Every WrestleMania Match Of Natalya's Career, Ranked
John Castro Natalya is a wrestling legend, who has competed in more PPV matches than any other woman in the history of the company. That has included a variety of WrestleMania opportunities. She wasn't provided many early on in her career, as women's wrestling began to grow within the company, but that has changed.
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Over her time, Nattie has been in some great matches on The Grandest Stage of Them All, as well as some of the worst. From battle royals to tag team bouts or matches for the women's title, she has had a lot of chances to shine, and her performances have always been enjoyable to see.
9 Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal (WrestleMania 25)
This match was comfortably the worst WrestleMania bout that Natalya has been involved in, with this being a complete disaster. There was very little wrestling taking place in this one, with wrestlers being able to be eliminated any way, not just over the top rope. The company gave no respect to this match, with an elimination taking place before the announcer had even finished explaining the rules.
Commentary didn't focus on anything, with Molly Holly's return only being mentioned after she was dumped out of the ring. For Natalya, there was little of note, with her elimination not even being picked up by the cameras, which showcased how poor the contest was overall.
8 Vickie Guerrero Invitational (WrestleMania 30)
This match was another chaotic win, as it featured every single woman on the roster competing for the Divas Championship. There was simply no time for any psychology or storytelling here, as there were too many women involved. However, the talent did work hard to try and make this an exciting one overall, and the fans did get invested eventually.
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The Bella Twins were particularly impressive in this one, hitting a great double suicide dive. While Natalya was also involved in some bright moments, including a huge powerbomb to Naomi, and a discus clothesline to Tamina on the outside. But ultimately, this was just about AJ Lee getting one over on Vickie Guerrero as she retained in what was a forgettable encounter overall.
7 Team Total Divas vs. Tamina, Summer Rae, Emma, Naomi, & Lana (WrestleMania 32 - Kick-Off Show)
This match suffered from the fact that WWE was having issues getting the WWE Universe into the arena, meaning the crowd was very sparse. However, all 10 women worked hard throughout this, which was built around Brie Bella's goodbyes as she was set to leave to start her own family.
Natalya was one of the more experienced stars in this match, and she got plenty of time to work in the ring. It was a solid match, especially considering Lana and Eva Marie were fresh stars at the time. There was some nice team work and storytelling within it, and it led to a good kick-off match taking place.
6 Tag Team Turmoil Match (WrestleMania 37 Night One)
The tag team turmoil match brought together several women's duos, with the winners earning a title shot the next evening. It was Natalya and Tamina who ended up winning it, but they didn't get much time in the ring here, as they were the final team to enter the match, working against The Riott Squad.
It was a routine section of the match, which was only short for them. This was all about setting up the next night, with the other women putting in most of the work. However, it was one that fans didn't get invested in and featured a few sloppy moments, which hurt it overall.
5 Natalya vs. Liv Morgan (WrestleMania 36 - Kick-Off Show)
This was the pre-show match for night two of WrestleMania 36, and it was a decent bout between two good workers. However, there wasn't too much storyline here, and the lack of fans in attendance stopped it from truly kicking into the next level. It's something that hurt all matches throughout that weekend.
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Liv Morgan was just starting to get her opportunities as a singles star, and it was a real showcase moment for her. They worked well together, with Natalya as a veteran and Morgan the upcoming star. It wasn't a particularly long encounter, but it had some good storytelling throughout.
4 Women's Battle Royal (WrestleMania 34 - Kick-Off Show)
As far as WrestleMania battle royal matches go, this one was well booked and told some effective stories. The bout was loaded with star power, which certainly helped the situation. WWE pushed several NXT stars in this one, and having them work as a team at times was great to see.
On top of that, things built up well throughout the match, particularly with Sasha Banks and Bayley, who the match was built around. Natalya was also a key part of things, being involved until the very end, which made sense due to her experience.
3 Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Natalya & Tamina (WrestleMania 37 Night Two - Women's Tag Team Title Match)
This was a strange match for WWE to book considering the fact everyone involved was a heel. However, WWE fans got behind Natalya and Tamina massively. It was an enjoyable moment for both of them, which they deserved, and the two of them put in the work to embrace that.
There were quite a few sloppy moments within the encounter from everyone involved, which hurt the actual quality of the encounter. However, it was a good match overall, with this being a hard-hitting one, which was a different style of contest from what WWE normally does.
2 Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Natalya vs. Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James vs. Carmella vs. Naomi (WrestleMania 33 - SmackDown Women's Title Match)
The first time that Natalya got to compete for a title on The Grandest Stage of Them All took place at WrestleMania 33. There were times when the fans were quiet within this one, but the women pushed to engage them. Because there were so many people, there were a lot of spots where they would take out one person, throw them out, and then two would wrestle in the ring.
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This stopped any real flow from taking place, but fans were certainly behind the eventual winner Naomi. Natalya had a few good moments in the match, including a rolling German suplex to Becky Lynch and a double Sharpshooter, and overall it was an enjoyable encounter.
1 Bayley & Sasha Banks (c) vs. Divas Of Doom vs. The IIconics vs. Nia Jax & Tamina (WrestleMania 35 - Women's Tag Team Title Match)
This was the first time that the Women's Tag Team Titles were defended at WrestleMania, and WWE made a big deal out of it. The company pushed four major teams, and Natalya got the chance to team up with Beth Phoenix in what was an emotional time for her following the death of Jim Neidhart.
They were an impressive part of the match, bringing some nice tag team combinations. Everyone in the encounter played their part here, and while things started out slowly, once it got going, the match kicked into the next gear and became a very exciting and unpredictable encounter.