Natalya (wrestler)

Natalie Katherine Neidhart-Wilson^[4] (born May 27, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian female professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the WWE. She competes on the Raw brand under the ring name Natalya. Neidhart has been working for WWE since 2007, longer than any other current female WWE wrestler.

Natalya Neidhart
Natalya in April 2016
Birth name	Natalie Katherine Neidhart[1]
Born	(1982-05-27) May 27, 1982 (age 42)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1]
Spouse(s)	Tyson Kidd ​ (m. 2023)​
Parent(s)	Jim Neidhart (father)
Relatives	Bret Hart (uncle) Owen Hart (uncle)
Family	Hart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Nadia Hart[1] Natalya[1][2] Natalya Neidhart[3][1] Nattie Neidhart[1] Natalie Neidhart[1]
Billed height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[2]
Billed weight	135 lb (61 kg)[1]
Billed from	Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2]
Trained by	Bruce Hart Clive Lewellin Ross Hart Tokyo Joe Tyson Kidd
Debut	2000[1]

She is a third generation superstar, her parents are former professional wrestler Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Ellie Hart, the daughter of Stu Hart. In June 2013, Neidhart married long time boyfriend and retired professional wrestler Tyson Kidd.^[5] She appeared on the reality television show Total Divas where she was a part of the main cast.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013–2019	Total Divas	Herself	Main cast (seasons 1–9)
2014	Chasing Maria Menounos		Guest: 1 episode[6]
2015	WWE Breaking Ground		Episode: "Countdown"
	WWE Tough Enough		Guest (season 6)
2016	E! Countdown to the Red Carpet		88th Academy Awards
	Hollywood Medium		Guest: 1 episode[7]
2017–2019	Total Bellas		Guest (seasons 2–4): 5 episodes
2018	Carpool Karaoke: The Series		Guest: 1 episode[8]
	Rachael Ray		Guest: 1 episode[9]
2020	A Little Late with Lilly Singh		Guest: 1 episode[10]
	Fight Like a Girl		Episode: "Natalya and Annie"[11]
	25 Words or Less		Guest: 3 episodes
2021–2023	Biography: WWE Legends		4 episodes
2022	WWE Evil		Guest: 2 episodes
	MasterChef Junior		Guest: 1 episode[12]
2022–2023	WWE Rivals		4 episodes
2023	Nikki Bella Says I Do		Episode: Pole Dancing With the Stars
	Wheel of Fortune		Celebrity Contestant Partner: 2 Episodes
	WWE's Most Wanted Treasures		Guest: 1 episode[13]
	Celebrity Family Feud		Guest: 1 episode

Championships and accomplishments

Natalya is a former Divas Champion...

...and a former SmackDown Women's Champion, making her a two-time women's world champion in WWE

• Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2023^[14]
• Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Individually^[15]
  • With the Hart family^[15]
• Guinness Book of World Records
  • Most appearances on pay-per-view for a female WWE wrestler - 75^[16]
  • Most matches for a female WWE wrestler - 1514^[17]
  • Most wins by a female WWE wrestler - 663^[18]
  • Most WWE WrestleMania appearances - 8
  • Most WWE Raw matches - 174
  • Most WWE SmackDown matches - 200
• NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
  • ECCW Women's Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 4 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011^[19]
  • Ranked No. 66 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2021^[20]
  • Ranked No. 28 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2021– with Tamina^[21]
• Rolling Stone
  • Overdue Title Run of the Year (2017)^[22]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 11 in the top 30 female wrestlers in 2018^[23]
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede Women's Pacific Championship (2 times)^[24]
  • Women's Wrestler of the Year (2005)^[25]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) with Brie Bella, Cameron, Eva Marie, JoJo, Naomi, and Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka on November 24^[26]
• WWE
  • WWE Divas Championship (1 time)^[27]
  • WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (1 time)^[28]
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tamina^[29]
  • Ranked No. 20 of the top 50 Greatest WWE Female Superstars of all time (2021)^[30]
• Wheel of Fortune
  • Natalya & her non-celebrity partner Grant Salzano^[31] won the first ever Wheel of Fortune WWE Week Tournament (air dates 3/30/2023^[32] & 3/31/2023^[33]). She and Grant competed alongside Big E, Austin Theory, and their partners in the tournament finals, with $54,000 in cash and prizes over their two victories. Grant and Natalya reunited at WrestleMania the following weekend^[34] as part of the tournament's grand prize.