Elayna Black (@elaynablackreal) is a professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE as Cora Jade. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss getting released from WWE and why it wasn't a surprise, leaving school at 15 to chase her dreams of becoming a professional wrestler, the first time she met CM Punk and getting to work with him in WWE, dealing with criticism about her wrestling and launching an OnlyFans page, her matches in AEW and possibly becoming All Elite, her current dream match and more!

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00:00 Intro
00:48 Being released from WWE
03:42 Why she thought she’d be fired 2 weeks before her release
06:00 Did her time in WWE live up to her expectations?
10:33 She dropped out of high school at 15 to pursue wrestling
16:40 Being inspired by CM Punk and Bayley to start wrestling
18:31 The original photo with her and CM Punk
19:48 Becoming friends with CM Punk in WWE
26:09 Dealing with fan criticism
29:23 People reacting negatively to her starting on OnlyFans
32:41 Mandy Rose helping her after she was released
34:16 Having the freedom to create her brand around anything she wants
37:08 Her new YouTube channel
41:12 Who is Elayna Black compared to Cora Jade?
43:58 Working in AEW before getting signed by WWE
46:42 Will she sign with AEW now?
47:37 High praise for Natalya
51:10 Having her WWE tryout at 19-years old
53:07 How a near-fatal ectopic pregnancy impacted her
01:00:48 What was essential to her overcoming depression?
01:03:32 Wanting to change the narrative that she is injury prone
01:07:06 Regretting the tattoo she got on her chest
01:10:15 Who are her favorite pop-punk bands
01:12:21 Working on new entrance music with Downstait
01:12:56 Does she feel like the door is still open for her in WWE?
01:13:40 Who are her bucket list opponents?
01:15:33 What is her order at In-N-Out Burger?
01:16:15 3 things Cora Jade is grateful for

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