Trish Stratus Says Vince McMahon Would Hound Her To Do Playboy, ‘I Was Not Interested. It Was Not My Thing’

Torrie Wilson, Sable, Christy Hemme, Maria Kanellis, Chyna, and more famously posed for Playboy while under a WWE contract.

Trish Stratus, arguably the most popular female during her time in the company, never suited down for the publication, and she does not regret her choice.

“No, it’s just not for me,” Trish said on Pod Meets World when asked about posing for Playboy and if she questioned her decision to not do it. “I’m like a Tomboy, even though I am known as a sex symbol, I suppose. That is not me. That is my character. It was not even an option. ‘That is not me.’ Even when I had to do lingerie stuff, it just wasn’t me. It was very put on. One time, they had these annual magazines called the Divas Magazine, which was our Swimsuit Magazine where we would go to exotic locations. I don’t know if it was budget cuts or ‘horny writer storylines,’ but suddenly, instead of the annual bikini issue, they wanted a lingerie issue and I was like, ‘Eww.’ I didn’t want to do it. It felt so silly to me, so I made this whole sports lingerie look. When Playboy came along, I was like, ‘Absolutely not interested.’ Vince (McMahon), oh my God, hounded me like crazy. He’s like, ‘It’s a great opportunity.’ I was shown during that time, ‘If you turn this down, we’re going to give your opportunity to her. Are you sure?’ ‘No, I still don’t want to do it. Thank you.’ They came to me for years and years, and I was like, ‘No.’ I do not regret it. It’s just not my thing. Now that I have a kid and everything, I can’t even imagine. That is my decision and I stand by it.”

Stratus was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013. She was named Diva of the Decade in 2003.

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