Elayna Black isnt sugarcoating anything when it comes to her WWE departure and she isnt pretending it didnt sting either. The former Cora Jade sat down with Dave LaGreca and Tommy Dreamer on Busted Open Radio and finally laid out the emotional reality behind her NXT release, the months that followed, and why she now feels grounded again in TNA.
When LaGreca brought up how heavily featured she was on NXT television before her exit, Black admitted the release didnt exactly make sense to her at the time.
She explained that in the immediate aftermath, it was easy to spiral into second-guessing and imagining alternate outcomes.
But with time away, her mindset shifted completely. Instead of dwelling on what she lost, she started looking at where she actually was in life.
Black pointed to real-world examples of wrestlers who were told no before reinventing themselves and thriving.
She made it clear shes not living in a WWE revenge fantasy either. Right now, her focus is simple: be happy, grow, and build something meaningful where she is.
The most raw part of the conversation came when Black explained just how deeply wrestling had consumed her entire identity from childhood. She revealed she started watching at eight years old, dropped out of traditional school at fifteen to chase training, and never built a life outside of the business.
So when WWE ended, it wasnt just a job loss it was an identity crisis.
Thats where the time away became essential instead of damaging. She used the break to breathe, to live, and to rebuild herself outside the ring.
She didnt dodge the criticism either. Fans speculated that she quit, that she was done, that she walked away. Her response was calm and brutally honest.
And she closed that thought with the line that really sums up her entire journey over the last year.
Instead of collapsing after WWE, Elayna Black sounds like someone who finally understands herself, her career, and her priorities and that might make her more dangerous in the ring now than shes ever been.
What do you think did stepping away from wrestling save Elayna Blacks career in the long run, or should she have stayed active the entire time? Drop your thoughts in the comments and join the conversation.
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