Nattie Responds To People Claiming Her Current Character Is ‘Trying To Be Like Ronda Rousey’

Nattie responds to fans claiming that her current character is ‘trying to be like Ronda Rousey’, noting it is still evolving.

The WWE veteran has been utilizing a new gritter gimmick in WWE over the past year, both in the company and outside of it in indie appearances. The gimmick has drawn comparisons to other talent, including Ronda Rousey due to Nattie’s offense being stiffer and more technical grappling wise.

While speaking to The Toronto Sun in a recent interview, Nattie responded to people who claim her current character is ‘trying to be like Ronda Rousey.’

“I remember Michael Hayes saying to me backstage, he was like, ‘It’s really important that people understand the change. Like, why did you go from being Natalya for 18-ish years, and now all of a sudden you’re Nattie?’ I said to Michael, I was like, for me, and hopefully I’ll get a chance to explain this more on WWE programming in the near future, but for me, it’s not like… it’s not like I’m trying to reenact, like I’m trying to do an MMA character, for example. It’s not like some people are like, oh, she’s just trying to be like Ronda Rousey. It’s like, no, I love Ronda, and I think Ronda did really cool work in WWE, but I feel like my character is still evolving and growing.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Nattie spoke about the loss of Andy Williams. You can read more about that here.

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