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147-538: Natalie Katherine Neidhart-Wilson ( née Neidhart ; born May 27, 1982) is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and columnist. She is signed to WWE , where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Natalya . She is a two-time women's world champion, having won the Divas Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship once each. She is also a one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Tamina . She
294-593: A 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania 32 's pre-show. Natalya's team won after Naomi submitted to Brie Bella. After confronting Charlotte during her championship celebration the following night, she challenged Charlotte to a championship match on the April 11 episode of Raw , in which she was unsuccessful in capturing the WWE Women's Championship . On the April 18 episode of Raw , Natalya confronted Charlotte during an interview and revealed that Shane McMahon had booked them in
441-594: A dark match at the television tapings on July 18, 2007, where she won a battle royal . She debuted the next week as a member of the Next Generation Hart Foundation , accompanying her cousins Teddy Hart and Harry Smith for tag team matches . In September, she and the rest of the Hart Foundation were moved back to FCW. Initially, Neidhart formed an alliance with Victoria Crawford to take on The Bella Twins ( Nikki and Brie Bella ), but in 2008,
588-539: A dark match on the June 1 episode of Raw , Kidd had suffered a severe neck/spinal injury after receiving Samoa Joe 's ' Muscle buster ' finishing maneuver. Several weeks later, Kidd stated that he would be out of action for over a year, with Natalya taken off television for the very first time in order to care for Kidd. After a three-month absence from television, Natalya returned on the September 21, 2015, episode of Raw , as
735-509: A face , confronting the villainous Paige over her actions during Charlotte 's WWE Divas Championship celebration. Later that evening, she was defeated by Naomi in a singles match. After multiple confrontations between the two, Natalya would defeat Paige on the October 5 episode of Raw . Three days later, on SmackDown , Natalya teamed with Becky Lynch and Charlotte the three defeated Team Bella (Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella). On
882-577: A man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over the e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,
1029-457: A six-woman tag team match . Nikki Bella pinned Carmella to score the victory for Natalya's team. At Backlash , Natalya competed in a six-pack elimination challenge to determine the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion and was eliminated by Nikki Bella. On the October 25 episode of SmackDown , Natalya lost against Nikki Bella in a match to determine the captain of the SmackDown women's team at
1176-431: A 10 m (33 ft) x 10 m (33 ft) floor, with a smaller 7 m (23 ft) x 7 m (23 ft) floor used for younger participants. Routines last 70–90 seconds depending on the age of the participants and the routine category. The World Championships have been held since 1995. The events consist of: On 28 January 2018, parkour, also known as freerunning, was given the go-ahead to begin development as
1323-587: A 10.0. During a routine, deductions will be made by the judges for flaws in the form of the technique of a skill. For example, steps on landings or flexed feet can range from .05–.1 off, depending on the severity of the mistake. Male gymnasts also perform on a 12meter x 12meter spring floor. A series of tumbling passes are performed to demonstrate flexibility, strength, and balance. Strength skills include circles, scales, and press handstands. Men's floor routines usually have multiple passes that have to total between 60 and 70 seconds and are performed without music, unlike
1470-498: A FIG sport. The FIG was planning to run World Cup competitions from 2018 onwards. The first Parkour World Championships were planned for 2020, but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and instead took place from 15 to 16 October 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. The events consist of: Para-gymnastics, gymnastics for disabled athletes with para-athletics classifications , was recognized as
1617-555: A brief feud against Naomi and Jimmy Uso , facing off during an intergender tag team match on the February 16, episode of Raw , which Natalya and Kidd lost. When Kidd allied himself with Cesaro , Natalya began managing the team and was by their side in February, when they won the WWE Tag Team Championship 's at Fastlane . The following night on Raw , Natalya helped the duo retain the titles against The Usos, turning heel in
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#17328851499061764-428: A carpeted 12m × 12m square, usually consisting of hard foam over a layer of plywood , which is supported by springs generally called a spring floor. This provides a firm surface that provides extra bounce or spring when compressed, allowing gymnasts to achieve greater height and a softer landing after the composed skill. Gymnasts perform a choreographed routine for up to 90 seconds in the floor exercise event. Depending on
1911-569: A different number of tumbling passes. In level 7 in the United States, a gymnast is required to do 2–3, and in levels 8–10, at least 3–4 tumbling passes are required. Scoring for both Junior Olympic and NCAA level gymnastics uses a 10.0 scale. Levels below Level 9 start from a 10.0 automatically if all requirements for an event are met. Levels 9 and 10, and NCAA gymnastics all start below a 10.0 and require gymnastics to acquire bonus points through connections and skills to increase their start value to
2058-519: A fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35 on April 7, however, the match was won by The IIconics ( Billie Kay and Peyton Royce ). In May, Natalya competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake pay–per–view, where she was unsuccessful in winning the match. In June, Natalya and Alexa Bliss were supposed to compete in an late addition match at
2205-458: A feud between the trios, with The Hart Dynasty attacking The Usos and Tamina the following week in retaliation. At the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view in June, Natalya and The Hart Dynasty defeated Tamina and The Uso brothers in a six-person mixed tag team match, when Natalya pinned Tamina following a discus clothesline . At the next pay-per-view, Money in the Bank , Natalya helped The Hart Dynasty to retain
2352-636: A final (combined) routine. Currently, acrobatic gymnastics scores are marked out of 30.00 for juniors, and they can be higher at the Senior FIG level based on difficulty: There are five competitive event categories: The World Championships have been held since 1974. Aerobic gymnastics (formally sport aerobics) involves the performance of routines by individuals, pairs, trios, groups with 5 people, and aerobic dance and aerobic step (8 people). Strength, flexibility, and aerobic fitness rather than acrobatic or balance skills are emphasized. Seniors perform routines on
2499-406: A grip on the bar, and to prevent rips. While training for this event, straps are often used to ensure that the gymnast does not fall off the bar as they are learning new skills. As with women, male gymnasts are also judged on all of their events including their execution, degree of difficulty , and overall presentation skills. According to FIG rules, only women compete in rhythmic gymnastics. This
2646-420: A larger blocking surface. This apparatus is thus considered safer than the vaulting horse used in the past. With the addition of this new, safer vaulting table, gymnasts are attempting more difficult vaults. On the uneven bars, gymnasts perform a timed routine on two parallel horizontal bars set at different heights. These bars are made of fiberglass covered in wood laminate , to prevent them from breaking. In
