Dustin Rhodes sends a message to beloved WWE star after she unveils her new character during RAW

A WWE fan-favorite seemingly unleashed her more popular and authentic wrestling persona on the latest edition of Monday Night Raw. The star in question, Natalya, has now received an encouraging message from AEW's Dustin Rhodes.

The Queen of Harts has undoubtedly been one of the most important assets of the Stamford-based company's women's division for many years now. Earlier this year, however, the Canadian revealed more layers to her game when she was announced for the 13th iteration of Josh Barnett's Bloodsport, as she seemingly reverted to her pre-WWE character, Nattie Neidhart. Although her independent matches against Miyu Yamashita and Kenzie Page received much acclaim from fans, the star's indie persona seemingly remained confined outside of the sports entertainment juggernaut.

This changed last week on WWE RAW, which featured a vignette of Nattie Neidhart training her protege and reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion Maxxine Dupri. The former Women's Champion posted a picture of herself as the "Lowkey Legend" character on X/Twitter around an hour ago. The photograph received a positive and encouraging response from AEW's Dustin Rhodes, who voiced his appreciation for Natalya, writing:

"Love you Natt🤘🏼," Dustin posted.

Dustin Rhodes

@dustinrhodes

Love you Natt🤘🏼

In her last outing as Neidhart, Natalya locked horns with and defeated Masha Slamovich at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 14 this past August.

Dustin Rhodes was reunited with a reigning WWE champion

Dustin Rhodes has been missing in action since losing his TNT Championship to Kyle Fletcher earlier this year. The Natural underwent double knee replacement surgeries in August and is currently on the road to recovery.

Dustin recently took to X/Twitter to reveal that he had received a visit from his brother, Cody Rhodes, last week, sharing a photograph of himself alongside the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion.

"My bro came and saw me last week. Great visit, miss him. Gifted some great Cigars. #Brotherhood @CodyRhodes," Dustin wrote.

Check out Rhodes' tweet below:

Cody and Dustin were foundational figures for All Elite Wrestling at the time of its inception. While The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust has continued his tenure in the Jacksonville-based company and its sister-promotion ROH, Cody left AEW in 2022 to return to his old stomping ground, World Wrestling Entertainment.