Former WWE superstar Lana, aka CJ Perry, was known for her managerial role and later became an in-ring performer herself. In 2013, she signed with the company and debuted the same year as Rusev’s manager.
The duo quickly climbed the ladders and emerged as top heels in the promotion. Lana’s great mic skills and ravishing looks contributed majorly to their meteoric rise. In 2021, Perry was released from the company. However, in 2025, she got re-signed by WWE and is now in a legendary deal with the World Wrestling Entertainment.
However, despite her active social media presence, there are things fans may be unaware of Perry. In this article, we look at three secrets about Lana:
#3. Lana confirms getting intimate inside the tank
The on-screen pairing of Rusev and CJ Perry soon translated into a real-life romance, and the two ended up getting married. In 2019, The Bulgarian Brute confirmed he had s*x inside the tank, which he used during his WrestleMania 31 entrance during his United States Championship match against John Cena.
Later, Lana herself confessed that it’s true and revealed not only the tank the couple had s*x in the black sea in an Instagram post.
2. She got linked with a former WWE Champion
In a shocking turn of events, Lana and Rusev separated in 2024. Following her separation, the former manager was romantically linked with ex-WWE Champion Damian Priest, as the two were spotted together multiple times.
However, Lana addressed the rumor via an Instagram story and debunked the rumors by revealing she and Damina Priest are just good friends.
“No, I am not dating Damian Priest. [laughs] That is very much… that was a funny internet rumor. You know what’s always really funny for me? If I post a guy… it’s like: [shocked face] All my guy friends were cracking up in March and April, any time I posted them on [Instagram Story], they’re like [worried face], and all the DMs are like, ‘Is that your new boyfriend?’ It’s like, guys… I have guy friends, calm down,” she said.
Moreover, Perry and Rusev got back together in early 2025.
#3. WWE allegedly tried to split Lana and Rusev
In 2015, the couple was part of a storyline in which The Bulgarian Brute and Perry were separated and linked to different partners, Dolph Ziggler and Summer Rae.
Following the storyline, there was a report that suggested the Stamford-based promotion wanted to split the couple for real.
The storyline was also ruined after Rusev and Lana got engaged, and it got leaked.
“Vince McMahon is trying to break up Rusev and Lana in real life. Observer suggests that Vince forced an on-screen break up and new pairing in order to help facilitate a real-life breakup between the two. It is said that Vince feels that someone like Rusev shouldn’t get a girl like Lana.”
While The Ravishing Russian is under WWE’s legend contract, she hasn’t made any television appearances. It will be interesting to see whether she returns on-screen anytime soon.
