Jade Cargill’s SmackDown Attack Tied to Legitimate Injury

The assault on Jade Cargill during SmackDown has left the WWE Universe with unanswered questions, but new details suggest the brutal backstage angle may be more than just a storyline. According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, the angle might have been designed to cover for a legitimate injury.

“It was intimated to Fightful that the Jade Cargill angle was to cover for a legitimate injury. We’re working to confirm that,” Sapp reported. This revelation has raised even more questions about the powerhouse star’s future in WWE and how long she may actually be sidelined.

The SmackDown angle featured Cargill sprawled across the hood of a car, visibly bloodied, and surrounded by shattered glass. WWE later issued a “storyline” medical update, listing her injuries as “Deep Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Contusions, a Bruised Kidney, a Sprained MCL in her right knee, a Tibial Plateau Bone Bruise of her right knee, and Facial Lacerations.” WWE confirmed there is currently no timetable for her return.

While this development left Cargill out of the WWE Women’s United States Title Tournament, her absence has created a whirlwind of speculation. A mystery competitor is set to replace her in the upcoming triple-threat match against Michin and Piper Niven. Additionally, her status for Survivor Series’ WarGames match is now up in the air, adding more intrigue to one of WWE’s biggest events of the year.

If Sapp’s report is accurate, this could mean a significant delay in Cargill’s highly anticipated push in WWE. Fans are left wondering whether the injury is serious enough to derail her trajectory as one of the company’s rising stars.

Jade Cargill’s WWE future just got a whole lot murkier with this latest update. If the SmackDown attack really is a cover for a legitimate injury, the timeline for her return could be anyone’s guess. Whether this slows her meteoric rise or sets the stage for an epic comeback, one thing is for sure—Cargill’s story is far from over.