So, I’ve been following NXT pretty closely for a while now, kind of got hooked back into wrestling during the whole pandemic thing, you know? And lately, I kept seeing chatter pop up online, bits here and there, people talking about Cora Jade and whether she’s had work done. You see this stuff all the time with performers, especially younger ones. Sometimes it’s just nasty gossip, other times people are genuinely curious.
Honestly, at first, I just scrolled past it. Figured it was the usual internet noise. But it kept coming up. People posting comparison photos, arguing in comments. It got me thinking because wrestlers do change their look a lot. New gear, new hair, different physique as they train harder. It’s part of evolving their character, right?
My Own Look-See
So, one evening, I decided to just check it out for myself. Not in a creepy way, more like trying to see what all the fuss was about. I pulled up some older videos, stuff from her earlier NXT days, maybe around the time she debuted that skateboard gimmick. Then I looked at some more recent photos and show appearances.
Okay, yeah, I could see some differences. Maybe around the face, the profile perhaps? It’s hard to say for sure. Could it be plastic surgery? Maybe. Could it also be a change in makeup style? Absolutely. Lighting in arenas versus backstage photos makes a huge difference too. Plus, she’s still young, people’s faces change as they mature from their late teens into their early twenties. We forget that sometimes.
I spent a bit just clicking between older images and newer ones. Watched a few entrances back-to-back. It wasn’t like some night-and-day transformation, not to my eyes anyway. More subtle shifts. Things that could be explained away by a dozen different things.
Final Thoughts
Look, at the end of the day, did I come to a definitive conclusion? Nah. It’s all just speculation from the outside looking in. Unless she decides to talk about it herself, nobody really knows the full story, and frankly, it’s her business.
What I did take away from going down that rabbit hole was how intense the focus is on these performers’ appearances, especially the women. Every little change gets dissected. Must be tough dealing with that constant scrutiny when you’re just trying to do your job, get better in the ring, and tell stories.
For me, I decided it’s way more interesting to watch her character work, see how she improves on the mic or in her matches. That’s the stuff that actually impacts the show. Whether she got surgery or just found a new favorite lip liner? Doesn’t really change her viability as a heel or her potential in the ring. So yeah, that’s where I landed after looking into it myself. Just focusing on the performance part instead.
