CJ Perry (@cjperrydances) is a professional wrestler and valet best known for her time in WWE as Lana. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss the launch of her new podcast "Identity Crisis", taking time away from wrestling, her husband Rusev and his return to WWE, how the Lana character was pitched to her, being part of a hilarious moment with Nia Jax, being involved in multiple romantic storylines, and more! Check out CJ Perry's new podcast "Identity Crisis" and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@cjperrydances MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF 00:00 Intro 01:00 Starting her own podcast called "Identity Crisis" 05:35 Focusing on her mental health after her WWE release 07:51 Being shocked after being released by WWE 09:37 Miro served her divorce papers 11:56 Not wanting her marriage to be over 12:52 How she improved her mental health 16:02 Signing a WWE Legends deal 18:02 Rusev wanted to return to WWE 19:07 Missing the live crowd reactions 21:29 How WWE discovered Lana 25:54 The original pitch for the Lana character 29:19 Vince McMahon's ideas for Rusev & Lana 32:00 Working with The Rock 37:35 Working with John Cena 39:08 Joe Hendry's segment as Rusev's lawyer 42:48 Some of her favorite matches 44:22 Nia Jax's "My hole!" moment/Announcer's table spots 47:36 Being in multiple romance angles 54:00 The original plan for her romance angle with Liv Morgan 58:11 CJ Perry on her time spent in AEW 01:00:06 Rusev Day 01:01:28 Always ready to wrestle again 01:03:21 Total Divas 01:05:26 Lana On Rusev's Current WWE Run 01:07:30 3 things CJ is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #cjperry #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo