You don’t even have to like me…
But you will respect me…
You know why?
That melody greeted the fans inside of the Toyota Center as Trish Stratus entered from behind the curtain, carrying the EBWF Women’s Championship that she had earned from Sasha Banks in a storied matchup at EBWF’s 14th Anniversary Celebration, Fanniversary. The crowd gave Trish a very positive reaction, and she responded by moving down the ramp and entering the ring, before extending the women’s championship title, wide from her left hand, and taking a very dramatic bow. She snapped back up, holding the championship above her head, and then she moved to ringside to take a microphone from the time keeper.
Trish Stratus: I said it. I said I’d do it. I said that I would finally end the reign of Sasha Banks, and here I stand today the EBWF Women’s Champion!
The crowd was happy of that, and expressed as much with their cheers.
Trish Stratus: But there is absolutely no rest for the wicked, because while Sasha’s stopped running her mouth and is off licking her wounds somewhere, a new challenger has answered the call. I’m grateful I didn’t have to face Eva Marie for the championship, because if we’re being honest, no one wants to see me take down another member of that rag tag band.
Trish put her tongue to the inside of her cheek and gave a little smirk.
Trish Stratus: Last week on Warfare we named a new number one contender. It seemed very unlikely that a returning AJ Lee would catapult back into prominence, with her desperate little hanger on friend, Paige, but yet, here they are. And now, AJ thinks that she’s going to end my victory lap early by taking this championship away from me tonight at Survivor Series.
Trish shook her head no.
Trish Stratus: I have worked too hard. I have worked too long. I did all of the things necessary to regain this title, and I will be damned if AJ Lee is the one who is going to make a run at stopping me now. Sasha Banks mowed over all of her competition. She beat everyone in her path, and I beat her. So it stands to reason, that I am better than Sasha Banks. Therefore, I am better than everyone Sasha Banks has beaten, including AJ Lee! So this is a non-negotiable, non-starter. I shouldn’t have to face AJ Lee!
The fans were growing a little unsettled at the thought of Trish not wanting to be a defending champion, and the reaction was turning a little more mixed.
Trish Stratus: Facing AJ Lee tonight is a waste of my time. It’s a waste of your money! We all know how this is going to end, I’m going to go out there and be the best damn female wrestler this planet has ever seen, and AJ Lee is going to leave, like she always does, a LOSER.
The mixed reaction continued.
Trish Stratus: Velvet Sky, Torrie Wilson, Sasha Banks, Eva Marie, Summer Rae? Anyone? Where are you now, darlings? So much smack talk, so much to say about me and the legacy I’ve left on this profession and now, ONLY NOW, that I’ve regained the one thing that proves that I am every. last. bit. I’ve what I’ve always claimed to be, do you fall silent. You’re all jokes. And the worst part is that no one is laughing. I’ve finally shut you up, and it feels so good.
Trish laughed.
Trish Stratus: The worst part about being all the way up here at the top…
Trish had moved the title into the hand holding the microphone, and now she held her free hand above her head to illustrate her point.
Trish Stratus: ...is all the trash down here that starts bubbling to the surface for your attention.
She made a wide swooping motion toward the mat.
Trish Stratus: You don’t notice it at first. It’s a sort of stench that just, maybe, gets in your nostrils…
Trish started dramatically inhaling through her nose, and looking around.
Trish Stratus: ...then before you know it, every bimbo with a pulse thinks she deserves, no, no. IS ENTITLED, to a shot at everything you’ve worked so hard for. That’s the problem with these women today. They’re nosey, materialistic, and haven’t paid their dues. They think just because they show up in some shorts shorts with a toned physique that they have what it takes to be the EBWF Women’s Champion. AJ, you’ve been away for a minute, so I’m going to remind you. I’m going to remind you exactly who I am. Trish Stratus, still knocking girls out faster than Bill Cosby. Trish Stratus, going to beat you down like I’m Holly Holm on fight night, except this one would be a whole lot less surprising, though just as Stratusfying.
The crowd reacted to that obvious burn, giving a in unison “whoa” as Trish trudged forward.
Trish Stratus: Trish Stratus, the reigning, and only true top bitch of the EBWF. And don’t you ever forget that.
“Bossy” hit again as Trish dropped the mic and held the EBWF Women’s Championship over her head once more. She then moved out of the ring between the middle and bottom rope, going back up the ramp before bowing again on the stage, leaving the crowd hyped for Survivor Series.
