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Natalya Neidhart is one of the biggest names in pro wrestling.
She is the granddaughter of legendary wrestling trainer Stu Hart, daughter of Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and niece of Bret Hart and the late Owen Hart. She has been a figurehead in WWE’s women’s division since 2007 and has developed into one of the most iconic superstars the company has seen.
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Natalya Neidhart attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “WWE Monday Night Raw” at the Intuit Dome on January 6, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)
Neidhart opened up about all the trials and tribulations she has faced in her life in her autobiography, “The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE.” Neidhart takes the reader on a journey from how she got into professional wrestling through all the tragic moments her family dealt with, including the tragic deaths of her father and uncle.
She told Pakinomist Digital that writing the book was a way for her to get out of her comfort zone and challenge herself on a different level.
“The biggest thing about writing the book was just taking on new goals, new challenges, new things,” she explained. “Writing a book is something I’ve always wanted to do, but I was also scared to do it. In the last year, I’ve really been about taking on challenges that scared me. I’ve been about doing things that are like … it’s not even so much that scares me, but just doing things that are out of my comfort zone, stepping into situations that aren’t easy, working with a new character, like working on a new character.
“Writing a book was something I always wanted to do, but I kept putting it off because I thought if I write a book, I just want it to be perfect. The best thing to do when you want to grow is just get started.”
Neidhart dives into detail about all the ups and downs she’s experienced in the industry.
She said the main takeaway she wanted was for the reader to feel like they were reading a story rather than just another autobiography.
Natalya Neidhart attends Build Series to discuss “Total Divas” at Build Studio on October 25, 2017 in New York City. (Steve Zak Photography/FilmMagic)
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“Wrestling is like the background of my story, but the book is so much more about just matches that I’ve had or how I got into it,” she said. “People who read it, they can’t wait to get to the next chapter because it’s a story. They can’t wait to see what’s going to happen in the story, and it’s a story that people don’t know.”
In one instance, Neidhart writes about remembering the feeling of being the “last one left” of his family in the professional wrestling business.
The pressure has certainly been there throughout Neidhart’s career.
“I think it’s just loving what I do,” she told Pakinomist Digital. “It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in WWE for almost two decades, but I really love what I do. Like in anything, there’s going to be things that you love, there’s going to be things that are difficult and there’s going to be things that are challenging, but there’s no greater feeling than going through the curtain and doing something that you love and feeling so fulfilled in it.
“I think the biggest thing about my family is that my family has done so much in the business, but ultimately we’ve all had a chance to come through the business to really live out our dreams, which has been amazing.”
“The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE” will be released on Tuesday.
She hoped fans would be able to “heal” in some way by reading the book and learning about her experiences.
WWE wrestler Natalya Neidhart holds a championship belt at Build Studio on October 25, 2017 in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
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“If the message of my book is anything, if someone gets something out of the book, I hope it helps them heal in some way,” she said. “You can read my book and not even know anything about wrestling and you’ll totally get it.
“And that’s a big thing for me — I wanted to write a book that would be easy to read and that you could love wrestling, you could hate wrestling, you could know nothing about wrestling, and you could completely understand the book because it’s about people, relationships, and I think it’s going to heal a lot of people.”
