In an interview with LFPress.com,
Trish Stratus spoke about just how much of a wrestling match is scripted. Here
are highlights:
On if it was hard to retire in 2006: “I had a robust
career…I had done it all. The wrestling world has a short shelf life and there
were all the injuries. I have no knuckle on the middle finger of my right hand,
a couple of missing teeth, herniated disc in my back, broken ankle…my mom was
diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It was time to move on and concentrate on
my personal life.”
On moving from wrestler to entrepreneur: “Wrestling was
not my life. It was part of my life. I got into yoga, practiced all over the
world and got certified and turned my passion into a business in 2008…I produced
my own television show and that allowed to me to control my image and my
brand.”
On how much of matches are scripted: “We know the
beginning and the end. What happens in the ring is a dance that we do and a lot
too is improv, staying in character and based on the reactions of the audience.
It’s scripted, but the performances are real with real athletes. It’s very much
like Shakespeare with the fans cheering for the good guy and booing the bad guy.
There’s a lot of buildup to the story lines so we can create characters that the
fans can relate to.”
