Lana has been an integral part of Rusev’s Bulgarian Brute gimmick since day one. The blonde head certainly has the charisma to steal the show, on her own. This is the reason the fans keep chanting ‘we want Lana’ despite the heat that Rusev is able to generate due to his monstrous heel personality.
The Ravishing Russian has multiple talents apart from doing the manager role on behalf of her husband. She is trained dancer who has performed all over the world with multiple troops. She has been a regular face in tv shows like ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’, ‘Banshee’ and more. She has been part of a couple of movies, as well.
The only time I look back is to see how far I’ve come on my #ravishing road ?#LanaCrush ?@wwenxt ?? #RavishingRussian ? pic.twitter.com/Eun0b4aiiN
— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) May 7, 2017
I think I officially have a thing 4 the #RavishingRussian of #MotherRussia, yep it’s official I have a #LanaCRUSH #NXTStPetersburg @LanaWWE pic.twitter.com/sXeynmHX7F
— chuck schafer (@chuck_995) May 7, 2017
I haven’t come this far to only come this far…. this is just the beginning …. #LanasPath ?? #LanaSquad ?? pic.twitter.com/J6wImf9fbR
— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) January 27, 2017
This was the reason she was called for the WWE reality tv series, total Divas, season six. Now while gelling with the other female superstars in the locker room she might have picked up the nag to be a wrestler. This led her to become a solo performer as part of which she will soon debut on the Smackdown Live roster.
As you can see in the given tweets, she is regularly performing on the NXT live events to get herself attached more to the in-ring competition.
#NXTDaytonaBeach @LanaWWE wins with the accolade! @RusevBUL #LanaCRUSH pic.twitter.com/zOoXP0QirF
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) May 12, 2017
Intrigued?@LanaWWE is coming soon to #SDLive…. pic.twitter.com/XlRVN1yYuD
— WWE (@WWE) May 10, 2017
In a recent live event in NXT, she used her husband’s finisher, The Accolade to tap out her opponent, Danielle Karmella. This is a major indication that she might use the same on her Smackdown debut, as well. Also, it’s quite clear that she will return with her evil gimmick intact.
During one of her NXT shows, she has spoken to the Complex Magazine where she looked determined to be the Women’s champion, some day. This was her full comments:
“I love my job and I love that I can work with Rusev–but I will go after that championship when the time is right. Those things don’t happen overnight–but when I step into that ring, I will be great.
Just like when I’m on the mic, I know I can turn that whole crowd, that’s how I’m gonna be in the ring. I’m training, and I go to NXT to get my fix, but I’m slow and steady. This is a marathon, not a sprint.”