WWE’s Original WrestleMania 42 Plans for Jade Cargill Revealed

TLDR

Rhea Ripley won the 2026 Women's Elimination Chamber match in Chicago on February 28 by pinning Tiffany Stratton with a Riptide, earning a Women's Championship match against Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42. According to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, WWE originally planned for Jade Cargill to face Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 42, but Belair has not fully recovered from surgery, forcing WWE to pivot to the Ripley vs. Cargill matchup.