Jade Cargill signs multi-year contract with WWE

Jade Cargill has officially made the jump from AEW to WWE.

ESPN reported on Tuesday that Cargill has signed a contract with WWE. The news was confirmed to ESPN by WWE officials. Cargill’s WWE contract is a multi-year deal.

“Cargill, who was AEW’s longest-reigning TBS champion and appeared on AEW television as recently as two weeks ago, will start with WWE on Tuesday at its Performance Center in Orlando, officials said,” ESPN wrote.

“It remains unclear if Cargill will go straight to the WWE main roster or if she will first perform for its developmental brand, NXT.”

Paul “Triple H” Levesque tweeted about the news, calling Cargill a “dominant athlete who’s here to change the game.”

.Cargill’s final match for AEW was against TBS Champion Kris Statlander on Rampage earlier this month. After that match was taped, it was reported that Cargill was believed to be leaving AEW and heading to WWE. Cargill was removed from the roster page on AEW’s website soon after.

Cargill made her in-ring debut on an episode of AEW Dynamite in 2021. She had a long undefeated run in the promotion, which included holding the TBS Championship for more than 500 days. She lost the title to Statlander at Double or Nothing this May. Following Double or Nothing, Cargill was away from AEW television for nearly four months until returning and setting up her rematch with Statlander.

Tony Khan was recently asked about Cargill’s status during an interview on Superstar Crossover. Khan said he couldn’t really comment on the rumors that Cargill was headed to WWE, but he praised Cargill for always having been a great wrestler for AEW. Khan said she would always be welcome in AEW.

Dave Meltzer has reported that WWE is working on high priority main roster creative for Cargill. It isn’t known if she’ll have a stint in NXT before that.