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<\/p>\nWWE and TNA will go head-to-head during an independent wrestling show during WWE SummerSlam weekend.<\/p>\n
WWE Raw star Natalya will return to GCW to face Masha Slamovich during Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIV at 1 PM on August 1, 2025, at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
This is the same day WWE SummerSlam emanates from the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
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Natalya made only her second PLE appearance for WWE at the weekend. She competed in the battle royal at WWE Evolution.<\/p>\n
Her only other PLE matches since 2023 have been as part of the WWE Royal Rumble events. So it is of little shock that WWE didn’t have plans for her during WWE SummerSlam.<\/a><\/p>\n Natalya has been receiving consistent screen time on WWE Raw on Netflix this year. She is deeply immersed in a storyline where she is training Maxxine Dupri. But this hasn’t brought much ring time for Natalya. The Hart Family member has only competed once on WWE Raw since its move to Netflix.<\/p>\n But she has been finding in-ring action outside the WWE.<\/a><\/p>\n GCW offers her a place to compete under the Nattie Neidhart name and showcase a more aggressive side of herself. At GCW Bloodsport during WWE WrestleMania 41 week<\/a>, Neidhart shocked fans with a new look and attitude when she faced Miyu Yamashita.<\/p>\n She defeated Yamashita, who is seen as one of the best stars on the independent scene. Many expected Neidhart to show this new character in WWE, but she has remained the friendly veteran who is happy to give advice.<\/p>\n Against Slamovich, things will be different.<\/p>\nNatalya & Nattie Neidhart<\/h3>\n