Indi Hartwell Vacates NXT Women's Title, Tournament Set To Crown New Champ

With a new beginning, comes a bittersweet ending for Indi Hartwell. During Tuesday's edition of "WWE NXT," Hartwell closed the show with major news. After receiving her main roster call-up at the WWE Draft, Hartwell will head to "WWE Raw" next Monday without her "NXT" Women's Championship, as she has officially relinquished the title.

As a result, a tournament will begin next week in an effort to crown a new "NXT" Women's Champion. The finals will then culminate at "NXT" Battleground on Sunday, May 28. The competitors in the tournament have yet to be revealed, but the announcement has sparked high interest as the entire "NXT" women's locker room brawled over the title after Hartwell left it sitting in the ring.

Hartwell also noted that she suffered a high ankle sprain during her title defense against Tiffany Stratton and Roxanne Perez last week. The Australian star's "NXT" Women's Championship reign lasted just 31 days, having won the title at Stand & Deliver where she won a six-woman ladder match that included Tiffany Stratton, Gigi Dolin, Zoey Stark, Lyra Valkyria, and former champion Roxanne Perez.

Hartwell was a fourth round pick by "Raw" on night 1 of the 2023 WWE Draft. Zoey Stark, Apollo Crews, JD McDonagh, Kayden Carter, Katana Chase, Odyssey Jones, and Indus Sher are others who have been drafted to "Raw" from "NXT," while Cameron Grimes, Pretty Deadly, Grayson Waller, Isla Dawn, and Alba Fyre have been drafted to "SmackDown" from "NXT." Meanwhile, Xyon Quinn and Von Wagner are free agents and can feature on "Raw" or "SmackDown."