Former WWE star is willing to return after 342 days and replace Piper Niven

A former WWE star is willing to return to the promotion after 342 days to replace Piper Niven. The Secret HERvice member has been missing from SmackDown for the last few weeks due to a reported neck injury.

While her absence continues, Chelsea Green is looking for a "fill-in" candidate to cover for Niven. In a recent post on X, Green once again shared the message, saying that she was taking her search worldwide ahead of WWE's visit to Australia.

This drew a response from former WWE star Indi Hartwell, who said she was available.

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"I'm right here," she wrote.

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Notably, Indi Hartwell is currently signed with TNA, who have a working relationship with WWE's NXT. Moreover, she is also from Australia, where WWE will have back-to-back events on the weekend, including SmackDown, where Chelsea Green performs.

Hartwell signed with WWE in 2019 and began performing on NXT. After a while, she joined Candice LeRae, Johnny Gargano, and Austin Theory to form the faction called The Way.

During her stint in the promotion, Hartwell won the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship with LeRae. Hartwell also saw success as a singles star, winning the NXT Women's Championship.

She moved to RAW in 2023, and after over a year on the brand, she was released from WWE on November 1, 2024.

Piper Niven expected to come back from serious injury

At first, it was believed that Piper Niven's injury could be career-threatening, raising concern about her in-ring future.

However, later it was reported that though the injury is serious, she is expected to return to the ring.

Piper Niven hasn’t been in action since defeating Charlotte Flair on the August 22 episode of SmackDown. After the win, Niven and Chelsea Green were set to face The Queen and Alexa Bliss for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.

However, after the Scottish star's injury, the match was changed to a singles match between Bliss and Green.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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