Eric Bischoff: Jade Cargill Joining WWE Could Be Massive For Her, It’s Unfortunate For AEW

Eric Bischoff comments on Jade Cargill potentially leaving AEW and joining WWE.

In the early morning on Thursday, September 14, Fightful Select published a report stating that Jade Cargill had likely finished up with AEW and that she was expected to sign with WWE by people in both companies.

This news send shock waves across the world of wrestling, as Cargill would be the first star to go from AEW to WWE since Cody Rhodes in 2022. Furthermore, Cargill would be the first homegrown AEW star to sign with WWE thus far.

On the latest episode of the Strictly Business podcast, Eric Bischoff said that while he believes the move is a risk for Cargill, he thinks it could end up setting her up for life.

“Happy for her if it’s true, happy for WWE if it’s true. I say if it’s true because every report I’ve read so far, and there’s only been a handful because it’s relatively new information, is being reported. It’s not confirmed, it’s just being reported. Let’s just see. Jade, maybe I’ve met her but I don’t know her at all, I don’t think I’ve ever had a real conversation with her. This would be an absolutely amazing opportunity for her. It’s a risk, there’s no doubt it will be a risk for her because she’s walking into an environment, she’s still relatively green, right? She’s been around for just a few years in a early stage company, meaning it’s not a touring company, there’s not four or five nights on the road, it’s not the same kind of workload as WWE. There’s going to be a major transition there, but if she’s a young woman that’s confident in herself, and I believe her to be just following her on social media. If she’s got the confidence and the determination, this could be massive for her. It could set her up for her life.”

Bischoff went on to question why Cargill was even in the position to negotiate with another promotion.

“As far as AEW goes, it’s hard to say. Why was she even in this position? Why was she able to negotiate? There may be a good reason for it, there may be a bad reason for it. We don’t know, and it’s hard to speculate on things you don’t know. I would imagine with all of the other news floating around, Tony doesn’t really need one more negative dirt sheet news story. It’s unfortunate for AEW but hey, life goes on. Who knows, Edge could be in AEW by this time tomorrow.”

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Cargill is set to challenge Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship on the September 15 episode of AEW Rampage. Fans can see the full lineup for that show by clicking here.

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