Jade Cargill has explained why she left AEW for WWE.
In September, the headlines were grabbed by WWE’s acquisition of Jade Cargill, coming in from AEW off the back of her lengthy TBS Championship reign. Her arrival put the wrestling world on notice and she made her in-ring debut for the company at this year’s Royal Rumble, coming in at number 28 and achieving three eliminations.
Speaking on Busted Open, Cargill revealed more about her decision to leave All Elite Wrestling in favour of WWE, discussing how she felt as if it would be better for her to be in an established company, rather than one that has to grow at the same time as she is growing as a performer.
“It was a couple decisions that made me come to WWE. I mean, other than the fact that the machine is ridiculous over here, the connections, the history, the legacy, it’s one of one, you know? AEW is a new company. Obviously, they’re still figuring things out, but that happens in every company. You have to figure things out, what’s good and what’s bad. I am 31, I don’t have time to really grow with a company at my age. I have to be in an established company and I have to go over there and let that be known because you can’t do this forever and as a woman, especially in your 30s, the majority of the fan base is like, ‘Okay, well it’s time for her to go about her way. What’s next for her?’ And let’s be real, people wanna see, regardless if they’re good or not, they wanna see that 20-something-year-old on TV rather than that 30-something-year-old woman on TV. So time is not on my side and I knew I had to make the best decision for me, but not just for me, my family. It gets no better than this. The front office is the front office and I think that’s the best way to sum up what it is and I trust the process. I have a WrestleMania match and again, the front office is the front office.”
-Jade Cargill
As mentioned, Cargill first stepped through the ropes for WWE in the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble, and she is set to compete again this weekend at WrestleMania 40. Tomorrow night, the 31-year-old will team with Naomi and Bianca Belair to battle Dakota Kai, Asuka and Kairi Sane of Damage CTRL.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Jade Cargill as soon as we hear more.
H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcription.
