John Cena had an emotional reaction to Natalya's new autobiography, finishing the entire book in a single day and admitting it brought him to tears.
The WWE legend received an advance copy of "The Last Hart Beating" when he visited the famous Hart Family Dungeon, and his response exceeded all expectations.
Natalya revealed the touching moment during her appearance on Stephanie McMahon's "What's Your Story?" podcast.
I gave it to John Cena when he was at the Dungeon. And the next day he's like, 'Nattie, I was thumbing through the book.' And he goes, 'I'm halfway through.'
Later that night, he sent me a text and he goes, 'I finished the book. I can't put it down,'" Natalya shared. "It's a page-turner. He said, and I'm sorry John, I'm putting you on the spot, John said that it made him cry. He goes, 'I bawled my eyes out when I got to the end.'
Natalya's Emotional Story
Cena wasn't the only WWE star moved by Natalya's deeply personal memoir. Bianca Belair became the first person to read the book, finishing it during a flight to Belgium while on tour with WWE.
Bianca Belair was the very first person to read my book. And she read it on a flight to Belgium. We were on tour. And she read it and she was like, 'I wish I had this book when I was starting in developmental, in like NXT.' She goes, 'Because this book… it just made me feel so much,'" Natalya recalled.
The book chronicles Natalya's complex relationship with her late father Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, addressing themes of addiction, mental health, and the complicated nature of loving someone who hurt you. Multiple readers have told Natalya the book has had a healing effect on them.
For someone who grew up in wrestling royalty but experienced significant family trauma, hearing that her story resonates so deeply with readers like Cena and Belair validates the difficult decision to share her most personal moments with the world. Natalya has also been tapped as a mentor for WWE LFG Season 3.
Cena faces Gunther tonight in his final WWE match at Saturday Night's Main Event.
