Natalya has shown a different side of herself in the past two months, bringing out Nattie for appearances at Bloodsport and the NWA. By her own admission, Nattie is a different animal than what fans have seen throughout her WWE career.
Coming off the heels of her Bloodsport debut, Natalya competed for the NWA Women's Championship at NWA Crockett Cup, taking on Kenzie Paige at the former ECW Arena.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Natalya reflected on her NWA debut.
"That experience was unbelievable. I wanted to do Bloodsport because I wanted to show a different side of me that I feel I needed to awaken. The match for NWA at the ECW Arena, that match was me trying to remind everybody that the performance I gave at Bloodsport, the masterclass performance I gave at Bloodsport, that was not a fluke. What we did for NWA was even better than what I did at Bloodsport. For me, I'm fighting for my life. It really makes me want to wake up in the morning. When I was working out, I was reliving that match. It just lights my fire in a different way. I wanted to remind people that what I did at Bloodsport was a masterclass, and what I did at NWA was even better than that. To have the entire arena on their feet and see pictures...I don't know where you can watch the match, but everybody is on their feet. They had just done 18 matches prior because they were filming a large TV taping. We were the 18th match and people were on their feet because I want to engage them in a different way.
"They've seen Natalya. Natalya has done fantastic work in WWE over the last 18 years. They're getting a chance to see Nattie now. Nattie is a totally different animal than anything they've ever seen before. When Nattie is out there, she is a different world. I'm unhinged. Shit is going to go down. Things are going to get crazy. The gloves are off. A long with a technical match, shit got crazy and people saw a different side of me. I would love to be able to do that and I have a lot of cool stuff coming up that I haven't announced, but I'm loving what I'm doing. I'm having so much fun and Kenzie Paige impressed the shit out of me. She really did. She is an asshole, but she's an impressive asshole and I look oforward to beating her ass again."
Natalya competed on Monday's WWE Raw in a Money in the Bank qualifying match against Roxanne Perez and Becky Lynch.
Elsewhere during the interview, Natalya commented on the "Nattie Rub." Fans can learn more here.
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