Natalya On Her New Character, Owen Hart, Montreal Screwjob, Tyson Kidd Accident, Vince McMahon

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Oct 21, 2025

Natalya, a WWE superstar from the iconic Hart wrestling family and author of "Last Hart Beating," shares her journey through wrestling and life. She discusses the challenges of her path to WWE, the emotional weight of writing about her husband Tyson Kidd's injury, and how her new character emerged. Natalya reflects on the impact of Owen Hart's passing, her experiences with Vince McMahon—including that infamous slap at WrestleMania—and her desire for readers to connect with her story, sparking both laughter and tears.

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INSIGHT

Timing Your Story With Career Goals

Natalya wrote her book when she felt ready to tell her whole story and had WWE's blessing.
She used the book as a turning point to claim new goals while acknowledging WWE's role in her life.

ANECDOTE

Hard Path Despite A Legendary Name

Natalya faced repeated rejections and sent tapes to developmental coaches before WWE hired her.
Family baggage with Bret and Owen complicated her path despite the Hart name.

INSIGHT

Perfectionism Hides Your Authentic Self

Natalya never feels like she has completely 'figured it out' and values challenge over comfort.
She realized authenticity beats constantly trying to please others.

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Natalya (@NatByNature) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. She sit down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to discuss her new autobiography "Last Hart Beating" and why now was the right time to release the book, the most difficult chapters to write about, why her path to WWE was not as easy as some may have expected, her new character outside of WWE that has competed at Bloodsport, GCW and the NWA, slapping Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 26, how she found out that Owen Hart had passed away at Over The Edge 1999, when her husband Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson) broke his neck in the ring, being a Guinness World Record holder and more!

Buy Nattie's book "Last Hart Beating" here: https://a.co/d/aH2e47n

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