Indi Hartwell

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Indi Hartwell
Hartwell in March 2017
Birth nameSamantha De Martin
Born (1996-08-17) 17 August 1996 (age 27)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Indi Hartwell[1]
Samantha De Martin[2]
Billed fromMelbourne, Australia[1]
Trained byPCW Academy[2]
Debut19 March 2016[2]

Samantha De Martin

stable
.

Before signing with WWE, De Martin wrestled in her native

WSW Women's Champion
.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2016–2019)

De Martin began her training at the age of 19, and she was trained by Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) Academy in Melbourne.

WWE

NXT (2019–2023)

On 5 November 2019, it was reported that Hartwell signed a WWE contract.[3] On 7 November 2019, she made her debut at a NXT live event.[8] On 15 January 2020 episode of NXT, she made her NXT televised debut by participating in the Number One Contender Battle Royal for the NXT Women's Championship, in which she lost.[9] She would make an appearance on 20 April episode of Raw in a lost by referee decision against Shayna Baszler after Baszler injured her arm. Following the match, Baszler sandwiched her arm in a ladder.[10] On 15 July 2020 episode of NXT, Hartwell picked up her first televised win against Shotzi Blackheart.[11]

On 7 October episode of NXT, a storyline began where Hartwell gave a brand new television to the Garganos with a USB in the package, when she was seen assisting

Io Shirai but was fended off by the host of the event, Shotzi Blackheart.[13] On 11 November, episode of NXT, it was revealed that Hartwell was the masked figure, aligning with LeRae in the process.[14] On 9 December episode of NXT, Johnny Gargano revealed that he had formed a faction with Candice LeRae, Austin Theory and Hartwell called The Way.[15]

On 22 January 2021 episode of

The Great American Bash, the team of Io Shirai and Zoey Stark defeated Hartwell and LeRae, ending their reign at 63 days.[22][23]

After months of promos with her onscreen boyfriend

Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic; losing in the first round against the team of Dakota Kai and Wendy Choo.[29]

On 19 July 2022 episode of NXT, Hartwell competed in a 20-woman battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship, eliminating

Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline.[32] Four days later, at the event, Hartwell garnered a point over eventual winner Roxanne Perez.[33] At New Year's Evil on 10 January 2023, Hartwell competed in a 20-woman battle royal to determine the number one contender to Perez's NXT Women's Championship, eliminating Lash Legend but was eliminated by eventual winners Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne).[34] On 28 January, Hartwell entered her first Royal Rumble match at the titular event, entering at number 26 and lasted for more than four minutes before being eliminated by Sonya Deville.[35]

On 21 March episode of NXT, Hartwell lost to Tiffany Stratton in a qualifying match for the NXT Women's Championship.

relinquished the NXT Women's Championship; this ended her reign at only 31 days, making it the shortest in the title's history.[42]

Raw (2023–present)

Hartwell made her first Raw appearance during a backstage segment with Gargano, LeRae, and Lumis on 8 May episode.[43] On 3 July episode of Raw, Hartwell made her in-ring debut, teaming with LeRae, lost to Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green.[44]

In January 2024, Hartwell competed in the

WWE Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors for the titles in a losing effort.[46]

Other media

De Martin as Indi Hartwell is a

Personal life

De Martin is of Chilean and Italian descent.[50][51] According to Bayley, her match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn inspired De Martin to become a professional wrestler.[52]

Championships and accomplishments

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