341 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:57,180 Now the base and the back body drop over the top rope all the way to the floor. 342 00:21:58,300 --> 00:22:02,480 There's a backstage monitor that's for talent to view what's happening. 343 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:06,500 And everybody wanted to see what were they going to do? Were they going to be 344 00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:07,500 able to pull this off? 345 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:14,900 I wanted to do the 346 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:15,900 dive to the outside. 347 00:22:16,340 --> 00:22:22,880 I had to make this downward trajectory at Trish. And then I just heard 348 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,040 the gasp from the crowd. 349 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:29,460 Seeing her land like that. 350 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:34,700 It scared the crap out of me, and it just looked so bad. Like, her heels were 351 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:37,260 touching the back of her head, and I couldn't believe that she was even 352 00:22:37,260 --> 00:22:38,340 attempting this dive. 353 00:22:39,380 --> 00:22:43,960 Trish kind of started absorbing the impact before I fully collided with her, 354 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:48,560 kind of giving me nothing to dive into except the ground. 355 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,320 She just lands face first. 356 00:22:51,540 --> 00:22:55,060 Her feet don't touch the ground at the same time as her nose. It was so scary, 357 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,780 even without the fact that she already had a pretty serious neck injury. 358 00:22:59,470 --> 00:23:02,270 I can't believe that Lita's back in the ring and back on her feet. 359 00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:04,850 I couldn't believe she got back up and continued. 360 00:23:07,510 --> 00:23:08,510 Wait a minute. 361 00:23:08,790 --> 00:23:10,730 Trish has taken off that protective mask. 362 00:23:10,970 --> 00:23:15,470 Look at her. She used that protective mask as a weapon. There's not a damn 363 00:23:15,470 --> 00:23:16,470 wrong with her nose. 364 00:23:17,170 --> 00:23:19,330 Got a superplex. Not this. No. 365 00:23:19,570 --> 00:23:20,730 Not a superplex. 366 00:23:21,270 --> 00:23:26,670 Two beautiful women crashing and burning all for the sake of the women's title. 367 00:23:28,620 --> 00:23:32,120 Knowing that women were capable of that was just inspiring. 368 00:23:59,210 --> 00:24:03,110 I can't believe the effort, the heart, both women displayed. 369 00:24:05,150 --> 00:24:08,170 Definitely if I had to pick out one moment of my career that I felt like the 370 00:24:08,170 --> 00:24:11,790 most satisfied, it would have been stepping back through the curtain after 371 00:24:11,790 --> 00:24:16,030 match. And the entire locker room was there, like, congratulating us. 372 00:24:16,910 --> 00:24:21,210 Our fellow wrestlers were excited for Lita and Trish because they knew that 373 00:24:21,210 --> 00:24:24,210 had earned the spot through their work. 374 00:24:24,650 --> 00:24:27,790 When they put them in the main event slot for that Monday Night Raw, 375 00:24:29,870 --> 00:24:31,210 The guys were cheering for them. 376 00:24:33,550 --> 00:24:37,890 The work we had done took us to that moment, and to share it with Lita was, I 377 00:24:37,890 --> 00:24:40,570 mean, extra special, the fact that we got to do that together, and we'll 378 00:24:40,570 --> 00:24:41,850 have that moment now between us. 379 00:24:42,950 --> 00:24:47,210 They were prepared when the moment came for them, and that's why they succeeded. 380 00:24:47,370 --> 00:24:52,570 It was a huge win to see that happening, and then, like, that kind of cracking 381 00:24:52,570 --> 00:24:56,750 the door open for more. And did you see yourself in that position in that 382 00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:57,750 moment? Hell yeah. 383 00:24:57,950 --> 00:24:58,950 Yeah, hell yeah. Hell yeah. 384 00:25:01,710 --> 00:25:08,050 For them to compete in the main event of Monday Night Raw was a statement that 385 00:25:08,050 --> 00:25:13,610 they had arrived. Not only did they absolutely tear the house down with 386 00:25:13,610 --> 00:25:18,290 match, but the ratings reflected how much the audience cared, how much they 387 00:25:18,290 --> 00:25:23,590 interested in this match. And it was a turning point in the evolution of the 388 00:25:23,590 --> 00:25:24,590 women's division. 