Indi Hartwell, the pride of Melbourne and the woman responsible for at least three major plot twists in NXT weddings, has officially signed with TNA Wrestling — because when one door closes, another opens straight into a slightly rowdier hallway.
Making her grand debut at TNA’s Rebellion pay-per-view, Indi popped up in the crowd like a wrestling Where’s Waldo, only instead of a striped shirt she wore the aura of “I’m About To Make Business Decisions.”
According to Fightful Select (the WrestleLeaks of our generation), Indi’s signing has been cooking for at least a month. That’s right — while you were debating your Starbucks order, Indi was plotting her next career move like a Bond villain with dimples.
And TNA isn’t stopping there, folks. The report teases that more international signings are on the way. If TNA were a food truck, it would currently be advertising: “New Flavors Coming Soon: May Contain Foreign Accents and Suplexes.”
In WWE, Indi did it all: She joined The Way faction with Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, and Dexter Lumis (the most normal-looking family since the Addams), got married on live TV to a man who doesn’t blink, won the NXT Women’s Championship, got injured immediately afterward (because destiny has a dark sense of humor), and then floundered on the main roster because the tag division needed less “tag” and more “division.”
After being released last November, Indi returned to the Australian indies faster than a kangaroo on Red Bull. She honored her 90-day non-compete like a champ and now has officially touched down in TNA, where fresh chaos awaits.
Meanwhile, at Rebellion, Joe Hendry defended the TNA World Championship, the Nemeth brothers captured the Tag Team gold from the aging Hardy Boys, and several people likely filed for emotional support therapy after the show.
Welcome to TNA, Indi. May your title reigns be many and your storylines be marginally less insane than your WWE wedding.