Elayna Black isn’t hiding from her decision to join OnlyFans after leaving WWE — and she’s making it clear that the move was about taking control of her financial future after losing the career she’d spent most of her life pursuing.
In a documentary published on TNA Wrestling’s YouTube channel, the former Cora Jade explained why she started creating OnlyFans content following her WWE release. Black admitted that becoming an OnlyFans model was never part of her childhood plans, but losing her WWE job forced her to reconsider what she wanted to do next.
Black explained that professional wrestling had been her only real ambition since she was eight years old. She never imagined herself pursuing other business opportunities because she was completely focused on making it in wrestling. That changed when WWE released her. Suddenly, Black found herself without the career she’d spent years building, and she decided she wasn’t going to ignore an opportunity to make serious money.
“I didn’t grow up wanting to be an OnlyFans model. I grew up wanting to be a wrestler. And unfortunately for me, my dream was ripped out from under my feet with no control.”
“And when there was an opportunity to make a lot of money at 25 years old, at the time I was 24 when I got fired, I 100% jumped on it and I’m going to do it and I’m going to be smart about it.”
Black admitted that the financial possibilities weren’t something she’d previously considered. During her WWE career, she was so focused on wrestling that she hadn’t spent much time thinking about how her name and following could create opportunities outside the ring. Once she was released, however, she began receiving offers and exploring business ventures that hadn’t been on her radar before.
“I guess I never really thought of other business opportunities coming from wrestling just because I have always been so tunnel vision on wrestling and that’s all I ever wanted to do.”
“So, when I got fired I started getting all these new opportunities. So, when I did take the break and I started doing OnlyFans as well, I started noticing all these other opportunities coming in that I didn’t even think that I would be interested in.”
While Black was comfortable with her decision, she admitted that dealing with people’s reactions became another challenge. She said some people believe that having an OnlyFans account gives them permission to treat her differently or cross personal boundaries. Black made it clear that creating content doesn’t mean strangers have unlimited access to her personal life or body.
“I think the hardest part honestly is people thinking that they have access to you in a certain type of kind of violating way just because of the content you make.”
She also addressed the argument that people who create OnlyFans content should expect inappropriate treatment because of what they post.
“The excuse is always, ‘Well, you have an OnlyFans. You’re asking for it. Like you posted you want like you think that you can treat me a certain way or have this certain opinion of me or have this I guess access to me and my body because of what I post online,’ which is absolutely never the case.”
Black’s decision also received support from Mustafa Ali, who helped train her during her early wrestling career in Chicago. Ali explained that while people might be surprised by his position because of his religious beliefs, he doesn’t believe it’s his place to judge her career choices. He even compared OnlyFans to professional wrestling, pointing out that wrestlers also use their bodies to entertain audiences.
“Her decision to do that is her decision. Uh, the way I look at everything very unattached. And, you know, it’s no secret I’m a man of faith. I’m a Muslim. And I think people were kind of shocked about my stance or how I, what I’m about to tell you is this: what she’s doing, how’s that any different than wrestling?”
“I’ve used my body for 24-plus years entertaining you. You know, you don’t think it’s damaging myself in something, you know? I’m using my body to entertain you.”
Despite finding success outside professional wrestling, Black made it clear that she never stopped wanting to return to the ring. Her decision to pursue OnlyFans was about exploring opportunities and earning money after WWE, not permanently walking away from the business. She eventually returned to TNA Wrestling, where she said her biggest priority was finding an environment that would allow her to enjoy wrestling again.
What do you think about Elayna Black’s decision to join OnlyFans following her WWE release? Do you believe wrestlers should take advantage of opportunities outside the ring while they’re building their careers? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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