Natalya wants to revive WWE Total Divas and launch Bloodsport inspired concept
Natalya laid out her ambition to be the first female promoter in wrestling history and initiate a model after Bloodsport.
Speaking on the Battleground Podcast, Natalya talked about her long term goal to launch her own variation of Bloodsport style of wrestling inspired by Josh Barnett. She reflected on moving away from the Natalya persona to the hard-hitting Nattie character today, and how Triple H and Nick Khan were supportive of her identity development.
“I just have so much more that I want to do. I was even thinking like the thought crossed my mind when I heard that Josh Barnett was not doing Bloodsport anymore, there was a big part of me and there is a big part of me that said, ‘Why can’t I do something like that? Why can’t I be the first female promoter in WWE history to start something up of my own that’s comparable to Bloodsport.’ Because what Bloodsport did for me and what Josh Barnett did for me, in competing there and building something new and proving myself, Bloodsport for me is like, what do you have to prove? You’ve got to have a chip on your shoulder to do that and do it great.”
“And so there are people that are going there and going to Bloodsport and fighting to prove something. I was like, man, that would be a dream for me to bring something like that to life. I’ve thought about that quite a bit. Of course, nothing is solidified or anything like that but I was like, that’s a dream of mine to create something all new and be the first female to do that.”
Natalya added that she also wishes to revive Total Divas given the audience interest being at an all-time high.
“And of course, my other big dream is to bring Total Divas back.I think a lot of people really, I mean I get asked about Total Divas more than anything and I would love to do a Total Divas reboot. I would love to spearhead that. I would love to not only be a part of it, but also work behind the scenes with it. And I think now when in a world that’s eating up content more than ever, people really love that deep dive into the women of WWE. So, that is a goal of mine.”
She introduced the character on Game Changer Wrestling for most of 2025 and in WWE earlier this year. Natalya ditched the hot pink wrestling gear, stylized after the Hart Family’s signature colors, and began donning black gear with slicked back hair, reflecting a tougher, combat driven style image.
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