Natalya opens up on legendary dad’s CTE diagnosis, finding her WWE path in new book: ‘Wanted to be perfect’

Natalya is finally telling her story after nearly 20 years in WWE.

The former SmackDown women’s champion and Divas champion opens up in her new book, “The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE,” which goes on sale Oct. 28. The daughter of Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart writes about her dad’s personal demons, her family’s struggles with money, difficulty getting into WWE, her relationship with husband Tyson Kidd and her all the obstacles she overcame to find what success truly means in the pro wrestling world.

Ahead of the book’s release, Natalya took time for some Q&A with The Post’s Joseph Staszewski.

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