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The title of “Indy God” in the professional wrestling scene outside of the big companies has been a title taken seriously since Matt Cardona won belts in smaller promotions.
Cardona took that title to heart as he reinvented himself following his release from WWE in 2020. He dominated the indies, winning multiple championships in companies like Game Changer Wrestling, House of Glory, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, World Series Wrestling and others. But when he joined WWE in 2025, the title of “Indy God” probably had to be passed on.
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Major League Wrestling star Shotzi watches the ring. (MLW)
He previously told PK Press Club Digital that he doesn’t think anyone, right now, is the so-called “Indy God,” but named pro wrestling stars like Shotzi Blackheart, Richard Holliday and Ben Bishop as wrestlers who have become some of the best wrestlers on the scene. When those comments were mentioned, Shotzi thought Cardona now knew she was the “God of Indy.”
“I think he knows I am. Come on, come on,” she told PK Press Club Digital. “I know he was signed by the time the polls came out for independent wrestler of the year, PWI independent wrestler of the year. But I beat him by a lot. By a lot. So, yeah, I think as the fans know. I beat him in the ring. I beat him in the magazine.
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Ben Bishop supports Richard Holliday in Awesome Championship Wrestling. (Jay Vogel)
“And I think he just needs to say it. He just needs to admit it. Like he keeps trying to say, ‘Oh man, I mean, maybe Ben Bishop and Richard (Holliday) too.’ No, shut up! It’s Shotzi Blackheart and you know it. Like come on. As if we had created something truly special about India. Not many people do really big storylines that really mean something and he has to admit that we’ve created something special and I’m the “God of Indy.” I’m everywhere.”
To his credit, Shotzi has been everywhere.
In the spring, Shotzi played dozens of matches around the world. She then took Major League Wrestling by storm, winning the MLW Women’s World Championship.
She is also set to return to the independent scene when she competes in a 10-woman battle royal to determine Awesome Championship Wrestling’s #1 contender for the Women’s Championship. The match will take place next week at Independence Day in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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Shotzi also holds the House of Glory Women’s Championship and the Atomic Legacy Wrestling Women’s Championship.
