Published: Aug 21, 2025 by Dave Adamson | Last Updated: Aug 21, 2025 by Dave Adamson
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WWE Raw star Natalya has made history thanks being the recipient of a prestigious award during a recent ceremony.
The Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion took place between August 18 and 20, with this year’s being the 59th annual gathering.
Among the recipients for 2025 was Natalya, who was awarded the Lou Thesz Award.
This marked the first time in the long history of the Cauliflower Alley Club that a female star had received that award.
Celebrating the achievement in an Instagram post, Natalya stated:
“To be the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Lou Thesz award means so much to me as Lou Thesz is held as a standard bearer in wrestling.
“Like everything worth spending a life chasing, the wrestling business has never been easy.
“It’s not easy today.
“It never gets easy, and if it ever does,
“I’ll know that’s when it’s time to hang them up.
“Thank you so much @caulifloweralleyclub for thinking of me. ❤️”
Among those to celebrate Natalya’s achievement was AEW’s Chris Jericho, who replied:
“Congrats!! You earned it! ❤️”
The post was accompanied by a number of photos of Natalya with her award, with one alongside her husband TJ Wilson (Tyson Kidd) below this news story.
The Cauliflower Alley Club was established in 1965 with the mission statement “to financially assist CAC members and non-members that made a full time living in the wrestling industry for at least 3 years, who have fallen on difficult financial times.”
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