What’s Different About Jade Cargill’s Road To Wrestlemania 42?
The WWE’s Jade Cargill is on her third road to Wrestlemania currently, and she is on a crash course straight to fan favorite Rhea Ripley. Cargill versus Ripley is a powerhouse of a match-up that pits two of the most physically imposing women on the roster against one another. What’s different this time around for Cargill is that she isn’t walking into the “show of shows” with the support of the fans.
Those fans are firmly behind Ripley for a bevy of reasons. All of those reasons, however, are what make this road to Wrestlemania different for Cargill. A road less traveled When it comes to being a champion in pro-wrestling, fans love those who defend their titles.
Successful title defenses help legitimize one’s run. Now, truthfully, it isn’t up to “The Storm” to make her matches. None of this is up to her; it’s all a result of how she is being booked.
For one reason or another, she just hasn’t been booked to defend her title since she won it back in November. On the flip side, there’s Ripley. Ripley, whose character never backs down, results in the people loving her.
With several Mania classics to her name already, the WWE Universe knows that if she is involved in a match at Mania, it’s bound to be good. So, when a reputation like that precedes you, it sets an expectation. And honestly, the same hasn’t gone for Cargill’s bouts.