Former Women’s Champion Reveals What She’ll Always be Grateful for Toward Vince McMahon

Natalya has praised Vince McMahon for putting women's wrestling on the map in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Former Women’s Champion Reveals What She’ll Always be Grateful for Toward Vince McMahon

Natalya and Vince McMahon [via- Forbes and WWE]

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Quite seldomly these days does anyone employed by WWE speak highly of its former Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. However, making that rare column is the former two-time women’s champion, Natalya. For the unversed, the Canuck happens to be the longest-tenured female wrestler in WWE history, and she experienced her heyday under the creative reins of McMahon.

The veteran has revealed that moment of her career for which she’ll always be grateful to the notorious business tycoon. In an interview with Ring The Belle, the ‘Queen of Harts’ credited McMahon for the introduction of women’s wrestling in Saudi Arabia. She exhorted the 80-year-old to let her be a part of the first-ever WWE women’s match on the Arabic turf.

….when WWE first started doing stuff in Saudi Arabia, I said, ‘Vince, I really want to go. I want to be the first woman to wrestle in Saudi Arabia.’ Vince made it happen………So I will always be so grateful to Vince for that moment, because he fought for the women to have more visibility in Saudi Arabia.

Natalya via Ring The Belle

‘The Genetic Jackhammer’ granted ‘Nattie’ her wish, and she would go on to wrestle Lacey Evans at Crown Jewel in 2019. The niece of Bret Hart asserted that McMahon wanted the women to showcase what they could do inside the ring in that part of the world as well. Natalya established the fact that ‘Vinnie Mac’ had to really fight for the rights of his female roster, and he succeeded in securing them.

A lot has changed for the better since the aforementioned Natalya vs. Evans bout, where those women were compelled to cover their entire bodies with loose clothing rather than the traditional wrestling attire the fans were accustomed to watching. The percentage of female representation on shows held in Saudi Arabia has also seen a drastic uptick in recent years.

What went down at Vince McMahon’s 80th birthday party?

Ever since being ousted from his hegemony in WWE and the executive office holding he once had at TKO, Vince McMahon has abstained from making public appearances. Last month on August 24, the XFL founder turned 80. He organized a private birthday bash with limited guests, including some current and former WWE names making the cut.

Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon [via- Cageside Seats]

A picture from the party held at New York City’s Baccarat Hotel revealed that The Miz & Maryse, Titus O’Neill, Jerry Lawler, Drew McIntyre, and Sheamus were in attendance. John Cena was also reported to be there. Coming to McMahon’s physical appearance at the party, a report from Fightful noted that a source said McMahon did look his age while also adding that the ex-WWE CEO appeared frail and walked slower.

The source affirmed that they hadn’t seen McMahon like that even when he was the majority shareholder in WWE. Moreover, he wore a Dr. Evil suit and even introduced his new girlfriend to the guests, as per former WWE wrestler, The Godfather.

In an absolutely staggering revelation, the North Carolina-born business executive handed over around 100 busts of himself to his handpicked guests. The netizens called him out for oozing narcissism after that gesture.

What’s the latest on Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon?

The federal proceedings concerning the s*x trafficking lawsuit filed by Ms. Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, against Vince McMahon and WWE are going on at a snail’s pace. Back in June, both the defendant parties opposed Grant’s request to seek new evidence from them before the court reaches a conclusion as to whether the complaint will be sent to private arbitration or not.

Vince McMahon and Janel Grant
Vince McMahon and Janel Grant [via- Daily Mail]

John Laurinaitis, who was once considered a right-hand man to McMahon, has already testified against the ‘Genetic Jackhammer’ by siding with Ms. Grant. The former WWE Head of Talent Relations agreed to provide new evidence to Grant and was thus taken off the list of defendants.

Incumbent WWE CCO and McMahon’s son-in-law, Triple H, was recently asked about the allegations levied against his father-in-law. ‘The Game’, like he has done in the past while addressing McMahon, refrained from answering it directly and instead claimed that it’s quite different from what they do in WWE.

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