Lana WWE Return Bombshell Revealed

The recently concluded- WWE Royal Rumble saw some huge returns during the 30-Women’s Royal Rumble match. The former WWE star Lana was planned to make her return. The company had some names in mind for the show but for one reason or another, some names were not at the show. It was previously noted that Vince McMahon canceled two Royal Rumble returns.

 


 

WWE had plans for Lana

Prior to the pay-per-view, Fightful reported that WWE was interested in bringing Lana back for the Royal Rumble. She did not appear so a deal was not reached. There have been rumors that Lana will eventually appear alongside her husband, Miro(formerly Rusev) in AEW.

It turns out that the company went as far as contacting Lana about the appearance, and many behind the scenes in WWE believed she was participating up until this weekend arrived. Lana (real name CJ Perry) was released by WWE last June due to budget cuts. Her non-compete expired in September so she is free to sign with another wrestling company.

WWE made some last minute changes to the plans as well. A major addition to the Women’s Rumble was Molly Holly as her ‘Mighty Molly’ character. The intention was to build up Nikki A.S.H. as a stronger heel by attacking Molly. There were several other names who were rumored to appear at the Rumble.

Fightful reported that there was an idea that Asuka would be in the Rumble but nothing was confirmed. There were also rumors about Kairi Sane but she was not there either. Kaitlyn and Aksana are two other names that were rumored. In Aksana’s case, she did confirm on social media that she was backstage but she was not used on the show. We will have to see if any returns would take place on this week’s Monday Night RAW.

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
A dedicated pro wrestling follower for more than a decade

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