Brianna Coda (born January 14, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. She is performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Elayna Black. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Cora Jade. She also made appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as part of the working relationship between WWE and TNA.
Professional wrestling career
Early career and independent circuit (2018–2021)
Brianna Coda was trained at the Freelance Wrestling Academy.
Coda made her professional wrestling debut on December 9, 2018, under the
ring name Elayna Black.
On July 11, 2019, Black won the Zen Of Womens Athletics Tournament, marking the first tournament accomplishment in her career.
On September 1, Black competed in
Rise Wrestling's Regional Rising Stars Tournament, where she was eliminated in the quarter final by Sophie King.
She also appeared in Shimmer Women Athletes, debuting in Volume 118, competing in a
scramble match.
On October 18, 2019, Black made her pay-per-view debut while in Impact Wrestling at Prelude to Glory, where she lost to Jessicka Havok.
WWE (2021–2025)
On January 20, 2021, it was announced that Coda signed a contract with
WWE.
She debuted on the January 22 episode of
205 Live under the ring name Cora Jade, where she was paired with
Gigi Dolin in the opening round of the 2021 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but they were eliminated by The Way (
Candice LeRae and
Indi Hartwell).
On the November 16 episode of
WWE NXT, Jade joined Raquel González's team for NXT WarGames.
At that event, Jade gave her team the victory in the women's
WarGames match.
Jade got an opportunity at the NXT Women's Championship in a triple threat match against González and champion
Mandy Rose at on January 4, 2022, but failed to win the title.
At The Great American Bash, Jade and
Roxanne Perez defeated
Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and
Jacy Jayne) to become the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions.
On the July 12 episode of NXT, Jade turned heel when she attacked Perez, costing her the NXT Women's Championship match against Mandy Rose.
After a four-month hiatus, Jade returned at NXT Deadline on December 9, attacking NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria and posed with the title.
On February 4, 2025, after Jade heard that she would not be a part of the triple threat match for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Vengeance Day, Jade attacked Giulia and Bayley, but failed to hit Roxanne Perez, ending their friendship for a second time. After Perez claimed that Jade cannot win a singles title, Jade was slotted into the match at NXT Vengeance Day, making it a Fatal four-way match
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)
On January 19, 2025 at Genesis, Coda, as Cora Jade, made her first Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) appearance since 2019, confronting the TNA Knockouts World Champion
Masha Slamovich.
On the January 30 episode of
TNA Impact!, Jade defeated Hyan.
On March 14 at Sacrifice, Jade unsuccessfully challenged Slamovich for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
Return to independent circuit (2025)
After being released by WWE, Coda, now reverting back to her Elayna Black ring name, announced appearances for various independent promotions such as Atomic Legacy Wrestling (ALW), Black Label Pro (BLP), Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), and Top Talent Wrestling (TTW).
On June 2, 2025, Coda released a vignette on her social media, officially announcing the return of the "Elayna Black" character.
On June 20, Black made her to return to GCW at Bangin in Little Rock, losing a intergender match to
Joey Janela.
On June 28, Black would win her first ever singles championship in the form of the AWF Women's Championship by defeating Brittnie Brooks.
On July 21, Coda announced that she would be taking a
sabbatical from professional wrestling to take care of her mental health and canceled her remaining appearances for the rest of 2025.
Other media
Coda, as Cora Jade, made her
video game debut as a playable character in
WWE 2K23 and has since appeared in
WWE 2K24 and
WWE 2K25.
Personal life
Coda cites
AJ Lee as being a primary influence in pursuing her professional wrestling career.
She has also openly vocalized on being a devout fan of fellow Chicago professional wrestler
CM Punk.
She also cites Bayley and
Sasha Banks as inspirations, particularly after watching their match at .
In June 2025, Coda revealed that she had suffered an ectopic pregnancy in January 2023 and was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.
Championships and accomplishments
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Arizona Wrestling Federation (AWF)
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AWF Women's Championship (1 time, current)
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Ranked No. 65 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023
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WWE
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ZOWA Live
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Zen of Womens Athletics Tournament (2019)
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