2793-676: A last woman standing match. The pair later took on the Kabuki Warriors in a losing effort. Natalya defeated Evans again at Crown Jewel , which was the first ever women's match to take place in Saudi Arabia. On the second night of WrestleMania 36 on April 5, 2020, she lost to Liv Morgan in the pre-show. On the June 15 episode of Raw , Natalya and Liv Morgan lost to The IIconics . Afterward, Natalya began turning heel by ripping on Morgan and claiming that she had been given no respect, with Lana venting her frustrations to Natalya afterward. On
2940-512: A losing effort against Charlotte and Dana Brooke . After the match, Natalya attacked Becky, turning into a villainess for the first time since 2012. Followed by multiple continuous attacks between both women, Natalya defeated Becky in a match at Battleground . On July 19, Natalya was drafted to SmackDown as part of the 2016 WWE draft . She made her first appearance for the brand on the July 26 episode of SmackDown , losing against Becky Lynch . On
3087-475: A match to Kelly. Post-match, Phoenix jumped into the ring and delivered a 'Glam Slam' on Kelly, then Natalya applied and debuted their new submission manoeuvre the 'Pin-Up Strong'. Phoenix received her title match against Kelly on October 2 at Hell in a Cell , which she won, with Natalya's help, to become a one–time WWE Divas Champion. Phoenix successfully defended her title against Eve Torres, on two different occasions, at Vengeance , on October 23, in which Natalya
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#17328851499063234-465: A maternal great-grandmother. Neidhart cites her grandfather, Stu, and her uncle, Bret , as her inspirations, both in and out of the ring. As a member of the Hart wrestling family , she is a cousin to Harry Smith , Teddy , Matt , and Mike Hart , who are all also professional wrestlers. She is close friends with Smith, and the two lived together for a short time as children while their fathers were wrestling as
3381-401: A modern age of gymnastics. Both men's and women's gymnastics now attract considerable international interest, and excellent gymnasts can be found on every continent. In 2006, a new points system for Artistic gymnastics was put into play. An A Score (or D score) is the difficulty score, which as of 2009 derives from the eight highest-scoring elements in a routine (excluding Vault), in addition to
3528-551: A modern format, and uniform grading structures (including a point system from 1 to 15) had been agreed upon. In 1930, the first UK mass movement organization of women in gymnastics, the Women's League of Health and Beauty, was founded by Mary Bagot Stack in London. At this time, Soviet gymnasts astounded the world with highly disciplined and difficult performances, setting a precedent that continues. Television has helped publicize and initiate
3675-647: A non-title match. At the Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 21, Natalya defeated McCool and Layla in a two-on-one handicap match to win the WWE Divas Championship for the first time. After the match she was attacked by Lay-Cool until Beth Phoenix came to her aid, with the pair forming an alliance. At the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view in December, Natalya and Phoenix defeated Lay-Cool in
3822-408: A number one contender's battle royal for Nikki Bella's Divas Championship, on the April 13 episode of Raw , which was won by Paige . On the April 9 episode of Smackdown , Natalya defeated Alicia Fox . Post-match, she and Fox were attacked by the special guest referee for the match Cameron , which would lead to a triple–threat match the following week, with Cameron coming out victorious. During
3969-523: A rematch for the Women's Championship at Payback and that her uncle Bret Hart will be at her corner. At the event, she was defeated after match referee Charles Robinson , ended the match as Charlotte held her in the Sharpshooter submission hold , Natalya's signature finishing move, even though she had not submitted making reference to the infamous " shoot screwjob " the Montreal Screwjob . After
4116-594: A result. On April 26, The Hart Dynasty won the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship from The Miz and The Big Show. The following day, as part of the 2010 WWE Supplemental Draft , Natalya was drafted to the Raw brand, along with Kidd and Smith. On the May 24, 2010, episode of Raw , all three members of The Hart Dynasty were attacked by The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and Tamina , who were making their debuts. This provoked
4263-522: A six-Diva tag team match at Money in the Bank , which Natalya's team lost. Their feud ended on August 31, when Natalya lost to Kaitlyn in a singles match on SmackDown . In November, Natalya began an on-screen relationship with The Great Khali . The following month, Natalya saved Hornswoggle from an attack by Rosa Mendes, thus turning face in the process. This led to a feud with Natalya, Khali, and Hornswoggle facing off against Mendes and her allies, Primo and Epico in mixed tag team matches in early 2013. On
4410-498: A straight pass (including double and triple somersaults) and a twisting pass (including full twisting whips and combination skills such as a full twisting double straight ’full in back’). In the final of the individual event, the competitor must compete two different runs which can be either twisting or straight but each run normally uses both types (using transition skills). Acrobatic gymnastics (formerly sport acrobatics), often referred to as acro, acrobatic sports or simply sports acro,
4557-451: A team, The Hart Foundation . Neidhart attended Vincent Massey junior high school and Bishop Carroll High School , from which she graduated in 2000. Neidhart is trained in Jiu-Jitsu and amateur wrestling , and also participated in dance and gymnastics . She briefly worked as a saleswoman for Kirby vacuum when she was eighteen. Neidhart received formal professional wrestling training in
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4704-420: A team. Additionally they also faced off against AJ Lee and Paige on the September 8, episode of Raw , once again in a losing effort. On the September 29, episode of Raw , Natalya and Tyson Kidd accompanied Mendes to her match against Layla, in which she was defeated, followed this her association with Mendes quietly disbanded. On November 23, Natalya took part of Alicia Fox's team at Survivor Series , which
4851-685: A tour in England , and in March 2005, started on a two-month tour of Japan where she used the name Nadia Hart. When she returned to Canada she promptly turned into a villainous character, labeling herself "Nasty Nattie". On June 17, 2005, she defeated Anna Marie, Lovitz, and Ma Myers in a four-way match to become the first Stampede Women's Pacific Champion , though she later vacated the championship. In November 2005, Neidhart damaged her cruciate ligament while wrestling in Japan, and underwent surgery in early 2006. She
4998-435: A whip or a flick. Competition is made up of a qualifying round and a finals round. There are two different types of competition in tumbling, individual and team. In the team event three gymnasts out of a team of four compete one run each, if one run fails the final member of the team is allowed to compete with the three highest scores being counted. In the individual event qualification, the competitor will compete two runs, one
5145-416: Is a combination of 8 skills, with an entry skill, normally a round-off, to whips and into an end skill. Usually the end skill is the hardest skill of the pass. At the highest level, gymnasts perform transitional skills. These are skills which are not whips, but are double or triple somersaults (usually competed at the end of the run), but now competed in the middle of the run connected before and after by either
5292-430: Is a commonly performed vault in the higher levels in gymnastics. When performing a Yurchenko, gymnasts round-off so their hands are on the runway while their feet land on the vault board. From the round-off position, the gymnast travels backward so that the hands land on the vaulting table. The gymnast then blocks off the vaulting platform into various twisting and/or somersaulting combinations. The post-flight segment brings
