00:00wwe women's championship coming up trish's first shot at a wwe women's championship
00:06since vacating the title in 2006. the 2013 hall of famer still going strong
00:12and ready to take it to tiffany stratton that's next on evolution
00:39what time is it
00:43what time is it
00:51since becoming champion i have realized that there has been a target on my back
00:56some people thought i was in over my head and then i let the pressure get to me
01:02i am always ready
01:10tiffany stratton finds herself in the spotlight of wrestlemania against the 14-time world champion
01:20what a win at wrestlemania for tiffany stratt
01:26ultimate physical test
01:29tiffany stratt is the last woman standing
01:32now my sights are set on evolution and tonight i have a surprise for everybody
01:45a hall of famer perhaps the greatest women's champion of all time
01:54so i would like to offer you the opportunity to face me at evolution for the wwe
02:06women's championship
02:10i've always said that careers are made of moments
02:17what a thunderous ovation for trish stratus here in the hometown
02:23well it's tiffany and trishy time in toronto what a moment for tiffany stratt to be able to team up
02:31with her idol
02:31for strattus the hall of famer returning
02:36you gave me one of my most special moments
02:39by allowing me to wrestle live in front of my kids
02:45but you know what does have a pretty nice ring to it eight-time champion
02:51i would just like to make one thing clear
02:54it's not the attitude era anymore this isn't gonna be easy
02:58i'm gonna do what i've been doing for 25 years that is deliver stratus faction
03:06this is what we came for
03:10this is what we suffer in silence and pain for this is not a game no
03:18this is where we stand and we show up we're made of this is what we live for
03:28it's called evolution for a reason once i beat her maybe then i'll be considered one of the goats
03:38this is what we live for
03:43tiff i love you but i will become an eight-time champion
03:53this is what we live for
03:56this is what we live for
03:57a career defining moment pimpany strap trish stratus in evolution
04:02this is what we live for
04:17the hall of famer trish stratus
04:22her first singles match in 18 years
04:28it is for the wwe women's championship and speaking of the championship do you notice
04:35her gear tonight wait talked to trish earlier on today she says she's paying homage to the
04:39og women's title from what she called the golden era
04:44any era that involves trish stratus is the golden era as far as i'm concerned great superstar hall of
04:53famer and quite frankly the baddest woman who has ever walked the face of the planet ladies and gentlemen
05:01let's get it out early thank you trish we're going to become an eight-time world champion tonight
05:20it's tiffy time
05:35on january 3rd of this year timothy stratton cashed in a money in the bank contract to debate nia
05:43jackson jackson to win the wwe women's title over the past seven months wade she has knocked off the
05:50likes of nia jackson three different occasions including a last woman standing match she's beaten
05:56charlotte at wrestlemania she knocked off bailey and tonight an opportunity to take out a hall of
06:02famer and trish stratus what a year for tiffany stratton for what a three to four years since trish
06:09excuse me tiffany stratton debuted in nxt tiffany has done nothing but show an astounding capacity
06:18to learn adapt and grow no matter the obstacle put in her path she is slowly but surely carving out
06:27an
06:27all-time career and she is just getting started in this game sky is the limit interesting relationship
06:35between these two women we'll get into in just a moment head up to alicia taylor
06:47the following contest scheduled for one fall is for the wwe women's championship
07:05introducing first the challenger
07:09winner from toronto ontario canada wwe hall of famer trish stratton
07:32and her opponent from briar lake minnesota she is the wwe women's champion
07:51tiffany stratton
07:54many comparisons between tiffany stratton and trish stratus both women winning their first world
08:01championship at 25 years old in fact trish was a mentor to tiffany stratton through much of tiffany's
08:07first wrestlemania season this year in fact they teamed together back in march in trish's hometown of
08:13toronto part of the elimination chamber event and a tag team matchup and were very successful
08:19well these two were actually good friends and trish acted as a kind of mentor at times during her early
08:25days as the champ for tiffany stratton but i did interview them both at smackdown and things got a
