Trish Stratus Siblings: Getting to Know Christie and Melissa Stratigias
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Patricia Anne Stratigeas, professionally known as Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, yoga instructor, actress, and former fitness model.
Born on December 18, 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Stratus grew up in a close-knit family in Richmond Hill, where she developed a passion for athletics early on.
She pursued higher education at York University, studying biology and kinesiology with aspirations of becoming a doctor, but a faculty strike in 1997 redirected her path toward fitness.
Starting as a receptionist at a local gym, she quickly rose as a fitness model, gracing over 100 magazine covers and building a reputation for her dedication to health and wellness.
Stratus entered the wrestling world in 2000 with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), transforming from a valet into one of the most dominant female competitors of her era.
Beyond the ring, she is a devoted wife to high school sweetheart Ron Fisico, whom she married in 2006, and a mother to two children, Maximus and Madison.
Siblings
Trish has two younger sisters, Christie Stratigias and Melissa Stratigias.
Growing up in Toronto, the sisters navigated a household marked by both warmth and challenges, including their father’s struggles with alcoholism.
Christie and Melissa, though less publicly visible than their famous sibling, have remained integral to Stratus’s personal life.
Career
Stratus’s wrestling journey began unexpectedly in March 2000 when she debuted on WWE’s Sunday Night Heat as a heel valet, scouting talent and managing the tag team T&A alongside Test and Albert, later extending her role to Val Venis.
This managerial stint quickly evolved as Stratus showcased her charisma and athleticism, transitioning into in-ring competition amid the Attitude Era’s high-stakes environment.
Her first major storyline involved a controversial on-screen affair with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, culminating in a humiliating strip match at WrestleMania X-Seven in 2001, where she boldly slapped McMahon in a pivotal face turn that earned her widespread respect.
That November, she captured her inaugural Women’s Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge at Survivor Series, launching a dominant run that redefined women’s roles in WWE.
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Over the next five years, Stratus feuded with icons like Lita, Molly Holly, and Victoria, blending athletic prowess with compelling narratives—most notably her obsessive rivalry with Mickie James in 2005–2006, which highlighted her storytelling ability.
A landmark moment came in 2004 when she and Lita main-evented Raw, the first women to do so, in a title match that shattered barriers.
Stratus retired in 2006 after defeating Lita at Unforgiven to claim her seventh Women’s Championship, her hometown crowd chanting her name in a fairy-tale farewell.
Post-retirement, she ventured into acting with roles in films like Bail Enforcers and reality TV such as Armed and Famous, while launching Stratusphere Yoga in 2008, Canada’s largest eco-friendly studio at the time.
Sporadic WWE returns kept her legacy alive: teaming with Lita at the inaugural all-women’s Evolution pay-per-view in 2018, a dream match against Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019, and a 2023 heel turn allying with Zoey Stark for feuds with Becky Lynch, including a critically acclaimed Steel Cage match at Payback.
Accolades
In WWE, Trish holds the record as a seven-time Women’s Champion, with her longest reign spanning an impressive 448 days, the longest of any women’s world title run in the 21st century, solidifying her as the “Diva of the Decade” in 2003.
Fans voted her Babe of the Year three consecutive times from 2001 to 2003, and she became the first woman inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, a ceremony that doubled as her pregnancy announcement.
Her influence extended to the ring’s periphery, earning her a one-time Hardcore Championship in a chaotic 2001 mixed-tag match.
Outside WWE, Stratus received the Lou Thesz Award in 2020 from the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, marking her as the first woman to claim this prestigious honor for integrity and dedication.
In 2025, she joined the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame’s class, celebrated alongside legends like Hulk Hogan, recognizing her 25-year impact on breaking gender barriers.
Business accolades include the Top Choice Awards’ Best New Business for Stratusphere in 2009, Business Woman of the Year in 2010, and Best Yoga Studio in Vaughan in 2013.
Her online platform, Stratusphere Shop, snagged a 2021 Canadian Business Award for Best Celebrity News Platform and Retailer, plus the Business Excellence Award for Best Women’s Merchandise Platform.
Community recognitions abound, from the Iron Mike Mazurki Award in 2016 and Sandy Hawley Community Service Award in 2017 to receiving the key to Niagara Falls in 2023.
Additional nods like Woman of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), Double X Award (2006), and Three Degrees Award (2006) paint a portrait of a multifaceted icon whose accolades span athletic excellence, entrepreneurial success, and inspirational leadership.