It’s official! Jade Cargill is now with WWE!
Jade Cargill, a superstar in the world of professional wrestling and former All Elite Wrestling (AEW) champion, has signed with WWE, according to the company. The news was first reported by ESPN.
Cargill, who is the longest-reigning TBS champion in AEW history and made an appearance on AEW TV as recently as a couple of weeks ago, starts Tuesday with WWE at their Performance Center in Orlando, according to the promotion’s officials.
It’s currently unknown whether or not Cargill will be sent directly into WWE‘s main roster or if she will first go through NXT, their developmental brand.
The 31-year-old has only been in professional wrestling for two years, but quickly shot to superstardom being featured in a tag team match with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal against Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet, as well as holding the AEW TBS championship for a whopping 508 days — Jan. 5, 2022-May 28, 2023. Cargill was the first AEW TBS champion ever.
BREAKING: @Jade_Cargill has signed a multi-year contract with WWE, as first reported by @espn! https://t.co/497Hq4v5wD pic.twitter.com/hj28Dlp3JS
— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2023
Y’all already know how I feel. I want Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair to be cool with each other at first, eventually leading into Jade (heel) taking on Belair (babyface) at WrestleMania 41 in 2025 — I changed my mind from XL next year.
Jade Cargill — a top AEW superstar and one of the biggest superstars in all of professional wrestling — is leaving AEW to gloriously sign with WWE, according to Fightful Select.
Here’s my latest from the @DailyCaller: https://t.co/yjFckOaIOq
— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPowellDC) September 15, 2023
And that’s because we need to see how THIS plays out:
GIVE ME THIS. HEELZ. @WWE pic.twitter.com/LQyIlBrKvf
— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPowellDC) September 26, 2023
God, I would love to see that faction, and as you see, I want them as heels.
If I’m WWE, I’m debuting Jade at the next Premium Live Event — which is Fastlane — and then letting the storyline develop from there, teaming her up with Bianca Belair, Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins and their leader, Bobby Lashley.
You give them a nice run as a stable, having Jade and Bianca eventually winning the tag team championships and holding them for a while, you could even extend this out until WrestleMania 42 to give them an iconic title reign (as well as extend the faction run). There’s plenty of juice here for it.
And then eventually, after Belair wins the WWE Smackdown Women’s championship, Cargill turns on Belair out of jealousy, which has Bianca back to being a babyface and Jade staying heel. Then you have them brawl it out in a WrestleMania championship match. (RELATED: WWE Making Massive Changes To Company With TV Switch-Ups And Superstar Releases)
God, it would be such a magical storyline.
And for the love of God, can we please keep Jade’s same entrance music?!
WWE … Endeavor … Gimme, gimme, gimme!