Cora Jade has high praise for Shawn Michaels.
On October 1, 2024, Cora Jade made her return from injury by once again aligning herself with Roxanne Perez to help her retain the NXT Women's Championship in a match against Giulia. Since then, Jade has worked towards re-establishing herself as a top player in the NXT women's division.
While speaking to Rick Ucchino of Sports Illustrated's The Takedown for a new interview, Jade talked about feeling like the division had moved on without her while she was out with injury.
“I feel like there’s a little bit of a truth to everything I say and tweet, you know? Obviously, selfishly, you can only sit back and look and be like, ‘Damn, I feel like I’m getting forgotten about or passed over and the division is kind of moving on without me. But then at the same time, you can look at that as motivation and I was like, ‘The women’s division is the best it’s ever been, we’ve never had so many talented women, we’ve never had so much time for women on a show in the segments and matches.’ It’s literally the best time to be a women’s wrestler. So yes, it was defeating an little bit to have to sit back and not be a part of it, but at the same time, it was motivating to realize that I’m coming back to literally the best women’s division in the entire world in any company.”
Jade went on to say that she had trust in Shawn Michaels upon her return to the company. Jade also recalled crying and apologizing to Michaels when she got injured back in January.
“Definitely. Shawn is great, like you said, he has this endless trust in the women which I am so thankful for because without him, we wouldn’t be able to show the things that we can show, you know? So I’m very thankful for him. I remember when I got hurt, I was crying and apologizing to him and I remember [him saying], ‘Don’t say sorry, it’s not your fault.’ I’m so thankful that he gets it, that injuries happen and you have to take the time to get better. He gave me the time, he let me mentally physically get better and as soon as I came back, I think he has the faith and the trust in me to throw me back in the main event picture, which I’m very thankful for and I know I can do. I’m very excited to prove to him and everybody that Cora Jade is back and I’m still on top.”
Jade recently said that she's "working on" getting AJ Lee back in the ring. Learn more about those comments here.
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