The main event of this past Saturday’s WWE Backlash France PLE saw Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes successfully defend his championship against “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles. Jessika Carr was the referee in charge of the match and she did one hell of a job according to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
Triple H took to his official Twitter (X) account and wrote, “Jessika Carr has been smashing through glass ceilings since she joined @WWE, and last night was no different. At #WWEBacklash France, @WWELadyRefJess became the first female official to ever referee a #WWETitle PLE main event match.”
Carr also took to her Twitter (X) account and responded, “There are no words to express my pride, appreciation, and gratitude. To be trusted with something of this magnitude is so special. Thank you and I want to continue to grow, improve, and crush more glass ceilings.”
You can check out the posts below.
Jessika Carr has been smashing through glass ceilings since she joined @WWE, and last night was no different.
At #WWEBacklash France, @WWELadyRefJess became the first female official to ever referee a #WWETitle PLE main event match. pic.twitter.com/4L5h0HcSPm
— Triple H (@TripleH) May 5, 2024
There are no words to express my pride, appreciation, and gratitude.
To be trusted with something of this magnitude is so special.
Thank you and I want to continue to grow, improve, and crush more glass ceilings. https://t.co/Fk7B0IX3r7
— Jessika Carr (@WWELadyRefJess) May 5, 2024
