Natalya explains why Naomi is an inspiration to her at this stage in their careers.
Natalya is the longest-tenured WWE women's Superstar currently, but Naomi joined WWE television less than two years after Natalya did. While both women have had peaks and valleys in their careers, Naomi is currently experiencing a boom, having just competed in the first non-title standard women's wrestling match in WrestleMania history at WrestleMania 41 against Jade Cargill.
During an interview with Bill Apter for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Nattie explained why the investment by Triple H in Naomi at this stage in her career is inspiring to her. She says it's proof that "The Game" is receptive to ideas and willing to invest in veterans.
"Naomi is so inspiring to me because it's proof that Triple H is willing to invest in a talent that's been around for a long time. Naomi, she's talked about how she's been waiting 15 years for this chance to have this match. She's been waiting well over a decade to have this moment," said Nattie. "Naomi started a couple years after me, and so the fact that she's this deep into her career, and Triple H sees so much value in her ability in the ring and her ability to tell stories, it has given me so much inspiration and so much faith that, my time will come too, because Naomi has lit up this whole other side of her that came with a story.
"It's all about the story," she continued. "I've actually said that to Triple H, we were talking about something a couple days ago, I was asking the question, and I was suggesting an idea to him, and that's the thing I love about Triple H, is that you can just go up to him and bring up an idea, and he'll listen to you, and hear you out. He'll tell you why he likes it. He'll tell you why he doesn't. He's very much about the story. He was saying that the matches don't mean anything unless there's a story. So that's what you've really seen with Naomi and with Jade, is that their match is actually very anticipated, because they've had a beautiful story leading up to this, but it's been a whole different resurrection for Naomi. It's brought about a whole different side to her that we've never seen before."
Asked if she could point out any weaknesses in Naomi, Nattie said she couldn't think of a single negative thing to say about the former WWE Women's Champion. She's just happy that her friend is finally getting the chance to shine.
"I don't have anything negative to say about her. To me, she can speak, she can work, she looks the part, she's a professional, and she's finally getting that chance to shine," she said.
Natalya has spoken in the past about how much it would mean to her to be the WWE women's Intercontinental Champion. Learn more here.
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