Natalya feels extremely liberated by exploring her “Nattie” side.
The WWE Superstar spoke with Chris Van Vliet on his Insight podcast about her new gimmick, which sees her take on a more aggressive side outside of WWE as the “Lowkey Legend, Nattie.” Natalya said that the character emerged organically, noting that it came to her after she had finished writing her new book.
“I had signed this new contract with WWE. And I think with Triple H, I think he really wanted to find the right thing. I think he didn’t want to just throw me in stuff that didn’t matter. I think he really wanted to find the right thing. The thing with him is that I believe he’s a forward thinker. So he was like, we just can’t rush into it. We just have to find the right thing for you.
“And because I had expressed when I was signing my new deal, I was like, I [have] to grow. This isn’t just about money for me. This is about growing. I have to grow, I have to evolve. I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life; I love wrestling and I need something to dive into.”
I’m not fighting for my life,
— lowkey legend (@NatbyNature) October 7, 2025
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Natalya didn’t know exactly what to dive into
She felt like she was in a creative rut around WrestleMania season, noting that she didn’t know where she fit in despite being an 18-year veteran of WWE.
“So Josh Barnett and I got to talking, and he was like, ‘Let’s do Bloodsport.’ I was like, I’d love to do Bloodsport. We got to talking about me doing Bloodsport, and I said, I’m going to ask for permission. I walked up to Triple H. He was at the ringside. He was doing a rehearsal for Monday Night Raw. Walked up to him [and] I told him, ‘Listen, I’ve spoken to Josh Barnett. I’d love to do Bloodsport.’ And Hunter was like, ‘Sure.’
“I was so afraid that he was going to say no, because I was like, I really, really, really want to do something Mania weekend. I need to do something; my creative juices are just feeling so stifled. He said yes right away. And he’s like, yeah, absolutely, absolutely, no problem at all. And I know that the company really respects Josh, and they’ve let talent work and do stuff at Bloodsport before. He said yes, so supportively that I was like, I remember that day. I was so excited. I ran up to TJ, and I was like, Hunter loved it. He was like, Yeah, go for it. So I took that as a this is my mission to build something that I’ve never built before.”
Natalya’s book, The Last Hart Beating, will be released on October 28.
