Natalya is one of the most accomplished women in the history of the WWE women's division. Being in the company for well over a decade, The Queen of Harts is the longest-serving full-time women's wrestler.
Natalya has wrestled in both the singles division and the tag-team division of WWE, having won titles in both divisions. She has wrestled in different eras and has had many different tag team partners over the years.
As part of Total Divas, the fans have witnessed Natalya from a close perspective. But there are some things fans might not know about The BOAT.
10 Natalya Is From Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Natalya is a member of The Hart family, which is a well-known family in the wrestling world. The fans know that the Hart family is from Canada.
Likewise, Natalya is originally from Calgary, Canada, where she studied at Bishop Carroll High School and graduated in 2000. However, currently, she is settled in Florida due to her work.
9 Natalya Is The First Third-Generation Female Wrestler In WWE
Wrestling is a legacy for the Hart family, as a majority of the family members are involved in this business. Being from a popular wrestling family, it is no surprise that Natalya is the first-ever third-generation female wrestler.
As a matter of fact, Natalya is not just the first third-generation female wrestler of her family but also in the history of WWE. Superstars like The Rock and Randy Orton were the third generation Superstars to emerge in the men's division but Natty was the first one to do the same in the women's division.
8 Trained Martial Arts
It's no secret that WWE hires wrestlers from different athletic backgrounds to shape them into amazing in-ring performers. Natalya is also an amazing in-ring performer, and it wouldn't be wrong to call her one of the best wrestlers of the women's division.
But before becoming a professional wrestler, she trained martial arts like Brazilian Ji-Jitsu and amateur wrestling. She also did gymnastics.
7 Natalya's Height Is 5'5"
From the beginning of her WWE career, Natalya has been in tremendous shape.
While Natalya's dad, Jim Neidhart, was over six feet tall, Natalya stands at five feet and five inches, which is an average height for a female Superstar. She weighs around 135 pounds.
6 The Family History
Natalya belongs to the Hart family, and she is related to it from her mother's side. Elizabeth Hart, Natalya's mother, married Jim Neidhart in 1979, and they had Natalya three years later. Natty also has two other sisters who aren't in the professional wrestling business.
Bret Hart is her maternal uncle, while the late Owen Hart also shared the same relationship. British Bulldog, who was married to Diana Hart, was also Natalya's uncle. A couple of her cousins from the Hart family are also professional wrestlers.
5 Bret Hart & Ric Flair Are Natalya's Favorite Wrestlers
Most wrestler idolizes other wrestlers from the past who inspire them to chase the dream to make a career in the squared circle. Being from the Hart family, it's not a surprise that The Queen of Harts considers her uncle, Bret Hart, her wrestling idol. As a result, besides an identical ring gear and the entrance music, Natty has also borrowed some moves from her uncle, notably The Sharpshooter.
Along with Bret Hart, Ric Flair was another favorite wrestler of Natty while growing up. As a matter of fact, when Natalya feuded with Charlotte Flair, she got the chance to work closely with both Ric Flair and Bret Hart.
4 Natalya Had A Long Career In Independent Circuit
Natalya has been a WWE Superstar for 14 years, making her one of the longest-serving Superstars of the current roster. Before she signed for WWE in 2007, she wrestled in the indies. Not just one or two years, Natalya spent seven years in the independent circuit.
She debuted as a teenager in 2000. First, she wrestler in Stampeded Wrestling, which was her family's own promotion. Then she also competed in England and Japan.
3 Natalya Is 40 Years Old
As it was mentioned above, Natalya's parents, Jim Neidhart and Elizabeth Hart, married back in 1979. Natalya was born on May 27, 1982, and she is currently 40 years old.
Natalya is one of the senior female stars of the present roster due to her experience and time spent with the company. Given the agility and fitness standard Natalya maintains, she can still wrestle a few years more.
2 Natalya Is A Two-Time Women's Champion
Despite Natalya's lengthy WWE career, her list of titles in WWE isn't very extraordinary. She has only won three titles thus far in her more than a decade-long WWE career.
Natalya won her first title back in 2010 when she captured the Divas Championship. She lost the belt after 70 days. She waited seven years to win her second title, as she became a SmackDown Women's Champion for the first time in 2017. Natalya also won the Women's Tag Team Titles with Tamina this year.
1 Natalya Is Married To Tyson Kidd
Natalya's personal life has been in the public eye for a long time, considering she has been part of the Total Divas show. She married former WWE wrestler, Tyson Kidd, back in 2013.
The couple started dating in 2001 and hence, the couple has been together for an astounding two decades. They were seeing each other while wrestling in the independent circuit. Their marriage was aired on Total Divas.