Nattie Neidhart

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Nattie Neidhart
Neidhart in a diva swimsuit contest at an FCW event in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Neidhart in a diva swimsuit contest at an FCW event in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Statistics
Ring name(s) Nadia Hart
Nattie Neidhart[1]
Natalie Neidhart
Natalya Neidhart
Natalya[2]
Billed height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Billed weight 54 kg (120 lb)[3]
Born May 27, 1982 (1982-05-27) (age 26)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1][3]
Trained by Bruce Hart
Ross Hart
T. J. Wilson
Tokyo Joe[1]
Clive Llewellen
DSW staff
Debut 2000[1]

Natalie Katherine "Nattie" Neidhart[1] (born May 27, 1982)[1] is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown brand.

She is the daughter of wrestler Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, himself the son-in-law of Stu Hart, making her a third generation wrestler.[1] As a member of the Hart wrestling family she is cousin to Harry Smith, a member of the WWE Raw roster, and cousin to Teddy Hart.[1]

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Career

Natalie Neidhart received formal professional wrestling training in the infamous Hart family "Dungeon" from her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart.[4][5] In addition to her professional wrestling career, Neidhart has received training in amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts. In late 2000 through 2001 she served as the host and ring announcer of the Eric Bischoff led youth-promotion MatRats.[6] In 2003 she began working for the Hart Family's own Stampede Wrestling, beginning a long time feud with Belle Lovitz. The pair wrestled each other repeatedly until 2005, when they joined forces against the Myers Family.[1]

Neidhart also began wrestling abroad, with the intention of honing her skill. In the summer of 2004 she accepted bookings for a tour in England, and in March 2005, started on a two month tour of Japan where she used the name Nadia Hart.[4] When she returned to Canada she promptly turned heel, announcing that "Nasty Nattie" had been born. On June 17, 2005 she defeated Anna Marie, Belle Lovitz, and Ma Myers in a four way match to become the first Stampede Women's Pacific Championship, though she later vacated the title.[7]

On October 8, 2006 Neidhart won the SuperGirls Championship from Lisa Moretti at a Big Time Wrestling show held by NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling in Newark, California, losing it to Nikki Matthews on October 27 in a three-way match that also involved Veronika Vice.[8]

World Wrestling Entertainment

Development territories

On January 5, 2007,[1] Neidhart signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),[9] making her the first third generation female wrestler in history of the business.[10] Upon signing she was assigned to their "farm territory" Deep South Wrestling for the first half of the year before being transferred to Florida Championship Wrestling when it opened in June.[3] Neidhart debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling in a dark match at television tapings on July 18, 2007. She debuted the next week as a member of the Next Generation Hart Foundation, accompanying Teddy Hart and Harry Smith for tag team matches.[11] In October she, along with the rest of the Hart Foundation, were moved to Florida Championship Wrestling.[12]

SmackDown

She made her main roster debut, under the name Natalya Neidhart (later shortened to just Natalya),[13] on the April 4, 2008 episode of SmackDown!, coming out of the crowd to aid Victoria in an attack on Michelle McCool and Cherry.[14] Her televised in-ring debut came two weeks later, in a win over Cherry. [15]

In wrestling

  • Nicknames
    • Nasty Nattie
    • The Natural

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Neidhart graduated from Bishop Carroll High School in 2000. She has been dating fellow wrestler T. J. Wilson since November 2001,[16] and the two have lived together for over five years.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nattie Neidhart Profile. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  2. ^ Natalya Bio. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  3. ^ a b c d Official profile. NattieNeidhart.cjb.net. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  4. ^ a b Interview with Nattie Neidhart. Gerweck.net (May 2005). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  5. ^ Madigan, TJ. Carrying on the family business. SLAM! Sports. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  6. ^ Gerritsen, Chris. Mat Rats twitching to tussle. SLAM! pro wrestling, Calgary Sun. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  7. ^ a b Stampede Wrestling Women's Pacific Title. Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  8. ^ a b NWA Pacific Northwest SuperGirls Title. Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  9. ^ A new flame burns. WWE.
  10. ^ Madigan, TJ. Nattie Neidhart talks WWE deal. SLAM! sports. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  11. ^ Ohio Valley Wrestling results - 2007. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
  12. ^ Florida Championship Wrestling results - 2007. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
  13. ^ SmackDown! Results - April 11, 2008. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  14. ^ SmackDown! Results - April 5, 2008. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  15. ^ WWE SMACKDOWN! RESULTS - April 25, 2008. Online World Of Wrestling (2008-04-25). Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  16. ^ a b c Jason Clevett (February 14, 2007). TJ & Nattie: A perfect team. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.

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