Below are some top news stories of the day, involving Trish Stratus and Dalton Castle.
• Back in the day, several WWF/E Divas, including Sable, Torrie Wilson, Ashley Massaro, Chyna, Candice Michelle, Maria Kanellis, Maryse, and Christy Hemme, posed for Playboy, earning substantial paychecks.
However, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus declined multiple offers to pose nude for the magazine.
In an interview with Inside The Ropes, Stratus explained her decision:
“This whole sexy thing is not really my thing, believe it or not. They asked me a number of times, and I just declined. The sexy thing is not necessarily natural for me. I’m very tomboyish.
I look back at some of my interviews, and they would ask, ‘What’s your favorite lingerie?’ and I’d say, ‘I wear boxer shorts and a tank top. How about that?’
Pulling off the sexy image was hard enough for me, but being naked was a definite no.
I’m here to be a wrestler. I wanted to be the best female wrestler ever.”
In 2021, WWE named Trish Stratus the greatest women’s wrestler of all time.
WATCH: Trish Stratus Shows Her Assets In A Bikini:
• Last week’s episode of AEW Collision saw a concerning incident involving Dalton Castle.
During his match with Roderick Strong, Castle was knocked out after Strong’s jumping knee strike to the jaw. Castle collapsed to the mat, prompting several camera cuts while the referee counted the pinfall.
With this win, Strong earned the right to challenge Mark Briscoe for the ROH World Championship at Death Before Dishonor.
Here’s what the Wrestling Observer reported about it:
“He got knocked out. The referee counts 1-2, held up the count because it wasn’t supposed to be the pin, then counted the 3 because Dalton Castle never moved. They didn’t show Dalton Castle. He was on the ground for several minutes, so they didn’t show any of that.
You could see the edit, but the edit was the referee held up the count. Dalton didn’t kick out, and then the referee had to count the three because Dalton wasn’t getting up.
In the building, this was a complete mess, and they were very lucky that this week’s show was taped for this reason. Not a good one.”
You can watch it below:
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AEW President Tony Khan has now announced that Dalton will miss the rest of 2024 due to injury:
“Some injury news that’s forced changes to the plans for this Friday’s ROH Death Before Dishonor. Dalton Castle was injured in his Saturday Night AEW Collision bout last week vs Roderick Strong. Sadly Dalton will be out of action for the remainder of 2024. Get well soon DC.”
