{"id":103193,"date":"2021-10-27T05:06:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=103193"},"modified":"2021-10-28T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T22:24:48","slug":"trish-stratus-canadas-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/27\/trish-stratus-canadas-got-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus Features as a Judge on Canada\u2019s Got Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Canada&#8217;s Got Talent<\/strong><\/em>, the <strong>Simon Cowell<\/strong>-produced spin-off to his <em><strong>Britain&#8217;s Got Talent<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>America&#8217;s Got Talent <\/strong><\/em>franchise, is returning to the Canadian airwaves for a reboot this year, and for pro wrestling fans, there&#8217;s a familiar face in the judge&#8217;s row. Canada&#8217;s Got Talent initially debuted in the 2011-2012 season, but after one year it was abruptly canceled. It was recently revealed that a reboot was coming back and on Monday, WWE Hall of Famer and 7x WWE Women&#8217;s Champion <strong>Trish Stratus\u00a0<\/strong>shared the news that she\u00a0is set to join the panel of judges for the new series. The news shows a renewed interest in Canada with its wrestling legends, following on the heels of the announcement earlier this month that another WWE Hall of Famer, <a href=\"https:\/\/calgary.ctvnews.ca\/bret-the-hitman-hart-to-be-inducted-into-canada-s-walk-of-fame-2021-class-1.5614376\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bret &#8220;Hitman&#8221; Hart<\/strong>, had become the first pro wrestler to earn a star on Canada&#8217;s Walk of Fame<\/a> in its 23-year history. Ironically enough, Trish Stratus hosted the 2006 Canada&#8217;s Walk of Fame ceremonies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guys, It\u2019s time to rock &amp; roll! I\u2019m so excited that I can finally share that I will be in the judges chair for Canada\u2019s Got Talent! Click the link below to see who\u2019s joining me on the panel! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanGotTalent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CanGotTalent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CGT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CGT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jw6FqQXfU2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jw6FqQXfU2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trishstratuscom\/status\/1452954625863262218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first season of\u00a0<em>Canada&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em> featured\u00a0<strong>Martin Short\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Only Murders in the Building, Father of the Bride, SCTV, SNL),\u00a0<\/em>Grammy and Academy Award-nominated composer <strong>Stephan Moccio\u00a0<\/strong><em>(&#8220;A New Day Has Come&#8221; Celine Dion, &#8220;Wrecking Ball&#8221; Miley Cyrus)<\/em> and opera singer\u00a0<strong><b>Measha Brueggergosman\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>acted as judges. None of the original three will return, instead being replaced by\u00a0<strong>Howie Mandel\u00a0<\/strong><em>(America&#8217;s Got Talent, Deal or No Deal, Gremlins, Muppet Babies)<\/em>, Canadian hip-hop legend\u00a0<strong>Kardinal Offishall<\/strong>, Canadian YouTube icon\u00a0<strong>Lilly Singh<\/strong>, and Trish Stratus.<\/p>\n<p>From Trish Stratus&#8217; press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trishstratus.com\/news\/index.php?news=1872\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on her website<\/a> on Monday:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The\u00a0<span class=\"ZXC\"><a class=\"wordcls\" title=\"https:\/\/www.trishstratus.com\/search\/?ss360Query=wwe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trishstratus.com\/search\/?ss360Query=wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Hall of Famer, who has been in the performance industry for over two decades, will bring her eye to the panel in hopes of finding the best Canada has to offer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited to be joining this iconic brand and seeing the incredible talent Canada has to offer,&#8221; said Trish. &#8220;And of course, when I spot it \u2013 dropping that elbow on The Golden Buzzer!&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Joining Stratus is\u00a0<span id=\"IL_AD4\" class=\"IL_AD\">AGT<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"IL_AD6\" class=\"IL_AD\">anchor<\/span>\u00a0and fellow Canadian Howie Mandel, rapper Kardinal Offishall, and long-time\u00a0<span id=\"IL_AD1\" class=\"IL_AD\">YouTube<\/span>\u00a0star Lilly Singh. Country songwriter Lindsay Ell rounds out the cast as the\u00a0<span id=\"IL_AD3\" class=\"IL_AD\">host<\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Canada&#8217;s Got Talent\u00a0<span id=\"IL_AD2\" class=\"IL_AD\">made<\/span>\u00a0a brief appearance in 2012 after just one season. Show creator Simon Cowell is excited about the show&#8217;s revival.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen so many talented people from Canada over the years, and we always said we&#8217;ve got to make this show again,&#8221;\u00a0<span class=\"ZXC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/global\/canadas-got-talent-returns-citytv-1234991154\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cowell told Variety<\/a><\/span>. &#8220;I am so excited &#8216;Canada&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; is returning and believe it will be an amazing experience. I would like to personally thank Citytv for giving the show and all of the contestants this opportunity.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cowell has served as a judge on &#8220;Britain&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; and &#8220;<span id=\"IL_AD5\" class=\"IL_AD\">America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/span>&#8221; for several years, and it is said he will have some on-screen involvement in the Canadian edition as well.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Got Talent\u00a0is the world\u2019s greatest talent competition, for acts of all ages and sets out to discover the most unique, skilled, heartwarming, and showstopping performers. Dancers, singers, illusionists, comedians, and every imaginable talent in between will compete before celebrity judges, a live studio audience, and the entire nation. At stake is the title of Canada&#8217;s Got Talent Champion and a prize beyond their wildest dreams. With compelling stories and mesmerizing performances, this competition is unlike any other.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Canada&#8217;s Got Talent\u00a0airs this spring on Citytv.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s Got Talent, the Simon Cowell-produced spin-off to his Britain&#8217;s Got Talent and America&#8217;s Got Talent franchise, is returning to the Canadian airwaves for a reboot this year, and for pro wrestling fans, there&#8217;s a familiar face in the judge&#8217;s row. 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