About Natalya Neidhart
Natalie Katherine Neidhart-Wilson is a Canadian professional wrestler, former reality TV star, and former YouTuber. As of March 2023, 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 Snuka. She is a third generation professional wrestler.
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 T.J. Wilson. She debuted on the main roster in 2008, allying herself with Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon).
In 2010, Neidhart won the Divas Championship. In 2017, she became the SmackDown Women's Champion after defeating Naomi (Trinity Fatu) 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. Neidhart is the longest-signed female WWE wrestler, actively being with the company since 2007.
Neidhart is married to WWE producer and former professional wrestler T.J. Wilson. She is the sister of glamour model and former reality TV star Jenni Neidhart, of whom she also formerly had a YouTube channel with called The Neidharts. She is also the daughter of the late former professional wrestler Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, and the niece of former professional wrestlers Bret "The Hitman" Hart and the late Owen Hart. She is the granddaughter of the late former professional wrestler Stu Hart.
As of April 2024, she has amassed 94,700 subscribers on her YouTube platform.
