Jade Cargill says she is done making mistakes and plans to walk out of Clash in Italy with the WWE Women’s Championship back around her waist.
Speaking on ESPN First Take, Cargill reflected on her WrestleMania 42 loss to Rhea Ripley and admitted she let the moment get away from her inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Now, heading into their rematch on May 31, she says her mindset has completely changed.
“It is, it is. But you know, you learn from these moments, and they make you tougher. I was playing with my food, and I should have just struck when I was hot. So, we’ve learned from it, and this Sunday at Clash in Italy I’m taking that title back home with me.”
Cargill explained that she became too caught up in the atmosphere during WrestleMania and allowed the crowd reaction to distract her from finishing the match when she had the opportunity.
“I was too into the crowd. The crowd was feeling me, they were booing me, and I was just blinded by the lights. This time, I’m just going in for the kill shot. I’m not going to sit there and play with my food, and my girls know now to listen to me. So, the mission is there. I know what I’m going to do. Nobody’s going to stop me, and let’s just make this quick and short. I get paid by the match, not by the second.”
Clash in Italy is shaping up to be one of WWE’s biggest international cards of the year. Alongside Ripley vs. Cargill, the show will feature Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against GUNTHER, Roman Reigns facing Jacob Fatu in Tribal Combat for the World Heavyweight Championship, Brock Lesnar battling Oba Femi, and Becky Lynch putting the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the line against Sol Ruca.
Should Cargill defeat Ripley this weekend, it would mark her second reign as WWE Women’s Champion and potentially cement one of the fastest redemption stories of her WWE run so far.
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