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The title of “Indy God” in the professional wrestling scene outside of the big companies is a title that has been taken seriously since Matt Cardona was winning belts in smaller promotions.
Cardona took that title seriously as he reinvented himself following his departure from WWE in 2020. He dominated the indies, winning multiple championships in companies such as Game Changer Wrestling, House of Glory, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, World Series Wrestling and others. But when he rejoined WWE in 2025, the “God of Indy” title presumably had to be passed on.
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Major League Wrestling star Shotzi looks at the ring. (MLW)
He previously told Pak Gazette Digital that he didn’t believe anyone, right now, is the so-called “God of Indy,” but he 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 brought up, Shotzi believed Cardona knew she was now the “God of Indy.”
“I think he knows I am. Come on,” she told Pak Gazette Digital. “I know he was signed when 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 the fans know. I beat him in the ring. I beat him in the magazine.
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Ben Bishop offers support to Richard Holliday in Awesome Championship Wrestling. (Jay Vogel)
“And I think he just has to say it. He just has to admit it. Like he keeps trying to say, ‘Oh, man, I mean, maybe like Ben Bishop and Richard (Holliday), too.’
Admittedly, Shotzi has been everywhere.
In the spring, Shotzi fought in dozens of matches around the world. She then took Major League Wrestling by storm and won the MLW Women’s World Championship.
She is also set to return to the independent scene when she takes part in a 10-woman battle royal to determine Awesome Championship Wrestling’s number one contender for the women’s championship. The game will take place next week on 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.
