It’s always exciting when a top NXT star gets called up to the main roster, but things can quickly go wrong if there aren’t any solid plans in place after the call-up.
During the 2023 WWE Draft, Indi Hartwell was called up to the main roster even though she was the NXT Women’s Champion at the time. Hartwell ended up relinquishing the title and she made her in-ring debut for the Raw brand a few months later.
While talking about her call-up on Busted Open Radio, Indi was asked if there were plans for her after she got called up, but she noted that she didn’t really hear much.
“It was kind of a wait and see. I really didn’t hear anything. Maybe that’s also on me for not pushing for more information. I was kind of the new girl there. I always felt on eggshells my whole time that I was there. I didn’t want to rock the boat. I was kind of just happy to do whatever was asked of me.”
“When I got called up, I think there were plans to put The Way back together, and then slowly, every week, our segment would get cut, or we’d get moved to Raw Talk, and eventually, it would get cut. Sometimes, I would get a call saying I wasn’t needed for TV and I wouldn’t be traveling that week. That’s when I would get really scared, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going to get released.’ I always had it in the back of my mind that I’m going to get released. Not that I manifested that, but I was always scared of it.”
“It wasn’t until maybe my last two weeks of being in WWE where I finally felt comfortable and confident. ‘I’m good now,’ and that’s when it happened. As for plans, I never really heard of anything. I did get a few opportunities. I got to wrestle in my home country in a stadium. I got to wrestle in front of my family for WWE. That was one of the best experiences. I got to wrestle in Saudi. I got to tag with Candice again, which was awesome. I’m grateful, but I didn’t really hear much of plans.”
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