Ex-WWE star Natalie Eva Marie credits PETA for turning her on to hunting

former wwe star natalie eva marieEva Marie, best known in pro wrestling, thanked PETA in a recent interview for why she chose to hunt.

Former wrestler appeared on the cover Hook & Barrel Magazine For its latest version. She said that her godfather loved hunting, but she did not engage in it when she was younger because he was too busy playing team sports.

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Professional wrestler Eva Marie attends the WWE SummerSlam after party at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Delano Las Vegas on August 21, 2021. (Brian Steph/Getty Images for WWE SummerSlam After Party)

As she discussed harvesting her own meat, she told the magazine that she got into hunting after watching a PETA documentary about factory farming.

“yell out to PETA Because you guys made me a hunter,” he said, “Thank you very much.” Because they did all the hard work by demonizing factory farming… so now I’m off to hunt my meat. You should know where your meat comes from.”

Mostly, however, he pointed to the nutrition provided by wild game meat.

“One reason was obviously food. (Husband Jonathan Coyle) is really interested in nutrition and health and wellness. And anyone who has followed my journey watching ‘Total Divas’ and things of that nature knows that That I truly believe that health is wealth.

Eva Marie in Los Angeles in 2019

Eva Marie in Los Angeles on May 14, 2019. (Gottap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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“If you don’t have your health, you have nothing. I don’t care: You can be rich and have all the things that you think will make you happy. But if you don’t have your health is, then you are ‘Done.’

He further said that he believed in hunting It was one of those things man “had to do.”

“Hunting makes you appreciate food more, and we make sure we have zero waste from the wild game we harvest,” he said. “When you go there and actually see this beautiful, majestic animal it’s mind-blowing.

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Natalie Eva Marie and “Game of Thrones” actor Hafþór Július Björnsson lead a march through Times Square to celebrate the launch of Monster Energy’s performance drink REIGN Total Body Fuel on April 16, 2019 in New York City. (Brian Ach/Getty Images for Regine Total Body Fuel)

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“I think anyone who has never done it should experience it at least once. I think it’s not for everyone. But I think experiencing it once will help a lot of people It will help us understand what it takes, the love, the appreciation, all the emotions.”

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