Today in History: Mickie James Gives Trish Stratus a “Gift”

On this day in history:

March 20th, 2006 | After effectively turning on Trish Stratus a few days prior by hitting her with both the Chick Kick and the Stratusfaction, Mickie James wished to show her that there were “no hard feelings” between them. She had a gigantic gift box set up in the ring, which was lifted up to reveal a bound up Ashley Massaro. Trish came to her rescue, but Mickie managed to fight her off, laying her out with the Mickie T before planting a kiss on the unconscious Women’s Champion.

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Also occurring today in history:
* 3/20/94: At WrestleMania X, Alundra Blayze retains her WWF Women’s Title by defeating Leilani Kai.

Today in History: Ashley Unveils Her Playboy Cover

On this day in history:

February 16th, 2007 | In anticipation of her issue of Playboy going on sale (and the eventual WrestleMania feud), Ashley Massaro unveiled her cover with the usual fanfare on an episode of SmackDown. In addition to that, a behind the scenes look at the shoot revealed its theme, which matched Ashley’s rocker style, making it pretty big departure from the more “glamorous” Diva Playboy shoots of the past.

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Today in History: Trish Referees Ashley vs. Mickie at Royal Rumble 2006

On this day in history:

January 29th, 2006 | At the 2006 Royal Rumble, Trish Stratus was quite literally thrown in the middle of the feud between obsessor Mickie James and friend Ashley Massaro when she was appointed the referee of their match, and it didn’t help matters when Mickie told Trish she loved her just before the bout. Still, Trish did her best to play the impartial referee, once scolding Ashley when she punched Mickie with a closed fist. When Mickie rolled up Ashley for the win, Trish didn’t notice that she had a handful of Ashley’s shorts, and counted the pin. Mickie celebrated her win, repeatedly trying to hug Trish, believing that this meant that Trish loved her too.

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