Natalie "Nattie" Katherine Neidhart (born May 27, 1982) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand under the ring name Natalya.
Neidhart is a third-generation wrestler and member of the Hart wrestling family. She trained in the Hart family Dungeon under the tutelage of her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart. In 2000 and 2001, she worked for the Matrats promotion, before debuting for Stampede Wrestling in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, she wrestled abroad in both England and Japan. In June 2005, she became the inaugural Stampede Women's Pacific Championship, and won the SuperGirls Championship the following বছর in October 2006.
In January 2007, she signed a contract with ডবলুডবলুই and was assigned to the Deep South Wrestling developmental territory, before wrestling in Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). While in FCW, she managed her cousin, DH Smith, and her boyfriend, TJ Wilson. She debuted on the main roster in April 2008 as Natalya, allying herself with Victoria. The following year, she moved to the ECW brand to manage the debuting Tyson Kidd. They were later joined দ্বারা David Hart Smith to form The Hart ডাইন্যাস্টি and moved to the SmackDown brand. In April 2010, The Hart ডাইন্যাস্টি won the Unified ডবলুডবলুই Tag Team Championship and were moved to the Raw brand. In September, Natalya began focusing on singles competition, which culminated in her winning the ডবলুডবলুই Divas Championship in November.
Neidhart is a third-generation wrestler and member of the Hart wrestling family. She trained in the Hart family Dungeon under the tutelage of her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart. In 2000 and 2001, she worked for the Matrats promotion, before debuting for Stampede Wrestling in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, she wrestled abroad in both England and Japan. In June 2005, she became the inaugural Stampede Women's Pacific Championship, and won the SuperGirls Championship the following বছর in October 2006.
In January 2007, she signed a contract with ডবলুডবলুই and was assigned to the Deep South Wrestling developmental territory, before wrestling in Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). While in FCW, she managed her cousin, DH Smith, and her boyfriend, TJ Wilson. She debuted on the main roster in April 2008 as Natalya, allying herself with Victoria. The following year, she moved to the ECW brand to manage the debuting Tyson Kidd. They were later joined দ্বারা David Hart Smith to form The Hart ডাইন্যাস্টি and moved to the SmackDown brand. In April 2010, The Hart ডাইন্যাস্টি won the Unified ডবলুডবলুই Tag Team Championship and were moved to the Raw brand. In September, Natalya began focusing on singles competition, which culminated in her winning the ডবলুডবলুই Divas Championship in November.
