Natalya Says TJ Wilson Is An ‘Important Part’ Of WWE Women’s Division, Wants To Elevate Other Women

Natalya gives her husband TJ Wilson a lot of credit for his work with the WWE women’s division and reflected on being an “elder stateswoman” in the company. Wilson works backstage as a producer in WWE and is often involved in producing the women’s matches. Natalya spoke with Cody Rhodes on What Do You Want To Talk About? and discussed how Wilson has become such a big part of the producing team for the women.

Natalya also shared her thoughts on being dubbed an “elder stateswoman” by Rhodes. Nattie is the longest-tenured female WWE wrestler, having been active with the company since 2007. She talked about her goals for working with the other women in the locker room and you. You can see highlights below:

On Being an ‘Elder Stateswoman’ In WWE:

“I mean, it’s funny because the older I get, the happier I am. And I used to sometimes like get scared of getting older. Because I was like, ‘What if people think I’m too old
and I just can’t do this anymore?’ The older I get now, the more I feel like — I just feel so excited about my career. I feel so excited about where the company’s going, I feel so excited about the people that I’m working with. The locker room — I love the girls in the locker room. Like Bailey, I love being in a locker room with her. There’s so many [women].

“And I think like again, it’s just that recovering people pleaser thing. But I understand what I went through when you’re trying to put a match together, and you’re just trying to stand out and you’re just trying to like make your mark. And you’re just like, we all get in our own heads. So I want to make sure that every girl that I work with? I worked with Ivy Nile the other day. And I said to TJ, ‘She’s so good. She’s so underrated.’ But I really wanted to make sure that Ivy like got a lot in, because I was like, ‘I’m already established, but we need to show the audience who she is.’ Also, because I’m going to beat her at the end. [Laughs]”

On Wilson’s Work With the Women’s Division:

“He’s such an important part of our women’s division. Because he always finds a way to help every woman shine. And he sees something in everyone. Because he was also an underdog for most of his career, so he doesn’t want to leave anyone out. He’s like, ‘Okay, if this is the girl that we’re trying to get over right now? The agenda is let’s get her over?’ he’s like, ‘How can we get her over but still help this person?’ And the girls see that and they recognize that, and there’s a level of trust there.”

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