• Cora Jade Fires Back At Ex-WWE Talent Claiming She Bullied Her
During an interview on That One Time podcast, former WWE Performance Center recruit Alexis Lete accused former NXT wrestler Cora Jade of bullying her. Alexis said Cora tried to bully her into deleting a TikTok video that Cora claimed exposed the wrestling business.
Cora issued the following statement regarding this:
“I shouldn’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 know – This girl came into the pc and immediately had heat with everyone for being disrespectful on more than one occasion.
I 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). I’ll go ahead and post the screenshots myself. She chose to basically tell me to f**k 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. I told her I appreciate the apology but I dont 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 it’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 of that. Blunt to a fault sometimes? Yes. But bullying is crazy (laughing emoji).”
Following a match in which she may have suffered a concussion, Alexis Lete was told by someone in WWE that getting injured is “part of the job.” Due to this attitude toward injuries and her own waning passion for wrestling, Lete was already planning to quit WWE when she was notified that she had been released.
• 2 Top AEW Stars Expected To Be Off TV Soon Due To Injuries
It looks like some of the injuries seen on AEW television might be more than just a storyline. Reports indicate that Swerve Strickland’s knee injury, which was mentioned on the August 13th episode of AEW Dynamite, is legitimate.
According to a source from Fightful Select, Swerve has been dealing with a torn meniscus since 2019, an injury he originally sustained while training at the WWE Performance Center. At that time, he was able to recover after just four weeks of rest. Currently, he is receiving treatment from the medical team of the Jacksonville Jaguars, but there is a chance the injury may require surgery and time off.
This news is particularly significant as Swerve is scheduled to challenge Kazuchika Okada for the AEW Unified Championship at Forbidden Door this Sunday. It was also previously rumored that Swerve would take time off after All In, but that did not happen.
Swerve isn’t the only top AEW star dealing with a serious injury. According to PWInsider, Will Ospreay is reportedly in need of neck surgery and is looking to get the procedure done soon. This comes just as he is set to compete in a Lights Out Steel Cage match at Forbidden Door.
