How WWE Should SAVE Women's Wrestling

AEW didn't go entirely wrong with Jade Cargill, but the resumé wasn't perfect, and merely analysing a 63-2 record and near-two year reign as a champion wilfully ignores the bigger picture.

Few wrestlers felt as "money" in look alone more so than Cargill when she debuted, and though there were inconsistencies in her work, they were excusable when presented with the total package. She was substantially better than some of the lower tier wrestlers the industry has provided a stage for over the year, and she was 50 times the star of some of the more famous ones. Unfortunately for her - and now seemingly AEW - she was the right person and the right time in the wrong place.

AEW's Women's Division has never been more passing concern for those booking the show, and even on the few occasions its simply taken the attention due to not being given enough, underwhelming follow-ups present incredible moments as flights of fancy. After four years, it's easier to name the wrestlers who haven't tried to elevate everything bell-to-bell, such is the obvious desire of everybody up and down the roster from Britt Baker to Billie Starkz to go out there and steal the show.

It so rarely happens though, because the women are so rarely given the tools or time. Cargill needed so few tools to get over that she didn't require time. If her work stagnated, it was only because the creative investment in her character did too. Match graphics were simply enough, as was going a criminal amount of time without a single storyline because waiting (for months) for Kris Statlander returning from injury apparently justified it.

Common consensus suggests a mooted move to WWE would address a lot of the issues and further maximise her incredible upside. Common consensus probably isn't wrong either, but it might not be diving deep enough into the details.

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