Natalya recently appeared as a guest on the "After The Bell With Corey Graves" podcast for an in-depth interview.
During the discussion, the women's wrestling star spoke about her short stint in NXT, women talent from NXT that she is impressed with, which two she feels stand out the most and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where she touches on these topics.
On her short stint in NXT: “A few months ago, I had the chance to be there for a while. I even had some private training sessions with some girls which was really, really cool because I just wanted to see for myself who’s good, who has potential, who has it in them, who has it in them. First, loved working with Cora. I thought she was awesome. She was so open to like, learning and trying different things and just being more aggressive, and just being like, vulnerable, and the second that she found herself more vulnerable and open to showing that vulnerability, especially in front of the world, people really started to feel something for her.”
On some other women who impressed her from NXT: “Online, you see Tiffany Stratton’s Instagram page or Tiffany Stratton’s Twitter page. Before I even met her, I was like, ‘This girl doesn’t like wrestling. This girl is a model. She’s pretty — she got hired because she’s pretty’. I had a practice with her. I had a private session with like, 10 women from NXT. I went back home and I said to TJ, my husband, I said, ‘Tiffany is really good.’ I was like, ‘I really like Tiffany. I think she’s got something about her’."
On Alba Fyre and Nikkita Lyons standouts: “Another one that really impressed me was Nikkita [Lyons]. Nikkita was like, so easy to work with. She was open to learning, she wanted to try different things … Lash Legend, I was like, we had a match together and she like, did some stuff that impressed me … Of course, you know, I’m a huge fan of Io. I’m a huge fan of Kay Lee Ray. I think that Kay Lee has something really, really special about her, especially being a leader … Tatum was awesome to work with … She impressed the s**t out of me, she was so good. I started wanting to train with her more privately so she has come and started coming to train with me in the Dungeon.”
Check out the complete interview at Spotify.com. H/T to Wrestling Inc for transcribing the above quotes.
