Jade Nicole Cargill is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand.
As of September 2023, Cargill is one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions alongside Bianca Belair in their second reign as a team.
Before joining WWE, Cargill had a successful stint in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2020 to 2023, where she established herself as one of the top stars in the women’s division, when won the TBS Championship in one go.
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- Full name: Jade Nicole Cargill
- Stage name: Jade Cargill
- Date of birth: June 3, 1992
- Age: 32 years old
- Place of birth: Gifford, Florida, USA
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Professional wrestler
- Height: 1.78 m
- Parents: Debra Green, Ricky Cargill
- Siblings: Deandra, Dawn, April, Shawn
- Spouse: Brandon Phillips
- Children: Bailey Quinn
- Net worth: $2 million to $4 million
Early life and education
Jade Nicole Cargill was born on June 3, 1992 in Gifford, Florida, United States. Her parents are Debra Green and Ricky Cargill, and she has three older sisters, Deandra, Dawn and April, as well as a brother, Shawn. Cargill started playing basketball at the age of 6 and attended several high schools:
- Sebastian River High School
- Florida Aviation Academy
- Vero Beach High School
She helped her team win two basketball district championships. In 2009, Cargill played Amateur Athletic Union basketball for the Orlando Comets. She then attended Jacksonville University, where she played basketball for the Jacksonville Dolphins as a forward/guard. Cargill later earned a master’s degree in child psychology.
Career
Former basketball player Jade Cargill began her wrestling journey through a connection with WWE veteran Mark Henry. Taking Henry’s advice as a mentor, Cargill trained at the professional wrestling school Face 2 Face in Morrow, Georgia, owned by Heath Slater, Ron Simmons and Teddy Long.
Highlights of her wrestling career include:
- WWE tryout at Performance Center (April 2019)
- AEW Debut Interrupts Cody Rhodes (November 2020)
- Tag team victory with Shaquille O’Neal over Cody and Brandi Rhodes
- Partnered with Mark Sterling as manager
- 508 day reign as AEW TBS Champion
- WWE debuted at Royal Rumble 2024
- Notable eliminations of Nia Jax, Becky Lynch and Naomi
- SmackDown debuted saving Naomi and Bianca Belair from CTRL Damage
Personal life
Jade Cargill has been married to former MLB player Brandon Phillips since 2015. They welcomed daughter Bailey Quinn in 2017. The couple co-owns a women’s softball team, The Texas Smoke, which won a championship in 2017. 2023.
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Appearances on television:
- AEW explosives
- AEW dark
- AEW Rage
- AEW Evening: Altitude
- Raw WWE
- WWE SmackDown
- WWE NXT
Pay-per-view events:
- WrestleMania XL
- WWE Backlash: France
- WWE Bash in Berlin 2024
- WWE bad blood
- WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
- WWE Royal Rumble 2024
- AEW All in
- AEW Revolution
Video games:
Net worth
Jade Cargill’s net worth is estimated to be between $2 million and $4 million. Her main sources of income include:
- Professional wrestling contracts with AEW and WWE
- Jade Cargill Fitness brand
- Brand endorsement agreement
- Social media partnerships
Social Media
Instagram: @jadecargill
