Former WWE star and the real life wife of AEW star Miro Lana who is also known as CJ Perry recently looked back at her time in WWE and she also discussed what she misses about WWE the most. She talked about her time in the promotion and how was her experience while working in WWE.
Lana did not have a very impressive career in WWE but she spent nearly eight years in the promotion. At first she worked as a valet for former three times WWE United States champion Rusev and their chemistry was loved by the fans.
Lana Talks Her Experience Working In WWE
She also worked as a wrestler at the end of a WWE career where she could not become much successful but fans loved her because of her gimmick. She could not achieve any Championship in WWE either but she featured in many Championship matches.
In 2020, Rusev who is her real life husband got released from WWE but Lana was allowed to work and she kept on working in the promotion for one more year and finally she got released from the promotion in June 2021.Since then she did not get to work in any other professional wrestling promotion.
Lana who is also known as CJ Perry recently spoke to Liam Alexander-Stewart of Inside The Ropes where she looked back at her time in WWE and she also discussed what she misses about WWE the most. She talked about her time in the promotion and how was her experience while working in WWE. She said;
“I had to accept the fact that I was going to fail and I was going to fail in front of all the fans and all the people, and I was going to fail on national television and people are going to be angry that I’m getting that opportunity over a girl who has been wrestling in the indies, in barns and grocery stores, in front of five people for ten years who maybe does deserve for actually probably 1,000% deserves it more than me.
“I understood that. I think coming from Hollywood, where I might have not slept in my car to become a professional wrestler, but I slept in my car that become a professional storyteller and to become a professional entertainer. So my road was different, but my hustle was the same.
“I always had so much compassion and empathy to these people that wanted to be in the WWE and that was their childhood dream. I was kind of living their childhood dream and that’s why I worked my ass off, because I’m like, the least I can do is give respect to this business that I’ve gotten this incredible opportunity that so many other people want, you know? I see that in Hollywood all the time.
“There’s so many things that I auditioned for since I’ve been 18 years old that I want that I, I know I’m better than the other person but they get booked for it. That’s just life. You know, things are not fair. I’m sure that people look at Sasha Banks who are actors and go, wait, why did she get Mandalorian? Why didn’t I get Mandalorian?
“You know, but that’s that’s life. That’s show business, it’s not fair and it’s a matter of opinion. But the least I could do is try to work hard to give respect to this business that so many people out there are hustling and struggling to get into to the spot. So I’m thankful that Vince taught me that to not be as scared to make mistakes as long as you learn from it.”
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