Cora Jade (Elayna Black) Responds To Bullying Allegations From Alexis Lete

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Former WWE Performance Center recruit Alexis Lete, a model, social media personality, and ex-volleyball player who joined WWE in 2022 before being released, has accused former WWE star Cora Jade of being a โ€œreally meanโ€ bully during her time at the PC.

Lete made the allegation while appearing on the That One Time podcast with Adam Metwally.

In response, Coraโ€”now wrestling under her pre-WWE name Elayna Blackโ€”issued a series of posts on Twitter/X, denying the accusations and sharing her side of the story. โ€œI shouldnโ€™t be giving this girl an ounce more of my energy but this will be the one and only time I speak on this and if you know you knowโ€”this girl came into the PC and immediately had heat with everyone for being disrespectful on more than one occasion,โ€ Cora wrote.

According to her, she even attempted to help Lete avoid further issues backstage, โ€œI texted this girl trying to HELP before her heat got worse (that had already travelled up to main roster before she even had a match). Iโ€™ll go ahead and post the screenshots myself. She chose to basically tell me to f*ck off and then continue to get heat for weeks. Only until multiple main roster talent members spoke to her as well, she decided to come up to me and apologize.โ€

Cora explained that while she accepted the apology, she did not respect how Lete handled herself or her approach to wrestling. โ€œI told her I appreciate the apology but I donโ€™t respect how she handles things and the ways she disrespects pro wrestling. I came from Indy wrestling, absolutely loved wrestling and was trying to carry on the love and respect that was there when I got there in black and gold. There is absolutely no respect for wrestling with people like this and itโ€™s not my job to care about anymore. Which is exactly what is wrong with that entire place in general. I spoke to her maybe 5 times total [if] that. Blunt to a fault sometimes? Yes. But bullying is crazy.โ€

This isnโ€™t the first time Alexis Leteโ€™s name has surfaced in controversial fashion. In late 2023, a fan account published footage of her training sessions alongside clips of her mispronouncing wrestling-related names and terms, including โ€œAPKโ€ instead of HBK, โ€œSolo Sokomaโ€ instead of Solo Sikoa, and โ€œNorthern American Championshipโ€ instead of the North American Championship.

The back-and-forth has reignited debate online about the culture at the WWE Performance Center and the challenges faced by recruits transitioning into the wrestling world.