Tony Khan reveals Jade Cargill turned down AEW offer even after being offered more than she asked for

Tony Khan unfurls the nitty-gritty of contract negotiations with Jade Cargill ahead of her departure from AEW.

Tony Khan reveals Jade Cargill turned down AEW offer even after being offered more than she asked for

Tony Khan and Jade Cargill (via AEW)

Jade Cargill made headlines ever since the superstar transitioned from the Jacksonville-based promotion to WWE. On September 26, WWE made a grand announcement about signing a multi-year contract with Cargill. Tony Khan, the CEO of AEW, recently sat in the post-WrestleDream media scrum and detailed his contract negotiations with Cargill.

Speaking on the media scrum, Khan expatiated on his talks with Jade before her departure. He admitted that Jade’s decision to depart from the company took him by surprise. He had offered Cargill a big and fair offer. However, what transpired next surprised the AEW CEO. It might surprise some of the fans as well.

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Tony Khan said, “I was very interested in Jade coming back, and we were having a negotiation. I made a very big offer, and I thought it was a very fair offer. I think she was considering it, and then she asked for a bigger offer, and then I went up again, and I kind of thought that was going to do it. Then, it didn’t, which I was surprised because to be honest, I came up to a number that was higher than her original ask.”

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He further stated his surprise after Jade Cargill rejected his second offer. The second offer was a lot higher than what she asked for. In his conclusion, Khan hoped Cargill would stay with AEW until the very last minute. However, they gave her a proper sendoff as things didn’t work out. Meanwhile, WWE has treated Cargill like a megastar since the news of her arrival broke out. It seems like WWE has laid out big plans for Big Jade.

Related: Jade Cargill turned down WWE’s offer few years ago before signing a multi-year contract in 2023

AEW star Matt Hardy believes Jade Cargill an excellent fit for WWE

Jade Cargill is one of the best signings of WWE this year. Speculations and fan theories have made the rounds for a while now regarding her future booking in the promotion. Speaking of which, AEW star Matt Hardy reflected on the latest signing and stated she was Vince McMahon‘s perfect item.

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Jade Cargill at WWE Performance Center (via WWE)

Speaking on his podcast, The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Hardy said it was the right decision. He believed that Cargill had plenty of untapped potential. Hardy also admitted it would depend on what kind of a push the WWE wanted to give Cargill. Nevertheless, he called Cargill as a big deal.

He further added, “She’s Vince McMahon’s perfect item. I can tell you — a big, pretty girl who’s muscular, athletic, like a freak athlete, so it’s going to be really interesting just to see how it goes.” Matt Hardy was hopeful that Big Jade could be the next big thing in WWE, given how the company was all-out in hyping up the newly signed star.

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