Shotzi left WWE in May 2025 after her contract expired. The former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion is currently competing on the independent circuit and recently bagged a big milestone by winning a major championship.The Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago hosted a sold-out crowd on November 21 as Indi Hartwell defended the HOG Women’s Championship against Shotzi Blackheart. Both former wrestlers of the Stamford-based promotion put up a grand display at the Return To The Windy City event, with Blackheart claiming victory in the end.With this, the 33-year-old wrestler becomes the new top champion of the House of Glory promotion. Blackheart has been competing across various wrestling promotions like GCW, WPW, MLW, and others since joining the indie scene. Now, with a title around her waist, she looks forward to elevating herself even further.The candid answer by Shotzi on her WWE releaseFollowing her exit from WWE, Shotzi Blackheart was invited to the Ariel Helwani Show. She was asked if she knew why she was let go by the Stamford-based promotion, to which the new HOG Women’s Champion said she didn’t. She explained that the company didn’t give her a reason for her release and that she didn’t believe it owed her one.“I probably will never know why they released me, but WWE doesn’t owe me anything. That’s showbiz, right? They just didn’t think that I was money, and that’s OK. I can take that," she said. [H/T: F4WOnline]She also appeared on Saraya’s (fka Paige) Rulebreakers podcast and said that she was both surprised and not surprised by her release. She said that the company hadn’t used her for over a year owing to her ACL tear.However, she noted that she was disappointed that the Triple H-led company gave up on her. It will be interesting to see what lies ahead for the new HOG Women's Champion.