WWE's Jade Cargill as Ororo Munroe, aka Storm from the X-Men?

So I was just scrolling through Facebook, and came across this post. Idk if it's 100% confirmed, but I'd still like to give my thoughts on the matter.

Now I'm slightly conflicted on this. As a WWE fan, I love Jade. She's a great wrestler and an amazing athlete, one of the best in WWE's women division. And physically, she can be an almost identical to Storm.

However, I'd also want someone who's right for the role. Storm is one of the most iconic members of the X-Men, and I think we would need someone who's got more experience in acting. I'm not saying Jade couldn't do it persay, maybe in a few years if she's really interested. But if this was an immediate decision for say "Avengers: Secret Wars"? I'm not too sure.

Love to hear what you guys think about this. Comment below & let me know.

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SteelSlayerMatt2025-12-06 01:20

I would prefer to see Javicia Leslie play Storm.

balthazar_edison2025-12-06 01:20

I think acting ability should go hand in hand with having the right look.

Wooden_Savings58542025-12-06 01:21

Agreed. Again, Jade looks almost identical too Storm if she was irl. But I don't think her acting skills would be ready for a role like that.

ckal092025-12-06 02:48

Like Dave Bautista. Dude is a naturally gifted actor. Got no idea about Jade tho

Caciulacdlac2025-12-06 01:20

They need a great actress for Storm and she didn't seem to have acted in anything other than WWE. I would say no.

Wooden_Savings58542025-12-06 01:24

Totally understandable, bro.

AobaSona2025-12-06 01:21

No way they're casting someone who's not even an actress as Storm. Storm doesn't even fight hand to hand most of the time for them to consider that as a skill and look at wrestlers for the role.

adrian-alex852025-12-06 01:26

In what world are wrestlers not actors? You do know that it’s all fake right? They’re putting on an act the entire time. Just with more physical fighting than stage fighting.

Whether or not Jade herself is a good actor, idk, I haven’t seen her work. But wrestlers are definitely actors.

JaesopPop2025-12-06 02:33

>In what world are wrestlers not actors?

It's not the same as acting in a film or a TV show. Some actors transition really well to those mediums. A lot don't.

adrian-alex852025-12-06 02:46

Some actors are good wrestlers, some wrestlers good actors, some actors are good on stage but not on film, and vice versa. My point is that they’re all actors. Pretending like there’s some hierarchy that dictates talent is false.

Neither you nor I know how capable Jade might be at this role. A role she hasn’t even gotten yet mind you. But if Dave Batista and John Cena and The Rock can have successful film careers, there’s no logical reason to assume Jade can’t before she’s even been given the chance to try.

JaesopPop2025-12-06 03:01

>My point is that they’re all actors. Pretending like there’s some hierarchy that dictates talent is false.

I'm not pretending anything. Saying a wrestler is qualified because they are already an 'actor' isn't accurate - they are different skillsets. Even wrestlers who successfully transition to film usually take a while to find their bearings.

>Neither you nor I know how capable Jade might be at this role

Sure. I have no idea who this person is in the first place. My point is that someone being a wrestler doesn't mean they're inherently qualified to act on film or in TV. They are different skill sets.

Seems like you just want to pedantically insist wrestlers are technically actors.

adrian-alex852025-12-06 03:32

No, but what I do want to do is have an honest conversation about what I actually said. And you pedantically insisting that they somehow aren’t is equally asinine.

Me: Whether or not Jade herself is a good actor, idk, I haven’t seen her work.

You: Saying a wrestler is qualified because they are already an 'actor' isn't accurate

Literally not an accurate characterization of what I said. No one is claiming wrestlers can jump into a film role and be great immediately. But that is also not a criteria for anyone else either. All you or anyone else has to go on is someone’s history and giving them a chance. Being shaky out of the gate is fine, that’s not a justification for writing her off as not an actor. By your own words it’s a different skillset, so she’s an actor with a different skillset. Cool, I hope she’s good in the role if she gets it, and I don’t care one way or the other whether she does or not.

> I have no idea who this person is in the first place. My point is that someone being a wrestler doesn't mean they're inherently qualified to act on film or in TV

And my point has also been that them being a wrestler doesn’t mean they inherently AREN’T qualified for it either, which was the point the original comment I responded to was making. It goes both ways.

JaesopPop2025-12-06 03:38

>And you pedantically insisting that they somehow aren’t is equally asinine.

That isn't what I said. I said they aren't the same skill set.

No need to lie. You won't convince me I've said something I haven't.

>And my point has also been that them being a wrestler doesn’t mean they inherently AREN’T qualified for it either

And no one said they aren't.

>which was the point the original comment I responded to was making

It was not. Their point is that they would want an actress for Storm, obviously meaning someone with traditional acting experience as opposed to a wrestler who has not acted in TV and film.

