TNA Wrestling promised quite a few surprises for the debut of “TNA Impact” on AMC, and one in all those surprises got here in the shape of Elayna Black. Formerly generally known as Cora Jade in “WWE NXT,” Black announced herself as the most recent TNA Knockout, and already has her sights set on the TNA Knockouts World Championship, currently held by Lei Ying Lee. A report from Fightful Select stated that Black had put pen-to-paper on a take care of TNA shortly after her appearance on “Impact,” and that was officially announced by Black and TNA as the corporate confirmed that Black is a member of the TNA roster.
Black confirmed the news during an interview on “Busted Open Radio,” and a video was released on TNA’s official website of her signing her contract alongside Tommy Dreamer and TNA President Carlos Silva. Dreamer and Silva were very excited to have Black be a everlasting member of the TNA roster, with Black stating that she had a number of fun appearing in the corporate while she was signed with WWE, and realized that TNA was where she needed to be.
Already a seven yr veteran despite only being 25 years old, Black is already a longtime name within the wrestling business. As Cora Jade, she was routinely featured within the WWE NXT Women’s Championship picture, and held the WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships alongside Roxanne Perez in 2022. She also challenged for the TNA Knockouts World Championship while signed with WWE, but got here up short when she crossed paths with Masha Slamovich in March 2025.
Her time with WWE got here to an end in June 2025 after she was released from her contract, and after a temporary return to the independent scene, Black announced that she can be taking a break from wrestling to give attention to her mental health. Shortly after her WWE release, Black revealed that she had ectopic pregnancy during her time in WWE which nearly killed her, which severely affected her mental health upon returning to WWE. She also missed a big period of time on account of a serious knee injury which took nine months to heal, but now that she is back in TNA, Elayna Black is able to take the world by storm.