8 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Lana

8. She's Not Really Russian!

What is the most basic part of Lana's character, the very foundation upon which her entire personality is built? That's right! She's Russian.

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Except she's not. Lana's real name is Catherine Joy 'C.J.' Perry, and she was born in the distinctly un-Russian town of Gainesville, Florida. According to this profile of her old girl-group (more on that later), she is actually of Venezuelan and Latvian descent.

In fairness, Lana did spend a lot of her childhood in Latvia, and can pull off a convincing Eastern European accent. Well, most of the time...

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