WWE's Cora Jade names two superstar that inspired her

Cora Jade named Sasha Banks and Bayley's match at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn as a major inspiration for her WWE career.

The Boss and The Role Model shared the ring on numerous occasions throughout the years. However, their match in Takeover: Brooklyn on August 2015, for the NXT Women's Championship, marked a special moment for fans and professionals.

On its seven-year anniversary, Cora Jade shared that the bout played a huge part at the beginning of her wrestling career. She thanked the two main-roster superstars for providing inspiration for future generations.

WWE fans share the same sentiments with Cora Jade about the Brooklyn match-up

After the tweet from the former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, fans shared their emotions about the match and how it changed their wrestling experience as an audience.

A couple of fans praised the match and how they could still remember it like it was just yesterday.

One fan shared how this bout returned their interest in the sport and why they preferred women's wrestling since then:

Many fans encouraged the younger superstar by saying it won't be too long until she makes her mark on the developmental brand and main roster:

One fan expressed their amazement for Sasha and Bayley from a young age as they already inspired new talents like Cora to begin their professional journey:

From the looks of it, Jade is on the way to making a name for herself in the developmental brand. She recently defeated her former friend Roxanne Perez during NXT Heatwave.

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Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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