Former Cora Jade taking break from wrestling: ‘It’s no longer good for my mental health’

Elayna Black — former WWE wrestler Cora Jade — has canceled her upcoming appearances and is taking a break from pro wrestling.

In a statement posted to her social media accounts on Monday morning, Black (real name Brianna Coda) said she’s realized that wrestling is not good for her mental health right now. The love she once had for the industry is no longer there — and she wants to find out if taking a break will help that love return.

Black said her break will be for the “foreseeable future,” and she is going to take the rest of 2025 to focus on herself.

“I originally had a 10 minute long video explaining where my head’s at, and maybe eventually I’ll post it but seems unnecessary for now. I’ll keep it short but I am going to be taking a break from wrestling for the foreseeable future,” she wrote. “It’s no longer good for my mental health and I’ll never know if that love for it I once had will return if I don’t step away. I’m gonna take the rest of the year to take care of me and go from there.

“I apologize to the fans and promoters who were looking forward to/booked my upcoming appearances. I hope you can understand. To my supporters, thank you -Brie/Elayna”

Black wrestled for NXT before being released from her WWE contract in a round of cuts that were made at the start of May. She returned to the indies following her release, including working a slate of dates for GCW. Black has also started an OnlyFans account after her WWE departure.

Last month, Black appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet and opened up about some of the online criticism that she’s faced.

“I feel like my work is one thing, because everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. I grew up a wrestling fan. There were people I didn’t like and I didn’t know them as a person. I feel like you’re entitled to your opinion about my work. If you don’t like me as a wrestler, as a character, that’s fine,” the 24-year-old Black said. “When you come for me as a person and you start saying things that aren’t true, like the injury prone thing when you had no idea that I literally almost died, that’s where it’s like f*ck you, because you want to say all these things and expect me to be quiet because you don’t view me as a person.”