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5 hours ago
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Natalya: I Gave Kenzie Paige The ‘Nattie Rub' Just Like I Did For Charlotte Flair
Natalya has commented on her match against Kenzie Paige at NWA Crockett Cup 2025. The former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion recently appeared on Busted Open Radio. During the conversation, Nattie drew similarities between her outing against Kenzie Paige with her past work against Charlotte Flair. Advertisement 'I did for Kenzie what I've done for many in the industry,' Natalya said. 'If I'm going to talk the talk, I'm going to remind you of the walk that I've walked. Look at Charlotte Flair. Charlotte wasn't able to be Charlotte until I brought out a different side of her. I was able to do that. I gave Charlotte the Nattie Rub. 'Charlotte is a very close friend of mine, and I love her and respect the sh*t out of Charlotte, but she talks about it all the time. When I had that match with her at TakeOver in 2014, I brought out a different side of her, a side of her that she didn't know existed. I did the same thing for Kenzie. Kenzie is in her early 20s and she got to understand about who the fu*k I am.' Natalya says she ran circles around Kenzie Page 'I got to run circles around Kenzie. I'm 42, running circles around a 20-year-old. When you train at the Dungeon, you learn how to fight for your life. Kenzie didn't realize that when she was wrestling me, I love the taste of blood in my mouth. I love bruises under my clothes. I fu*king live for this. That's what I love and what turns me on. She didn't realize that I love that feeling.' Advertisement 'When she worked with me, we had a great match, I can safely say it was the match of the night and had everybody in the ECW Arena on their feet. She got to understand the Nattie Rub. She's going to spend the rest of her career chasing the dragon to have a match like that. Just like Charlotte has spent her career chasing to find a match like she had with me in 2014.' [H/T Fightful] Despite having a competitive match with Kenzie, Natalya failed to beat the NWA Women's Champion for her title. The Queen of Harts got into an altercation with a heckler after the match. Fans can read more on that here. RELATED: Natalya Reveals When She'll Retire From Wrestling The post Natalya: I Gave Kenzie Paige The 'Nattie Rub' Just Like I Did For Charlotte Flair appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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5 hours ago
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Natalya Attacks Heckling Fan After NWA Debut
Natalya wasn't having any of it. Natalya made her NWA in-ring debut at the 2025 NWA Crockett Cup in Philadelphia against Kenzie Paige. After the match, Natalya got involved in a scuffle with a fan that resulted in her hitting him in the face. Advertisement As seen in the clip posted online by MuscleManMalcolm, Nattie approached a man in a pink shirt sitting ringside. She slaps him in the head and he went down to the ground, and she reached over the barricade and took another swing before security stepped in. Many fans online reacted to the clip, speculating that it was a worked (staged) incident. Ringside News is reporting that the 'troll' later took photos with Natalya after the scripted incident during the show. However, this appears to be inaccurate, as Nattie took photos with a fan named Frankie that she recognized. The fan who Nattie had the incident was wearing a pink Kenzie Paige t-shirt: Kenzie Paige says working with Natalya is much more than a dream match Natalya's opponent, NWA Women's World Champion Kenzie Paige, spoke with WrestleZone about what the match meant to her. Advertisement 'I feel like it is still kind of a dream, right? I started wrestling when I was 14. So, I just imagine telling like, 14-year-old Kenzie, missing school every Friday and all that stuff, 'Girl, keep going. You're going to wrestle Natalya and Gail Kim is going to be your special guest ref.' I don't know if that part's really registered because I've been so… I'm not going to say in over my head, but I've been so devoted to getting that respect from Natalya and all of that. 'I've almost not even [had time] to focus on the fact that this is a dream for me. This is my job now, right? So, I've not even got to focus on the fact that this is a real-life accomplishment for me. Personally, within my heart, anyone who knows me knows Bret Hart is my favorite. Owen Hart is my favorite, I've painted a picture of Nattie in my high school art class, right? So, this really is a big dream for me. And it's almost crazy to think that now, I've not even got to focus on that part. Because it is my job. And I do have so much more on the line than just a dream match happening for me.' Gail Kim ultimately missed the event due to an unfortunate illness; you can read her statement on missing the NWA Crockett Cup here. Read More: Kenzie Paige Picked A Fight With Natalya, Says It's Much More Than A Dream Match The post Natalya Attacks Heckling Fan After NWA Debut appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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5 hours ago
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Kenzie Paige Doesn't Want Fans To Think She's ‘Wasting Away' In NWA
Kenzie Paige is one of the youngest and top talents in the world of professional wrestling. She is the current NWA Women's World Champion and also enjoyed a reign as NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion. Recently, Paige was interviewed by WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard. During the interview, Paige shared that she hopes that wrestling fans see and understand that she's trying her best in the NWA. She believes that she is building herself and the company, and doesn't want people to think that she's wasting her time. Advertisement 'I hope they just see that I really am trying with the NWA. I really am trying to build it back up and whether it be on my back and my sister's back, then that's what it is. So, that's what we will take. We'll take and run with it. But for how young I am and how much heart and time I've put into it, I don't want people to think I'm wasting away in the NWA. 