389 00:25:36,150 --> 00:25:37,990 Christian Lita main evented Raw. 390 00:25:38,490 --> 00:25:42,290 In wrestling, when you see a match that draws that kind of reaction, there's 391 00:25:42,290 --> 00:25:43,290 only one thing to do. 392 00:25:43,790 --> 00:25:44,790 Do it again. 393 00:25:46,250 --> 00:25:50,950 One of the most anticipated rematches in the women's division that I can ever 394 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:51,950 remember. 395 00:25:53,260 --> 00:25:57,020 This is exactly what we were working towards, you know, like the main event 396 00:25:57,020 --> 00:26:00,380 Raw and then, you know, hitting that milestone and then just moving into this 397 00:26:00,380 --> 00:26:03,980 rivalry that everyone coveted to see us together and really like face off at 398 00:26:03,980 --> 00:26:04,980 this moment. 399 00:26:10,140 --> 00:26:10,620 Really 400 00:26:10,620 --> 00:26:17,860 early 401 00:26:17,860 --> 00:26:22,700 on, I do a Thuz press off the apron onto the ground. 402 00:26:23,070 --> 00:26:27,910 And I remember landing, cursing, and Trish saying, are you okay? 403 00:26:28,250 --> 00:26:30,970 And all I kept saying was, give me a minute. 404 00:26:31,470 --> 00:26:33,390 Because the answer was no, but I didn't want to say no. 405 00:26:36,770 --> 00:26:40,730 So we get back in the ring, and I try to stand up, and I can't. I mean, there's 406 00:26:40,730 --> 00:26:42,470 just, like, nothing I can do. 407 00:26:46,670 --> 00:26:52,870 I was going to win that night, so our finish had to be changed on the fly. 408 00:26:53,210 --> 00:26:56,250 And this does not bode well for the champion. 409 00:26:56,510 --> 00:27:00,350 Lita knew that she was seriously injured, so you had to make a switch. 410 00:27:00,350 --> 00:27:03,670 the opportunity right there to do it, so you just do what you have to do. 411 00:27:07,310 --> 00:27:11,670 Lita's leg gave away again, a hook of the leg, and that's it. 412 00:27:11,970 --> 00:27:13,330 Trish regains the title. 413 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,040 I ended up becoming champ at that point. 414 00:27:17,780 --> 00:27:21,020 Lita had the worst luck at getting injured at the worst time. 415 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:28,400 In the moment, you have to make decisions to do the best that you can to 416 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,200 business that you were set out to do. 417 00:27:30,420 --> 00:27:34,120 All you know is you screwed up the finish. 418 00:27:34,380 --> 00:27:35,680 You don't care about you. 419 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,740 It's like I screwed up the finish. 420 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,240 Lita's face really tells the story better than we can. 421 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,700 She was out a year with a neck injury, and now... 422 00:27:44,910 --> 00:27:46,910 We don't know how long she may be out with this. 423 00:27:47,490 --> 00:27:50,170 This is the only time I've never been able to finish a match. 424 00:27:50,990 --> 00:27:56,110 And they're like, oh, you tore everything in your knee, ACL, MCL, 425 00:27:56,110 --> 00:27:56,989 at once. 426 00:27:56,990 --> 00:28:00,530 Then I was like, crap, this means I'm out for a really long time. 427 00:28:01,430 --> 00:28:04,170 A really, really devastating injury for me. 428 00:28:05,090 --> 00:28:06,670 Lita's had some massive injuries. 429 00:28:07,470 --> 00:28:11,230 I feel like the elephant in the room when it comes to injuries and what we do 430 00:28:11,230 --> 00:28:15,550 is... When people say, hey, you'll pick right back up, it's not. 431 00:28:15,870 --> 00:28:16,990 That's not true. 432 00:28:17,610 --> 00:28:19,390 Sometimes people don't come back the same. 433 00:28:19,630 --> 00:28:22,030 Sometimes the opportunity has completely passed. 434 00:28:22,450 --> 00:28:25,750 When she comes back, it's got to be a whole new thing. 435 00:28:26,950 --> 00:28:31,590 One of the best things about WWE is that you can have a rivalry repeat itself 436 00:28:31,590 --> 00:28:34,830 but feel completely different because the roles are reversed. 437 00:28:36,410 --> 00:28:42,000 When Lita went away for a while due to injury and came back, In 2005, 438 00:28:42,380 --> 00:28:46,340 she was a different version of Lena. 439 00:28:47,580 --> 00:28:54,340 She's now in a relationship with Edge, who is one of the worst guys in the 440 00:28:54,340 --> 00:28:55,400 business at the time. 441 00:28:55,620 --> 00:29:00,960 You know, just when you think you've got life all figured out and you know just 442 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:04,540 that path you're going to take, it can all change. 