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Trish Stratus is a former seven-time women's champion, she hasn't stepped in the ring as a full-time star in more than twelve years, and finally as part of Evolution in October, the WWE Hall of Famer will be lacing up her wrestling boots one more time.
Stratus has legendary status in the Women's division alongside Lita, she was one of the women who inspired the current generation of wrestlers to first step into the ring, and many of these women would have jumped at the chance of facing their idol.
Interestingly, it was announced this past weekend that Alexa Bliss will be the woman standing across the ring from Stratus at Evolution, and although it can be argued that Bliss deserves this opportunity since she has dominated the current women's division ever since she was promoted back in 2016, there were so many better options for WWE.
#5 Mandy Rose
Now before you close the window and think I'm crazy for even suggesting Rose, hear me out. Mandy Rose has been seen as Trish Stratus' doppelganger ever since she made her way to the main roster, and Stratus herself commented that she thought a picture of Rose was actually one of her own.
The two women have interacted backstage before, but haven't been given anything on WWE TV. Rose lacks direction right now, she's improved a lot in the ring, and has been able to use her incredible strength as part of her overall move-set, but without a match of this magnitude, she is stuck in the background.
Alexa doesn't need another high profile match, she has them handed to her regularly, if this is about inclusion and making history in the women's division, then surely allowing someone like Rose the chance to face Trish would have been a much more solid plan.
#4 Lita
When Trish Stratus walked out of WWE for the final time back at Unforgiven 2006, it was Lita she left in her rearview mirror. The two women had a fantastic match in Trish's hometown, as the former Champion bowed out from the company. They have since both been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Whilst it's become well-known that this is WWE's chance to create some of the fantasy matches the WWE Universe have been dreaming of between the past and the present, it would have been a fantastic idea to have the two women who started this entire revolution all those years ago, step up against each other and show they still have it.
Trish and Lita are legendary for a reason, both women have always left it all in the middle of the ring, and WWE could easily have given them a chance to steal the show once again in New York.
#3 Sasha Banks
The Legit Boss of WWE has also had her hand in the Women's Revolution over the past few years, but Banks shockingly wasn't chosen to face Trish Stratus at the pay-per-view, despite them having something of an altercation at The Royal Rumble.
WWE likes to make all of their storylines make sense, and when Roman Reigns eliminated The Undertaker from The Royal Rumble, it lead to a match between the two men at WrestleMania.
Sasha Banks was the woman who eliminated Stratus from The Rumble after she mocked her with an impressive version of her Boss Dance, and many believed that this was building towards something bigger.
Bliss didn't even wrestle at The Royal Rumble, and has had no interaction with Stratus on TV, which means that there is no "kayfabe" reason why this match should even take place.
#2 Mickie James
Anyone who can remember the storyline between Mickie James and Trish Stratus that went on to become one of the best women's WrestleMania matches, will know why so many fans were pushing for a rematch between these two women.
Once again, Mickie James and Trish Stratus crossed paths at The Royal Rumble, and it was the Hall of Famer who actually eliminated Mickie from the match, this would be a fantastic reason for them to have a rematch, especially since Mickie is now a heel.
Of course, Mickie could still be at ringside with her friend Alexa Bliss, but obviously it wouldn't be the same dynamic.
The first Women's Championship match between these two women at WrestleMania 22 has been the measuring stick for every women's match that has happened ever since, and it would have been a great time for it to be updated.
#1 Charlotte Flair
Charlotte Flair is currently struggling to be the face in her feud with Becky Lynch, since the WWE Universe are finding it hard to hate Lynch for turning against a friend who is obviously given everything she wants.
At SummerSlam, Charlotte became a seven time Women's Champion, making her the only woman in history to have been able to match Trish Stratus' incredible title haul.
Trish won the seventh title on her final day in WWE, but Charlotte is still in the prime of her career, and it's thought that she will go on to break the record and make her own in the future.
The debate about Stratus being the best female wrestler in history has become a little harder to judge in recent years with Charlotte now being considered one of the best as well, and a showdown between the two women could have finally set some of those records straight.
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