08:31little heated between them when tiffany stratton was implying she was doing a massive favor to the hall of
08:38fame of trish by granting her this opportunity trish retorting no i earned this and i'm going to be
08:45teaching you a lesson tonight and trish stratus saying she's someone who's dedicated her life to the
08:50business she'd love to win the title tonight and if she does win the championship weight how does that
08:54change the landscape of wwe it would be an ultimate shock for me it is so hard to stay razor
09:01sharp as you
09:02mentioned yourself there just hasn't been those reps for trish stratus of late or even in recent years
09:08when it comes to that singles competition and you can go to the treadmill all you want you can work
09:13out
09:13in a gym going to swimming pool there's no matching reps in that ring and you and i were there
09:19last night
09:20saturday night main event and what a matchup it was between gunther and the hall of famer goldberg looking
09:26looking for one last hurrah this is kind of to me the women's equivalent of that kind of match
09:31well trish stratus has not said this would be her last match as goldberg did and elch stratus down
09:37nice take down to tiffany stratton trish just doesn't lose his step does she she does not looking razor sharp
09:44but
09:44the longer this goes on i start to question the endurance of trish stratus given what i've said about
09:49match sharpness and lack of reps and the same cannot be said but the young champ stratton yeah friendship
09:57goes out the window when the women's championship is on the line and now fisticuffs begin this is more
10:02like it forget the sportsmanship throw that out the window i want to scrap how badly do you want the
10:07gold trish because i know this woman wants to keep it in the worst way look now by strat to
10:14retain and
10:15stratus able to get the shoulder up and i've been so impressed with tiffany stratton she's not one of
10:20those newcomers to raw on smackdown who's going to walk around on eggshells believes she is firmly
10:26entitled to the spotlight right now and is not going to be pushed around by anybody in the locker room
10:32well wait she's earned it right i mean tiffany stratton has lived up to the hype undoubtedly it's a
10:37game-changing superstar for me she has gymnastic abilities former miss team usa athlete alongside
10:44the likes of simone biles and she knows exactly how to use that skill set and translate it to our
10:50industry a snap suplex and uh tried to bury trish on the apron trish was able to counter and now
10:56stratus
10:57sending timothy stratton to the floor those stratospheres to the outside so well executed a deep playbook
11:06for trish stratus but it's already coming in handy in this one catching the champ by surprise there
11:15again champions advantage for tiffany in this match chris must pin or submit the champion
11:28missing wildly chris stratus now a nice spine buster delivered is it enough to put her away and a
11:34shoulder up by strat in the champion chris stratus seven times in her career weight has been a world
11:40champion actually won the hardcore title once in her hall of fame career you know back at the first
11:46evolution she teamed with her best friend lita to beat mickey james and alicia fox and now trish stratus
11:52mounting tiffany stratton and delivering the right hand there's one thing getting the upper hand on
11:57someone like tiffany stratton it's another thing maintaining it although trish is doing a hell of a job of
12:04that right here oh down goes stratton off the tornado ddt cover again by stratus stratton's got a power
12:12out again and stratton just hasn't really got out of the blocks tonight i was not anticipating this after
12:17the wars we saw as you mentioned with charlotte at wrestlemania 41 and of course multiple times
12:22with the powerhouse nia jacks this looks like a tiffany stratton who was almost unprepared for this kind
12:30of onslaught from trish but again we talked about how well they know each other for stratus helped
12:35train tiffany stratton earlier this year knows a lot about the champion forget the winner at this
12:41match to go on to summer slam to compete against the queen of the ring winner jade cargill in a
12:48few
12:48weeks that's three weeks from this weekend real motivation but we are getting a generational dream
12:55match in my opinion right here and now the champ starting to assert herself somewhat the official
13:03in this matchup jessica carr looking on as stratton and chris stratus have had a stalemate nearly going
