Meet the Man Behind Jade Cargill: Inside the WWE Star’s Marriage and Family Life
Jade Cargill dominates between the ropes, but it’s her life beyond the ring that has WWE fans buzzing. Meet the woman behind the powerhouse persona.
WWE fans love a good backstory, and Jade Cargill has a great one. On TV she is a force. Off TV, she and her husband — retired MLB star Brandon Phillips — are one of those quietly loaded power couples you almost take for granted. Here is how they got together, what their life looks like off the clock, and a few details you might not have known.
The couple, in short
Cargill, a.k.a. The Storm, has been a big deal in wrestling circles for a while. Phillips is a three-time MLB All-Star who played for several teams over his career, including the Boston Red Sox. He pops up at WWE shows to support her, and they hit plenty of public events together. They were even spotted backstage at SmackDown in July 2025. Low-key, but everywhere.
The meet-cute: yes, it actually happened at Starbucks
Cargill told the story herself in a Players' Tribune piece back on May 26, 2022 — a full life rundown titled 'I'm That Bi*ch' that also covered her childhood and the path to pro wrestling. The short version: in 2015, when she was 22 and starting to model, she met her manager at a Starbucks. That same manager was meeting Brandon right after. She walked out as he walked in. He noticed, asked about her, and pushed for an introduction. It sounds like a rom-com because it basically was.
'I met Brandon when I was 22 years old, in 2015.'
For Phillips, it was instant. For Cargill, not so fast — she says she brushed off the relationship idea for about four months. Eventually she said yes, and they made it official not long after. To clarify the messy part: reports say they tied the knot soon after getting together in 2015, but they have never publicly shared an exact wedding date.
Family and the other team they own
They have one child together, a daughter named Bailey Quinn, born in 2017. You will not see Bailey on their timelines — they keep her offline, which, honestly, good call.
On the sports-business side, they bought a professional softball team in 2022: The Texas Smoke, part of the Women’s Professional Fastpitch league. The Smoke did not waste time — they won the WPF championship in 2024. Meanwhile, Phillips officially retired from MLB in 2018, and Cargill is still busy racking up moments in WWE.
- 2015: Jade and Brandon meet at Starbucks; start dating soon after
- 2015: They reportedly marry, though the exact date has never been shared
- 2017: Daughter Bailey Quinn is born
- 2018: Brandon Phillips retires from MLB
- 2022: Cargill publishes 'I'm That Bi*ch'; the couple buys The Texas Smoke (WPF)
- 2024: The Texas Smoke win the WPF championship
- July 2025: Cargill and Phillips are seen backstage at SmackDown
Almost a decade in and still moving like a unit — personal, pro, and even owning a team together. For all the hype around their careers, the day-to-day feels simple: support each other, protect the kid, and keep winning stuff. Hard to argue with that.