INDI HARTWELL

Samantha De Martin is a 27-year-old professional wrestler from Australia. She wrestles under the ring name, Indi Hartwell, and performs on WWE’s SmackDown brand.

Samantha De Martin’s Early Wrestling Career

De Martin began training for her wrestling career at the age of 19. She was trained by Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) Academy in Melbourne, Australia. She made her wrestling debut in March 2016 in Australia and has performed for various promotions including SHIMMER, RISE, Riot City Wrestling and World Series Wrestling.

Samantha De Martin Signs with WWE

On November 5 2019, WWE announced that De Martin had signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She made her NXT debut a few months later in November at an NXT live event. De Martin made her NXT television debut on January 15 2020 by participating in a number one contender battle royal for the NXT Women’s Championship which she lost.

In April 2020, Hartwell made her main roster debut on Monday Night RAW in a match against Shayna Baszler. Unfortunately, Hartwell lost against Baszler after the referee called the match after Baszler injured Hartwell’s arm.

Indi Hartwell Joins NXT’s The Way

In July 2020, Indi Hartwell claimed her first televised NXT win against Shotzi Blackheart. A few months later in October, Hartwell began a new storyline where she gave Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae a new television with a USB drive in the package that showed Hartwell assisting LeRae in the Number One Contender Battle for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver 31 on September 23rd.

At NXT’s Halloween Havoc, a masked figure wearing the Ghostface costume was seen assisting Candice LeRae during her NXT Women’s Championship match against Io Shirai. The masked figure but was fended off by the event’s host Shotzi Blackheart. A few weeks later on the November 11th episode of NXT, it was revealed that the masked figure was Indi Hartwell. As a result, Hartwell aligned herself with Candice LeRae. In December, it was revealed that Johnny Gargano had formed a new faction, The Way, with Candice LeRae, Austin Theory and Indi Hartwell.

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At the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae defeated Cora Jade and Gigi Dolin in the quarterfinals. They were eliminated from the tournament on February 10 by Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart in the semi-finals of the tournament. A few months later at April’s NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Indi Hartwell and LeRae unsuccessfully challenged Moon and Blackheart for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship.

Hartwell & LeRae Capture Women’s NXT Tag Team Championships

On the April 27 episode of NXT, Hartwell and LeRae attacked Blackheart and Moon again which set the stage for a future street fight match for the titles. On the next episode of NXT, Hartwell and LeRae defeated the champions to win the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship, marking Hartwell’s first title in her WWE career. At the NXT Great American Bash on July 6th, 2021, Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae lost the titles to Io Shirai and Zoey Stark. Their reign ended at 63 days.

After months of promos with her on-screen boyfriend Dexter Lumis, Hartwell proposed to him on the August 17th episode of NXT. On the debut episode of NXT 2.0, where the brand announced “new beginnings,” she was the bride in a kayfabe wedding where she married her now on-screen husband, Dexter Lumis.

At Halloween Havoc, Hartwell teamed with Persia Pirotta. They fought a triple threat Scareway to Hell Ladder match against the Toxic Attraction and the team of Shirai and Stark for NXT women’s tag titles in a losing effort. She also made an appearance on the November 12th episode of 205 Live and defeated Valentina Feroz.

In the following weeks, Hartwell and Pirotta started a feud with Toxic Attraction. As a result, they had a match for the women’s tag team titles at Vengeance Day. Hartwell and Pirotta were unsuccessful in winning the match. Then, they entered the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic but lost to Dakota Kai and Wendy Choo in the first round.

Indi Hartwell Wins NXT Championship

On July 19th’s episode of NXT, Hartwell competed in a 20-woman battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship. Hartwell eliminated Arianna Grace but was eliminated by Tiffany Stratton. After losing to Blair Davenport on the August 23rd episode of NXT, Hartwell was reunited with Dexter Lumis and given an “I love you” letter before Lumis was taken by police.

Months later, on the December 6th episode of NXT, Hartwell defeated Fallon Henley and Wendy Choo in a triple threat match. This earned her a spot in the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline. Four days later, at the event, Hartwell garnered a point over eventual winner Roxanne Perez. At New Year’s Evil on January 10th 2023, Hartwell competed in a 20-woman battle royal to determine the number one contender to Perez’s NXT Women’s Championship. She eliminated Lash Legend but was eliminated by eventual winners Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolan and Jacy Jayne).

On January 28th, Hartwell entered her first Royal Rumble match, entering at number 26 and lasted for more than four minutes before being eliminated by Sonya Deville. Indi lost to Tiffany Stratton in a qualifying match for the NXT Women’s Championship on March 21st. The following week’s episode of NXT, Hartwell qualified for the match by defeating Ivy Nile and Sol Ruca in a Last Chance match.

Hartwell Drafted to WWE Main Roster

At Stand & Deliver, on 1 April, Hartwell won the NXT Women’s Championship in a six-woman ladder match. At Spring Breakin’ on April 25th, Hartwell retained the title against Stratton and Roxanne Perez in a triple threat match. Indi Hartwell was drafted to WWE’s RAW brand on August 28th. Hartwell vacated the Women’s NXT Championship on May 2nd.

Indi Hartwell competed in the 2024 Royal Rumble match; entering the match at number 6 and she was eliminated by Bayley. At Elimination Chamber: Perth pre-show, Hartwell and LeRae challenged the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors for the titles in a losing effort. During 2024 WWE Draft, Hartwell and LeRae were assigned to SmackDown brand.

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STATS

Birth name: Samantha De Martin
Born: August 17, 1996, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight: 139 lb (63 kg)
Ring name(s): Indi Hartwell, Samantha De Martin
Current Roster: WWE SmackDown
Finishing Move(s): Springboard Elbow Drop

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Career Championships & 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
Riot City Wrestling
- RCW Women’s Championship (1 time)
World Series Wrestling
- WSW Women’s Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
- NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- NXT Women’s Championship (1 time)