28-year-old ex-WWE star spotted training with Mercedes Mone days after her release from company
Former NXT Women's Champion trains with Mercedes Mone and AEW star just weeks after getting released from WWE.
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On November 1, WWE released Indi Hartwell. As such, the Aussie wrestler’s five-year run in the company came to an end. A couple of weeks forward, Hartwell has moved on from her departure. Recently, she was spotted training with AEW star Mercedes Mone.
The formerly known Sasha Banks posted a couple of photos of her training session on her X account. In one of the photos, Mone posed alongside fellow AEW wrestlers Harley Cameron and Hartwell. Interestingly, the TBS Champion wore her good friend Bayley‘s merch.
Days after her release from WWE, Hartwell reacted to her departure. Hartwell took to her YouTube channel, revealing that she was caught by surprise. Prior to her release, the 28-year-old star appeared on weekly programming alongside her tag team partner, Candice LeRae.
Work hard, play hard pic.twitter.com/bpXMGz8a7U
— Mercedes Moné Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) November 17, 2024
In fact, Hartwell competed on WWE television hours after her release. On the SmackDown episode taped a week before, Hartwell teamed with LeRae to take on Bayley and Naomi. The former Way members lost after Naomi pinned LeRae.
Hartwell’s biggest moment of her WWE run came when she won the NXT Women’s Championship. In April 2023, Hartwell claimed the first singles title of her career by winning a ladder match at Stand & Deliver. Months later, she vacated the title after WWE called her up to the main roster during the Draft.
At the age of 28, Indi Hartwell still has a lot to prove. Following the aforementioned photo, fans speculated on whether she was headed to AEW. However, at the moment, there are no concrete reports to back those fan rumors.
Mercedes Mone set to face Kris Statlander at AEW Full Gear
Mercedes Mone has been enjoying her time in AEW so far. At Double or Nothing, Mone defeated Willow Nightingale to become the TBS Champion. Since winning the title, the CEO has successfully defended it against the likes of Britt Braker and Stephanie Vaquer.
Mone’s toughest challenge till date will come at the upcoming Full Gear PPV. The six-time Women’s Champion will face Kris Statlander. The two have feuded over the last few weeks or so. Last week on Dynamite, Mone’s bodyguard Kamille seemingly attempted to injure Statlander by hitting her with a car.
In response, Statlander attacked Mone and Kamille backstage on the latest episode of Dynamite. The ending of the segment saw Statlander spearing both Mone and Kamille through a drywall. Needless to say, fans cannot wait to see how their upcoming battle transpires.
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