Natalya And Shayna Baszler Look Back On Training Together Ahead Of NXT TakeOver 2014
Natalya credits Shayna Baszler for helping her prepare for her classic match against Charlotte Flair.
Natalya credits Shayna Baszler for helping her prepare for her classic match against Charlotte Flair.
Speaking on WWE’s The Bump, Natalya’s match against Charlotte at NXT TakeOver came up in the conversation. Baszler noted that Natalya came to train with her ahead of the match.
Shayna Baszler: Actually it’s funny because Nattie came out to my MMA gym I was at to train.
Natalya: I did.
SB: She wanted to come learn some submission transitions. We had Sharpshooter versus Figure-Eight sort of thing. Natty comes out to train, and then I watch the match, and I see stuff. This was mind-blowing to me, like, oh man, it’s like real stuff that I showed her.
Natalya: I wanted to pick her brain, and I wanted to take her skills and to be able to incorporate them into pro wrestling because I knew that… I always just had this vision that my work with Charlotte would be one of the most pivotal moments in my career, but also for women’s wrestling. So when you want to be the best, you train with the best.
Natalya then responded to a clip of her comments about the match. She noted that she knew the match would be important, and to make sure that she was prepared, she worked on new concepts, techniques, and transitions with Shayna Baszler before Baszler joined WWE. Natalya credited Baszler for helping her and highlighted her focus on the details.
I knew how important that match was gonna be and I wanted to make sure I was over prepared. Working on new concepts/techniques/transitions with @QoSBaszler (before she ever came to wwe!) helped me so much. Love her focus on all of the details. We can never fine tune enough- https://t.co/bEJAlnZ3oO
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) March 24, 2024
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