Jade Cargill came into AEW like a flash flood; she arrived with little warning, changed the landscape of the promotion forever, and the results will resonate for years to come.

Initially serving a Silver Surfer-style herald of sorts for the impending arrival of the sporting world's Galactus, aka Shaquille O'Neal, she stuck around once her program with Cody Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, and eventually Red Velvet to continue her dominance as arguably the most prolific female performer in the promotion's history.

Despite having to continue to fortify her skills in the ring while wrestling consequential matches in it, Cargill won the inaugural TBS Championship – a belt some felt was explicitly christened just for her – and has since gone on to be undefeated in an AEW ring 500 days and counting, with a combined record of 34-1 over that run, with her lone loss coming as part of the 2021 All Out Casino Battle Royale match that was eventually won by Ruby Soho.

Will some call this run, which officially surpassed Bill Goldbergs in WCW about a month ago according to Sean Ross Sapp, a product of friendly booking instead of a warranted display of a premier performer's athletic mastery? You bet, but frankly, “That Bitch” has found a way to get over with the fans both in-arena and watching along from home, and she's found a way to do so on her own terms.

Jade Cargill has become a fixture of AEW television for a reason.

When Jade Cargill first hit an AEW ring, she was rawer than the WWE's Monday night television show; her moves weren't exactly mastered, her selling was, um, bad, and her run in the promotion felt akin to putting over a celebrity like Jake Paul more than a rookie performer entering a new promotion with something to prove. One could also argue that pairing up Cargill with Shaq maybe wasn't the best idea, especially since he never returned to the promotion following his match with Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet despite securing the win in the ring.

Goodness, how many times can a performer's first-ever match end with their winning partner leaving the ring in an ambulance before physically disappearing out of the bed? That has to be some sort of omen, and not a particularly good one.

Still, Cargill overcame her gimmicky start in the company, and after linking up with the most unlikely of managers, MFJ's lawyer “Smart” Mark Sterling, who was previously best known for his time on the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast, went on an absolute Tour de Women's division, picking up wins over enhancement talent like Blair Onyx, Shawna Reed, and Janai Kai sure, but also legit AEW talents like Leyla Hirsch, Skye Blue, and both Kiera Hogan and Red Velvet, who would eventually join her in The Baddies. Though she has yet to wrestle Britt Baker or Toni Storm, arguably two of the top female performers in the promotion, Cargil has two wins over Thunder Rosa, a win over Ruby Soho to win the title, and championship wins over Anna Jay, Allie, Tay Conti, Marina Shafir, and Willow Nightingale to keep her title record perfect at 9-0.

And the best part? Cargill has added a slew of new moves to her presentation, with the Eye of the Storm joining her typical Jaded finisher. While her in-ring work is still a work in progress, and it sometimes looks awkward to see a woman standing 5-foot-10 taking moves from performers who are 6-12 inches shorter, Cargill's efforts have been impressive, as have the additions to her overall presentation like the decision to replace Sterling with Stokley Hathaway and the addition of Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan as the baddies. Heck, even the addition of Leila Grey, an AEW Dark mainstay who has wrestled 16 matches for the promotion since debuting in March of 2021, has been interesting, as Cargill's apathetic approach to adding a certified loser to her stable has generated some heat with a new manager who is still trying to find his footing with a new client.

With win 40 just over the horizon and a very fun feud just heating up, the summer of Jade isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Will Athena ultimately be the woman who unseats Jade Cargill and ends his streak before it can get to 600 days? Potentially so; the performer formerly known as Ember Moon has been incredibly impressive since arriving in AEW, and her partnership with Kris Statlander is the best babyface one-two punch in the Women's Division. But either way, when the day eventually does come, with Cargill's singles record reading something like 40-1, it'll be a day to celebrate, not feel sad, as the 30-year-old has gotten herself over both on the mic and in the ring while embracing being green around the ears to the point where she got hair color to match.