5439-632: Is a group gymnastic discipline for both men and women. Acrobats perform to music in groups of two, three and four. There are four international age categories: 11–16, 12–18, 13–19, and Senior (15+), which are used in the World Championships and many other events around the world, including the European Championships and the World Games . All levels require a balance and dynamic routine; 12–18, 13–19, and Seniors are also required to perform
5586-451: Is a sport that combines elements of ballet , gymnastics, dance , and apparatus manipulation, with a much greater emphasis on the aesthetic rather than the acrobatic. Gymnasts compete either as individuals or in groups. Individuals perform four separate routines, each using one of the four apparatuses—ball, ribbon, hoop, clubs, and formerly, rope—on a floor area. Groups consist of five gymnasts who perform two routines together, one with five of
5733-584: Is a third generation professional wrestler, and is also the daughter of Hart Foundation member and Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart . Neidhart is a member of the Hart wrestling family through her mother. She trained in the Hart family Dungeon under the tutelage of her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart . From 2000 to 2001, she worked for the Matrats promotion, before debuting for Stampede Wrestling in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, she wrestled abroad in England and Japan. She became
5880-411: Is allowed to choose where they start on the runway. The body position is maintained while punching (blocking using only a shoulder movement) the vaulting platform. The gymnast then rotates to a standing position. In advanced gymnastics, multiple twists and somersaults may be added before landing. Successful vaults depend on the speed of the run, the length of the hurdle, the power the gymnast generates from
6027-462: Is optional. Some competitions restart the score from zero for the finals, other add the final score to the preliminary results. Synchronized trampoline is similar except that both competitors must perform the routine together and marks are awarded for synchronization as well as the form and difficulty of the moves. Double mini trampoline involves a smaller trampoline with a run-up, two scoring moves are performed per routine. Moves cannot be repeated in
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6174-678: Is performed on a sprung floor, and the gymnasts perform acrobatic moves and flips. The other version was developed in Europe and uses generally the same rules as the women and the same set of apparatus. It is most prominent in Spain, which has held national men's competitions since 2009 and mixed-gender group competitions since 2021, and France. Trampolining and tumbling consists of four events, individual and synchronized trampoline, double mini trampoline, and tumbling (also known as power tumbling or rod floor). Since 2000, individual trampoline has been included in
6321-416: Is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote
6468-418: Is the longest-signed female WWE wrestler, actively being with the company since 2007. Neidhart is the daughter of wrestler Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Elizabeth "Ellie" Hart, a daughter of Stu Hart , making Neidhart a third generation wrestler. She has two sisters; her older sister, Jennifer, is a gourmet chef and caterer, and Kristen (nicknamed "Muffy") is her younger sister. She is of Greek descent through
6615-460: The 2018 Royal Rumble , Natalya participated in the first Women's Royal Rumble Match; she entered at number 18 but was eliminated by Trish Stratus . At Fastlane , Carmella and Natalya defeated Naomi and Becky Lynch after Carmella pinned Becky. On the April 16, 2018, episode of Raw , Natalya was once again drafted to Raw and became a fan favorite for the first time since June 2016 . In her first match, she defeated Mandy Rose , but after
6762-427: The 2019 Royal Rumble , Natalya entered the second women's Royal Rumble match at number 2, lasting 56:01 (surpassing Sasha Banks ' previous record set in 2018), and eliminated Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan , before she was eliminated by Nia Jax . At Fastlane , Natalya reunited her team with Beth Phoenix , known as The Divas of Doom, after the two were attacked by Nia Jax and Tamina . The Divas of Doom took part of
6909-494: The Bragging Rights pay-per-view in October. On December 4, Natalya lost in a triple threat match to determine to number one contender for the WWE Women's Championship after she was pinned by Mickie James . The match also involved Beth Phoenix . Natalya, along with the other Hart Dynasty members, appeared at WrestleMania XXVI , helping her uncle Bret Hart during his match against Vince McMahon , turning them into faces as
7056-681: The Divas Championship , and that same night the Divas competed in a Golden Dreams match to qualify for the championship match at The Great American Bash . Natalya won and advanced to the Bash, but lost the Championship match to Michelle McCool. Natalya and Victoria started a feud with the debuting Brie Bella, after Victoria lost to her on the August 29 episode of SmackDown . On the September 26 episode of SmackDown , Victoria and Natalya lost to Maria and Brie. On
7203-585: The Hall of Fame . On April 26, Natalya was drafted back to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft . In her return match for the brand, she unsuccessfully challenged Brie Bella for the Divas Championship. In May, Natalya began acting as the on-screen mentor to The Chickbusters of AJ and Kaitlyn , giving them advice and managing them during their matches. Natalya, AJ, and Kaitlyn feuded with Alicia Fox, Tamina, and Rosa Mendes throughout 2011. On
7350-560: The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view on October 3, she defeated Michelle McCool via disqualification in a match for the championship, which meant that McCool retained the championship. She received another championship match three weeks later at the Bragging Rights pay-per-view, where she lost to Layla after McCool interfered. On November 1, she once again became number one contender to the Unified Divas Championship after defeating McCool in
7497-564: The Hell in a Cell pay–per–view, which Natalya and Khali lost. After forcing AJ to submit on the November 1 episode of SmackDown during a tag team match, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged AJ for the Divas Championship on WWE Main Event two weeks later. At Survivor Series , the cast of Total Divas faced off with a team led by AJ and Natalya and Nikki Bella were the sole survivors in the match. In December, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged Paige for
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#17328851499067644-549: The NXT Women's Championship . After pinning AJ again in a tag team match on Raw , Natalya was named number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, but failed to capture the title at Tables, Ladders and Chairs . On April 6, 2014, Natalya competed at WrestleMania XXX in the 14– Diva " Vickie Guerrero Invitational match" for the WWE Divas Championship , which was won by the defending champion AJ Lee . In May, Natalya
7791-490: The SmackDown Women's Championship at Money in the Bank , but failed to win the title. Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become
7938-550: The SummerSlam pay-per-view against Kelly Kelly, who was accompanied by Eve Torres, but she failed to win the match. On the September 19 episode of Raw , the Divas of Doom lost a tag team match to Kelly and Torres after Eve pinned Natalya for the win. On the September 26 episode of Raw , Phoenix pinned Kelly Kelly in a tag team match and granted her a new match for Kelly's WWE Divas Championship . Four days later on SmackDown , Natalya lost
8085-566: The Super Show-Down pay–per–view in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , however, the match was rejected by the Saudi Arabian government just before the show started due to the suppression of women's rights . On July 15's edition of Raw , Natalya won a fatal four-way elimination match to become the #1 contender for Becky Lynch 's Raw Women's Championship . At SummerSlam , Natalya was unsuccessful in winning
