Even after thousands of matches, Natalya is still going strong with her WWE career.
WWE Superstar Natalya was recently a guest on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked what she credits her longevity in WWE to, Nattie said it comes down to taking care of yourself like Tom Brady or LeBron James.
“To be perfectly honest, I take care of myself like it’s a religion,” Natalya said. “It’s so crazy to say that, but I think it’s important for people to know. When you look at Tom Brady, for example, I don’t watch football but — or I try to, but I don’t understand it. Tom Brady, it’s not a secret, Tom Brady, Lebron James. These are guys that take care of themselves.
“They’re on a table several times a week. I’m on a table four times a week. I work with an active-release therapist. I work with an adrenal specialist. I work with a massage therapist. I work with a professional stretcher who stretches people in the NFL. I am religious about my vitamins; I’m religious about my diet, my workouts. I take it very seriously because not everybody should do this.
“There’s only a handful of men and women in the world that can do this at this level. And for me to have had thousands of matches in WWE, thousands of bumps and bruises and broken bones and broken ligaments. You can’t stay doing this unless you take care of yourself, so my health is key and also staying safe. Staying safe in the ring like I take a lot of pride in safety with each other. Having fun taking risks but above all else, we got to protect each other.”
In addition to taking care of herself, Nattie and her husband, TJ Wilson, continue to constantly work and help others train to improve their WWE careers.
“We love our training. It’s very, very special to us, and we just stay ready,” Natalya said. “I always say to people don’t get ready, stay ready. And I feel like I’m so blessed to be able to have that ring, and it’s a WWE ring. My husband, basically he asked for it. And TJ has such a great relationship with talent. It’s so nice to be able to have people that go hey; I need help. And so he especially works with them and helps them. A massive amount of people have come to him for help.”
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