During a recent appearance on the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, NWA owner Billy Corgan spoke about Natalya’s recent involvement with the promotion. According to Corgan, Natalya expressed interest in challenging Kenzie Paige for the NWA Women’s World Championship.
Corgan also addressed the buzz surrounding Natalya’s appearance, noting that some fans speculated it signaled WWE’s interest in acquiring the NWA. However, he made it clear that WWE has not made any moves to purchase the company, stating firmly that the NWA is “not for sale.” He described Natalya’s involvement as more of an endorsement from WWE rather than a business maneuver. He said,
“The WWE endorsement, if you even wanna call it that — let’s call it a blessing — shows you that we’ve earned our spot in this game here. We’re not competition by any stretch of the imagination but we are a player now and the other thing I wanna add really quickly is we’re not for sale. A lot of people assumed that the minute that door opened with Nattie, that that night we were gonna be sold. We’re not for sale and WWE has not asked.”
TNA Wrestling has announced that The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) will be in New York City later this month to promote Slammiversary 2025.
You can check out the official announcement below:
Pro Wrestling Legends The Hardys, Brothers Matt & Jeff Hardy, Visit New York June 24-26 To Preview Slammiversary At UBS
World-famous pro wrestlers Jeff & Matt Hardy, collectively known as The Hardys, will be in New York City on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 24-26, for media interviews, promotions, appearances and more as TNA Wrestling heads to its biggest show of the year: Slammiversary, live on pay-per-view on Sunday, July 20, at UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.
Brothers Jeff & Matt Hardy have been wrestling professionally since 1993, holding countless championships over the decades. WWE named The Hardys one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history. Jeff and Matt are the only team to have held the WWE/World, WCW, TNA, ROH, Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Revolutionary and fearless, Jeff and Matt are known for their energetic, high-risk approach to pro wrestling.
They have been the TNA World Tag Team Champions three times for a combined 388 days, which is sixth-most in company history.
The Hardys are available for media interviews June 24-26 as TNA Wrestling builds toward Slammiversary on Sunday, July 20, originating from UBS Arena in Belmont Park.
Additionally, The Hardys will be in the community during their time in New York, with appearances that also are open for media coverage:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 7pm
Pro Wrestling Master Class at Create a Pro Wrestling Academy in Hicksville, NY
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 11am
Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY
The Hardys will be joined in New York by KC Navarro, an electrifying tag team wrestler, one-half of the Fir$t Cla$$ faction.
JEFF HARDY
Jeff has long had a passion and participated in motocross, as well as artistic endeavors such as music and painting. Jeff made his TNA debut in 2004 in a match against A.J. Styles for the TNA X Division Championship. He has been the TNA World Champion three times for a combined 249 days.
MATT HARDY
Matt Hardy’s eccentric “Broken” gimmick made its debut in 2016 and has long been praised, winning multiple Best Gimmick awards. Matt made his TNA debut in 2011 in a match against Rob Van Dam. Matt is a two-time former TNA World Champion. He played baseball and football while growing up and attended Union Pines High School in North Carolina.
KC NAVARRO
The 25-year-old Navarro, a Miami native who now lives in New Jersey, made his pro wrestling debut as a sophomore in high school at age 15. He has been a champion for multiple independent wrestling promotions before signing with TNA. Navarro was bullied in school for being a fan of professional wrestling. He got into wrestling because his father was in the U.S. Army. “Wrestling made me feel like he was home,” he said. Navarro was an aide for children with special needs at Bright Beginnings Learning Center. He graduated from Metuchen High School in 2017 in Metuchen, New Jersey.
Tickets for Slammiversary in New York are now on-sale at Ticketmaster.com.
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