10 Wrestlers With The Most Breakout Star Potential Right Now

5. Jade Cargill

Paige VanZant
AEW

Jade Cargill is already a star.

She's a star because she is a star. She possesses that which can't be taught: presence, intangible charisma, an incredible, striking look. She also possesses the most underrated promo game in the industry, having evolved from the promising albeit pause-ridden opening shot to Cody Rhodes in late 2020 into an economic, withering cut-down style that just oozes an aloof quality that serves her dominant character wonderfully.

But she's still not exactly complete in the ring. Her power-based offence is convincing and crowd-friendly, but she still gets lost in there and her downward elbow strikes and the standing position from which she unloads them still look awkward, and unnatural, like she's still learning the craft. And that's because she is, having only worked 32 matches.

Under the tutelage of Bryan Danielson, already, there are signs of significant improvement. Two of those 32 matches were triumphs; against Anna Jay in particular, Jade told a smooth, dramatic and focused story of outrageous hubris that was nearly her undoing, which informed one electrifying near-fall that required awesome body control to get over.

Once Jade is as composed in the ring as she is outside of it, she could be the most valuable female performer in the U.S. - and the green version of Jade Cargill is already the Demogoddess.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!