It Seems Like Tamina Is Officially Lana’s New Rusev

Alex PawlowskiAugust 16, 2017, 6:00 pm

So last night on SmackDown, as seen in the above video, Lana seemingly told Tamina that she would be her new manager.

And according to these Tweets, it appears that Lana has confirmed that her character is definitely getting back to her roots.

I took @RusevBUL to the top. Now I'll make history by being the 1st woman to manage another woman & take @TaminaSnuka to the top #SDLive

— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) August 16, 2017

Does this mean you're stepping back from wrestling though?

— Heather (@msheathermagick) August 16, 2017

Don't worry, I will never stop training to be a wrestler because I love wrestling but I also want to make other women great that deserve it https://t.co/04NIHx8Q9N

— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) August 16, 2017

She then got a lot of blowback from haters, in the form of "HOORAY! I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH YOU WRESTLE ANYMORE!," so Lana clapped back.

I WILL never stop wrestling because I love wrestling. Think what you want but no one will kill my dream & ambition to work on my wrestling

— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) August 16, 2017

If this is a way to buy time while Lana continues to improve in the ring as she continues to train, I'm all for it. And Lana is way more effective as a manager than as a wrestler.

However … Tamina.

Yeesh.