Trish Stratus Open to 2026 WWE Return After Quiet 2025

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus remains open to an in-ring return in 2026, according to industry reports, following a surprisingly subdued year in 2025 that marked her 25th anniversary with the company.

Stratus, now 50, made several non-wrestling appearances throughout 2025 but competed in only three matches, leading to widespread surprise among WWE insiders and those close to her. Her last bout came in July at the Evolution event, where she lost to then-Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton. Earlier that year, she participated in the Women's Royal Rumble, which was won by Charlotte Flair, and teamed with Stratton at the Elimination Chamber in her hometown of Toronto to defeat Candice LeRae and Nia Jax. She did not wrestle at all in 2024.

The limited activity disappointed many who anticipated a larger role to celebrate her milestone year. WWE had internally discussed concepts for a "25 Years of Trish Stratus" storyline or match, but those ideas never advanced. Sean Ross Sapp, reporting for Fightful Select, noted that both WWE personnel and Stratus's associates were caught off guard by the quiet period. "There were a lot of people around her and in WWE that were very surprised she...