443 00:29:05,580 --> 00:29:09,340 Her being the type of good guy she was for so long, it's kind of hard to get 444 00:29:09,340 --> 00:29:10,820 fans really hating you. 445 00:29:11,060 --> 00:29:15,080 But I think you have to go all in. You can't just go half -assed. You can't be 446 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,340 scared to make the people hate you. And that's really what she had to do. She 447 00:29:18,340 --> 00:29:19,340 just had to go all in. 448 00:29:19,540 --> 00:29:23,260 That is one cold -hearted woman right there. She's enjoying every single 449 00:29:23,260 --> 00:29:24,260 of this, guys. 450 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:29,000 Once she started playing this role of this evil woman that just didn't care 451 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,500 about anybody else, you just wanted to hate her. 452 00:29:34,890 --> 00:29:41,450 It's having to take a backseat to a no -talent slut like you. 453 00:29:42,590 --> 00:29:44,770 They were able to pull you in with something different. 454 00:29:45,250 --> 00:29:47,490 This time, Lita's the bad guy. 455 00:29:47,930 --> 00:29:48,930 Oh, my! 456 00:29:49,090 --> 00:29:51,390 Patricia's not going to back down from Lita. I'll tell you that. 457 00:29:51,670 --> 00:29:55,010 Watch it. She's got a hold of it. Good guy, bad guy. We could swap the roles. 458 00:29:55,550 --> 00:29:56,249 Oh, no! 459 00:29:56,250 --> 00:30:00,170 What a spear by Lita, taking a page out of Edge's playbook. 460 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:07,060 At this point, it seems like the rivalry is going to start heating up all over 461 00:30:07,060 --> 00:30:08,060 again. 462 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:15,620 But in 2006, 463 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,520 Trish gets to kind of a crossroads in her career. 464 00:30:20,540 --> 00:30:24,700 2006, I was faced with a decision of continuing my contract or not. 465 00:30:25,020 --> 00:30:27,920 My mom had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the time. 466 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,680 So it was a tough decision because at this point, obviously, we are at the 467 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:33,040 highest point we could be in the women's division. 468 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,480 Even our female demographic has increased. 469 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:39,000 We've got more kids watching that are women and girls and they're looking up 470 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,240 us as role models who are like strong, powerful women. It's really empowering 471 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:43,240 be in that position. 472 00:30:43,660 --> 00:30:47,060 But I felt fulfilled. I really felt good. And so when my mom got diagnosed 473 00:30:47,060 --> 00:30:50,060 that, I just knew that it was a sign from the universe. Like, it's time. It's 474 00:30:50,060 --> 00:30:51,019 just time. 475 00:30:51,020 --> 00:30:55,900 I guess it's true that Trish is indeed going to retire from WWE. 476 00:30:57,150 --> 00:31:02,130 Thank you for coming on this amazing, awesome ride. 477 00:31:03,010 --> 00:31:06,870 I was crying. I couldn't believe that Trish Stratus was retiring. 478 00:31:07,950 --> 00:31:14,890 Trish was the number one woman in pro wrestling. But at this point, Lita wins 479 00:31:14,890 --> 00:31:16,230 the women's championship again. 480 00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:20,230 Lita won the women's championship. 481 00:31:20,690 --> 00:31:23,730 Then I got a call from Vince, and he said, well, we're going to be in 482 00:31:24,820 --> 00:31:29,880 And I think that would be a great place for you to have a retirement match. I 483 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:30,940 was like, oh my gosh, yeah, okay. 484 00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:34,000 One last time, one last match, Trish and Lita. 485 00:31:35,900 --> 00:31:38,140 For the women's championship, what do you say? 486 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,560 Okay, so Unforgiven in your hometown. 487 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:45,680 It's on. 488 00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:50,380 As a good friend of mine used to say, just bring it, bitch. 