Jade Cargill Discusses What She Missed By Skipping NXT After Joining WWE
Jade Cargill says she missed a lot of things by not working on NXT.
Back in 2023, Jade Cargill officially signed with WWE. Since then, she’s won the Women’s Title once and the Women’s Tag Titles twice.
Cargill recently worked at WrestleMania 42, where she lost the Women’s Championship to Rhea Ripley.
Speaking with Joey Karni, she discussed not going through NXT upon joining WWE, and what kind of things she didn’t get to experience.
“I mean, it’s a lot of things I feel like I missed at NXT, and you don’t see that until you’re actually in the storm. But the crazy schedule that is here, I was used to working one day a week, then I come here and it’s you’re on the go all the time. I remember when I was in the tag team, I wouldn’t call it complaining because I wasn’t used to it, but I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re working this show and this show and this show.’ I wasn’t used to being on the go like this. People can take that as complaining but it was just me not knowing about how much we give ourselves to the WWE Universe. But also the camaraderie of the locker room and just building that trust with my co-workers and things like that. When I say that it’s people have these stories of having road trips and things of that sort. I never worked a live event before I got here. That’s another thing, but they have stories that go back years. I sit there and I’m like, ‘Well, I just met you guys.’ We don’t have that depth. But storytelling, and then on top of that, just them knowing your overall character and your move set. So when I came, people really didn’t know my character and what I was about. I think we’re getting there and seeing how raw I am. I don’t need a script, just let me talk. I can talk my stuff. I might curse here and there. I’m getting better at that. But that’s because I’m feeling it. I have to reel back at times. I get a little nervous. So I think they’re trusting me more with that kind of stuff. Just them knowing what type of character I am, my move set, trusting me with that move set, and knowing that I’m going to deliver.”
In another interview, Cargill discussed why working Monday nights would be better for her family life. Fans can check her comments here.
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