Cargill made her professional wrestling debut with AEW on the November 11, 2020, episode ofDynamite onTBS, interruptingCody Rhodes, and teasing the arrival ofShaquille O'Neal.[25] The next day, Tony Khan announced that Cargill had signed a multi-year contract with AEW.[26] She beganfeuding with Rhodes and his wifeBrandi,[27] leading to atag team match pitting her and O'Neal against Rhodes andRed Velvet on the March 3, 2021, episode ofDynamite; the match was won by Cargill and O'Neal.[12] On the March 17 episode ofDynamite, Cargill wrestled her first singles match, defeating Dani Jordyn.[28] DespiteMatt Hardy offering hismanagerial services to Cargill, he was shunned in favor ofMark Sterling, which was announced on the May 28 episode ofDynamite.[29] Over the following months, Cargill defeated opponents includingLeyla Hirsch andKiera Hogan.[12] AtAll Out in September 2021, Cargill competed in aCasino Battle Royale to determine the number one contender to theAEW Women's World Championship that was won byRuby Soho.[12]
Cargill asAEW TBS Champion; she held the championship for 508 days
In October 2021, it was announced that Cargill would participate in a tournament to determine the inauguralAEW TBS Champion, and would be one of four women to receive a first roundbye.[30] Cargill went on to defeat Red Velvet in the quarterfinals on November 24[31] andThunder Rosa in the semifinals on December 29.[32] On January 5, 2022, she defeatedRuby Soho in the tournament final to become the TBS Champion.[33] Cargill was named "Rookie of the Year" for 2021 by bothPro Wrestling Illustrated[34] and theWrestling Observer Newsletter.[35] Throughout early 2022, Cargill continued her undefeated streak and retained her title against numerous opponents, includingThe Bunny,[36]Tay Conti,[37]Willow Nightingale,[38] andLeila Grey.[39] In mid-April 2022, she formed her ownstable called the Baddies, which consisted of her, Kiera Hogan and Red Velvet.[40] AtDouble or Nothing,Stokely Hathaway became her new manager, replacing Sterling.[41] In June 2022, Leila Grey became part of the Baddies, replacing an injured Red Velvet.[42] Around the same time, Cargill beganfeuding with the debutingAthena.[43][44][45] AtAll Out, Cargillsquashed Athena in a match that lasted less than five minutes.[46][47] After defeating other challengers such asMadison Rayne[48] andDiamante,[49] Cargill began a feud withNyla Rose, who stole her TBS Championship belt.[50][51][52] The feud between the two culminated atFull Gear, where Cargill defeated Rose to retain her title.[53] On January 5, 2023, Cargill reached the one-year mark as TBS Champion.[54] The following week, she became the longest-reigning champion in AEW's history at 373 days, surpassingHikaru Shida's 372-day reign as AEW Women's World Champion.[55]
Cargill's reign as TBS Champion lasted untilDouble or Nothing in May 2023.[56] At the event, Cargill made her entrance as her line sisters from the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority performed a dance routine to "Pretty Girls Walk" byBig Boss Vette.[19] Cargill defeatedTaya Valkyrie in a scheduled title defense, before she lost the title in an open challenge to the returningKris Statlander in less than 50 seconds, ending both her reign (at 508 days) and her 60-match unbeaten streak.[56] After a hiatus of several months, Cargill returned on the September 9 episode ofCollision, attacking Statlander.[57] On the September 15 episode ofRampage, Cargill lost to Statlander in a title rematch.[58] This marked Cargill's final match in AEW.[59][60]
WWE (2023–present)
Cargill in January 2024.
Following Cargill's departure from AEW, she reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida in September 2023.[11] Later that month, WWE announced that Cargill had signed a multi-year contract and had begun training at the Performance Center.[61] She was WWE's first signing underTKO Group Holdings.[62] Cargill made her first appearance on WWE programming during theFastlane pre-show on October 7, where she was shown arriving at the arena and was met by WWEchief content officerTriple H.[63] She subsequently made brief appearances onRaw,NXT, andSmackDown, teasing which brand she would join.[64]
Cargill returned on March 1, 2025, atElimination Chamber, attacking Naomi before the women'sElimination Chamber match officially started and caused Naomi to be eliminated.[79] On the following episode ofSmackDown, Naomi revealed herself as the person that attacked Cargill.[80] On the April 4 episode, following another brawl, SmackDowngeneral managerNick Aldis scheduled a match between them atWrestleMania 41,[81] the first non-title women's singles match atWrestleMania since2006.[82]
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