Jade Cargill is reportedly dealing with some heat in the WWE locker room.
In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that, before Cargill’s absence, she was involved in a confrontation with Shayna Baszler. The report noted that the incident had been confirmed by several people, but the details were unclear. It was said that Cargill had rubbed people the wrong way in the RAW women’s division, so much so that Baszler wanted to fight her. Management learned of the situation and calmed it down.
The incident occurred when Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair were working with Baszler and Zoey Stark. Meltzer noted that the issues weren’t “just one thing”, and the belief was that some of the problems were related to the matches, and some of them didn’t. Another source stated that they believed the tension was worse on the SmackDown side.
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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) then reported that he asked about the issues, and those in the locker room were initially quiet. However, sources claimed that Cargill took issue with something that happened, and the word in the locker room was that Cargill said something to the effect of Baszler needed to learn how to work. Specifically, the incident stemmed from a match where Cargill tapped out when it wasn’t supposed to be the finish. Sources close to Cargill said she was more disappointed with herself, and she apologized backstage.
Furthermore, Sapp wrote that Cargill’s video after her return at WWE Elimination Chamber, in which she demanded respect and said that she was surrounded by wolves, was taken personally by a number of talent in the locker room.
Additionally, Jade Cargill’s absence was also the subject of heat. Per Sapp, talent heard that Cargill asked for the holiday tour off, but she was told that it was mandatory. Cargill then sustained an injury, and several members of the roster doubted the validity. However, per WWE higher-ups, Cargill was indeed injured, and she was willing to come back much sooner, but WWE wanted to make sure that she was cleared and ready to return.
In an update, Sapp wrote that sources close to Cargill claimed that she did not ask off for the holidays. Cargill was also said to have trained near her home, in addition to going to the Performance Center multiple times ahead of her return.
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