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Natalya Set To Make History By Receiving Major Honor

"A true trailblazer. A record-breaker. A history-maker"
Joe Baiamonte|
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Natalya's glittering career is about to add another broken record to a litany of groundbreaking accomplishments.

The former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion is set to receive the Lou Thesz Award from the Cauliflower Alley Club at the 2025 CAC Reunion in August.

In doing so, Natalya becomes the first ever woman to receive the award.

As per Cauliflower Alley:

"A true trailblazer. A record-breaker. A history-maker.
The Cauliflower Alley Club proudly announces that Natalya Neidhart will receive the Lou Thesz Award at this year’s reunion—making her the first female professional wrestler ever to earn this prestigious honor.

From technical excellence to her lasting impact across generations, Natalya’s legacy continues to elevate the entire wrestling industry.

Congratulations, Nattie!"
Cauliflower Alley Club

Natalya has been signed to WWE for 18 years, signing a developmental deal in 2007 and making her main roster debut in 2008. Although she has not appeared regularly on WWE television for a while, the former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion has been receiving huge amounts of plaudits for her recent appearances in Josh Barnett's Bloodsport, the NWA and Evolve. The Hart family member has also been instrumental in helping the NXT Women's Division over the last couple of years.

The Lou Thesz Award is the latest in a long line of honors received by Natalya, who holds six Guinness World Records for her work within WWE, including most matches wrestled by a female wrestler in WWE, most pay-per-view appearances for a woman in WWE, most wins and most WrestleMania appearances.

(H/T Fightful)

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Joe Baiamonte
JOE BAIAMONTE

Joe Baiamonte is a contributing writer for The Takedown On SI, joining the team in April, 2025. Joe has been covering professional wrestling, sports and entertainment for over a decade, serving as editor at SPORTbible between 2014 and 2018 - where he helped the team to three consecutive Football Blogging Awards - and as head of sport at Unilad. Joe has written for numerous outlets in the United Kingdom and United States, including The Sportsman, Sporf, Pubity, GiveMeSport and The Sportster, interviewing the likes of Neymar, Harry Kane, Ruud Gullit, Triple H, Ric Flair, Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch, Rey Mysterio, Aaron Boone, Alex Cora, Chris Sale and Chase Uttley. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from the University of Salford and currently resides in Manchester, England, having been raised just down the road in Burnley. He briefly moved to Croatia with his family after the birth of his son, where he spent an entire summer writing on the beach and eating squid.

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