>No, but what I do want to do is have an honest conversation about what I actually said.

You aren't making a point. You're just getting upset over things you pretended someone said.

MrShinyyy2025-12-06 02:38

Porn stars are also actors. It's fake and they are putting on an act. By your logic, porn stars should all just transition over to movies because it's the same skillset of "acting" right?

adrian-alex852025-12-06 02:53

That’s the most illogical thing you could have said. And the notion that you’d parade it around as being based on my logic is honestly laughable.

Nowhere did I advocate for all wrestlers to “transition and take over movies.” Nor did I suggest the skillset is the same. Similar, sure, doing generally the same things (creating and presenting a character convincingly to the audience), sure, but not the same.

Porn is a different kind of acting. Stage acting is a different kind of acting. Not everyone who is good at one will be good at the other, but that doesn’t mean no porn actor could possibly act in non porn films.

There are wrestlers who’ve proven themselves actors. I don’t see why anyone would pretend like that’s impossible or like Jade doesn’t deserve the same chance.

MrShinyyy2025-12-06 03:27

People who wrestle can obviously become actors, my friend. But Dave Bautista is a great actor not because he was originally a wrestler but because he worked on acting. Just like how Shae from Game of Thrones was great in the role, not because she learned to be a great actor from being a porn star but because she worked on the craft. No one is saying a wrestler cannot become an actor. The ridiculous assertion, Adrian, is that any wrestler could become an actor by virtue of wrestling being "acting." No one is discounting wrestling as a skillset, hell I'm not discounting even porn as a skillset, but being a wrestler, despite being rooted in performance, does not automatically make you a proper actor. If Ms. Cargill wants to be an actor, then by all means she can work on the craft and get in line at the casting office like everyone else once the Storm auditions come-a-knocking :)

adrian-alex852025-12-06 03:36

You: No one is saying a wrestler cannot become an actor.

The first sentence of the comment I replied to: No way they're casting someone *who's not even an actress as Storm*

C’mon man.

>automatically make you a proper actor.

Where did I say she would automatically be a proper actor?

>If Ms. Cargill wants to be an actor, then by all means she can work on the craft and get in line at the casting office like everyone else once the Storm auditions come-a-knocking

This is literally you telling her to do what she’s clearly already done on the basis of the statement in the post you clearly didn’t read before jumping into the comments. How could she have talked to multiple people at Marvel about it without going through any of the audition process? You guys are just looking for a reason to hate on this woman, and I’m honestly done.

Ok, I asked questions, but I actually don’t care about the answers. You guys are extrapolating things from my position that aren’t things I’m actually arguing, and I don’t care about this news enough to die on these hills. I’m very sorry I engaged, have a day.

bhgemini2025-12-06 01:28

True, but her mohawked powerless fight against Callisto is still one of the best. Alicia Marie Body would be a good pivot.

NazzerDawk2025-12-06 01:28

Some movies are made with actors in their first role. Even models, singers, and such can be actually good actors.

Marvel is going to test an actor before casting them. She might very well already be talented.

the-bladed-one2025-12-06 01:37

Wrestlers are literally 90% buff theater kids and 10% washed athletes.

And funnily enough, the washed athletes are usually better than the theater kids. See: Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Kevin Nash, Brock Lesnar (although I can’t really call him washed)

SeekerVash2025-12-06 02:11

The first three hits Google gives me are: Dave Bautista, John Cena, and Dwayne Johnston.

I think those three are pretty good arguments that wrestlers can move to Hollywood.

revolutionaryartist42025-12-06 02:42

Bautista and Cena are great arguments. Johnson just plays himself. He’s a movie star, not an actor.

DeepakSoprano2025-12-06 02:45

Furthermore, Cargill is not very good at promos, which is what constitutes a wrestlers acting skills.

TheOneWhosCensored2025-12-06 02:47

Now look at all the others who tried and failed, they’re exceptions not the rule.

Drewhasspoken2025-12-06 01:21

As someone who knows as close to nothing about pro wrestling as possible, she looks the part. Can she act? I like Halle Berry but her version of Storm wasn’t it, not her fault but I’d love to see it done right.

adrian-alex852025-12-06 01:31

That’s my thoughts entirely. I’ve never seen Jade’s work, but presumably if she’s in talks for the role someone making that decision must be going on more than just her looks. She’s probably auditioned and screen tested and gotten people interested in what she can do with the part.

Now, whether she gets the role or it all works out in the end remains to be seen, but I see no reason for people to second guess her yet. Unless they’ve watched her on WWE and just don’t think she’s got what it takes to sell her character.

