Natalya Neidhart

Natalya Neidhart and TJ Wilson a.k.a. Tyson Kidd knew each other since childhood. The two dated for twelve years since 2001 finally tying the knot in June 2013. She lives in Tampa, Florida.

Natalya Neidhart was born on May 27, 1982 to Jim Neidhart and Ellie Hart. His father is an American retired profession wrestler. She has two sisters; Jennifer and Kristen. Jennifer is elder to Natalya and is a gourmet chef and caterer.

Natalya’s maternal grandfather and legendary wrestler Stu Hart became her inspiration early in life.

She attended Vincent Massey junior High School and Bishop Carroll High School and completed his schooling in 2000.

Natalya became the first woman in her family to receive professional wrestling training in the Hart Dungeon, the family mansion. She trained in amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts.

In 2003, Natalya started working for the Hart Family’s own promotion Stampede Wrestling. She started a feud with Belle Lovitz which lasted long. She also wrestled abroad in countries like England, Canada and Japan. In 2005, she won the inaugural Stampede Women's Pacific Champion.

In 2006 Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, Natalya won the SuperGirls Championship from Lisa Moretti at a show held by NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling in Newark, California. Next she competed in the Great Canadian Wrestling tournament where she finished second.

Natalya’s last match for Stampede Wrestling was on January, 2007. Thereafter she signed with World Wrestling Entertainment WWE. Previously assigned to developmental territory, Natalya was transferred to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and later to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). At OVW, she won a battle royal.

Natalya made her debut at the Next Generation Hart Foundation for tag team matches. She continued to make appearances in FCW and even debuted on SmackDown. She even competed at the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship.

In April 2008, Natalya made her roster debut as a villain in a match against Michelle McCool. Meanwhile, she made an alliance with Victoria. Natalya made her television in-ring debut against Cherry. She defeated Cherry easily following her sharpshooter submission move.