Trish Stratus Says Bully Ray Was A Candidate To Induct Her Into WWE HOF, Hulk Hogan Note, Batista
- SLAM! Sports has an interview with WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus at this link, who was promoting her appearance at the Montreal Comic Con this weekend. Stratus will be attending the fan fest with fellow Hall of Famer, Lita. During the interview, Trish was asked about which other people were on the list to induct her into the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame, which was ultimately done by Stephanie McMahon.
"I think fans would be surprised to know that Bubba Ray Dudley [TNA's Bully Ray] was on the list," Trish replied. "He's on it because he was kind of giving me a trust/tough love when I first came in. But once I proved myself to him, he really opened up and was really kind and giving and would advise me on a lot of things. So when we finally worked together, once he saw that I was willing to take the table and I used to tell him: 'Don't protect me, don't go easy on me, I just want to do it and do it good and make the fans proud,' and he appreciated that. So we've became really close friends and we had a great relationship and he really helped me a lot."
- In addition to Trish and Lita, WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart are scheduled to appear at this weekend's Montreal Comic Con. You can get more details by clicking here.
- In more Con appearance news, Batista and WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat will attend the inaugural Wizard World Richmond Comic Con this Saturday, September 13th. You can get more details here. Steamboat will sign autographs and pose for photo ops from 11 am – 2 pm, while Batista will sign autographs and pose for photo ops from 3 pm – 6 pm, followed by a Guardians of the Galaxy Q&A session.
"I am originally from the DC area, and it's great to be coming home," Batista recently said about the appearance. "I'm thrilled that I get to meet fans of Guardians of the Galaxy and talk to them about 'Drax' in person, and it's always great meeting the WWE Universe from my neck of the woods."