Natalya has taken to her social media to celebrate that she has been in WWE as of 17 years today.
She writes: Today is 17 years since I signed with @WWE, and my love for this business has only grown. I have never taken a single day for granted, because I learned early, that the amazing position I have is leased, never owned. So wherever the next 17 takes us, just know I’ll be calling someone B*tch! (IYKYK!) and locking them in Sharpshooter. Because this isn’t a career for me. It’s my life.
The 41-yo first entered the company working for its developmental Deep South Wrestling. This is where she wrestled against names such as Krissy Vaine and Angel Williams (Angelina Love) while she teamed up with Shantelle (Taylor Wilde). She then went to OVW and had matches with Katie Lea and Beth Phoenix before going to FCW and facing The Bella Twins, Alicia Fox, AJ Lee, and more.
Natalya debuted on the main roster on April 4 SmackDown in 2008 where she was with Victoria in a match against Cherry who was acxompanied by Michelle McCool.
Over the years, Natalya has accomplished many accolades in WWE.
- WWE Divas Championship
- WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
- Guinness Book of World Records for –
- Most appearances on pay-per-view for a female WWE wrestler – 75
- Most matches for a female WWE wrestler – 1514
- Most wins by a female WWE wrestler – 663
- Most WWE Wrestlemania appearances – 8
- Most WWE RAW matches – 174
- Most WWE Smackdown matches – 200
Congratulations to Natalya on all of her accomplishments!
