Natalya wants to earn her spot.
WWE star Natalya will compete at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIII on April 17th, and she has also been announced for NWA Crockett Cup. She has made it clear that she's hungry, and she wants to do more, which is why she's excited about these upcoming matches.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show, Natalya discussed her career, and Helwani says her family is owed a lot by wrestling. Natalya emphasized that she did not feel like she was owed anything, and she wanted to earn her spot.
“Thank you, but I just try to wake up with not having that sense of entitlement…I’m so proud of my family, but for me, I never feel like I’m owed anything. I always want to earn my spot. The women’s division in WWE has never been this strong ever. It has never been so competitive. When I look at the women in NXT and I look at the women on Raw and I look at the women on SmackDown, I’m like, as a whole, collectively, this is the strongest that it’s ever been," Natalya said.
Helwani said that Natalya helped usher in this era of women's wrestling. Natalya expressed that she appreciated that, but she did not rest on what she had already done. She reiterated that she wanted to earn her spot. She then said that she felt like she needed to step outside of WWE to work her way back in.
"The thing is though, I don’t rest on all the things that I’ve done. I don’t go, ‘Wow, I did this or I have this, or I did that, or I had this match.’ I’ve had some incredible matches. But I never just rely on great matches or things that I’ve done in the past. For me, I think you’ve got to earn your spot. So in all seriousness, I feel like I need to step outside of WWE to work my way back in," Natalya said.
During the interview, Natalya said that she fought hard to make her Bloodsport and NWA appearances happen. Check out her comments here.
Click here to see what Natalya had to say about re-signing with WWE.
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