Jade Cargill On Kris Statlander: That’s Glass Woman, I Don’t Want To Hurt Her

Jade Cargill is undefeated in AEW and the reigning AEW TBS Champion. She’s the only woman to ever hold the title and will defend the belt against Taya Valkyrie at AEW Double or Nothing. 

Cargill has already defeated Valkyrie, though Taya couldn’t use her finishing move Road to Valhalla in the bout, and many fans are looking past her and towards Cargill next opponent. Fans have tabbed Kris Statlander, who has been sidelined since September 2022 with a torn ACL, as the one to dethrone Cargill. 

Speaking to Ella Jay of SEScoops, Cargill was asked about a potential showdown with Statlander. 

“I think fans like just want to believe in something because they want me to lose so damn bad. But I mean, that’s glass woman. If we’re talking sports right now, what coach is gonna put a player in that just came back, with no type of practice, with no type of game? You’re just going to throw her in there and swim? That’s wild to me. That’s just crazy. So, I’m not worried about that. I’ll let her get some reps up and then she can come see me on my time. I’m just so tired of all these women thinking that they can just step to me, ask for a match. I’m just over it. It’s all on my time. I’ve been here for so long, I think I deserve that type of respect and I’m just going to have to get Mark [Sterling] in line about that,” she said.

Cargill continued, “Let me think about it. I don’t want to hurt her. I would rather — let me see what she could do. Let me see if she’s worthy, because I think she needs to get her endurance back and we can go from there. And let’s just make it a good match. Let’s make it a good match. Let me give her time, get her agility up, get her mind together. And then, she can go talk to Mark, and Mark can figure out if it’s worth it, if it’s a money match or if it’s not a money match. Right now, I think the upper card is money matches. That’s where I want to be at, so we’ll see.”

It is unknown when Statlander will return to the ring. 

Fans can check out the lineup for AEW Double or Nothing by clicking here. Fightful will have coverage of the event beginning at 7 p.m. ET on May 28.