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Natalya Neidhart is one of the biggest names in professional wrestling.
She is the granddaughter of legendary wrestling coach Stu Hart, daughter of Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and the niece of Bret Hart and the late Owen Hart. She has been a leading figure in WWE’s women’s division since 2007 and has become one of the most iconic superstars the company has seen.
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Natalya Neidhart attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “WWE Monday Night Raw” at the Intuit Dome on January 6, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)
Neidhart opened up about all the trials and tribulations she faced in her life in her autobiography, “The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE.” Neidhart takes the reader on a journey from his early days in professional wrestling through all the tragic times his family has experienced, including the tragic deaths of his father and uncle.
She told PK Press Club Digital that writing the book was a way for her to step out of her comfort zone and challenge her on a different level.
“The most important thing about writing this book was just setting new goals, new challenges, new things,” she explained. “Writing a book is something I’ve always wanted to do, but I was also afraid to do it. Last year, I really wanted to take on challenges that scared me. I did things that are like… it’s not even that much that scares me, but just doing things that are out of my comfort zone, finding myself in situations that aren’t easy like taking on a new character or working on new projects.
“Writing a book was always something I wanted to do, but I kept putting it off because I told myself that if I’m writing a book, I just want it to be perfect. The best thing you can do when you want to grow is start.”
Neidhart details all the ups and downs she has experienced in the industry.
She said the main takeaway was for the reader to feel like they were reading a story rather than just another autobiography.
Natalya Neidhart attends the Build Series to discuss “Total Divas” at Build Studio on October 25, 2017 in New York. (Steve Zak Photography/FilmMagic)
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“Wrestling is like the backdrop to my story, but the book is much more about matches that I had or how I got started,” she said. “People who read it can’t wait to move on to the next chapter because it’s a storyline. They can’t wait to see what’s going to happen in the story and it’s a story that people don’t know.”
In one instance, Neidhart writes, she talks about feeling like she was the “last one left” in her family in the professional wrestling business.
The pressure has certainly been there throughout Neidhart’s career.
“I think it’s just loving what I do,” she told PK Press Club Digital. “It’s hard to believe I’ve been in WWE for almost two decades, but I absolutely love what I do. Like anything, there will be things that you love, there will be things that are difficult and there will be things that are challenges, but there is no greater feeling than walking through the curtain doing something you love and feeling so fulfilled.
“I think the biggest thing about my family is that my family has done so much in the industry, but ultimately we’ve all had the chance to come through the industry to really live our dreams, which has been amazing.”
“The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE” will be released on Tuesday.
She hoped fans would be able to “heal” in some way by reading the book and learning about her experiences.
WWE wrestler Natalya Neidhart holds a championship belt at Build Studio on October 25, 2017 in New York. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
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“If the message of my book is important, if someone takes anything away from this book, I hope it helps them heal in some way,” she said. “You can read my book without even knowing anything about wrestling and you will completely understand.
“And that’s something that’s really important to me – I wanted to write a book that was easy to read and where you could love wrestling, you could hate wrestling, you couldn’t know anything about wrestling, and you could totally relate to the book because it’s about people, about relationships, and I think that will heal a lot of people.”
