In the decades following The Montreal Screwjob, WWE would have serious tension with the legendary Hart family for good reason. But now, Natalya claims that the family have moved on from the controversial event.
Speaking with Fightful’s Joel Pearl ahead of WWE Elimination Chamber, Natalya discussed competing in the Women’s Elimination Chamber Match in her home country of Canada. Natalya would also state that the Hart family have moved past the Montreal Screwjob, with the newest generation of the family looking to make a name for themselves.
“It’s funny because people online were like—you know how people can be mean online–they were like, ‘Natalya’s only in this because she’s Canadian.’ I feel like every single girl that’s in this Elimination Chamber match has earned the right to be in that match. To me, it’s just a cherry on top, its extra icing on the cake, that we’re doing this in Canada because Canada is so special to me and so special to my family. But I also want to be proud to celebrate this time in my life in Canada. Montreal is also so important to the Harts, the arena where we are is where the Montreal Screwjob happened. So while that was a really challenging time for my entire family, especially for Bret Hart, it’s also something we’ve all moved past. Many documentaries later, we’ve all moved past it,”
“To be back in Canada, to be celebrating the women who have earned the right to be in this Elimination Chamber match, for the first time in my career, I feel like all the stars are really aligning. It took three months recovering from a nose injury to really have this different clarity that I never had before, where it’s like, ‘This is my time.’ I’m not gonna let anybody make me feel bad about it. I’m going to celebrate with my people tonight and tomorrow when I win at the Elimination Chamber, and if I don’t win, I’m still going to celebrate with my people because we don’t get here alone. As a superstar in WWE, you don’t get this success alone. It’s people that get behind you and really help you find who you are,”
Natalya
Natalya was working alongside Shotzi prior to WrestleMania, but has seemingly no creative direction following the event. We will have to wait and see what comes next for the Queen Of Harts.
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