Big AEW Star supposedly leaving AEW for WWE? (Potential spoilers)

[Storm Trooper]

Name at the end of the post in spoilers, and using gender neutral pronouns to prevent spoilers in any sort of thread previews if those exist.

SRS put up a story on Fightful Select about it. This is honestly quite surprising. This person is a pretty big star for AEW and for them to up and leave like this for WWE is surprising to me. The story says that tonight was possibly their last night with the company as well.

Spoiler: SPOILER so people don't see who it is accidentally.

The star that is supposedly finishing up is JADE CARGILL!

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Would be a massive get for WWE if they managed to get them from AEW. I'll believe it when I see it though.

 

[Cwalker]

insert her vs my Queen directly into my veins

 

[Comrade Khan]

I can see it and would not be shocked. Disappointing as an aew fan but also def can see why I would be a good fit. And long term might be best for all parties. Prob ur next nxt champ

 

[Comrade Khan]

certainly will be a big blow to the star power on the women's side but such is the business of having two large companies. I am happy for her if it works out better for her development in WWE, and I think long term it opens up more opportunities for others in AEW. I do genuinely think the PC can help her a lot too as she is still clunky at times and AEW doesn't have a training structure really. I get the move tbh

SRS also said Ricky Starks is likely making the jump too, which is obviously not shocking at all. all of Cody's pals

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Let's Fuckin Go!

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Losing Starks be huge blow for AEW I think. That said I def don't know if he be pushed in Main Event scene of Raw Or SD but I think he be a guy sloted into a US Championship reign. I do think he deserves to be a main event guy.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I don't think losing Starks will be a big blow at all, and I say that as a huge fan. He just had one of the best matches of his career and has massive superstar potential...but that's never really been pushed too seriously in AEW until now. He's not really a major player, has never won a major title and loses most of his feuds. Perhaps TK knew this was the end game for him too.

I am not trying to disparage his skillset btw, in fact I think AEW did not maximize his usage and fumbled his booking a few times. Self fulfilling prophecy tbh

 

[Comrade Khan]

Losing Jade is much worse, but I do think AEW has a good part of blame for that too. They didn't give her enough screen time like most of the women, didn't put her in enough non squash matches and didn't give her enough meaningful feuds. They never had her against any of the top women, either, like ever.

Time to call up Athena

 

[Comrade Khan]

All that to say though, this was always going to happen, and will continue to happen both ways. The reality is sometimes AEW will build up someone and they'll use that to get a WWE deal as step up into a more mainstream company and or hopes for hollywood. Some people that are underutilized in WWE will take a shot at AEW to raise their stock. People will move ''territories'' more and more for different reasons and we will likely see plenty of ups and downs for both companies over the next 5-10 years. I personally think it's a good thing anyways to see certain people in new fresh scenarios. I think Jade in WWE will be fascinating, because she always felt more like WWE type wrestler than an AEW workrate queen.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

I don't think losing Starks will be a big blow at all, and I say that as a huge fan. He just had one of the best matches of his career and has massive superstar potential...but that's never really been pushed too seriously in AEW until now. He's not really a major player, has never won a major title and loses most of his feuds. Perhaps TK knew this was the end game for him too.

I am not trying to disparage his skillset btw, in fact I think AEW did not maximize his usage and fumbled his booking a few times. Self fulfilling prophecy tbh

I disagree on not thinking it's a huge blow. The man has been nothing but a great mid card act and I mean he won the Owen beat punk 2x was paired with Taz was extremely over af. That Dainelson match was fantastic too.

Rip Team Taz.

Ricky is a guy to that could be in that miz type role where he can make something out of anything companies need guys l Iike that.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Losing Jade is much worse, but I do think AEW has a good part of blame for that too. They didn't give her enough screen time like most of the women, didn't put her in enough non squash matches and didn't give her enough meaningful feuds. They never had her against any of the top women, either, like ever.

Time to call up Athena

Oh losing Jade is fucking huge imo. Jade been one of the best AEW women's talents and had such huge hype round her. I love Jade absolutely love her. She's got the look, she's good in ring can talk too she prob gonna be pushed to the moon as well

 

[Comrade Khan]

I disagree on not thinking it's a huge blow. The man has been nothing but a great mid card act and I mean he won the Owen beat punk 2x was paired with Taz was extremely over af. That Dainelson match was fantastic too.

Rip Team Taz.

Ricky is a guy to that could be in that miz type role where he can make something out of anything companies need guys l Iike that.

I mean, in your own words, none of this spell BIG BLOW to me. losing a mid carder with top star potential suck but it's hardly going to set the company back considering the rest of the roster they got. Losing a blue chipper is not optimal but yeah, this dude was not brining in merch sales or mainstream fans. I do agree his feud with Danielson and Punk were good, but again, he is still just am id carder like you said, and he ultimately lost both those feuds.

I will miss him though and I think AEW waited too long to push him, and now it's kind of too late and the writing is on the wall. Tony will learn a lot of lessons this year I think

 

[Comrade Khan]

Oh losing Jade is fucking huge imo. Jade been one of the best AEW women's talents and had such huge hype round her. I love Jade absolutely love her. She's got the look, she's good in ring can talk too she prob gonna be pushed to the moon as well

how many matches of hers have you actually watched? I love Jade, but I gotta push back on this point lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

with Ricky the thing you have to consider too is he might struggle in WWE too - simply on the fact that they already also have a lot of mid carders doing jack shit rn

* Jade on the other hand can go right into nxt, and when ready has hoss matches with a lot of ppl - she will be 100% fine