On a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Jade Cargill explained why she left AEW for WWE last year.
Cargill noted that AEW is still “figuring things out” and she needed to be in an “established company.”
She said, “The machine is ridiculous over here [in WWE], the connections, the history, the legacy, it’s one of one. AEW was a new company, obviously they’re still figuring things out. But that happens in every company, right? You have to figure out what’s good and what’s bad. I’m 31. I don’t really have time to 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. As a woman, especially when you’re in your 30s, the majority of the fanbase is like, ‘Okay, it’s time for her to go about her way, what’s next for her?’ I have that draw. I have that charisma. I have that aura that a lot of people don’t have. That comes naturally. That’s not something that’s taught and everything else is taught. Again, I put my head down. I do the work. I’m very respectful. I go to work. I leave it all on the mat.”
Cargill also briefly commented on her AEW debut match, where she teamed with Shaquille O’Neal against Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet.
The former AEW TBS Champion admitted that she “had no business” being in that match, but she persevered and continues to do so.
