Former WWE star Cora Jade opens up about being body shammed at the start of her career

While speaking to Ariel Helwani, former WWE star Cora Jade (now known as Elayna Black) discussed being body shammed at the start of her career…

“I definitely think things could’ve went differently if it weren’t for certain things like the bodyshaming thing, I came in at 19 years old, I was like 110 pounds, I was so small. It was constant comments, whether it was from guys who think they were being funny, or, I’m not gonna name names again, but I remember specifically being told that I wasn’t and wouldn’t be champion in that company because I looked like I couldn’t crack an egg.”

“Multiple conversations about my body, which I don’t think anyone, especially as another man, should be saying that to a female, I was so young and it created a lot of issues for me body wise. But obviously I gained so much muscle after that, I worked my ass off.” (quote courtesy of @WrestleOps)

Cora talking about the body shaming 🙁 this makes me so sad pic.twitter.com/KGzmFm78kC

— aleena (@monebnks) June 2, 2025