8232-495: The Survivor Series pay-per-view. However, after Nikki had been attacked backstage before the match, Natalya replaced Nikki but led her team to defeat. At the TLC pay-per-view, Carmella accused Natalya of having been Nikki's attacker at Survivor Series; Natalya denied this for weeks before attacking Carmella on the December 20 episode of SmackDown and admitting to having attacked Nikki, revealing her pent-up jealousy of Bella's success over
8379-433: The TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, where Natalya gained revenge and defeated Riott after powerbombing her from the top rope through a table. On the December 24 episode of Raw , after she won an eight-woman gauntlet match to become the number one contender a week prior, Natalya faced Rousey for her Raw Women's Championship , however, she was unsuccessful in winning the match and the title. On January 27, 2019, at
8526-470: The WWE Divas Champion , who ridiculed the cast and the show. This resulted in a four-way match at Night of Champions in September, where AJ successfully retained the title against Natalya, Brie, and Naomi . Simultaneously, Natalya continued appearing alongside long–time ally The Great Khali , and the two began a feud with Fandango and the debúting Summer Rae , which led to a mixed tag team match at
8673-512: The " sharpshooter ". At the Backlash pay–per–view on April 27 Natalya teamed up with Victoria, Beth Phoenix , Jillian Hall , Layla and Melina to defeat Mickie James , Maria Kanellis , Ashley , Michelle McCool, Cherry and Kelly Kelly in a 12-Diva tag team match . On the May 2 episode of SmackDown , Victoria and Natalya defeated McCool and Cherry. On the June 6 episode of SmackDown , SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero introduced
8820-443: The "perky little princesses" that comprised the rest of the Divas division. As part of the storyline, she aligned herself with Phoenix, and the pair dubbed themselves "The Divas of Doom", defeating The Chickbusters the following week. Throughout September, The Divas of Doom feuded with The Chickbusters on SmackDown , while feuding with Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres on Raw . Natalya accompanied Phoenix to her Divas Championship match at
8967-561: The 1920s, women organised and participated in gymnastics events. Elin Falk revolutionised how gymnastic were taught in Swedish schools beteeen 1910 and 1932. The first women's Olympic competition was limited, involving only synchronized calisthenics and track and field. These games were held in 1928 in Amsterdam. By 1954, Olympic Games apparatus and events for both men and women had been standardized in
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#17328851499069114-419: The 70–90 seconds exercise by mounting the beam by either a vault or a jump. The event requires balance, flexibility, grace, poise, and strength. The event in gymnastics performed on the floor is called floor exercise. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is FX. In the past, the floor exercise event was executed on the bare floor or mats such as wrestling mats. The floor event now occurs on
9261-461: The August 1, 2011, episode of Raw , she competed in a battle royal to determinate the number one contender to Kelly Kelly's Divas Championship at SummerSlam , which was won by Beth Phoenix . Post-match, she turned villainous by attacking Kelly, and stating "[her] days as the perky, cute, blonde little bimbo were officially over", four days later on SmackDown , Natalya defeated AJ before turning on her protégé, attacking her and declaring war on
9408-427: The August 9 episode of SmackDown , Natalya competed in a losing effort against Carmella . The following week, Natalya teamed with Alexa Bliss in a losing effort against the team of Carmella, and Becky Lynch, after a distraction provided by Eva Marie and Naomi , At SummerSlam , Natalya teamed with Alexa Bliss and the returning Nikki Bella (who replaced the suspended Eva Marie) against Naomi, Lynch, and Carmella in
9555-496: The Bank ladder match , which was won by Carmella following an interference by James Ellsworth . On July 23, Natalya defeated Flair, Lynch, Tamina , and Lana in a five-way elimination match at Battleground , earning an opportunity to face Naomi for the SmackDown Women's Championship at SummerSlam on August 20. At the event, Natalya defeated Naomi to capture the SmackDown Women's Championship. With this victory, Natalya became
9702-513: The Bella Twins and Michelle McCool, before the feud ended. Followed this, her association with Victoria also ended after she retired from the company on the January 16, 2009, episode of SmackDown . at Armageddon (2008) , Natalya, Jillian Hall, Victoria and Maryse lost to Maria, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James, and Michelle McCool in an Eight-Diva Santa's Little Helper tag team match. While still a member of
9849-446: The Divas Championship. On the March 22 episode of Main Event , alongside Alicia Fox she accompanied Paige to her match against Naomi, accompanied by Tamina and Lana . Later in the match, she and Fox were viciously attacked by Summer Rae and a returning Emma , distracting Paige as they aligned themselves with Lana and Team B.A.D. The following week, she along with Brie Bella and Alicia Fox accompanied Paige to her match against Emma on
9996-677: The Divas Championship. In 2017, she became the SmackDown Women's Champion after defeating Naomi at SummerSlam . She is the first woman in WWE history to hold both the Divas Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. From 2013 to 2019, Neidhart was a main cast member of the reality television series Total Divas . She has set six records as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for female WWE wrestlers – most pay-per-view appearances, most matches, most wins, most Raw matches, most SmackDown matches, and most WrestleMania matches. Neidhart
10143-497: The Divas of Doom competed in an eight-woman tag team match alongside the Bella Twins, and defeated the team of Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox , and Tamina . The next night on Raw , Phoenix successfully defended her Divas Championship against Eve. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Phoenix successfully defended her championship against Tamina, in a point where her association with Phoenix started splitting up, and on
10290-511: The ECW brand, when she was drafted there as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . On the May 13 episode of ECW , Kidd and Natalya were joined by her real-life cousin David Hart Smith, forming The Hart Dynasty , although it was originally called The Hart Trilogy. On June 29, 2009, Natalya was traded back to SmackDown along with the other members of The Hart Dynasty. Natalya's first match back for
10437-609: The Hart family " Dungeon " from her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart , becoming the first woman to do so. In addition to her professional wrestling career, Neidhart has received training in amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts . In late 2000 through 2001, she served as the host and ring announcer of the Eric Bischoff led youth- promotion MatRats. In 2003, she began working for the Hart Family's own promotion, Stampede Wrestling under
10584-421: The June 22 episode of Raw , Natalya turned heel for the first time since 2018, when she solidified her alliance with Lana and defeated Morgan by submission. On the October 12 episode of Raw , Natalya would end her alliance with Lana after the duo were defeated by Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke . The same night, Natalya competed in a battle royal for a Raw Women's Championship opportunity where she would survive to
10731-522: The March 22 episode of Superstars , Phoenix teamed with Eve Torres against Natalya and Tamina, in a losing effort, with this effectively ensuring the ending for the team. Beginning in April, while on NXT Redemption , Natalya became allied with former Hart Dynasty partner Tyson Kidd again, and started feuding with former protégé Kaitlyn when she felt Kaitlyn was paying Kidd too much attention. The pair faced off in both singles and tag team competition throughout mid-2012, including being on opposite sides of
