Dwayne Johnson proved to be a prominent inspiration for Trish Stratus when he said some kind words of encouragement to her. Trish Stratus is one of the most renowned WWE (formerly WWF) female wrestlers ever. Her contribution to the sport brought countless achievements to her name, and she was even named the most significant women’s superstar of all time.
Trish Stratus started her career in the WWE at its peak Attitude Era. It was a moment when she was surrounded by some of the most renowned names in the sport. She discussed that Dwayne Johnson was one of the most generous people she came around. She explained how The Rock gave her some crucial advice during the early days of her career.
What did Dwayne Johnson say to Trish Stratus?
During a conversation on the Out of Character podcast, Trish Stratus gave an insight into the early days of her career. She revealed that Dwayne Johnson turned out a generous and kind personality as he considered her as his equal.
“I mean, for sure The Rock was someone who was really, I would just say very generous in offering me so much help. I mean he took me aside one time and he said, ‘You could be the female Rock.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, that sounds good. Yes, I want to do that,’ you know? And he just meant like, you can go out there and you could entertain.”
Trish Stratus revealed that Dwayne Johnson had a perfect balance in his personality. The Diva of the Decade disclosed that she was also striving to set up a flawless balance of character and athlete in her personality, and The Rock’s kind words helped her to do so.
“He had that perfect balance. It’s the same thing while I grew up, Macho Man was my guy. He had that perfect balance of character and athlete. Just a perfect balance and I feel like that’s what the Rock offered and I wanted to do that as well.”
Trish Stratus also added that she looked up to Dwayne Johnson as he checked all the boxes needed in a performer out there. The presently 48-year-old wrestler went on to win the WWE Women’s Championship a record seven times. She also has the record of having the longest reign of any woman champion in the 21st century after holding her championship for 448 days.
What did Trish Stratus say about her controversial WWE moment?
Trish Stratus mostly appeared in s*xually themed story arcs in WWE. However, she raised eyebrows after being featured in one of the most controversial moments in the show yet. It was a story arc where the WWE Hardcore Champion was asked to act like a dog, bark, and then strip on the ring by the former head, Vince McMahon.
The hardcore WWE viewers still remember the moment when Vince McMahon humiliated Stratus publicly. But according to her, she had another motive behind agreeing to that story angle. While speaking at The Love Of Wrestling convention in Liverpool (via Metro), she revealed that she knew that she would get a chance to slap McMahon, a moment which she regarded important for her character.
“Vince pitched the angle to me like this — ‘so we’re going to have this angle where you are barking like a dog and get really humiliated, and basically hit rock bottom.’ And I was like, ‘amazing!’. Because I knew a couple of weeks later, I would be getting my comeuppance on him and I would be slapping him on the grandest stage of them all, which is Wrestlemania, and turning on him. I was going on to stand up for myself, not needing a man to lean on and fighting for what I needed to fight for.”
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Later in Wrestlemania X-7 that year, Trish Stratus got her sweet on-screen revenge after slapping Vince McMahon hard and becoming a fan favorite. She did not shy away from revealing that it was a vital part of her character, and she enjoyed doing that.