'I'm really trying to build something up while I am here. You know what I mean? So, all the history made, the people I've faced, the trials and tribulations that I've went through, it means something to me and I know, one day it is going to mean something to everybody else,' Kenzie Paige said. Kenzie Paige recently squared off with WWE's Natalya During the same interview, Paige shared her thoughts on her match against WWE Superstar Natalya at the NWA Crockett Cup. Paige called it a dream match, and she was ultimately successful in beating Nattie via pinfall. Advertisement More fireworks came after the match, however, as Natalya got involved in a scuffle with a trolling fan. This resulted in her hitting him in the face, and the incident was questioned for being staged. However, it's worth noting the 'fan' in question was wearing a Kenzie Paige shirt. Natalya commented on the match afterwards, claiming she gave Paige the same 'Nattie Rub' that she gave another WWE Superstar. What are your thoughts on Kenzie Paige? The post Kenzie Paige Doesn't Want Fans To Think She's 'Wasting Away' In NWA appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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5 days ago
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SCA dismisses 'meritless' appeal by two environmental organisations
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs an appeal by two environmental organisations against the awarding of a water use licence issued to Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd in 2016. The SCA said the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the Federation for a Sustainable Environment vexatiously pursued the appeal under section 149(1) of the National Water Act (NWA) and it had no merit. The court said the organisations could not be insulated from costs orders regarding two considerations. One was the Biowatch principle, namely that the general rule in constitutional litigation is that an unsuccessful litigant ought not to be ordered to pay costs to the state. The organisations had argued that the high court proceedings were instituted to vindicate environmental rights which were genuine and not frivolous. The second was that they acted reasonably in the protection of the environment. The SCA said Biowatch did not assist the organisations. The Constitutional Court, in the Biowatch case, said a party should not be immunised from appropriate sanctions if its conduct had been 'vexatious, frivolous, professionally unbecoming or in any other similar way abusive of the processes of the court'. 'That is the case here. The appellants, who throughout have been represented by senior and junior counsel, vexatiously pursued the section 149(1) appeal, which has no merit,' said judge of appeal Ashton Schippers in a unanimous judgment of the full bench. Atha-Africa Ventures, the owner of Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine outside Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, had acquired coal-prospecting rights to an area of 8,360ha, covering 12 privately owned farms in Mpumalanga. In 2013, it was granted a mining right in respect of only five farms.
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6 days ago
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Kneecap Speak Out After Being 'Removed' From TRNSMT Festival Line-Up Due To Safety 'Concerns'
Kneecap have spoken out about being dropped from the line-up of the TRNSMT music festival due to concerns about safety. The West Belfast hip-hop trio had been booked to perform at the Glasgow music festival in July, but on Wednesday night, it was confirmed this would no longer be going ahead. Posting on their Instagram story, the band shared a brief statement which read: 'Due to concerns expressed by the police about safety at the event, Kneecap can no longer perform at TRNSMT.' This post was accompanied by the N.W.A. song Fuck Tha Police. Following this, the group wrote on X: 'To the thousands of people who bought tickets, flights and hotels to see us play, we are sorry… it is out of our hands. 'Glasgow has always been a huge city for us. We've played there many many times, with no issues – ever. Make of that what you will.' Kneecap then revealed they'd be performing in the city's O2 Academy on 8 July instead, 'to try to make up for it'. They also clarified a BBC News report about them supposedly pulling out of the festival, writing back: 'Kneecap didn't 'pull out' of TRNSMT – Kneecap were removed.' "Due to concerns expressed by the Police about safety at the event, Kneecap can no longer perform at TRNSMT." 🚔To the thousands of people who bought tickets, flights and hotels to see us play, we are is out of our hands. Glasgow has always been a huge city for us.… — KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) May 28, 2025 Kneecap didn't "pull out" of TRNSMT - Kneecap were removed. — KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) May 28, 2025 Kneecap found themselves at the centre of scrutiny last month, following impassioned political statements they made in support of Palestine during an appearance at the Coachella music festival in California. Days later, it was reported that counter-terrorism police officers were assessing a resurfaced video in which the group reportedly declared 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah' during a gig in London in November 2024. Last week, band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh – better known to Kneecap fans under the stage name Mo Chara – was charged with a terror offence, due to a Hezbollah flag that was reportedly displayed during that same Kneecap gig last year. Kneecap previously said: 'We deny this 'offence' and will vehemently defend ourselves. This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction. We are not the story. Genocide is.' They've since claimed they're the victims of a 'witchhunt', with Ó hAnnaidh telling fans at a gig last week: 'There's a reason where what's happened to me, happened before Glastonbury. There's a reason they're trying to fucking stop me speaking at Glastonbury in front of the UK.' He later added: 'The reason that we are being witchhunted here is because we, at Coachella, spoke about this about the genocide. We're not the fucking story here, they're using us as a scapegoat not to talk about the real fucking issue.' Kneecap Issue Statement After Band Member Is Charged With Terror Offence Kneecap React To Sharon Osbourne's Call To Revoke Their US Visas Over Coachella Set Kneecap Blast 'Coordinated Smear Campaign' Since Coachella Performance
