Ex-WWE Star Making More Money Than Any Female Wrestler In The World
One former WWE star is taking a break from wrestling, but it seems they might never need to return to the ring after finding riches elsewhere.
Cora Jade was among the WWE releases in May, just a few weeks after WrestleMania 41. Since her departure from the company, she has had a handful of matches under the name Elayna Black, but it looks like she won’t be getting back in the ring for the foreseeable future.
Black announced on social media that she was taking a break from wrestling as it’s no longer good for her mental health:
I originally had a 10 minute long video explaining where my head’s at, and maybe eventually l’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. 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
“Let go or be dragged”
Ex-WWE Star Making A Fortune From Exclusive Content
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that financial implications might be part of her reasoning for taking a break, as she’s been raking in the money from her exclusive content since leaving WWE:
So the deal with her is, I know she was talking to someone who I know. She has probably made more money last month than any woman pro wrestler in the world, and probably by a lot because of her [exclusive content site]. Think about this, do you wanna do these indie dates for $1,000 when she’s making the kind of money that she’s making? It basically makes no sense at all. She may come back.
Mandy Rose set the template. If you’ve got the right look, you can do [exclusive content] coming off of a WWE run. Not everyone can do it, obviously, but some can. Mandy Rose is incredibly rich from that. You never know, that’s where you’re gonna make all the money when you first come out and then the novelty’s gone. Right now, for her, she’s just making an incredible amount of money, it’s ridiculous. So good for her, it’s the new thing, more people are gonna do it.
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