JADE CARGILL

Jade Cargill is a 32-year-old professional wrestler from Gifford, Florida. She is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she performs on the company’s SmackDown brand under the ring name, Jade Cargill.

Cargill’s Early Wrestling Career

In 2018, Jade Cargill attended the Face 2 Face professional wrestling school in Georgia after WWE veteran Mark Henry encouraged her to pursue her dream of becoming a pro wrestler. She attended a WWE tryout in April 2019 at the WWE Performance Center. She then trained at Heath Miller and Richard Border’s Face 2 Face Wrestling school after her mentor, Mark Henry, suggested she train there. Cargill then trained at Nightmare Factory under Q. T. Marshall and Dustin Rhodes. Bryan Danielson and Sonjay Dutt also started coaching her when they joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2021.

On November 11, 2020, Cargill made her professional wrestling debut with AEW. At her debut, she appeared on an episode of Dynamite, interrupting Cody Rhodes, and teasing the arrival of Shaquille O’Neal. Tony Khan announced the following day that Cargill had signed a multi-year contract with AEW. She began working with Cody Rhodes and his wife, Brandi. This lead to a tag team match pitting her and Shaq against Cody and Red Velvet on the March 3, 2021 episode of Dynamite. On the March 17th episode of Dynamite, Cargill wrestled in her first singles match where she defeated Dani Jordyn.

Jade Cargill Wins AEW Gold

In October 2021, AEW announced that Jade Cargill would participate in its TBS Championship tournament to determine the inaugural champion. Cargill would be one of four women to receive a first round bye. She went on to defeat Red Velvet in the quarterfinals on November 24 and Thunder Rosa in the semifinals on December 29. In the finals, which took place on January 5, 2022, she defeated Ruby Soho to become the inaugural AEW TBS Champion. Two weeks later, in her first title defense, Cargill retained against Anna Jay and Julia Hart on episodes of Rampage.

Throughout early 2022, Jade Cargill went on an undefeated streak, retaining her title against numerous opponents including The Bunny, Tay Conti, Willow Nightingale and Leila Grey. She then formed her own stable called The Baddies. The stable consisted of herself, Kiera Hogan and Red Velvet. In June 2022, Leila Grey became part of the Baddies, replacing an injured Red Velvet. Cargill began feuding with the debuting Athena around the same time. At All Out, Cargill defeated Athena in a match that lasted less than five minutes.

Jade Cargill then went on to beat other challengers such as Madison Rayne and Diamante. She then began a feud with Nyla Rose, who stole her TBS Championship belt. The feud between the two culminated at Full Gear, where Cargill defeated Rose to retain her title. On January 5, 2023, Cargill reached the one-year mark as TBS Champion. The following week, she became the longest-reigning champion in AEW’s history at 373 days. Cargill’s reign as TBS Champion lasted until Double or Nothing in May 2023.

Jade Cargill defeated Taya Valkyrie in a scheduled title defense. She then lost the title in an open challenge to the returning Kris Statlander in less than 50 seconds. Her reign lasted 508 days as well as her 60-match unbeaten streak was over.  On the September 15 episode of Rampage, Cargill lost to Statlander in a title rematch. This was Cargill’s final match in AEW.

Jade Cargill Joins WWE

After Cargill left AEW, she reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida in September 2023. Later that month, WWE announced that Cargill had signed a multi-year contract and had begun training. She made her first appearance on WWE programming during the Fastlane pre-show on October 7, where she was shown arriving at the arena.

In January 2024, Cargill made her in-ring debut for WWE at the 2024 Royal Rumble, competing in the women’s Royal Rumble match. She entered the match at number 28, eliminating Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, and Naomi. She was then eliminated by the number 30 entrant, Liv Morgan. Cargill was assigned to the SmackDown brand. She made her debut on the March 29 episode of SmackDown, saving Naomi and Bianca Belair from an attack by Damage CTRL.

At WrestleMania XL, Cargill, Naomi and Belair defeated Damage CTRL in a six-woman tag team match when Cargill pinned Dakota Kai. At Backlash France, Cargill and Belair defeated the Kabuki Warriors to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. She then participated in the 2024 Queen of the Ring tournament where she defeated Piper Niven in the first round. Cargill was eliminated after losing to Nia Jax in the quarterfinals by disqualification.

At King and Queen of the Ring, Cargill and Belair successfully defended their titles against Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell. Cargill and Belair lost their tag team titles at Clash at the Castle: Scotland to Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn. Their reign lasted 42 days. On August 31st, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair regained the WWE Women’s Championship titles at Bash in Berlin.

Jade Cargill
JADE CARGILL

STATS

Birth name: Jade Nicole Cargill
Born: June 3, 1992, Gifford, Florida, USA
Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight: 160 lb (73 kg)
Partner: Brandon Phillips
Children: 1
Ring name(s): Jade Cargill
Brand: WWE SmackDown
Finishing move(s): Jaded

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Career Accomplishments & Championships

  • All Elite Wrestling
    • AEW TBS Championship (1 time)
    • TBS Championship Tournament (2022)
    • AEW Dynamite Award (1 time)
      • Breakout Star – Female (2022)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 5 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women’s 150 in 2022
    • Rookie of the Year (2021)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Rookie of the Year (2021)
  • World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
    • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – with Bianca Belair