In pro wrestling, we have seen many wrestlers lose their careers and momentum because of accidental injuries in matches. The biggest one in recent history was when Finn Balor lost all his momentum on the main roster even after becoming the inaugural Universal Champion. So, fans were worried when this young champion also suffered an injury in her recent match.
In the main event of NXT Spring Break, the champion, Indi Hartwell, suffered a leg injury in the match. Because of an accident, it could have gone pretty bad for the champion, but she still held on to finish the match. But this injury seriously worried fans.
NXT Women’s Champion’s ankle gets crushed in Swanton bomb attempt
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In the main event of NXT’s Spring Break, the NXT Women’s Championship was on the line. Hartwell, the new champion, faced both Tiffany Stratton and Roxanne Perez. When the champion and Perez were outside, Stratton climbed the top and performed a Swanton Bomb outside the ring. This resulted in Stratton landing directly on both of her competitors.
FUUUCCCKKKK indi’s ankle 😩😫 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/O8quhPcwPk
— 👑𝔸𝕕𝕒𝕞 𝔾𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕘👑 (@AdamGoldberg28) April 26, 2023
But accidentally, Hartwell’s leg got smashed in the collision. After Stratton got up after hitting the move, we saw that Hartwell immediately looked out at her leg and WWE’s medical team took her to the back. Even after that injury, Hartwell came back to the ring and finished the match, winning the title in the end.
While the match wasn’t the best match on the card, there was an unforeseen event that caused it to lag. These injuries and accidents are particularly notorious in modern pro wrestling as many stars are putting their bodies on the line to trend on social media.
MJF tweeted and deleted this. pic.twitter.com/eTsUcRe0xR
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) April 26, 2023
Immediately after Hartwell’s injury started trending on Twitter, MJF tweeted concerning this, but he deleted it in a few seconds. In his tweet, which many in the comments think was about Hartwell’s recent injury. MJF’s warning to wrestlers all over is especially serious as there have been many terrifying things, both in WWE and AEW.
Nevertheless, fans expressed their concern for the NXT star’s horrid injury during the botched move.
WWE fans cringe at Indi Hartwell’s horrible ankle bending at NXT Spring Break
But even after injury, Hartwell came back to the ring and pinned Perez in the ring. While she did retain her title, fans were more concerned about her injury. Being one of the fan favorites in the women’s division in NXT, after her romantic storyline with Dexter Lumis, fans are hoping this doesn’t hinder her first singles title run.
Flexibility and endurance are two must-have skills for a wrestler.
This comes so close to being a destroyed ankle, I think her flexibility is the 1 thing that saved her from alot more pain. That's close to looking brutal
— Darkcurrse (@darkcursse164) April 26, 2023
It took guts to come back and finish the match.
She's such a badass for finishing the match. 😍
— Barry Egan (The Kintsugi Kid) (@cc_castillox) April 26, 2023
This bend definitely got fans cringing at their TVs.
" the human body isn't meant to bend that way "
— Jimmy (@stevehomelander) April 26, 2023
Her ankle gave out immediately after that fall.
I don’t know how she finished this match. Her ankle was like “nah bruv” https://t.co/FYrs5ZB49e
— Ed Sheeran’s Banshee – 9:29 (@Bertitude) April 27, 2023
#ooc Indi's ankle said "Tiff, Roxy, good luck, I'm out!" https://t.co/fJYCUY0z36
— Ayane The Samurai Nakamura (@AyaneSamurai) April 26, 2023
People were calling out Hartwell for being rusty at the end but didn’t account for this injury.
Y’all cut her some slack , she definitely messed her sh*t up on this spot https://t.co/T8Ae9c1cru
— Kakarot (@ShadBoogie) April 26, 2023
This fan doesn’t want Hartwell’s injury to hinder her first singles title in WWE.
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Fuuuuck not Indi not now https://t.co/9eYcCJrfrw
— TRIALS EL IDOLO 💙 (@TrialsBM) April 26, 2023
While the NXT women’s division is one of the most stacked in the industry right now, Hartwell has been waiting a long time for this main event spot. We hope that she recovers soon as the next NXT big event is just around the corner.
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