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Natalya Interested In Working With TNA Wresters Gail Kim And Jordynne Grace As WWE Contract Expiration Nears

Originally posted on Ringside Intel | By Joe Lisnow | Last updated 5/19/24

Since the WWE contract of Natalya is nearing an end without a new deal signed, she has spoken about wrestling some top TNA names.

WWE has managed to re-sign some huge names to new deals within the last month like Drew McIntyre and Finn Balor. Others, are still negotiating a new contract. Then, there is Natalya. As of now, she has not signed a new deal and it does not seem like WWE is aggressively pursuing her. It does feel odd, but maybe the company feels she would never leave. Although, that mindset could be wrong.

At Conversations with The Wrestling Classic, Natalya hinted at wrestling outside of WWE and she has names. “I want to still keep moving forward in the business,” said Natalya. “People say, ‘When’re you gonna slow down? When are you gonna retire?’ I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life, I’m doing the best work of my career. I just have so much more I want to do. There are so many more women in the industry that I want to work with. Not just in WWE, but I want to work with Gail Kim.”

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“I want to work with Jordynne Grace,” said continued Natalya. “I see some of these Japanese girls that I admire so much. Some of them come and train with me, but one day, I want to work with these girls. There are girls from every corner of the industry that I’m like, I want to work with her. I want to wrestle the best.”

When it comes to longevity, few have spent so much time in WWE. Natalya has been with the promotion since 2008. Outside of Tamina Snuka, nobody evens comes close in the women’s division for being such a veteran. Despite having a 15 year run in WWE, she is rarely featured at the top. Mostly, she does whatever is asked and never complains. She is a true professional of the game. So, does anyone think Natalya would leave WWE to work briefly with TNA?

This article first appeared on Ringside Intel and was syndicated with permission.

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