Former WWE Women's Champion Natalya Neidhart Confirmed For JOSH BARNETT'S BLOODSPORT XIII

The next WWE star to be featured on Bloodsport: Nattie Neidhart.

This year’s show is scheduled for Las Vegas the week after WrestleMania. Thus far, Tom Lawlor, Miyu Yamashita, Tim Thatcher, Simon Gotch, and David Modzmanashvili have been confirmed for the upcoming show. The former WWE Women’s Champion was just added to the list.

The Queen of Harts.

A member of the legacy filled Hart family. She spent time in the Hart Dungeon learning hoe to crank, rip, and tear wrestlers apart. You could say the she was BORN for this.

We she torture her opponent to the point of submission or will it be her hung from… pic.twitter.com/qU2mLDPyFK

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For those who don’t follow the unique format, Bloodsport started in 2018 under Matt Riddle’s name. Once Riddle signed to WWE, the event was turned over to former UFC fighter Josh Barnett. The rules are quite simple: every match will end either by knockout or submission. Instead of the traditional pro wrestling ring, the canvas has no ropes or turnbuckles. 

This is the first time Nattie has competed in Bloodsport. Though she isn’t the first WWE star (who’s under contract) that has wrestled at the event. NXT’s Charlie Dempsey worked the show last November. That event had plenty of other big names such as current AEW star MVP, who fought Josh Barnett himself. The TNA Knockouts title was defended as Masha Slamovich successfully beat Lei Ying Lee. Josh Alexander and Mike Bailey were also on the card.

But Nattie isn’t the only one that's been announced since Simon Gotch. Former ROH World Champion Jonathan Greshman was confirmed as well.

A grappler that tangles up and stretches opponents like he's got 8 arms, Jonathan Gresham returns to Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport.

Gresham has been steadily adding more and more to his already heavy toolbox of submission holds, who will be the one face him and possibly get drug… pic.twitter.com/I2bcLMoJii

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The 36-year-old was in TNA for a good period of time, but his contract expired in January 2025. Gresham has been rather quiet as of late; he’s done a few independent shows here and there, but nothing big until now. This isn’t Gresham’s first Bloodsport show as the former TNA star competed at the 2019 event in New Jersey. Gresham lost to Masashi Takeda within eight minutes.

At this moment, there’s no telling if another WWE talent will be announced for the upcoming Bloodsport event. It's pretty exciting to see current WWE stars mix it up with talents on the indie scene. Below are the confirmed names for Bloodsport XIII:

Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIII (4/17)

• Miyu Yamashita
• David Modzmanashvili
• Tom Lawlor
• Timothy Thatcher
• Simon Gotch
• Shinya Aoki
• Jonathan Gresham 
• Natalya