Trish Stratus Opens Up About Build For WWE Women’s Title Bout At Evolution, Wishes They Had Bigger Build & Didn’t Have ‘Very Boring’ Segment On SmackDown

Honest thoughts from Stratus about the build.

The second installment of WWE’s all-women’s Premium Live Event Evolution, is scheduled to take place on July 13th from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

The match card has been rounded out, and one of the bouts on the bill is Tiffany Stratton defending the WWE Women’s Championship against Trish Stratus. The Hall of Famer guest appeared on Notsam Wrestling and spoke about the build to the match.

Stratus said it seems like the whole Evolution card was turned out very quickly, but she understands because there were a lot of shows to build to around the same time. She stated that fortunately, there’s a built-in story with her and Stratton.

“Unfortunately, yes it is — this entire (Evolution) card has seemed to be a quick turnaround as it is unfortunately and I get it, there’s like 7,000 events a month, it seems like (she laughed). But I think there’s a little bit of a built-in storyline luckily for Tiffany (Stratton) and I. I love the fact that we had this connection and I think people really were digging the Trishy Time/Tiffy Time thing so I think that worked really well. But, people were seeing the parallels. There’s these two blondes who came into the business and preconceived notion on what they can deliver in the ring and having to prove (themselves) and knowing you might think that this is what you think you’re gonna get from me in the ring but now I have to work extra hard because I have to prove those people all wrong so we both have had to do that, and had great success early on in our career. She’s been champion at 25, and I know a certain someone who became champion for the first time at 25 as well… And luckily I say, there’s a bit of a built-in storyline so yeah, the whole Evolution kind of came about quite quickly for everyone but, I think it’s a little bit of that fantasy-booking and seeing Tiff and I in there, I think people wanted it and I think it’s really gonna deliver. I know it’s gonna deliver…”

Stratus wishes the build was bigger, and the segment with herself, Stratton, and Jade Cargill on SmackDown was not ‘boring.’

She brought up her past program with Becky Lynch and remembers their time being cut because there were some who went over time doing promos about the same thing. Stratton feels her build with Charlotte Flair in 2019 was short as well.

“Yes, 1,000 percent (my brain switches to wrestling mode whenever I come back) and there’s a little bit of a saying, like, ‘You can only control what you can control.’ Do I wish there was a bigger build? Do I wish we had a longer segment? Do I wish we didn’t have a very boring segment last week on SmackDown? Sure (she laughed). But, it is what it is. You get your time, you do your thing and sometimes things get thrown together. It is what it is, right? To me, the thing I control is the match. I will control the match, we will control the match. We will tell the story, we’ll control the narrative and that’s where I know I can do the work… There was moments in Becky and I’s feud where people did go on a little bit longer than maybe people liked. Maybe one too many promos about the same thing. I don’t know, maybe. That might have happened. But at the end of the day, it was we knew we had to deliver that match… We’re remembering the rivalry and the chemistry and what we brought in the match and so… Yes, it (was thrown) together. We got a two-week — what is it? 10-day build?… I thought Charlotte (Flair) and I had a short build but again, it was great for the moment…”

As of this writing, here is the updated card for Evolution:

• • NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne (c) (w/ Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Jordynne Grace
  • WWE Women’s World Championship: IYO SKY (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships — Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match: Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Sol Ruca & ZARIA vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)
  • Battle Royal — Winner gets championship match at Clash in Paris: Stephanie Vaquer, Ivy Nile, Nia Jax, Nikki Bella, Natalya, Maxxine Dupri, Kelani Jordan, Jaida Parker, Lola Vice, Lash Legend, Izzi Dame, Tatum Paxley, Zelina Vega, Giulia, Candice LeRae, TBA
  • WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Trish Stratus
  • No Holds Barred Match: Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
  • WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship — Triple Threat Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria

If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Notsam Wrestling with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.