Fightful.com
Sunday, January 29, 2024
Fightful.com can exclusively confirm that Trish Stratus was seen waiting for a flight at the Philadelphia International Airport late this afternoon, hours before EBWF Last Survivor was set to begin. Our sources can exclusively confirm that Trish was backstage earlier in the day. Trish has been used minimally in EBWF in the last year, and is said to be filling only the most crucial of contractual obligations due to her tumultuous relationship with EBWF's Movie Megastar, Becky Lynch. Last year, Lynch produced a promo package and movie in which two look-a-like actresses portraying Trish and Natalie Neidhart were gunned down by a character portrayed by Lynch.
Trish was said to be furious about another bizarre clip produced by Becky for Last Survivor in which a look-a-like Trish brandished a gun, and held Alexa Bliss and a diner full of people hostage in a strange Pulp Fiction-esque scene where the Trish character was waiting for Becky Lynch to save the day so she could kill her. Trish was said to have had a very heated discussion with Director of Live Events, Paul Heyman. It's been reported that Wes Ikeda had not yet arrived at the arena when this occurred. Our source indicated that Trish usually keeps her displeasure behind closed doors, but that she was absolutely "incensed" and did not care who heard. While leaving, speaking to the way Becky Lynch and her cohort are behaving in the locker room, it is reported that Trish told Jim Ross and Chris Jericho "Joanie is rolling over in her grave.", referencing Joanie Laurer Helmsley, better known as Chyna, the EBWF's long-time Executive Vice President of Production and Programming, who passed in 2016.
Trish and Natalie have both had reactions to these violent scenes produced by Lynch, and some fans have found the content particularly distasteful, given the horrific mass shooting that occurred at EBWF Headquarters on October 24, 2012. A number of people were hurt in the attack, including Wes Ikeda and Nicole Ikeda-Orton who both sustained life threatening injuries. Eleven others died, including Wes Ikeda's 16-year-old daughter, Isabella.
Twitter User @PhillyKingSteak22 sent this photo of Trish at the airport, obviously still dressed for her media scrum in preparation for the event. Trish boarded a plane to St. Louis at 6:15pm and took off shortly before 7pm, one hour before Last Survivor was set to go live. Fightful will continue to report EBWF's reaction to Trish's walkout today at Last Survivor.