10878-471: The March 27 episode of NXT , Natalya lost a Divas Championship match to champion Kaitlyn. Upon the debut of the Total Divas reality television program in July 2013, Natalya began feuding with fellow co–stars on the show, The Bella Twins. Natalya and Brie Bella went on to trade victories in singles matches on Raw and at SummerSlam . The cast of Total Divas then transitioned into a feud with AJ Lee ,
11025-415: The March 28 episode of Raw , where she was defeated after Lana attacked Paige. Post-match, she along her allies were attacked by Emma, Summer Rae, Lana, Tamina and Naomi, before they were saved by a returning Eva Marie . As a result, Natalya's Total Divas team (also including Brie, Alicia Fox, Eva Marie and Paige) faced the newly dubbed team B.A.D. & Blonde (Naomi, Tamina, Lana, Emma, and Summer Rae) in
11172-579: The November 15 episode of Raw , when Kidd refused to tag in and attacked Smith during a match for the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Nexus ( Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater ), resulting in Kidd became a heel once again. Smith defeated Kidd in a singles match on the November 25 episode of WWE Superstars . Afterward, Smith offered to shake Kidd's hand, but Kidd refused and instead slapped him across
11319-399: The October 15 episode of Smackdown , while Paige saved Charlotte and Becky from an attack by Team Bella, Natalya, after a backstage altercation with Paige, would be attacked. In the end of October, Natalya started a feud with Team B.A.D. (Naomi, Tamina and Sasha Banks ), after the three distracted her during her match with Paige, and attacked her, but Natalya went on to gain revenge over
11466-426: The October 31 episode of SmackDown , Natalya teamed up with Victoria and Maryse during a Divas Halloween costume tag team match in a losing effort to Michelle McCool, Maria and Brie. On the November 7 episode of SmackDown , Natalya accompanied Victoria to her match against Brie, where she was once again defeated. Post-match, Brie ran under the ring to escape from Natalya and Victoria, but they both reached under
11613-457: The Olympic Games. The first World Championships were held in 1964. Individual routines in trampolining involve a build-up phase during which the gymnast jumps repeatedly to achieve height, followed by a sequence of ten bounces without pause during which the gymnast performs a sequence of aerial skills. Routines are marked out of a maximum score of 10 points. Additional points (with no maximum at
11760-565: The Olympics in 1984. There are two versions of rhythmic gymnastics for men, neither of which is currently recognized by the FIG. One was developed in Japan in the 1940s and was originally practiced by both boys and girls for fitness, with women still occasionally participating on the club level today. Gymnasts either perform in groups with no apparatus, or individually with apparatus (stick, clubs, rope, or double rings). Unlike women's rhythmic gymnastics, it
11907-513: The Raw Women's title from Lynch in a Submission match . On the Raw after SummerSlam, Natalya revealed that she suffered a storyline dislocated elbow and came out wearing a cast, when she was then subjected to a brutal assault from the returning Sasha Banks, whom Natalya considered a friend. Natalya was defeated by Banks on August 26 edition of Raw . Natalya later began feuding with Lacey Evans , exchanging victories and losses, before defeating her in
12054-546: The Royal Rumble, in which Natalya won, earning her spot. Natalya and Tamina won a Tag Team Turmoil Match on the first night of WrestleMania 37 for an opportunity to face Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the second night. However, they failed to win the titles. On the May 14 episode of SmackDown , she and Tamina would defeat Baszler and Jax to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. On
12201-641: The September 20 episode of Raw , they lost the titles to Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley . As part of the 2021 Draft , Tamina was drafted to the Raw brand while Natalya remained on the SmackDown brand , ending the team. In October, Natalya entered the Queen's Crown tournament , where she lost to Doudrop in the first round. She participated in the Royal Rumble match at the namesake event on January 19, 2022, entering at No. 24 and eliminating Tamina and Summer Rae , but
12348-474: The SmackDown brand, she made her debut for the ECW brand , via the talent exchange agreement, on February 10, 2009, managing her real life boyfriend Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson). In her ECW in-ring debut, on the March 3 episode, Natalya defeated Alicia Fox . On April 5, Neidhart competed in a Divas battle royal at WrestleMania XXV , but the match was won by Santina Marella . On April 15 Natalya was made an official member of
12495-600: The all-female promotion, Shimmer Women Athletes . She lost to Sara Del Rey at the tapings of Volume 7, but defeated "The Portuguese Princess" Ariel at the Volume 8 tapings. The following month she competed in the tournament to determine Great Canadian Wrestling 's inaugural W.I.L.D. Champion, and defeated Danyah and Aurora en route to the final, where she lost to Sirelda . She had her last match for Stampede Wrestling on January 26, 2007, after she had signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), defeating Veronika Vice. During
12642-410: The apparatus. To make the exercise more challenging, gymnasts will often include variations on a typical circling skill by turning (moores and spindles) or by straddling their legs (flares). Routines end when the gymnast performs a dismount, either by swinging his body over the horse or landing after a handstand variation. The rings are suspended on wire cable from a point 5.75 metres (18.9 ft) from
12789-566: The arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG); for women, the events include floor , vault , uneven bars , and balance beam ; for men, besides floor and vault, it includes rings , pommel horse , parallel bars , and horizontal bar . The governing body for competition in gymnastics throughout
12936-524: The brand was in a six-person mixed tag team match on the July 17 episode, when The Hart Dynasty defeated Cryme Tyme ( JTG and Shad Gaspard ) and Eve Torres . Natalya, Kidd, and Smith went on to feud with Torres and Cryme Tyme, with Natalya also facing Torres in singles matches and tag team matches involving other Divas. Natalya was on the winning team when the SmackDown Divas defeated the Raw Divas at
13083-495: The championship against The Usos by stopping Tamina from interfering in the match, ending the feud. In September, at Night of Champions , The Hart Dynasty lost the Tag Team Championship in a Tag Team Turmoil match . After a failed attempt to regain the championship, in which Kidd was pushed off balance during their double-team Hart Attack move, Kidd and Smith began to have a falling out with one another. This culminated on
13230-625: The common Greek adjective γυμνός ([[[wikt:γυμνός#Ancient|gymnos]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text/Latn script subtag mismatch ( help ) ), by way of the related verb γυμνάζω ( gymnazo ), whose meaning is to "train naked", "train in gymnastic exercise", generally "to train, to exercise". The verb had this meaning because athletes in ancient times exercised and competed without clothing. Gymnastics can be traced to exercises performed in Ancient Greece, specifically in Sparta and Athens. Exercise of that time
13377-476: The crowd to aid Victoria in an attack against McCool and Cherry , forming an alliance with her in the process. On the April 11, 2008, episode of SmackDown! , she introduced herself as the daughter of Jim Neidhart under the name Natalya Neidhart, accompanying Victoria to her match against Michelle McCool . Two weeks later on SmackDown she made her televised in-ring debut, under the shortened ring name Natalya, defeating Cherry with her uncle 's submission move
13524-438: The defeats. On the December 6 SmackDown tapings, the Divas of Doom defeated The Chickbusters once again. Post match, Kaitlyn solidified her heel turn after joining the Divas of Doom, however the segment was cut from the broadcast and not recognized by WWE. In early 2012, Natalya was characterized as being notable for smelly flatulence ; this character development was heavily panned by critics. On January 29, at Royal Rumble ,
