Elayna Black, previously known as Cora Jade in WWE, has said goodbye to her old persona in a new video as the next chapter in her pro wrestling career begins.
A part of the May 2nd WWE releases, Jade has already announced multiple appearances moving forward, including for top independent promotion GCW. Looking to reinvent herself for the next stage of her in-ring career, Black has sent a message to the fans.
Now a free agent, Black made her return to independent wrestling on June 14th at Black Label Pro in Indiana. After previously posting a teaser of her transformation from Cora Jade to Elayna Black, the former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion posted the full video to social media on June 15th.
Along with referencing the injury-prone comments from fans, Black’s voiceover talks about the sacrifices and surface-level persona that she portrayed in NXT:
“I know you can hear it. The noise. Noise that drowns out their cheers and admiration. It comes when things are supposed to be full and vibrant.”
“That noise has always been me. So let’s make one thing clear. This was never your story. It was always mine. You stood there and smiled for them and aimed to earn their love with that surface level mean girl bullshit. When all along I was the one who carried you. I was that brute force that you could always call on from within. Well, we tried it your way, didn’t we? And look what happened.”
“So look, you disappointed your fans, your heroes. But worst of all, you disappointed a little girl who dreamt that she could take over the universe. You sacrificed your body for them, and now I will use this vessel for us, or her. The cards have been drawn. The veil has been lifted and a dead weight cut. So sweet dreams, my dear Cora. I’ll take it from here.”
The video closes out with Jade being “drowned” in a tank as Black declares that a new era has begun:
“Welcome to the era of Elayna.”
Elayna Black Opens Up About WWE Release And What’s Next
A couple of weeks after news broke about the release, Black appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show to discuss a number of topics regarding her time in the company and what the future might hold, including being bodyshamed in NXT, why the release was not a surprise, possible signing with AEW and more!
H/t to F4WOnline for the use of transcription.
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