489 00:31:56,140 --> 00:32:01,580 Ladies and gentlemen, live to Toronto, Canada, for the ninth annual 490 00:32:01,580 --> 00:32:03,680 known as Unforgiven. 491 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:09,860 My retirement match, it would be in my hometown, it would be against Lita, and 492 00:32:09,860 --> 00:32:10,920 it would be for the Women's Championship. 493 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,920 We knew what the crowd was feeling. It was something that was palpable in the 494 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:21,880 arena. It couldn't have been written better, you know, in our hometown, for 495 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,180 to be able to ruffle together. 496 00:32:25,260 --> 00:32:27,420 Trish Prattis' hometown here tonight in Toronto. 497 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:30,200 Fans anxiously await her arrival. 498 00:32:32,740 --> 00:32:37,680 Trish's retirement match, and you're already grinning and smiling. What were 499 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:42,400 going through when you saw that? I was mad because I was just on the cusp, just 500 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,440 on the cusp of getting into WWE. 501 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:46,440 And I'm like, Trish is leaving? No. 502 00:32:46,660 --> 00:32:49,360 That was one of my dream matches, somebody that I wanted to compete 503 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:58,640 But at the same time, hey, it takes a lot of self -awareness to be able to 504 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:02,000 away when you are at the pinnacle of your career. 505 00:33:02,380 --> 00:33:04,720 Trish, new, I want to leave on top. 506 00:33:24,899 --> 00:33:31,720 A standing ovation from over 16 ,000 fans for Trish Stratus' last 507 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:37,180 match. Trish can break the record and become the first ever seven -time 508 00:33:37,180 --> 00:33:41,760 champion. That would be a Hollywood -type ending. That would be something 509 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,340 movies are made of. 510 00:33:43,540 --> 00:33:47,200 It's such a special thing, creating these moments between two characters 511 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,880 you know, were so dynamic and so diverse. 512 00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:52,880 These two women have had a long... 513 00:33:53,420 --> 00:33:57,260 hate relationship since they first crossed paths in 2000. 514 00:34:00,260 --> 00:34:05,200 The chemistry that they had was just, you don't get that all the time. 515 00:34:06,700 --> 00:34:09,600 I don't want to have a rivalry like that. 516 00:34:09,900 --> 00:34:15,560 We always brought out the best from each other from day one. 517 00:34:16,260 --> 00:34:21,239 We have really strong telepathy while we're punching each other in the face. 518 00:34:22,190 --> 00:34:23,429 hammering each other. Wow. 519 00:34:23,630 --> 00:34:25,510 You're in a real precarious position. 520 00:34:26,090 --> 00:34:27,190 Oh, my God. 521 00:34:28,110 --> 00:34:32,670 That night, we get to go out there and remind ourselves why we do this. 522 00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:35,949 This is a slugfest. Oh, this is great. 523 00:34:36,230 --> 00:34:37,429 What a match this is. 524 00:34:37,830 --> 00:34:41,610 My final moment was with Lita, and we got to do our magic out there. 525 00:34:43,030 --> 00:34:44,070 Oh, wait a minute. 526 00:34:45,330 --> 00:34:48,429 Wait a minute. Look at this. Wait a minute here. 527 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:17,340 Here is your winner by submission and the new WWE 528 00:35:17,340 --> 00:35:21,160 Women's Champion, Trish Stratus! 529 00:35:22,540 --> 00:35:27,080 What an ovation, and rightfully so in her last match. 530 00:35:30,300 --> 00:35:35,620 A storybook ending to have my retirement match against my all -time rival, Lita, 531 00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:39,280 in my hometown of Toronto in front of my family and friends. I mean, a dream. 532 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:45,160 It's been a long journey to get here. It's kind of rewarding just to come and 533 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:50,160 in hometown and have that love and to leave with this all -time champion. 