Jade Cargill lost the WWE Women’s Championship
to Rhea Ripley on night two of WrestleMania 42 in what many feel was one of the best matches of her professional wrestling career.Before she was pinned by Ripley, Cargill notably hit the Australian star with a One-Winged Angel, a move AEW star Kenny Omega has long used as his finisher. The commentary team pointedly did not refer to the move with Omega’s name for it, instead called it a “Sandstorm.”
Clips of the maneuver — and Ripley’s subsequent kick-out
— were immediately posted on social media, resulting in discussion about Cargill using the move. One of the people who weighed in on the topic was none other than Kenny Omega.
Instead of being upset by Cargill using his finisher, the leader of The Elite sounded like he took it as a show of respect.
“When I see the moves I do elsewhere, I only take it as a compliment,” Omega wrote on X (Twitter) on Monday. “If somehow I inspired people to use them, I can only be grateful.”
Omega added that he enjoyed seeing the move being used at WrestleMania.
“Besides, seeing the OWA [One-Winged Angel] on the WM [WrestleMania] ring was kinda neat, right?” he wrote. “It’s all good with me.”
Omega’s post also included a gif of a cat giving an approving thumb’s up.
Cargill responded later in the day on Monday to Omega’s message by expressing her gratitude.
She wrote a simple “Thank you” following by three goat emojis to Omega on X.
Following her loss to Ripley at WresleMania, it’s unclear what Cargill’s next career move will be. She recently indicated that she would be interested in pursuing a men’s title in intergender matches when an interviewer brought it up.
During an appearance last Wednesday (April 15) on 8 News Now — a local CBS-affiliated station in Las Vegas — the station’s JC Fernandez asked Cargill if there was someone in wrestling that she looked up to while growing up. She quickly responded by answering with Chyna.
Fernandez noted how Chyna once won the men’s Intercontinental Championship and asked The Storm if she would ever want to attempt to do the same.
“Of course, if they let me,” Cargill answered before pitching a radical idea for having a manager.
“Listen, I would love Paul Heyman to be my manager if I’m going that route,” she said. “But, if they let me, I would love that, and I would take over for sure, of course.”
What do you think of Cargill using the One-Winged Angel? What about the commentary team referring to it as a Sandstorm? Let us know in the comments.
