Jade Cargill didn't think the WWE fans would accept her the way she has been accepted since her debut for the promotion.
It has been one year since the former TBS Champion reported to the WWE performance center in September 2023 and about 9 months since she made her in-ring debut for the company at Royal Rumble in January.
The former AEW star spoke to Sports Business Journal recently. Looking back at her first year in her new home, the premier athlete explained how the WWE fanbase has surprised her:
This year went by so quick; the WWE fan base surprised me in all kinds of ways. I didn't think that I was going to be accepted the way I was accepted. They came in with open arms. I did the Royal Rumble. The crowd was electrifying. I've never seen anything like it.
What Jade Cargill Is Most Proud Of
The former Basketball player has achieved a lot in her relatively short tenure in the biggest sports entertainment company of the world. Apart from winning the Tag Team Championships with Bianca Belair, she has also wrestled on PPVs such as WrestleMania XL, Bash In Berlin, and Clash At The Castle: Scotland.
The thing she is most proud about during this time period, however, is incredibly personal. Jade Cargill revealed that her mother passed away this year and being able to do all she has done while dealing with the loss is what she is most proud of:
My mother passed away this year. I'm sorry, and it's OK. And it was a hard moment for me, but I pushed through it, and I talked to my mother, I used to talk to my mother every morning about my family, my daughter, what to do if she got sick.
If she got a cold, you talk to your mother, and she wasn't there for me this year. So, I would say the thing I'm most proud of is that I was able to push through that, to just strive through parts.
Cargill noted that she is proud of being able to continue to push the envelope through this time and setting an example for her daughter to do major things.
The WWE star along with her partner Bianca Belair are currently scheduled to make an appearance at NXT's CW premiere from Allstate Arena in Chicago on October 1.
Check out our exclusive interview with Jade Cargill from SummerSlam weekend:
