People wanted to be supportive of Jade and a lot of people wanted to shyt on AEW. And also, WWE (rightfully) hyped her to the heavens.
Only CM Punk had a more hype arrival than Jade (modern times).
But, I was saying the same thing about Trick (he didn't even do the indies & started in 2021) & Jade.
Yes, personality and "aura" are a big deal and can carry you where wrestling as well as Dean Malenko won't.
I think Jade's a special case because it seems so easy to make her the first US Women's Champion and just let her squash everyone.
Women's wrestling, specifically, hasn't seen someone like Jade tower over the other women and look more cut since Chyna.
It just seems like a layup.
Ya'll have to stop defending the wrestlers as people.
I don't know these people, fam. And I'm not a mark. This is a big fukking work.
All my critiques are directed at Laveck for putting her somewhere she wasn't ready for.
I've been watching Tiffany Stratton since she came back from titty surgery. Go check the No Mercy thread where she main evented with Becky, I thought she should've gone over.
She is a good talent, but, they shot her to the moon when she's had as many matches as Jade Cargill AND Trick--All 3 didn't start wrestling on TV til last 2021.
- NXT Women's Champ (2023),
- Program with Becky Lynch (Late 2023)
- Drafted to Smackdown (Feb 2024)
- Elimination Chamber (Mar 2024) months within her main roster call up
- Miss Money in The Bank (July 2024)
- Women's Champion (2025)
If they give you all that (all within one year of being called up) you damn well better be putting people over.
YOU'RE THE CHAMPION. That's is the Brock Lesnar treatment.
- March 2002 (debut)
- Ran through every mid carder
- King of the Ring (June 2002)
- Fought Hogan
- Pinned The Rock at 25 to become the youngest WWE Champion (Aug 2002)
There's "Tiffy is trash," then there's "She's not good enough to basically have the women's division on a weak show running around her."
Nia (yes, Nia) would be a better champion giving babyfaces something to chase. And that's simply off character work.