Indi Hartwell Talks Getting Drafted to RAW, Relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title – In May of this year, Indi Hartwell was forced to relinquish her NXT Women’s Championship due to injury. Her championship reign came to an end during a challenging time.
What makes this situation even more unique is that just days before she had to give up her title, Hartwell was drafted to WWE Raw during the first night of the 2023 WWE Draft, which took place on the April 28 episode of WWE SmackDown.
During an interview with Ned & Josh on Mini-Cast, Hartwell was asked about the emotions and circumstances surrounding her decision to relinquish the title after being drafted.
“It’s just the next logical step. At the time, I was injured and so it kind of worked out. It was obviously very unfortunate to get injured, but later that week is when I got drafted to Raw, so it was bittersweet. I just won the title, I had to give it up, but I knew that it was the next logical step. I’m ready to level up on it,” she said.
Hartwell won the title at NXT Stand & Deliver in a six-way ladder match.
Asked how she felt about moving to the main roster, Hartwell said, “Of course, it is kind of scary, it’s like a whole new huge world, and I was really comfortable at NXT and really comfortable in front of that crowd that came to see us every week in the same arena. Those fans are so passionate and I’m so appreciative to those fans because they gave up their time every week to come and see us.”
Hartwell hasn’t wrestled on WWE Raw since losing to Rhea Ripley on the August 14 episode of the program.
Indi Hartwell Talks Getting Drafted to RAW, Relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title
