A lot of former WWE female superstars returned for the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble match and Lana was also in the conversation, it appears. Fightful Select was the first to reveal that the company had some interest in getting the popular female wrestler back for the Rumble fray. Subsequent rumors also surfaced on the internet indicating that she could probably be appearing on WWE TV.
But sadly for millions of her fans, Lana didn’t come out for the Women’s Rumble match. A new report from PWInsider indicates that there WWE indeed planned for a surprise return for the superstar whose real name is CJ Perry to make her comeback happen to WWE at the Royal Rumble.
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WWE went as far as contacting Lana about the appearance, and many behind the scenes in WWE believed she will end up becoming one of the participants up until the weekend arrived. But that didn’t happen. It wasn’t mentioned by the source whether the superstar in concerned turned down the offer or not.
WWE hoped Lana to enter The Rumble
“For those who have asked about whether there were any surprises that were planned at one point, the only thing we have heard is that at one point, WWE had reached out to the former Lana, CJ Perry about making a surprise appearance in the Women’s Rumble match, but obviously, it never happened.
There were some in the company who thought that as late as the week of the Rumble that it was happening, but as they got closer to the PPV, her name was no longer mentioned,” the source mentioned in their report.
Lana wasn’t discussed, backstage during the Rumble event. But a last-minute addition to the Women’s Rumble match was Molly Holly as her ‘Mighty Molly’ character. This was done to build up Nikki A.S.H. as a strong heel character by attacking Molly who barely could compete in the match.
Reports previously noted how WWE flew in several extra talents just in case someone didn’t pass their medical protocols. Names like Jillian Hall and Aksana made it clear through their social media posts that they were at the venue but they never appeared on television.
Lana was released by WWE in June 2021 due to the COVID-19 related budget cuts. There’s no update available on whether WWE intends to bring her back in the near future but she isn’t signed to any promotion, as of this writing.