13671-399: The difficulty of the skills they perform as well as their execution. There is no maximum score for difficulty, as it can keep increasing as the difficulty of the skills increase. In the vaulting events, gymnasts sprint down a 25 metres (82 ft) runway, to take off onto a vault board (or perform a roundoff or handspring entry onto a vault board), to land momentarily inverted on the hands on
13818-678: The events in Men's Artistic Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics , and in 1955 and 1959 at the Pan American Games . From 1974 to 1998 it was included as an event for both genders at the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships . The event has also been contested since 1976 at the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships . Tumbling is competed along a 25-metre sprung tack with a 10-metre run up. A tumbling pass or run
13965-493: The face. On the following episode of Raw , Kidd defeated Smith in a rematch, with this officially ending the alliance as a team. Natalya started her singles competition run, on the September 27 episode of Raw , when she won a battle royal to become the number one contender to the WWE Unified Divas Championship , and began feuding with self-professed co-Divas Champions Lay-Cool (Michelle McCool and Layla ). At
14112-678: The final score for each routine. International competitions are split between Juniors, under sixteen by their year of birth, and Seniors, for women sixteen and over. Gymnasts in Russia and Europe typically start training at a very young age and those at their peak are typically in their late teens (15–19) or early twenties. The largest events in the sport are the Olympic Games , World Championships , European Championships , World Cup and Grand Prix series . The first World Championships were held in 1963, and rhythmic gymnastics made its first appearance at
14259-408: The final two before being eliminated by winner Lana. As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Natalya was drafted to the SmackDown brand . In January 2021, Natalya formed an alliance with Tamina while putting the women's tag team division on notice. On the January 30 episode of WWE Backstage, the two allies were forced to face each other in a match to determine who would be the number 30 entrant at
14406-474: The first Diva's Tag Team Tables match in WWE history. Natalya was scheduled to defend her championship against Lay-Cool in a two-on-one handicap match at the Royal Rumble , but the match was changed to a fatal four-way, also involving Eve. Eve went on to pin Layla and become the new Divas Champion ending Natalya's reign at 70 days. On April 2, Natalya, alongside the entire roster of WWE Divas , inducted Sunny into
14553-452: The first ever all women's pay–per–view, Evolution , where Natalya, Banks and Bayley were victorious. Shortly after the event, Natalya continued her feud with Ruby Riott after the latter broke the "glasses" of Natalya's recently deceased father . During that time, both women were announced as the final members of Team Raw for the interbrand women's traditional five–on–five tag team elimination match , however, they were eventually removed from
14700-684: The first public gymnasium in the US in 1826 at Harvard College and in Boston, Massachusetts, respectively. Neal was the first American to open a public gymnasium in the US, in Portland, Maine, in 1827. He also documented and promoted these early efforts in the American Journal of Education and The Yankee , helping to establish the American branch of the movement. The Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG)
14847-442: The first woman to hold both the Divas Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. On the September 12 episode of SmackDown , Natalya made her first successful title defense in a rematch against Naomi. At Hell in a Cell on October 8, Natalya defended her championship against Charlotte Flair , which resulted into a disqualification loss after she attacked Flair with a chair. On November 14 episode of SmackDown , she dropped
14994-405: The floor. The gymnasts must perform a routine demonstrating balance, strength, power, and dynamic motion while preventing the rings themselves from swinging. At least one static strength move is required, but some gymnasts may include two or three. A routine ends with a dismount. Gymnasts sprint down a runway, which is a maximum of 25 meters in length, before hurdling onto a springboard. The gymnast
15141-427: The following months, Natalya continued to compete in various singles and tag team matches and also worked as a manager for both Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey in some of their matches against Alexa Bliss to avoid Mickie James ' interference. In October, Natalya joined forces with Sasha Banks and Bayley against The Riott Squad ( Sarah Logan , Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott ) which led to a six–woman tag team match at
15288-469: The gymnast to her feet. Less difficult vaults include taking off from the vault board with both feet at the same time and either doing a front handspring or round-off onto the vaulting table. In 2001, the traditional vaulting horse was replaced with a new apparatus, sometimes known as a tongue, horse, or vaulting table. The new apparatus is more stable, wider, and longer than the older vaulting horse, approximately 1 m in length and 1 m in width, giving gymnasts
15435-419: The highest levels of competition) can be earned depending on the difficulty of the moves and the length of time taken to complete the ten skills which is an indication of the average height of the jumps. In high level competitions, there are two preliminary routines, one which has only two moves scored for difficulty and one where the athlete is free to perform any routine. This is followed by a final routine which
15582-731: The inaugural Stampede Women's Pacific Champion in 2005, and won the SuperGirls Championship the following year. In 2007, Neidhart signed with WWE and spent time in Deep South Wrestling , Ohio Valley Wrestling , and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) developmental territories . While in FCW, she managed her cousin, Harry Smith , and her husband, T.J. Wilson . She debuted on the main roster in 2008, allying herself with Victoria . The following year she and Wilson were joined by Smith to form The Hart Dynasty . In 2010, Neidhart won
15729-516: The invention of the parallel bars , rings , the high bar , the pommel horse and the vault horse . Germans Charles Beck and Charles Follen and American John Neal brought the first wave of gymnastics to the United States in the 1820s. Beck opened the first gymnasium in the US in 1825 at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Massachusetts. Follen opened the first college gymnasium and
15876-435: The landing area is all the gymnast has to hold onto as he performs giant swings or giants (forward or backward revolutions around the bar in the handstand position), release skills, twists, and changes of direction. By using all of the momentum from giants and then releasing at the proper point, enough height can be achieved for spectacular dismounts, such as a triple-back salto. Leather grips are usually used to help maintain
16023-483: The legs and shoulder girdle, the kinesthetic awareness in the air, how well they stuck the landing, and the speed of rotation in the case of more difficult and complex vaults. Men perform on two bars executing a series of swings, balances, and releases that require great strength and coordination. The width between the bars is adjustable depending upon the actual needs of the gymnasts and usually 2 m high. A 2.8 cm thick steel or fiberglass bar raised 2.5 m above
16170-435: The level, the gymnast may choose their own routine; however some levels have compulsory routines, where default music must be played. Levels three to six the music is the same for each levels along with the skills within the routine. However, recently, the levels have switched. Now, levels 6–10 are optional levels and they get to have custom routines made. In the optional levels (levels six to ten) there are skill requirements for
