The former WWE star explains why she opted to take a break from Pro Wrestling.
Elayna Black (aka Cora Jade) made a surprising announcement in July where she decided to take a break from professional wrestling. Now Black does give insight as to why she decided to step away from the squared circle citing that it was no longer good for her mental health.
But now, the former NXT star has come out and explained further the problems she was dealing with that led her to taking a break from the business during her interview on Inside the Ring and the 24-year-old highlights the mental and physical toll that really affected her (Transcript courtesy of Ringsidenews).
“I had like 20 bookings right away. I was gone four days out of the week, plane right after plane. I was going, going, going. And that’s what made me realize—I’m not having fun doing this.”
Black talks about the panic attacks she was having before every single match.
“I was having panic attacks before every single match. I’m cold, sweat, dripping, like throwing up—so horribly physically sick over the fact that I have to go wrestle this weekend.
I have a toxic relationship with wrestling right now. It was just so draining. I wasn’t sleeping. I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t working out. I was so depressed. I got to such a low, low point.”
Despite how much of a toll that wrestling had taken on her, Black reaffirms that she’s not retiring. Though she would’ve if she didn’t take this break.
“Wrestling will always be there… Even in my post I said I’m just taking the rest of the year and seeing where I’m at. I never once said I was leaving wrestling. People twist your words.
If I wouldn’t have taken this break, yeah, maybe I would have retired because I would have went nuts and went off the rails… But that’s why I’m taking the break—because I do love wrestling and I do want to have fun again.”
Jade does say that the break has helped her immensely. Therapy has been a big component of her healing process.
“Even just after this like month of therapy and healing and not looking at anything wrestling related, it has genuinely helped me so much. So I can only imagine how much better I’m going to feel in three more months.”
Hopefully, she continues to heal and gets back into the ring as the former NXT star is a talented performer who would make a great addition to any roster.