Lana Signs New 5-Year WWE Contract
Let's just hope it's not five more years of the current Lana/Rusev/Lashley story.
As WWE looks to tie down its talent and stop any potential jumps to AEW or any other organisation, now comes news that Vince McMahon’s sports entertainment juggernaut has come to terms on a new contract for Lana.
Via Pro Wrestling Sheet, WWE and Lana have reportedly agreed on a new five-year contract for the Ravishing Russian. This deal will allow Lana – real name C.J. Perry – the opportunity to take time away from WWE to work on other non-wrestling projects, such as the Another Version of You movie she’s producing.
For those hoping that Rusev would make the jump to All Elite Wrestling, that now looks unlikely. Not only is the former WWE United States Champion is advanced talks over his own new WWE contract, but it would be extremely surprising to see Rusev now walk away from WWE after his wife has committed the next five years of her career to the company.
Most recently, Lana and Rusev have been involved in a god-awful storyline with Bobby Lashley that’s led to some of the absolute worst Raw segments in recent memory - so here's hoping the next five years offer up something that's at least better than the current trash.