13:09strat now using the gymnastics background to deliver that back elbow to stratus many the greatest athlete
13:16in the industry and that was effortless for tiffany stratton now that's oh suplex into the knees
13:23unique offensive move by stratton and a kick out by stratus and how brilliant is that from tiffany stratton
13:29you're in there with a friend who you've tagged with that knows you well let's pull out something a
13:33little different from the playbook here this kind of modified vulcan arrow type move into a
13:39break and knees up i don't even know what you call that i'm sure some nerd online will correct me
13:43but wow that was impressive they've been correcting me and you all night and now tiffany stratton will
13:49send stratus across the ring into the corner stratus down children's down roll through by tiffany
13:55though and it's basement drop kick to stratus they devastate and move such quick reactions able to get
14:02up and back on the attack like that and now tiffany looking ahead up to the top rope stratus is
14:07in trouble
14:08tiffany stratton gonna fly with a swanton oh my goodness cover for the win and somehow trish gets
14:18the shoulder up but what about the impact off the swanton this is a visual oxymoron something this
14:24beautiful should not be so painful but it is tens all around for tiffany stratton but hats off to trish
14:33you still still still clinging on right now and strap now went to the second rope was knocked off by
14:39trish stratus perhaps looking for the prettiest moonsault ever stratton's finishing maneuver and now
14:46trish stratus has taken over chris now looking for that patented bulldog perhaps too much left in the tank
14:56of the champion here and now tiffany stratton sent to the mat stratus fears once again it's worked twice
15:04and a big kick to the head yeah kick kick action by trish kick out at two by stratton
15:12well you can never question the toughness of tiffany stratton after the six months she's had here in
15:19wwe and the wars she has been in will not be going down without a major fight classic trish went
15:26for
15:26stratus faction blocked by tiffany stratton who's now got trish up on her shoulders rolling senton
15:33and now tiffany top rope moves off knees up baited in there by trish stratus and here we go
15:41cold and now she hits the stratus faction first for the win for the championship kick out at cold
15:50and that if you are a trish stratus fan or apparently trish stratus herself is the moment
15:57your heart sinks knees up here perfectly baited in the champ there's the bulldog stratus faction
16:05guaranteed until that guarantee was cancelled with that kick out from tiffany stratton
16:15trish stratus showing why she's one of the best ever the hall of famer really showing out tonight
16:22here in atlanta at evolution now trish trish heading up to the top rope not typically a high flyer
16:30chris stratus looking for a moonsault tiffany stratton got the knees up chris stratus trying to pull
16:36one out of her best friend's playbook lita with a moonsault
16:42an alabama slam by tiffany i mean hard on the back of the head and now in the drop zone
16:49prettiest moonsault ever
16:51one two
16:52here is your winner and still the wwe women's champion
17:09nia jack charlotte flair bailey trish stratus among those that tiffany stratton has slayed
17:17along this over seven month reign as the champion well this was when trish stratus perhaps
17:23overestimated tried to give tiffany a taste of her own medicine without moonsault but nobody does it
17:30better you are better than the rats and that is the prettiest moonsault you will ever see
17:37and it got the dub tonight big retention for the champ whose legend continues to grow
17:43it is indeed tippy time at evolution
17:56what an impressive performance by tiffany stratton
18:01trish stratus too who was superb tonight over competed and came within a whisker of victory
18:11but you're gonna be pretty damn special if you're gonna take the gold away from this woman
18:17tiffany stratton impressive victory tonight over that woman the hall of famer trish stratus who once again
18:26tiffany stratton stood out on the grand stage
18:28the mame proses of the world peace
18:32at the low of famer trish stratus
18:40thank you
18:43thank you
18:43thank you
18:43thank you
18:43thank you
19:02You know, Wade, you have to wonder every time you see Trish Stratus compete at this point
19:07in her career, whether it's the final time.
19:09But Trish Stratus, once again, impressive tonight.
19:15Trish Stratus.
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