534 00:35:51,370 --> 00:35:52,630 It was a dream come true. 535 00:35:53,550 --> 00:35:57,070 I was just honored to be Trisha's last match. 536 00:35:58,370 --> 00:36:03,690 Our paths have just paralleled each other's for so long. 537 00:36:04,490 --> 00:36:08,730 And because I did feel satisfied with my accomplishments. 538 00:36:09,170 --> 00:36:13,550 Competing in her final match, Lita! 539 00:36:15,170 --> 00:36:17,950 I think this chapter, for now. 540 00:36:18,990 --> 00:36:21,560 DDT! has come to an end. 541 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:35,460 Trish retired and then Lita followed her and then that's the end of an era. 542 00:36:36,420 --> 00:36:40,280 Lita, just moments ago you lost to Mickie James. A lot of people retire and 543 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:41,280 eventually come back. 544 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,760 Are you retired for good or will we ever see you wrestle again? 545 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:47,980 I kind of feel like it's the first day of the rest of my life. 546 00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:50,580 I don't see it anytime soon. That's all I can say. 547 00:36:51,540 --> 00:36:57,100 They were really gone. But then the women's division completely changes in 548 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:03,620 You have this revolution where all of a sudden female superstars are treated 549 00:37:03,620 --> 00:37:04,840 with the respect that they deserve. 550 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:10,740 For the first time ever, women will step foot inside hell in a cell. 551 00:37:10,980 --> 00:37:17,640 Tonight, we make history. The first ever women's Money in the Bank ladder match. 552 00:37:18,710 --> 00:37:23,750 From Lita and Trish making an impact in a way that women had never done before 553 00:37:23,750 --> 00:37:28,110 to evolve into the women's division where everyone is a superstar. 554 00:37:28,450 --> 00:37:30,570 That is an incredible accomplishment. 555 00:37:30,990 --> 00:37:35,690 For the very first time in all women's Royal Rumble match. 556 00:37:37,350 --> 00:37:42,470 The opportunity came for the first ever Women's Royal Rumble. And I remember I 557 00:37:42,470 --> 00:37:45,690 got the call and I called Lita and I was like, oh, my God, are we doing this? 558 00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:55,560 For the first time ever, 30 women will compete in a Royal Rumble match. 559 00:37:56,260 --> 00:37:57,460 Oh, hello. Hello. 560 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,520 This is awesome. 561 00:38:02,060 --> 00:38:06,260 Anytime there's something special that is particular to the women, you can't 562 00:38:06,260 --> 00:38:10,540 invite Trish. You can't not invite Lita. They're dignitaries in what they 563 00:38:10,540 --> 00:38:11,540 brought to it. 564 00:38:24,490 --> 00:38:28,030 We have to do this, but you know, God, but those girls are really good. We 565 00:38:28,030 --> 00:38:29,130 haven't been in the ring in so long. 566 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,740 Back in the day, we went out there trying to change the perception of 567 00:38:33,740 --> 00:38:37,560 wrestling and what women could do in the ring. We're taking the past and the 568 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:42,640 present and we're melding it. It's been a minute since I've been around, but I 569 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:43,640 see the significance. 570 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:47,480 So much respect in those locker rooms because a lot of the girls that are 571 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:53,060 now were Trish fans or Lita fans. They were fans of that generation, which 572 00:38:53,060 --> 00:38:55,380 inspired them to be wrestlers. 573 00:38:56,040 --> 00:39:00,220 Lita is number one, who I was like, if she's in it, I'm going to lose my mind 574 00:39:00,220 --> 00:39:04,220 because she was like my freaking hero. I wanted to be exactly like her. Then 575 00:39:04,220 --> 00:39:06,480 Trish, of course, because of their storylines together. 576 00:39:07,580 --> 00:39:10,820 Literally, you and Trish were like the reason where I was like, dude, we can 577 00:39:10,820 --> 00:39:13,920 still do that. And like, that's why we're doing it. And now we all get to 578 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:17,540 experience it together. It's freaking, it's so crazy. 