Natalya Neidhart

"Natalya (wrestler)" redirects here. For other people, see Natalya.

Natalya Neidhart
Neidhart in 2016
Birth nameNatalie Katherine Neidhart[1]
Born (1982-05-27) May 27, 1982 (age 42)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1][2]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2013)​
Parent(s)Jim Neidhart (father)
RelativesBret Hart (uncle)
Owen Hart (uncle)
FamilyHart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Nadia Hart[1]
Natalya[1][3]
Natalya Neidhart[4][5][1]
Nattie Neidhart[1][6]
Natalie Neidhart[1]
Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[3]
Billed weight135 lb (61 kg)[1][7]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Trained byBruce Hart[8]
Clive Lewellin[2]
Ross Hart[8]
Tokyo Joe[9]
Tyson Kidd[8]
Debut2000[1]

Natalie Katherine Neidhart-Wilson[10] (née Neidhart; born May 27, 1982) is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and columnist. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Natalya. She is a two-time women's world champion, having won the Divas Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship once each. She is also a one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Tamina. She is a third generation professional wrestler, and is also the daughter of Hart Foundation member and Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart.

Neidhart is a member of the Hart wrestling family through her mother. She trained in the Hart family Dungeon under the tutelage of her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart. From 2000 to 2001, she worked for the Matrats promotion, before debuting for Stampede Wrestling in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, she wrestled abroad in England and Japan. She became the inaugural Stampede Women's Pacific Champion in 2005, and won the SuperGirls Championship the following year.

In 2007, Neidhart signed with WWE and spent time in Deep South Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) developmental territories. While in FCW, she managed her cousin, Harry Smith, and her husband, T.J. Wilson. She debuted on the main roster in 2008, allying herself with Victoria. The following year she and Wilson were joined by Smith to form The Hart Dynasty.

In 2010, Neidhart won the Divas Championship. In 2017, she became the SmackDown Women's Champion after defeating Naomi at SummerSlam. She is the first woman in WWE history to hold both the Divas Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. From 2013 to 2019, Neidhart was a main cast member of the reality television series Total Divas. She has set six records as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for female WWE wrestlers – most pay-per-view appearances, most matches, most wins, most Raw matches, most SmackDown matches, and most WrestleMania matches.[11] Neidhart is the longest-signed female WWE wrestler, actively being with the company since 2007.[12]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Natalya Neidhart". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stampede was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Natalya". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NNeidhart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Editors' Choice: Celebrities we'd like to see compete in WWE page 7 Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine by WWE.com staff June 13, 2014
    I nominate WWE's only third-generation Diva and a true class act that I have known since she was a teenager, Natalya Neidhart, with this labor of love.
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  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference owow-interview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference natalyabynature was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Will Natalya take Tyson Kidd's name?". WWE. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "WWE Superstar Natalya Now Has 6 Professional Wrestling Guinness World Records". Guinness World Records. July 19, 2023. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "WWE Rumors: Natalya 'Pushed Hard' for More Women to Be Featured at WrestleMania (please note that the information being cited is found within this article)". Bleacher Report. April 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.