G.L.O.W (Glorious ladies of wrestling)

#3 Trish Stratus

Trish – One of the greatest

You cannot talk about women's’ wrestling of the 2000s without mentioning Trish Stratus.

Trish had it all – looks, curves and most importantly, wrestling skills.

Initially making her mark as a heel - managing the likes of Test, Albert, Val Venis and Kurt Angle – Stratus was portrayed as a vamp who had no qualms about using her ‘booty’ to entice and distract the opponents of her team of wrestlers during their matches.

Her sexy dresses and proclivity to show off her assets ensured that the WWE fans were more than excited to see her make an appearance. Trish’s first major angle saw her become the on-screen mistress of Vince McMahon ( wow, if there was a count on the number of Divas who were in that role!!!) and she turned face at Wrestlemania 17 when she finally double crossed an overbearing McMahon.

While Trish had rarely wrestled during her initial stint as a manager, she decided to concentrate on her in ring skills following the turn. She had already shown the willingness to take nasty bumps – the most spectacular being a top rope powerbomb through a table at the hands of Bubba Ray Dudley in 2000.

Confounding critics’ expectations of failure, Trish became one of the greatest women to ever step foot inside the ring during her in-ring run from 2001-06. Displaying a vast array of exciting manouevres, the Canadian won the Womens’ title seven times during that period.

She would perform admirably as both a heel and face champion – her heelish association with Christian in 2005 and her feud with real life friend Lita around the same time were widely appreciated by fans.

She would retire in the best manner possible, winning the Womens’ title from Lita at Unforgiven 2006. Trish is widely considered as one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time.

Trish currently owns a yoga studio and has also hosted various television shows during her time away from the WWE.