Elayna Black Explains Origins of Her Wrestling Name

Elayna Black made her professional wrestling debut on December 9, 2018 and many feel her in-ring name is one of the most unique in the business. After a lot of speculation, Black has finally revealed the origins of her name.

While speaking on the Ariel Helwani Show, Elayna Black revealed the origins of her wrestling name. She revealed that she trained for a year and a half before her first match, and it took her a long time to build the confidence to compete. Her trainer Bryce had a spooky-themed group with two other trainees, and he invited her to join them for her first match. In that match, she turned heel.

Black and another wrestler named Juan started as babyfaces but ended up facing her trainer and his trainee. During the match, she turned against Juan and joined her trainer’s spooky group. This was how the character of Elayna Black was created.

“I trained for a year and a half before my first match. I remember it took me a long time to get the confidence to have a match. Then I remember my trainer Bryce—he had this spooky little group with two other trainees doing a spooky gimmick. He was like, ‘You can just come do that for your first match.’ So it would be with him and people I knew. I turned heel in my first match.

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It was me and this guy named Juan, and we were babyfaces. Then we had a match against my trainer and trainee, and I ended up turning heel on that guy and joined my trainer’s group. We became this spooky group, so I think this is how the origin of Elayna Black happened.”

Elayna explained that she was a big fan of The Vampire Diaries when she wanted to become a wrestler, and the name “Elayna” comes from the main character of that show. The last name “Black” was inspired by her admiration for Seth Rollins, whose indie wrestling name was Tyler Black, so she borrowed that for herself.

“First, Elayna—I was a huge fan of The Vampire Diaries when I wanted to become a wrestler, and that was the main character. Black is because I was a huge Seth Rollins fan, and his indie name was Tyler Black, so I stole that.”

Elayna Black’s wrestling character is more than just a name since it comes from her early experiences, inspirations, and special moments in her wrestling career. Now that she’s no longer with WWE, Black will keep showing the world what she can do. Therefore, fans can’t wait to see how 2025 turns out for her.

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