16317-399: The match as they brawled just before Survivor Series started. On the December 3 episode of Raw , in what was supposed to be a tag team match pitting Natalya and Ronda Rousey against Nia Jax and Tamina , The Riott Squad attacked Natalya and put her through a table while Jax and Tamina cornered Rousey to prevent her from helping. This led to a tables match between Ruby Riott and Natalya at
16464-513: The match, both Natalya and Hart applied their finishing maneuver the "Sharpshooter" on Charlotte and Ric Flair . The following month at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, she was once again defeated by Charlotte in a submission match in which Ric Flair was banned from ringside, however, she was helped by Dana Brooke while dressed as Flair allowing Charlotte to get the victory. On June 19 at Money In The Bank , Natalya teamed with Becky Lynch in
16611-406: The match, both Rose and Sonya Deville attacked her before Ronda Rousey made the save. Shortly after that scene, Natalya was placed in a storyline with Rousey as she was revealed to be her training partner and friend. In June, Natalya competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match for the third time in her career, however, at the event , the match was ultimately won by Alexa Bliss . Throughout
16758-551: The name Nattie Neidhart, beginning a long time feud with Belle Lovitz. The pair wrestled each other repeatedly, including a match for the Prairie Wrestling Alliance , where Neidhart teamed with her father, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart , against Lovitz and Apocalypse . In 2004, however, Neidhart and Lovitz formed a tag team , wrestling several intergender matches against The Meyers Brothers as well as against Anna and Ma Myers. In mid-2004, she began accepting bookings for
16905-511: The pair began competing against one another, either in singles matches or in tag team matches with various partners. She continued to make appearances in FCW in late 2008, after debuting on SmackDown , and managed TJ Wilson and DH Smith (Harry Smith) to the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on October 30. On the April 4 episode of SmackDown she made her main roster debut, as a villainous character , when she came out of
17052-553: The past, bars were made of wood, but the bars were prone to breaking, providing an incentive to switch to newer technologies. The height of the bars may be adjusted by 5 cm to the size needed by individual gymnasts, although the distance between bars cannot be changed for individual gymnasts in elite competition. In the past, the uneven parallel bars were closer together. The bars have been moved increasingly further apart, allowing gymnasts to perform swinging, circling, transitional, and release moves that may pass over, under, and between
17199-555: The person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née
17346-594: The points awarded for composition requirements; each vault has a difficulty score assigned by the FIG. The B Score (or E Score), is the score for execution and is given for how well the skills are performed. The following disciplines are governed by FIG. Artistic gymnastics is usually divided into men's and women's gymnastics. Men compete on six events: floor exercise , pommel horse , still rings , vault , parallel bars , and horizontal bar , while women compete on four: vault, uneven bars , balance beam , and floor exercise. In some countries, women at one time competed on
17493-614: The process. On the February 26 episode of Smackdown , the villainous Natalya defeated Naomi in a singles match, before the feud ended. On March 28, Natalya inducted Alundra Blayze into the WWE Hall of Fame . On March 29, she accompanied Kidd and Cesaro during the WrestleMania 31 kick-off show, in which they successfully retained the Tag Team Championships. Natalya lasted the rest of the year competing in various matches, including
17640-460: The ring for her, pulling her and Nicole out. The twins then attacked them and celebrated afterward. On the November 21 episode of SmackDown , Victoria teamed up with Natalya in a losing effort to The Bella Twins. At Survivor Series (2008) , Natalya competed in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match a part of Team Smackdown where her team lost to Team Raw. On the November 28 episode of SmackDown , Victoria teamed up with Natalya and Maryse to defeat
17787-456: The rings, high bar, and parallel bars (for example, in the 1950s in the USSR ). In 2006, FIG introduced a new point system for artistic gymnastics in which scores are no longer limited to 10 points. The system is used in the US for elite level competition. Unlike the old code of points, there are two separate scores, an execution score and a difficulty score. In the previous system, the execution score
17934-404: The routine but the athlete is able to pick her own music without any words. The routine should consist of tumbling passes, series of jumps, leaps, dance elements, acrobatic skills, and turns, or pivots, on one foot. A gymnast can perform up to four tumbling passes, each of which usually includes at least one flight element without hand support. Each level of gymnastics requires the athlete to perform
18081-453: The same apparatus and one with three of one apparatus and two of another; the FIG defines which apparatuses groups use each year. Routines are given three sub-scores: difficulty, execution, and artistry. Difficulty is open-ended and based on the value given to the elements performed in the routine, and execution and artistry start at ten points and are lowered for specific mistakes made by the gymnasts. The three sub-scores are added together for
18228-408: The same order on the double-mini during a competition. Skills can be repeated if a skill is competed as a mounter in one routine and a dismount in another. The scores are marked in a similar manner to individual trampoline. In tumbling , athletes perform an explosive series of flips and twists down a sprung tumbling track. Scoring is similar to trampolining. Tumbling was originally contested as one of
18375-477: The show, she also delivered a speech thanking the fans for their support. On January 5, 2007, Neidhart signed a contract with WWE. Upon signing she was assigned to their developmental territory Deep South Wrestling for the first half of the year, competing against wrestlers including Krissy Vaine and Angel Williams . She was briefly transferred to Florida Championship Wrestling when it opened in June, and then moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), debuting in
18522-403: The skills, or they do not connect a skill meant to be connected to another. Connection bonuses are where deviation happens most commonly between the intended and actual difficulty scores, as it can be difficult to connect multiple flight elements. It is very hard to connect skills if the first skill is not performed correctly. The new code of points allows the gymnasts to gain higher scores based on
18669-478: The skin of the hands); dowel grips help gymnasts grip the bar. The gymnast performs a choreographed routine of up to 90 seconds in length consisting of leaps, acrobatic skills, somersaults, turns and dance elements on a padded beam. The beam is 125 centimetres (4 ft 1 in) from the ground, 5 metres (16 ft 5 in) long, and 10.16 centimetres (4.00 in) wide. This stationary object can also be adjusted, to be raised higher or lower. The gymnast begins
18816-416: The storyline was done in order to use the marriage problems they both had. On the January 5, 2015, episode of Raw , after Natalya defeated WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella in a non–title match, Brie and Nikki would attack Natalya, with Paige making the save. This led to a tag team match at Royal Rumble between the two teams, with The Bella Twins picking up the win. Through February, Natalya and Kidd started
