Jade Cargill Says Fans Don’t Want To See Her Do Technical Wrestling: ‘I Tried It’

Jade Cargill says she can do technical wrestling, but that fans don’t want to see her on the ground grappling with opponents. The WWE Women’s Champion is known for her power moves, and while some have suggested her moves are limited, she insists she can do more but that fan’s aren’t interested in that from her.

Cargill touched on the subject in an appearance on Complex Graps. She was asked about which of her trainers she’s most leaning on heading into her match with Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 42. She noted that she learned a lot of technical wrestling from Bryan Danielson but it got no reaction when she did it in AEW, because they want to see her slamming people to the ground. You can see highlights belowL:

On Her Technical Wrestling:

“I think it’s funny because when I tried technical wrestling, and I have tried it. If you go back at my old stuff, you can pull it up at my previous company, I tried it. I had no reaction out of fans. And I learned so much, I was trading with [Danielson] every week.

“You know what fans want to see? Me picking somebody else up, me throwing somebody around, me talking my smack. They don’t want to see me on the ground grappling. They don’t. I know how to grapple, I know how to do it. They don’t want to see that. They cheer — well not cheer, but they get up out their seats, they boo, they do what they need to do when I’m picking somebody up and I’m pounding them to the ground. That’s what they like.”

On Whose Training She’s Leaning On Heading Into WrestleMania:

“The person I can say that technique and advice that I’m using is two people. One is Booker T. And the other one that I’m using is Billy Gunn. Because I kind of went away from what Billy Gunn was telling me initially. And if you look at Billy Gunn, look at his stature, look at his size. He knows how to use his size. And I have to be able — other than Lash and Nia and probably Raquel, I’m what? I’m amongst Raquel right now. I’m 5’10, I’m a big girl.It’s no reason why I should be going toe-to-toe with little girls. And look at the way I look. And it’s not just aesthetically pleasing. I can go, I pick people up, that’s what I do.

“Like, I whoop ass, that’s what I do. I just look good with it, too. And people try to use that and pile that on to how strong I am… but Booker T and Billy Gunn. Because Billy Gun has taught me how to use my size and I’m bringing that back to the table.”