In an interview with Ring the Belle to promote her upcoming book, The Last Hart Beating, former champion Natalya praised Vince McMahon and his efforts in getting the women the ability to perform during Saudi Arabia shows.

The first three WWE Saudi shows featured zero women in the ring and it was only on the fourth attempt, at Crown Jewel in 2019, that the women were allowed to perform, with Natalya taking on Lacey Evans.

“The Saudi Arabia match…I said to Vince McMahon when WWE first started doing stuff in Saudi Arabia, I said, ‘Vince, I really want to go. I want to be the first woman to wrestle in Saudi Arabia,’” Natalya said.

“Vince made it happen. He really wanted us to have more visibility there, to be able to do what we love,” she continued.

Natalya added that she will always be grateful to McMahon for giving them that moment and for fighting with other powers that be to feature women in future Saudi Arabia premium live events.

“He had to fight. So, look at us now,” she said.