Another Legend Reportedly Being Brought Back For WWE Evolution

WWE appears set to add another Hall of Famer to next month's Evolution Premium Live Event in Atlanta, Georgia.
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It sounds like another WWE Hall of Famer is being brought back for next month's Evolution Premium Live Event.

7-Time Women's Champion Trish Stratus is celebrating her 25th anniversary in professional wrestling, and a new report says that she'll be bringing the party and a little Stratusfaction to Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, July 13.

During the latest episode of WrestleVotes Radio, the guys behind the insider X account said that an announcement regarding Trish's return was already supposed to have aired within the past week.

"We are told the return of Trish Stratus is also right around the corner," WrestleVotes said. "The announcement of her return was planned and scripted into the June 13 episode of Friday Night SmackDown. According to a source, the announcement of her return and accompanying graphics were set to air prior to John Cena's second promo of the night. While this plan was obviously scrapped, we are told the return is still on the books." h/t Cultaholic.

Stratus made her initial return to WWE back in February when she was a surprise entrant in the Women's Royal Rumble Match. She'd then team with WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton to defeat Nia Jax and Candice LeRae at Elimination Chamber in Toronto a month later.

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No specific creative plans for Stratus at Evolution were mentioned in this latest report. Trish did compete at the inaugural event back in 2018, teaming with her bestie Lita to defeat Mickie James and Alicia Fox.

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Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com