Source: Toronto Sun
Trish Stratus spoke with TorontoSun.com about receiving the “Iron” Mike Mazurki Award and her time in the ring.
On her decision to retire and if she ever looks back:
“It think takes a certain braveness or courage to step away when you’re on top and just confidently walk away knowing that ‘I’m satisfied with what I did’ and I’m ready to start the next chapter,” Stratus admitted. “And I haven’t looked back.”
Does she still watch WWE programming?:
“You forget this crazy, whirlwind that you created and the impact that it left because you do remove yourself a little bit from it,” she said. “I still watch Raw, I tune into Total Divas once in a while so I’m connected to it, but I’m out of it (at the same time).”
“I still get fan mail and I still get letters,” she added. “You forget the worldwide reach of WWE.”
About receiving the award?:
“It’s crazy. When Ron Hutchison gave me the news, I was like ‘Are you kidding me?’ I don’t even know what to say. I’m completely humbled by it. I think it’s very forward thinking of them to do this,” The Cac has handed out the honour for more than 50 years.
And being inducted by Hutchison, who trained me at Toronto’s famed Sully’s Gym, makes the honour even more special.
“He’s my wrestling papa,” “He definitely gave me an opportunity and he was someone I could always come back to and talk to about the business and he would always give it to me straight.”