Cora Jade (Elayna Black) was part of the WWE releases made on June 2nd.
Jade was featured on NXT TV prior to her release, involved in a team with Roxanne Perez, and made trips to TNA Wrestling as part of the WWE and TNA partnership.
At NXT Deadline 2023, CM Punk met with Cora in a backstage segment and told her that he was proud of her. Cora grew up a Punk fan and there is footage of Cora meeting Punk at a signing when she was a kid.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the Ariel Helwani Show, Jade discussed the segment with Punk and said he was the first person she talked to after her release.
"Having your idol tell you that they are proud of you, not everyone in the world gets that. I always say, he's my answer if people ask, 'If you could have dinner with anybody, dead or alive, who would it be?' It would be him. I would have given that answer. Now, me, him, Roxy [Roxanne Perez] and Ace [Ace Steel] will all go out to eat and I am doing that. It's so weird to have that person in your life who literally shaped who I am. I was the biggest fan of him. To have that person as a mentor and be there for all my big moments and always give advice and be there. He was the first person I talked to after I got fired. Literally the first person. I feel like he's the best person to get advice from. Obviously, he's been through it all and he knows what he's doing. He always gives me advice not to necessarily do what he's done and say things too early or say things when you feel them, to control your emotions. He's always been good about helping me realize what I need to do and always gives good advice in those times. I couldn't be more thankful for him. He's shaped me so much as a wrestler, growing up and as a person, and the promo skills," she said.
Elsewhere during the interview, Jade detailed her WWE release. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
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