Perez also dove into her official arrival to WWE's main roster.
In early May, there were a batch of WWE talent releases and among the names included in that group was Elayna Black, formerly known as Cora Jade. Black is inching closer to officially becoming a free agent and has a handful of independent dates lined up.
Her longtime friend, tag partner, and rival, Roxanne Perez, spoke about Black's release while speaking to Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post. Perez got emotional while speaking about her.
“I absolutely love Cora so much. And, yeah, we definitely talked about making it to the WWE together before we even made it, and being able to share all of those moments that we were able to share together from her last (NXT) match, being to tag with me was really cool. And I feel like, when I look back at my NXT career -- oh, that kind of made me cry -- I feel like, when I look back at my NXT career, I just see Cora and how much she helped me, how much she helped me with my character work, and to be comfortable with who I am. My heel turn was close to us teaming up again together.
So being able to do all of these promos with her and these backstages really brought out a different side of me and a more comfortable side, and a side that I had never really shown to the world or the crowd before. So yeah, I absolutely love Cora, and it’s hard to do it without her now, but I know she’s gonna absolutely kill it in whatever she decides to do. I think everybody should definitely keep an eye on Elayna Black because she’s gonna do some really cool things.”
Perez is officially a part of the Monday Night Raw roster. When she was going back and forth between NXT and the main roster, she tried not to ask too many questions about a call-up because she felt good things were coming.
“It was definitely that. I had just been used for the Royal Rumble, and I broke a record (for the longest time spent in a women’s Rumble). I made history and then I was on Monday Night Raw almost every week, but I was still doing NXT at the same time. Then I was popping in on Friday Night SmackDown every now and then. I had the chance to not only go up against the Women’s World Champion but also the WWE Women’s Champion. So honestly, I tried to not ask so many questions. I feel like that was proof to me that they had their eye on me. They don’t just give those matches to just anybody. And I knew that good things were on the way.”
Perez has been put into the mix of The Judgment Day's storyline. She was introduced to the group by Finn Bálor.
Perez feels she'd be able to find her way solo, but being involved with The Judgment Day makes the main roster transition easier.
“It’s easier. I feel like even if I were to do it by myself, I would be able to, but I definitely think that going into The Judgment Day, I feel like the most iconic group in WWE history, I think it’s going to help my career a lot, and has helped me a lot. I think working with all of those people in that group has been really fun and really cool. And I think our chemistry is pretty much there. So, yeah, it’s been so fun. The stories were my favorite part of WWE growing up. So to be a part of the biggest storylines currently on the roster, I think is really, really cool.”
She is scheduled to be in the women's Money in the Bank Ladder match at the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event.
Perez will be in the bout with Giulia, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, Naomi, and one more talent to be determined. On the 6/2 Raw, Stephanie Vaquer, Liv Morgan, and Ivy Nile will compete in a Triple Threat to determine who gets that final spot.
