Samantha De Martin (born 17 August 1996) is an Australian

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, best known by the

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Indi Hartwell. She is signed to

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, performing on the

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, and was a member of The Way. She is a former

NXT Women's Tag Team Champion The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. The current ch ...

, as well as a former WSW Women's Champion and RCW Women's Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

De Martin began her training at the age of 19, and she was trained by Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) Academy in Melbourne. Hartwell made her debut in March 2016, in her home country of Australia. She performed for several promotions like

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, Shimmer,

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, and

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WWE (2019–present)

On 5 November 2019, it was reported that Hartwell signed a WWE contract. On 7 November 2019, she made her debut at a

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. On 15 January 2020, episode of ''NXT'', she made her ''

'' televised debut by participating in the Number One Contender

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for the

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, in which she lost. She would make an appearance on 20 April, episode of

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in a lost by referee decision against

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after Baszler injured her arm. Following the match, Baszler sandwiched her arm in a ladder. On 15 July 2020, episode of ''NXT'', Hartwell picked up her first televised win against

Shotzi Blackheart Ashley Louise Urbanski (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and singer. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Shotzi (shortened from her previous ring name Shotzi Black ...

. 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

Candice LeRae Candice LeRae Gargano (''née'' Dawson; born September 29, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion and was a member of The Way. LeRa ...

in the Number One Contender Battle for the NXT Women's Championship at TakeOver 31 on 23 September. On

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, a masked figure wearing the Ghostface costume was seen assisting LeRae during her NXT Women's Championship match against

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but was fended off by the host of the event, Shotzi Blackheart. On 11 November, episode of ''NXT'', it was revealed that Hartwell was the masked figure, aligning with LeRae in the process. On 9 December, episode of ''NXT'',

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revealed that he had formed a faction with Candice LeRae,

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and Hartwell called The Way. On 22 January 2021 episode of '' 205 Live'', Hartwell and LeRae defeated the team of Cora Jade and

Gigi Dolin Priscilla Lee Kelly (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. She performs under the ring name Gigi Dolin in the NXT brand, and is one-half of the tag team Toxic Attraction with Jacy Jayne, and she is a former record-tying two-ti ...

in the quarterfinals of the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, which marked the first time that a women's match has ever taken place in the history of 205 Live brand. On 10 February episode of ''NXT'', they were eliminated by

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and Shotzi Blackheart in the semi-finals of the tournament. On 8 April, at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Hartwell and LeRae challenged Moon and Blackheart for the

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in a losing effort. On 27 April episode of ''NXT'', Hartwell and LeRae attacked Blackheart and Moon; setting the stage for a future street fight match for the titles. On the next episode of ''NXT'', they defeated the champions to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, marking Hartwell's first championship in her WWE career. At

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, the team of

and

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defeated Hartwell and LeRae, ending their reign at 63 days. After months of promos with her onscreen boyfriend

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, Hartwell proposed to him on 17 August episode of ''NXT''. On the debut episode of ''NXT 2.0'', where the brand announced "new beginnings", she was the bride in a

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wedding where she married her -now- on screen husband Lumis. At

, Hartwell teamed with

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in a triple threat Scareway to Hell Ladder match against the

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(

and

Jacy Jayne Taylor Grado (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne as a member of Toxic Attraction. She is a former record-tying two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Cha ...

) and the team of Shirai and Stark for NXT women's tag titles in a losing effort. She made an appearance on 12 November episode of ''205 Live'' and defeated Valentina Feroz. In the following weeks, Hartwell and Pirotta started a

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with Toxic Attraction which resulted in a match for women's tag team titles at Vengeance Day where they were unsuccessful in winning the match. They then entered Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic; losing in the first round against the team of Dakota Kai and

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. On 19 July episode of ''NXT'', Hartwell competed in a 20-woman battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship, eliminating Arianna Grace but was eliminated by Tiffany Stratton.

Other media

De Martin made her

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debut in the ''Most Wanted Pack'' DLC for ''

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''.

Personal life

De Martin is of Chilean and

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descent. She has stated that the match between Bayley and

Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled on ...

at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn inspired her to become a professional wrestler.

Championships and accomplishments

* Battle Championship Wrestling ** BCW Women's Championship (1 time) ** BCW Women's Title Tournament * Newcastle Pro Wrestling ** Newy Pro Women's Championship (1 time) ** Queen Of The Castle 2018 * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 83 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 *

RCW Women's Championship Riot City Wrestling (RCW) is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in January 2006 in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs shows independently, in conjunction with local festivals, as well as with other organizations ...

(1 time) *

** WSW Women's Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) – with

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartwell, Indi 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia) Australian female professional wrestlers Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate professional wrestlers Australian people of Italian descent Australian people of Chilean descent NXT Women's Tag Team Champions 21st-century professional wrestlers