Today, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) broke the news that WWE Superstar Natalya is set to appear at the NWA Crockett Cup to be held on May 17th. NWA’s Chief Operating Officer, Joe Galli, unveiled the news during his guesting on the popular “Busted Open Radio” podcast. He also disclosed that the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA will play host to the event. His words were,
“I’ve got something a little extra for you folks, something that I know we’re excited for, something we’ve been working on for a long time, and I’m very humbled, I’m very appreciative, and I know Billy Corgan is too for this opportunity, but WWE star Natalya will making an NWA debut at the Crockett Cup. On behalf of Billy Corgan, I just want to say we are humbled, and we are so thankful for Paul Levesque and Nick Khan, everybody in the WWE and TKO that helped make this possible.”
Natalya herself expressed excitement about her upcoming stint with the NWA. She had this to say,
“For me to do this NWA show, I’ve literally moved heaven and earth to be a part of this because Billy is such a good friend of mine, I’ve known Billy since 2006. So he’s somebody that’s just believed in me from the very beginning of my career and just really motivated me and wanted me to always fight for my dreams. It’s funny because a few months ago, Bubba [Ray Dudley] had said some stuff about me, that I hadn’t done enough, that I wasn’t doing enough, and that I should be doing more. He was a little abrupt, he was a little blunt, and in a lot of ways, I’ve thought about the things that Bubba said, and Bubba wasn’t wrong. Bubba wasn’t wrong in the sense that I’ve wanted to do so much more, and this opportunity with NWA, it’s just a chance for me to show what I’ve always had and I never lost. I just want to do so much more, I want to be so much more. I’ve moved heaven and earth to do this show. I love Billy Corgan. My grandfather had a very close connection with NWA. But I just want to do so much more and be so much more. So that’s a huge catalyst to me doing this, and of course, I feel like NWA is just a very special promotion that I can really sink my teeth into and I can show the world that I’ve never lost it, it’s always been inside of me, it’s always here, and I’m ready to really just unleash in a way that people haven’t seen.”
As of February 24, 2025, WWE RAW pulled in 2.6 million views from around the world for the week, securing a spot as eighth worldwide and sixth in the United States on Netflix. This represents a slight drop from the preceding week’s 2.8 million views, where RAW secured a number ten spot worldwide and number five in the U.S rankings.
Ever since WWE RAW shifted to Netflix in January 2025, it has consistently breached the top ten list of most-viewed programs worldwide on the platform. For example, the episode aired on February 10 logged a comparable 2.8 million views, standing at number eight globally and number five in the U.S.
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