Mark Henry Praises Jade Cargill’s Heel Turn, Says She’s Tailor-Made To Be a Heel

During last night’s Busted Open After Dark, WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry reacted to the Jade Cargill heel turn. During last night’s WWE SmackDown, Cargill attacked Tiffany Stratton, turning on her former ally.

Mark Henry praised the booking decision, noting that Cargill finally gets to be herself with the turn. Below are some highlights:

Henry on how proud he is of Jade Cargill after turning heel

“So proud to see Jade Cargill finally be what she always wanted to be, and that’s her self. It’s very rare that wrestlers get to use their own names, one, and on top of that, she’s just tailor-made to be the heel. Very proud of the fact that Jade Cargill is gonna be what I think she’ll be better at. I think she’ll be better at being a heel. She’s more of a natural heel.”

On sending Cargill to train with Rip Rogers

“The first time that I sent Jade Cargill to Indianapolis to work with Rip Roger. She said she wanted to be a wrestler, and I said, ‘You know, wrestling’s not for cute people. You gotta be tough.’ She said, ‘I’m tough!’ I said, ‘*Laughs* Okay.’ So I sent her to Rip Rogers. Rip called me after the first practice. He said, ‘Mark, where the hell did you find that one?’ And I said, ‘Man, she reached out to me and said she wanted to be a wrestler.’ He said, ‘Listen. I hit her as hard as you can hit a woman without going to jail, and she asked me, is that all you got, old man?’ I wasn’t mad that she asked is that all you got. I was mad that she called me an old man!'”

Following the heel turn, Jade Cargill will now once again challenge Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women’s Title. The match goes down at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1.

The upcoming WWE event takes place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit Busted Open After Dark, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.