Trish Stratus and Lita's careers were parallel. They both debuted weeks apart in 2000, and they initially retired a couple of months apart in 2006. They also both started as managers before they transitioned into two of the very best female wrestlers to grace a WWE ring. Trish and Lita's heated feuds often featured the Women's Championship with both wanting to be the dominant woman.It didn't matter who was the babyface or the heel in their feud as the intensity amped up. The former multiple-winning WWE Women's Champions broke down barriers and were two of the biggest female wrestlers in the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era. Since Trish and Lita have accomplished so much in their careers and feuded countless times it's hard to remember every single detail of their rivalry.
10 Lita Was Supposed To Regain The Women's Title At WrestleMania 21
Trish Stratus and Lita were polished in-ring competitors when they reignited their feud in 2004 after being tag team partners for a brief period in 2003. Unfortunately, as with professional wrestling injuries are part of the job, and Lita was on the shelf once again as she tore her ACL in her Women's Championship title loss to Trish at New Year's Revolution 2005.
Their rivalry finished prematurely, although Lita was relegated to managing the 2004 Divas Search winner Christy Hemme. At WrestleMania 21, Hemme challenged Trish for the Women's Championship in a losing effort. This was actually supposed to be Lita's spot, and she was due to recapture the Women's Title but she was injured.
9 They Have Never Faced Off In A Singles Match At WrestleMania
It's hard to believe that Trish Stratus and Lita never collided in a marquee singles match at WrestleMania. They're not the only high-profile rivalry like John Cena and Edge, who also never surprisingly faced off in a one-on-one match at the Showcase of the Immortals.
Nevertheless, at WrestleMania X8 both Trish and Lita had a golden opportunity as they challenged Jazz in a triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship. Injuries plagued Lita throughout her career, and this was her only match at 'Mania throughout her career. Jazz retained the title in Trish's hometown of Toronto in Trish and Lita's only showdown at WrestleMania.
8 Half Of Lita's Women's Championship Reigns Were Ended By Trish
Trish Stratus is a seven-time WWE Women's Champion, and Lita held the Women's Championship on four occasions. Lita's victory over Trish in the main event of Raw on December 6, 2004, was Lita's second reign with the prestigious title.
Another hidden detail that some fans don't take notice of in Trish and Lita's feud is that Trish ended half of Lita's Women's Championship runs. The first instance was at New Year's Revolution 2005 for Trish's sixth reign with the title. It was a significant one as Stratus went on to hold the title for a remarkable 448 days. Trish wasn't done yet as she ended Lita's third Women's Championship run in her retirement match at Unforgiven 2006 for her seventh and final Women's Title reign.
7 Fully Loaded 2000 Was Their First PPV Match Together
It was inevitable that Trish and Lita's paths would cross with their respective groups. At Fully Loaded 2000, Trish teamed up with Test, and Albert is collectively known as T&A, and they faced off with Team Xtreme's Lita and Hardy Boyz in a six-person tag team match.
Despite Trish being relatively green, this match was tons of funs. Since Lita and Trish have competed countless times it's forgotten that their first pay-per-view encounter against one another was at Fully Loaded. Fully Loaded 2000 was stacked with a triple main event but Lita claimed the bragging rights with a Moonsault on Trish.
6 Trish Recruited Viscera To Aid Her In Her Feud With Lita & Kane
During the height of Trish and Lita's rivalry, Lita's spouse Kane naturally became involved in the feud. Lita could rely on the Big Red Machine to bail her out of trouble, and he would Chokeslam Trish which would please Lita.
However, Trish was outnumbered and she realized that she needed some backup to aid her in her feud with Lita. Trish recruited Viscera as her bodyguard. This often gets overlooked since Trish and Viscera's alliance was relatively short-lived. Viscera was unable to get the job done by losing to Kane at Backlash 2005 with Trish no longer needing Viscera by her side as Viscera laid her out and turned face.
5 Trish's Nose Was Legitimately Broken At Survivor Series 2004
Months of pent-up frustration saw Lita reveal a side that was never seen from her before. At Survivor Series 2004, Trish Stratus put the Women's Championship on the line. Surprisingly, this clash was their first in a one-on-one match on a pay-per-view.
Nevertheless, the Women's Championship was an afterthought for Lita. She systematically destroyed Trish in a rage of fury, which ultimately resulted in Trish's nose being legitimately broken. Moreover, Lita rammed Trish's face into a steel chair, and Trish's golden locks turned red. Trish went on to wear a mask briefly to protect her nose from further damage.
4 Six-Person Tag Team Match Was Their Final Outing Against Each Other On Raw
Before Trish and Lita could turn their attention to their blockbuster WWE Women's Title match at Unforgiven 2006, they had one final encounter on Raw. It was in the form of a six-person tag team match with Lita teaming up with Rated-RKO's WWE Champion Edge and Randy Orton. They faced off with Trish's team comprised of her new boyfriend Carlito, and John Cena.
As expected with six remarkable workers, they hit a home run in an underrated six-person tag team encounter. In the closing stages, Orton slid in and he planted Trish with an RKO, which allowed Lita to pick up the scraps and victory for their team.
3 Lita's Second Women's Title Reign Was Her First In Four Years
On the December 6, 2004, edition of Raw, Trish Stratus and Lita headlined Raw with Trish's Women's Championship on the line. This was a huge moment for women's wrestling, and Trish and Lita did not fail to disappoint.
Lita prevailed but what's more academic is that this victory was Lita's second Women's Championship reign but first since 2000. Injuries hampered Lita's career which stopped her from winning the Women's Title again much sooner but she would have been pleased to end her drought in this manner.
2 They Were Scheduled To Meet At No Mercy 2000 But The Match Was Ruled As No Contest
Lita was now in the possession of the WWE Women's Championship, and she was supposed to team up with the APA to collide with Trish Stratus and T&A in a six-person tag team match at No Mercy 2000. However, Trish and her charges had other ideas as APA was laid out backstage.
That left Lita all on her lonesome in the ring, and Trish took matters into her own hands by taking down Lita. T&A joined in so they could have a 3-on-1 advantage but The Hardy Boyz saved the day to prevent further damage to Lita.
1 Lita Failed To Beat Trish In A Singles Match On PPV
Despite Trish and Lita's rivalry being one of the most heated rivalries in WWE history, they only collided in three marquee singles matches on a pay-per-view. That's quite surprising considering how long both were around but Lita did have a couple of year-long injuries lay-offs which restricted her time in the ring.
In all three of their pay-per-view encounters, Lita never managed to register a single victory. Trish prevailed by DQ at Survivor Series 2004, and she captured the Women's Championship from Lita in their encounters at New Year's Revolution 2005 and Unforgiven 2006.