CJ Perry is teasing a potential WWE return, revealing that her Lana character is “watching from Siberia” as her ex-husband Rusev competes in John Cena’s 16-man tournament. Speaking on TMZ’s Inside The Ring, Perry played coy about the possibility of Lana appearing alongside Rusev in WWE.
“Rusev is doing his thing but I will say that Lana is watching. From Siberia. Yeah. Lana’s currently watching,” Perry said with a knowing smile.
Perry took particular offense to Dominik Mysterio’s recent victory over Rusev for an Intercontinental Championship opportunity, suggesting it wouldn’t have happened if Lana was present.
“Did you not see how Dom beat him in the Intercontinental Championship? Like, what was the balls? And I’m like, okay, that would have never happened,” Perry said.
She jokingly accused Mysterio of stealing her playbook for heel tactics.
“I think that he got a hold of my Lana journals and he studied Lana’s journals. You know, he’s young, so he studied Lana’s journals. And it’s very clear he’s very smart. Like, Dom was like, he’s so smart,” Perry explained.
When asked if she might appear at Survivor Series this weekend, Perry remained cryptic.
“I mean, you never know. That’s 5 days away. Things change very last minute,” she replied.
Perry clarified that despite previous comments about retirement, she’s far from done with wrestling.
I think when I said I retired, I was being very sarcastic. I would love to wrestle again,” Perry stated.
She believes she could help elevate Rusev’s current position if given the opportunity.
“Lana knows she can help Rusev. He just needs to call his first ex-husband,” Perry said, referencing their on-screen marriage.
Perry admitted she misses the adrenaline of performing.
Oh my god. Are you kidding me? I miss it so much. I feel like a drug addict a little bit, you know? There’s no high and no adrenaline rush like that in the world,” she said.
