Natalya Neidhart

Natalya Neidhart
Neidhart in 2016
Birth name	Natalie Katherine Neidhart[1]
Born	(1982-05-27) May 27, 1982 (age 42)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1][2]
Spouse(s)	Tyson Kidd ​ (m. 2013)​
Parent(s)	Jim Neidhart (father)
Relatives	Bret Hart (uncle) Owen Hart (uncle)
Family	Hart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Nadia Hart[1] Natalya[1][3] Natalya Neidhart[4][5][1] Nattie Neidhart[1][6] Natalie Neidhart[1]
Billed height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[3]
Billed weight	135 lb (61 kg)[1][7]
Billed from	Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Trained by	Bruce Hart[8] Clive Lewellin[2] Ross Hart[8] Tokyo Joe[9] Tyson Kidd[8]
Debut	2000[1]

Natalie Katherine Neidhart-Wilson^[10] (born May 27, 1982) is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and columnist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Natalya. She is a two-time women's world champion, having won the Divas Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship once each. She is also a one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Tamina. She is a third generation professional wrestler, and is also the daughter of Hart Foundation member and Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart.

Neidhart is a member of the Hart wrestling family through her mother. She trained in the Hart family Dungeon under the tutelage of her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart. From 2000 to 2001, she worked for the Matrats promotion, before debuting for Stampede Wrestling in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, she wrestled abroad in England and Japan. She became the inaugural Stampede Women's Pacific Champion in 2005, and won the SuperGirls Championship the following year.

In 2007, Neidhart signed with WWE and spent time in Deep South Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) developmental territories. While in FCW, she managed her cousin, Harry Smith, and her husband, T.J. Wilson. She debuted on the main roster in 2008, allying herself with Victoria. The following year she and Wilson were joined by Smith to form The Hart Dynasty.

In 2010, Neidhart won the Divas Championship. In 2017, she became the SmackDown Women's Champion after defeating Naomi at SummerSlam. She is the first woman in WWE history to hold both the Divas Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. From 2013 to 2019, Neidhart was a main cast member of the reality television series Total Divas. She has set six records as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for female WWE wrestlers – most pay-per-view appearances, most matches, most wins, most Raw matches, most Smackdown matches and most WrestleMania matches.^[11] Neidhart is the longest-signed female WWE wrestler, actively being with the company since 2007.^[12]