10 Second Generation Wrestlers That Should Have Known Better

Against a lot of odds, Natalya has made a success of herself crucially for being herself in her near-decade with WWE.

Joining the company during a time in which women were signed almost exclusively for how many bikini shoot DVDs they could sell and what they'd be prepared to wear for a demeaning fancy dress segment on Raw or SmackDown, Nattie Neidhart's Hart Dungeon pedigree and extensive independent experience didn't stand her in great stead amongst John Laurinaitis' 'athletic tens'.

Remarkably, she clung on during those disparate times. Unlike Beth Phoenix, Victoria, Gail Kim and the scant few that understandably elected to depart rather than chase a seemingly impossible dream, she became a vital utility player during a period of unthinkable change for the division. Aiding Charlotte's NXT with a phenomenal match at TakeOver in 2014, her place on the main roster three years later remains assured as a steady hand on the tiller during the biggest influx of female talent the company has ever experienced.

However, it's no coincidence that references to her famous lineage are mainly via 'Uncle Bret', to the point that even her entrance music remains the tribute version of Bret's 1994 upgrade on the famed Hart Foundation tag team riff.

Unable to keep steady employment after the team's 1991 split, Jim Neidhart was an unreliable, drug-addled flight risk during his persistent re-hirings, and appears defeated by his demons in public appearances to this day. Natalya deserves additional credit for dodging similar bullets.