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! SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount 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 Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #corajade #wrestling #aew #BlueWireVideo