Natalya Praises Ashante ‘Thee’ Adonis Following His WWE Exit, Calls Him A Workhorse

Natalya praises Ashante ‘Thee’ Adonis following his WWE exit.

On August 10th, Ashante ‘Thee’ Adonis would take to social media to announce that with he would be exiting WWE after his contract with the company expired. Throughout his time in WWE, Ashante would bounce around brands, finally finding himself on WWE NXT where he would finish out his career with the company.

In a new social media post on Monday night, Natalya would post about Ashante, noting that he was always a workhorse, and even on the day he was made aware that he would not be retained by WWE, he was still at the Hart Dungeon and was giving back to other talent at the Dungeon.

The work Ashante puts in at The Dungeon every week is inspiring. @tehutimiles is a WORKHORSE. The day he got the call that he was no longer w the company, he came to train with us and gave back to everyone. He always does. He poured his heart out on the mat. Forward is forward. https://t.co/o9F9YLk8Db

— lowkey legend (@NatbyNature) August 12, 2025

Ashante’s last appearance for WWE would take place on the on the June 24th edition of WWE NXT, where he would face off with Ricky Saints in singles action.

Natalya’s tag team partner Maxxine Dupri would face off with Becky Lynch on this week’s edition of WWE RAW, with Lynch retaining her women’s Intercontinental Championship over Dupri. Big E would say after the show that he hopes to see Bloodsport’s version of Natalya against Lynch in the future. You can read more about that here.

You can check out the full report from Fightful Select that Natalya was responding to here.