TheOneWhosCensored2025-12-06 02:47

Absolutely cannot act

Previous-Strain-87312025-12-06 01:25

Can she act?…

MikeArrow2025-12-06 01:26

Based on her promos, no she can't. Very flat.

Previous-Strain-87312025-12-06 01:27

So they shouldnt cast her…

Smkingbowls2025-12-06 01:26

Jade Cargill as Cargill tho

Dave_Eddie2025-12-06 01:26

'What do we need, guys?'....an actor?

Wooden_Savings58542025-12-06 01:27

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Plot-Hole-Filler2025-12-06 01:28

No. No. F no.

ImjustANewSneaker2025-12-06 01:28

They said discussions guys. None of you guys know how well she can act. She’s obviously going to audition if she gets it she does if she doesn’t she doesn’t. They aren’t just going to hire someone stop hating.

Wooden_Savings58542025-12-06 01:30

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JaesopPop2025-12-06 02:34

Sounds like she'd *like* to audition.

TheOneWhosCensored2025-12-06 02:49

But we do know how well she can act, it’s literally at the core of wrestling. Her talking ability is terrible.

ImjustANewSneaker2025-12-06 03:16

Meanwhile John Cena has had critically acclaimed performances that we would’ve never seen if we based his acting off of WWE. You’ve seen her with shitty material

TheOneWhosCensored2025-12-06 03:19

That’s absolutely not true. Cena was always given credit for his ability to act in ring and on the mic, it was the one thing even most of his critics admitted.

powerslut90902025-12-06 01:31

Not to knock Halle Berrys version, it was fine, but Storm is supposed to have a certain gravitas, and if you dont have it as an actor then you dont have it. Same as Magneto or some of the other older omega level mutants, theres just a certain quality to look for. Ive never seen Jade wrestle, and haven't heard her voice, but if she hasn't heard any calls back then it might be because she lacks in those things. Its not like Marvel is opposed to hiring wrestlers for roles.

Prestigious-Cup-66132025-12-06 01:37

Oh OHHH I thought that was just a joke

whitepangolin2025-12-06 01:38

Just dangling keys in front of cats.

DarthSkorpa2025-12-06 01:55

Yes because casting professional wrestlers as superhero/villains has always worked out brilliantly!!! 🙄

Wooden_Savings58542025-12-06 01:59

I mean Dave was great as Drax though 😅

DarthSkorpa2025-12-06 02:06

You're not wrong but it wasn't his first role either.

ckal092025-12-06 02:48

I mean, basically it was his first role

revolutionaryartist42025-12-06 02:46

Bautista and Cena are exceptions. You’re lucky if you get a Dwayne Johnson, who’s fun to watch but not much of an actor. A lot of the time, you get Hulk Hogan.

Dawsonvipers2025-12-06 02:41

John Cena and Batista would like to have a word

SeekerVash2025-12-06 02:14

Personally, I would've gone with Taylor Russell. Not overexposed, has shown strong talent, and would likely be willing to sign a ten year deal.

spidervenom6192025-12-06 02:24

Wrong WWE Wrestler, it should be Bianca Belair instead of Jade as I feel she would understand Storm's character better and she can actually act (see Elimination Chamber 2025.)

JaesopPop2025-12-06 02:34

This just sounds like her wanting the role, not it being actually in the works or anything.

revolutionaryartist42025-12-06 02:48

Exactly. Anyone else remember when Ronda Rousey was pushing so hard for Captain Marvel? And fortunately, it failed.

Daranhatu2025-12-06 02:38

She’s definitely got the look, but can she act? Or is she wooden as an actress?

TheMikey22072025-12-06 02:39

It’s kinda funny to me people fancast based on how accurate actors and actresses look to their comic book counterparts but this is the one time where people are like “No! Storm needs to be played by an actress” when Jade has the exact perfect look for Storm and is genuinely passionate about wanting to play Storm.

We’ve seen wrestlers make the transition to the big screen before like The Rock, Batista and John Cena. Jade can do it too.

et_the_geek2025-12-06 02:43

No she is not. God these fake ass rumors suck.

revolutionaryartist42025-12-06 02:44

None of this is confirmed. Marvel isn’t going to put out any big news about an X-Men film until at least after Doomsday, if not after Secret Wars.

Looks alone shouldn’t be the primary consideration. I don’t watch wrestling, so I have no idea what her acting is like. But Storm is a pretty complex character and needs someone with chops. Not every wrestler is as good an actor as Bautista or Cena.

Hiddenshadows572025-12-06 02:45

I wish Angela Bassett was younger. She's perfect.

digitalbullet362025-12-06 03:13

I can see Teyana Taylor playing Storm before Jade does. She’s been acting for years.

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FlirtFeverX2025-12-06 03:43

not feeling this one mate. Jade's a solid wrestler no doubt, but Storm needs that deep acting charisma

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