Why did Jade Cargill leave AEW?

American professional wrestler Jade Cargill left AEW and officially joined WWE as announced on September 26, 2023.

Jade Cargill who made her professional wrestling debut with AEW on the November 11, 2020, left AEW after her contract expired.

She signed a multi-year contract with WWE and has begun training at the Performance Center. She is WWE’s first signing under TKO Group Holdings.

Jade Cargill is a standout performer who has earned accolades as an industry-renowned talent.

During her time at AEW, she was a one-time and inaugural AEW TBS Champion. Her reign of 508 days is the longest for any AEW championship.

Jade Cargill celebrated one year as TBS Champion on January 5, 2023. The following week, on January 13, she became the AEW’s longest-reigning champion with 373 days, beating Hikaru Shida’s 372-day record with the AEW Women’s World Championship.

She lost a title rematch against Statlander on the September 15 episode of Rampage. Cargill’s contract with AEW terminated the same day, and her name was later deleted off the organization’s active roster page.