18963-683: The team by defeating Naomi and Tamina in two singles matches before the feud quietly ended. In January 2016, Natalya revealed that she had been working through a broken ankle, which was mistaken for a simple sprain and after two months of inactivity, she made her official return during a live event on January 3. Few weeks later, Natalya returned to WWE television, on the January 18 episode of Raw , where she defeated Brie Bella, with her former rival Paige in her corner. Upon her return, Natalya started competing in various singles and tag team matches, ending on both winning and losing sides. On March 12, at Roadblock , Natalya unsuccessfully challenged Charlotte for
19110-456: The term z domu (literally meaning "of the house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance , strength , flexibility , agility , coordination , artistry and endurance . The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of
19257-404: The title to Charlotte, losing by submission, and hereby ending her reign at 86 days. Natalya then competed at Survivor Series along with Becky Lynch , Tamina Snuka , Naomi and Carmella as a part of Team Smackdown against Team Raw in a losing effort. Natalya received her Smackdown Women's Championship rematch at Clash of Champions , but was unsuccessful against Flair in a lumberjack match. At
19404-413: The two bars. At the elite level, movements must pass through the handstand. Gymnasts often mount the uneven bars using a springboard or a small mat. Gymnasts may use chalk (MgCO 3 ) and grips (a leather strip with holes for fingers to protect hands and improve performance) when performing this event. The chalk helps take the moisture out of gymnasts' hands to decrease friction and prevent rips (tears to
19551-403: The vaulting horse or vaulting table (pre-flight segment), then propel themselves forward or backward off that platform to a two-footed landing (post-flight segment). Every gymnast starts at a different point on the vault runway depending on their height and strength. The post-flight segment may include one or more multiple saltos, or twisting movements. A round-off entry vault, called a Yurchenko ,
19698-506: The women's event. Rules require that male gymnasts touch each corner of the floor at least once during their routine. A typical pommel horse exercise involves both single leg and double leg work. Single leg skills are generally found in the form of scissors, an element often done on the pommels. Double leg work, however, is the main staple of this event. The gymnast swings both legs in a circular motion (clockwise or counterclockwise depending on preference) and performs such skills on all parts of
19845-671: The world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, including gymnastics for all, men's and women's artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics , trampolining (including double mini-trampoline), tumbling , acrobatic , aerobic , and parkour . Disciplines not recognized by FIG include wheel gymnastics , aesthetic group gymnastics , TeamGym , and mallakhamba . Participants in gymnastics-related sports include young children, recreational-level athletes, and competitive athletes at all levels of skill. The word gymnastics derives from
19992-409: The years. Natalya and Nikki were set to compete in a match on the January 10, 2017, episode of SmackDown , but the match never officially started due a brawl between the two, where referees came in to break them up. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 29, Natalya competed in a six-woman tag team match alongside Alexa Bliss and Mickie James against Nikki, Naomi, and Becky Lynch, where her team
20139-426: Was banned from ringside after she and Phoenix had attacked Torres and Kelly at backstage, and at Survivor Series , on November 20, during a Divas lumberjack match . Through November, the Divas of Doom started a winning streak over "The Chickbusters" (AJ and Kaitlyn ), after defeating them in both tag team and singles matches, with Kaitlyn beginning to display villainous traits, due to her being upset at AJ over
20286-428: Was defeated after Naomi pinned Bliss. On February 12 at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Natalya faced Nikki in singles competition, which ended in a double count-out. The feud culminated in a Falls Count Anywhere match on the February 21 episode of SmackDown , in which Natalya was victorious after an interference from Maryse . On June 18 at Money in the Bank , Natalya competed in the inaugural women's Money in
20433-513: Was documented by Philostratus' work Gymnastics: The Ethics of an Athletic Aesthetic . The original term for the practice of gymnastics is from the related Greek verb γυμνάζω ( gumnázō ), which translates as "to train naked or nude," because young men exercised without clothing. In ancient Greece, physical fitness was highly valued among both men and women. It was not until after the Romans conquered Greece in 146BC that gymnastics became more formalized and
20580-414: Was eliminated by Bianca Belair . In March, Natalya formed an alliance with Shayna Baszler , challenging for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship ; this led to a fatal four-way tag team match for the titles on the second night of WrestleMania 38 , which was won by Sasha Banks and Naomi . On the June 3 episode of SmackDown , Natalya won a six-pack challenge for the opportunity to face Ronda Rousey for
20727-523: Was entered into a tournament to determine the new NXT Women's Champion. She defeated Layla and Sasha Banks en route to the final at NXT TakeOver , in which she lost to Charlotte . Throughout September, Natalya started acting as the on-screen mentor for Rosa Mendes , starting a feud against "The Slayers" ( Summer Rae and Layla ). They faced off against them during the Main Event and Smackdown shows, losing both tag matches due to miscommunication as
20874-522: Was founded in Liege in 1881. By the end of the nineteenth century, men's gymnastics competition was popular enough to be included in the first modern Olympic Games , in 1896. From then until the early 1950s, both national and international competitions involved a changing variety of exercises gathered under the rubric, gymnastics, which included, for example, synchronized team floor calisthenics , rope climbing, high jumping, running, and horizontal ladder. During
21021-697: Was more aesthetic and individual and that left behind the focus on strictness, discipline, the emphasis on defeating records, and a focus on strength. Don Francisco Amorós y Ondeano —a Spanish colonel born on 19 February 1770, in Valencia, who died on 8 August 1848, in Paris—was the first person to introduce educative gymnastics in France. The German Friedrich Ludwig Jahn began the German gymnastics movement 1811 in Berlin, which led to
21168-497: Was sidelined for six months while she recovered. On October 8, 2006, Neidhart won the SuperGirls Championship from Lisa Moretti at a Big Time Wrestling show held by NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling in Newark, California . She held the championship for 19 days, before losing it to Nikki Matthews on October 27 in Surrey, British Columbia . Also in October 2006, she debuted in
21315-430: Was the only score. It was and still is out of 10.00, except for short exercises. During the gymnast's performance, the judges deduct this score only. A fall, on or off the apparatus, is a 1.00 deduction in elite level gymnastics. The introduction of the difficulty score is a significant change. The gymnast's difficulty score is based on what elements they perform and is subject to change if they do not perform or complete all
21462-474: Was used to train men in warfare. On the basis of Philostratus' claim that gymnastics is a form of wisdom, comparable to philosophy, poetry, music, geometry, and astronomy, the people of Athens combined this more physical training with the education of the mind. At the Palestra, a physical education training center, the discipline of educating the body and the mind were combined, allowing for a form of gymnastics that
21609-431: Was victorious in a clean sweep. In mid–2014, Natalya entered a storyline with her real–life husband Tyson Kidd , in which their relationship was openly acknowledged on-screen. She regularly accompanied Kidd to the ring, where he often used her as a distraction to win his matches. The storyline would continue followed Total Divas footage, in which Kidd transitioned into a disrespectful angle against Natalya, this part of
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