Elayna Black Returning to GCW After WWE Exit

Elayna Black is officially back in Game Changer Wrestling—and she’s coming in hot.

During GCW Cage of Survival 4 on June 8 at the Showboat in Atlantic City, fans were hit with a surprise arrival video confirming that Black is returning to GCW. The announcement played during the event and featured a slick teaser revealing that she’ll appear at multiple upcoming GCW shows this summer.

Her name flashed across the screen—“Elayna Black Returns to GCW”—followed by the reveal of six key dates for her tour. She will be in Little Rock on Thursday, June 20. Then she heads to Hartford on Friday, July 5, followed by Dallas on Thursday, July 11. She’ll appear in Coney Island on Friday, July 19 before heading to Rutherford for back-to-back shows on Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2.

This isn’t just a return—it’s a full-blown comeback tour. For longtime GCW fans, this is a homecoming. Before signing with WWE, Elayna Black made her name on the indies with GCW, earning praise for her gritty charisma and fearless energy in hardcore environments. Now, fresh off her WWE release, she’s bringing that same energy back to where it all started—and she’s doing it on her terms.

Speaking to TMZ Sports, Black recently opened up about her WWE exit, admitting she felt it coming during WrestleMania week in Las Vegas.

“I did have that gut feeling maybe like two weeks prior… I was rooming with Roxan—she’s my best friend—and all week I was just making sure to really like, take it in and enjoy everything,” she said. “I got to do it all with my best friend. But I did have that feeling that I was going to be gone soon.”

When the release call finally came, she was told it was a “company decision.” But instead of slowing down, she’s doubling up—jumping back into the indie scene, reclaiming her identity, and going back to the promotion that helped build her name in the first place.

GCW just got a major jolt of attitude, and Elayna Black’s return could shift the whole scene this summer.