Lana/CJ Perry makes AEW debut at All Out

CJ Perry, formerly known as Lana in WWE, made her AEW debut at Sunday’s All Out pay-per-view. 

Perry’s debut came in a post-match angle following her husband Miro’s match against Powerhouse Hobbs. After Miro defeated Hobbs, the two shook hands, then Hobbs used a blindside attack on Miro. 

Perry then entered with “Hot & Flexible” on the video wall behind her and made her way to the ring. Perry hit Hobbs with a chair, which Hobbs did not sell. Hobbs confronted Perry, then Miro hit Hobbs with the chair and Hobbs left the ring. 

Perry was never referred to by name on the pay-per-view broadcast by the commentators.

Miro and Perry stared at one another, then Miro walked off muttering “you’re not real”, leaving Perry standing in the ring.

Lexy Nair conducted a follow-up interview with Perry for AEW’s social media channels where she asked about the interaction with Miro. 

Perry then posted on social media: 

Perry was with WWE from 2013 to 2021 under the Lana name, primarily as a manager for Miro (then Rusev) in NXT and on the WWE main roster. 

Following Rusev’s WWE release in April 2020, Lana was often a challenger in the company’s women’s tag team division with various partners until her June 2021 release from the company.

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Ethan Renner
Ethan Renner

An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.