579 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:20,140 All right, here we go, guys. Good. Three, two, and one. 580 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:29,240 I'm super excited, but I'd say I'm maybe a little more nervous than I am 581 00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:32,840 excited. I don't want to ruin the Royal Rumble. It's the first ever, if you 582 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:33,698 haven't heard. 583 00:39:33,700 --> 00:39:39,980 The following contest is the first ever 30 -woman Royal... 584 00:39:51,790 --> 00:39:56,730 Just to pop in there and be able to mix it up with these current women that are 585 00:39:56,730 --> 00:39:57,730 just killing it. 586 00:40:14,230 --> 00:40:18,370 Let's make the most of every single day that we're here from now until we're 587 00:40:18,370 --> 00:40:19,370 not. 588 00:40:20,970 --> 00:40:25,130 the greatest WWE women's champion of all time. 589 00:40:25,970 --> 00:40:29,390 We were just like so excited to like, first of all, still be thought of to 590 00:40:29,390 --> 00:40:31,770 back and do this and, you know, get back in the mix. 591 00:40:33,270 --> 00:40:40,270 And then later on, we ended up in the first ever all women's 592 00:40:40,270 --> 00:40:43,570 pay -per -view, you know, evolution happened and we did a tag team there. 593 00:41:00,420 --> 00:41:04,320 Tagging together at Evolution, you get to have the special moment, but you get 594 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:05,320 to have it with your friends. 595 00:41:05,720 --> 00:41:10,460 The Attitude Era is back in shiny bright for one night only. 596 00:41:10,780 --> 00:41:11,960 Lita and Trish. 597 00:41:13,140 --> 00:41:14,680 That's how we do it in the Attitude Era. 598 00:41:16,740 --> 00:41:18,400 I look at them as besties. 599 00:41:18,890 --> 00:41:22,210 Yeah. When I see them, they're one and the same. 600 00:41:22,930 --> 00:41:26,190 You realize how special your bond was when you leave the business and you 601 00:41:26,190 --> 00:41:29,330 stay connected, right? The fact that we stayed best friends through all that. 602 00:41:29,370 --> 00:41:30,590 She became my son's godmother. 603 00:41:31,510 --> 00:41:34,130 Because we shared so much together. We shared a whole lifetime together. 604 00:41:34,770 --> 00:41:37,850 It's so crazy that it's like two years of FaceTiming. I know. 605 00:41:38,190 --> 00:41:42,690 Finally. I know. And what? I don't know. We still have the telepathy. 606 00:41:43,270 --> 00:41:44,370 She's my bestie. 607 00:41:44,830 --> 00:41:46,150 We're part of each other's family. 608 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:50,200 Me and you, we have been through so much together. 609 00:41:50,720 --> 00:41:53,480 You know what I'm saying? I mean, think of the history, you know? 610 00:41:54,660 --> 00:41:55,660 Trish and Lita. 611 00:41:56,500 --> 00:41:58,820 Lita and Trish both transcend. 612 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:02,640 If Trish Stratus and Lita walked through the airport, you knew who they were. 613 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:03,800 They were stars. 614 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,460 Most important robbery in women's wrestling history. 615 00:42:07,740 --> 00:42:11,820 Because if that's not successful, they get sent back a year. 616 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:14,000 No! 617 00:42:15,850 --> 00:42:18,410 two of the pillars on which these young ladies today stand. 618 00:42:18,890 --> 00:42:24,330 I personally have gratitude because if that opportunity had not succeeded like 619 00:42:24,330 --> 00:42:25,910 it had, there's no best thing. 620 00:42:26,430 --> 00:42:31,230 They change everyone's minds and open doors for a whole new generation and 621 00:42:31,230 --> 00:42:32,450 inspire all of us. 622 00:42:32,830 --> 00:42:38,450 These two women have battled so many times. They have taken the rivalry to a 623 00:42:38,450 --> 00:42:44,330 level. Trish Lito rivalry will always be held as a benchmark, especially with 624 00:42:44,330 --> 00:42:47,370 looking at today's standard of women's wrestling. 625 00:42:48,110 --> 00:42:52,170 It's a really special time, and I'd like to think that the work we did back in 626 00:42:52,170 --> 00:42:55,190 the day, it's like the spark that started a wildfire. 627 00:42:56,470 --> 00:43:00,610 We were able to go out there and show people that this is what we can do and 628 00:43:00,610 --> 00:43:01,308 can deliver. 629 00:43:01,310 --> 00:43:05,830 This is a rivalry unlike any other. Together we changed the perception of 630 00:43:05,830 --> 00:43:06,830 females can do in this business.