6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 40 - Night 1 (Results & Review)

5. A Storm Has Arrived

Jade Cargill WrestleMania 40
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If there’s one thing WWE excels at, it’s their presentations of big stars, particularly at big shows. So, it was no surprise that they nailed the entrance and introduction of Jade Cargill to their largest audience Sunday night.

Cargill exudes that star quality, and WWE managed to present her as such, delivering just enough of her in an in-ring performance to wow fans without running the risk of overexposing her. Jade’s presence, charisma and power game are her best assets. In AEW, she would sometimes struggle with the longer matches, which is understandable given how new she still is to the industry.

A six-woman tag match with five excellent veterans was a great idea and a smart way to protect her and highlight her strengths. What that means for future appearances remains to be seen, but if WWE wanted fans to receive Cargill as a star, mission accomplished.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.