Jade Cargill

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Jade Cargill
Birth nameJade Cargill
Born (1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 (age 29)
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materJacksonville University
Children1
Websitejadecargill.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jade Cargill
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight160 lb (73 kg)[2]
Billed fromVero Beach, Florida
Trained byAR Fox
Dustin Rhodes
Heath Miller
QT Marshall
DebutMarch 3, 2021; 9 months ago (2021-03-03)[3]

Jade Cargill (born June 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and fitness model signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[4]

Early life[]

Cargill was born in Vero Beach, Florida. She attended Sebastian River High School and Vero Beach High School, helping her teams to two basketball district championships. Cargill is a Jacksonville University graduate with a social science degree, where she played basketball, and was named to Atlantic Sun Preseason First Team in her senior year.[5] She also has a certified master's in child psychology.[6]

Professional wrestling career[]

Training (2019–2020)[]

In April 2019, Cargill attended a tryout at the WWE Performance Center.[7] Subsequently, she began training at AR Fox's WWA4 Academy.[8] Taking advice from wrestling legend Mark Henry, who Cargill described as her "mentor," she went to train at Heath Miller and Richard Borger's Face 2 Face Wrestling School.[9][10][11] She then trained at QT Marshall's Nightmare Factory.[10][11]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)[]

She made her professional wrestling debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the November 11, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite, interrupting Cody Rhodes, and teasing the arrival of Shaquille O'Neal.[12][13] The next day, AEW President and CEO Tony Khan announced that Cargill had signed a multi-year contract with AEW.[14][15] On November 18, Cargill returned to Dynamite and attacked Cody's wife Brandi backstage, wrapping her arm in a chair and stomping on it, establishing herself as a heel in the process.[16] On November 20, Cargill appeared on an episode of AEW’s Unrestricted podcast series, where she thanked Dustin Rhodes and Nightmare Factory trainer QT Marshall for making her AEW debut possible.[17] Cargill also revealed that she was now undergoing more training with Dustin as well.[17] Cargill and O'Neal teamed to defeat Cody and Red Velvet on the March 3, 2021 episode of Dynamite titled The Crossroads, marking the first match of Cargill's wrestling career.[3][18] On the March 17 special episode of Dynamite titled St Patrick's Day Slam, Cargill wrestled in her first singles match, defeating Dani Jordyn.[19] On the November 19 episode of AEW Rampage Cargill competed in the AEW TBS women's championship tournament where she faced Red Velvet and pinned her.[20]

Personal life[]

Cargill is of Jamaican descent.[21] She has a daughter named Bailey. Cargill has credited late female wrestler Chyna and X-Men character Storm as her inspirations.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ WWE.com Staff (April 26, 2019). "WWE holds tryout with pro footballers, Olympic grappler, third-generation wrestler and more". WWE. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Cargill, Jade [@Jade_Cargill] (January 12, 2021). "5'10 160lbs" (Tweet). Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "Jade Cargill - matches". WrestlingData.com. 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. ^ All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (November 12, 2020). "After making her #AEWDynamite debut last night, we can confirm that @Jade_Cargill is #AllElite" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Jade Cargill". Jacksonville University. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "About Me". Jade Cargill. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Ravens, Andrew (April 26, 2019). "Former Lucha Underground star among the names at WWE tryouts". WrestlingNews.co. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Dominguez, Noah (November 6, 2020). "This X-Men Cosplay Is the Perfect Storm". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Daly, Wayne (November 25, 2020). "Jade Cargill Discusses Signing With AEW, Training Under Heath Slater, Mark Henry Being A Mentor & More". Wrestling News.net. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Wilen, Jerome (November 12, 2020). "All Elite Wrestling announces the signing of Jade Cargill to a multi-year contract". WrestleView.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Gagnon, Joshua (November 11, 2020). "Jade Cargill Debuts On Tonight's AEW Dynamite, Shaquille O'Neal To Feud With Cody?". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 11, 2020). "Jade Cargill Makes Debut On AEW Dynamite, Teases The Arrival Of Shaquille O'Neal". Fightful. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  13. ^ Renner, Ethan (November 11, 2020). "Shaquille O'Neal AEW debut teased on Dynamite". Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  14. ^ Renner, Ethan (November 12, 2020). "AEW signs Jade Cargill to multi-year deal". Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  15. ^ Kasabian, Paul (November 12, 2020). "Jade Cargill Agrees to Multiyear Contract to Join AEW's Women's Division". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  16. ^ Powell, Jason (November 19, 2020). "11/18 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of the Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega contract signing, Darby Allin and Cody Rhodes vs. Brian Cage and Ricky Starks, Serena Deeb vs. Thunder Rosa for the NWA Women's Championship, AEW Tag Champions The Young Bucks vs. Top Flight in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c Thakur, Sanjay (November 20, 2020). "Jade Cargill On Working With Dustin Rhodes And QT Marshall". Pro Wrestling News Hub. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  18. ^ Staszewski, Joseph (February 3, 2021). "Shaq will wrestle in mixed tag match on 'AEW Dynamite'". New York Post. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  19. ^ Blanchard, Matthew (March 18, 2021). "AEW St. Patricks Day Slam Results: Jade Cargill Vs. Dani Jordyn". The Overtimer. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "AEW Rampage Results: November 19, 2021". allelitewrestling.
  21. ^ "Who Is Jade Cargill? And What Can She Offer AEW?". WorldNewsEra. November 12, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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