Lana was reduced to that of a screaming cake-covered wreck in the aftermath of Monday Night Raw's bizarre closing angle.
WWE kept the cameras rolling after the flagship went off the air for the final time this decade and captured the 'Ravishing Russian' on her knees as Liv Morgan and Rusev ate bits of the giant cake of laughed off Lana's nightmare evening.
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It remains to be seen if this will all be considered canon next week, but the whole scene added a layer of confusion to the way the wedding itself played out - was Liv devastated as she initially appeared, or just in it to stir a bit of sh*t? Was Rusev aware of their tryst? Was he hiding in the cake for this exact eventuality or was it merely a bonus interruption? Did he know about his ex-wife's other ex? Did Liv? Was most of the silence that greeted this shock, awe or boredom?
These are all questions worthy of answers, but ones WWE will probably want brushed under the carpet ahead of however they choose to explain all this on next week's show.
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