After years of working as a manager and standing ringside
supporting her husband, Total Divas star Lana is ready to
take center stage and compete in the women's division. In the
upcoming seventh season of the show, fans will see her start
from the bottom as she embarks on the tough journey to becoming
an in-ring competitor.
"My whole life, since I've been a little girl, I've watched
wrestling and I've always wanted to wrestle," she tells EmI's
News exclusively. "I just never thought that I was good enough
to do that. I never thought I had the talent to be a professional
wrestler. But I don't want to just hold a microphone and be
someone's manager. I want to get in that ring and fight and
compete. There's nothing in the entire world that has that
adrenaline rush."
But Lana admits the transition hasn't been easy or without its
share of obstacles. Fortunately, she's had Nikki Bella in her
corner for support and guidance on the most challenging days.
"Nikki has helped me so, so, so much," the 32-year-old, whose
real name is CJ Perry , explains. "There have been times in my
wrestling journey—and you're going to see this on the show—when
I've gotten discouraged because the success doesn't come
overnight. It's a lot of getting in there and failing. She was
really the person that kept on encouraging me not to give up, to
be resilient, to be brave and to have courage."
She continues, "At times, I would think maybe I shouldn't
continue to pursue my dream of competing in that ring, but she
kept on telling me not to give up and keep on training. I wouldn't
be where I am now if it wasn't for Nikki Bella."
But as Lana's training unfolds on this season of Total
Divas , the newlywed and WWE Superstar Rusev , her hubby
of one year, will eventually get into a debate about starting a
family.
"Rusev's Bulgarian, so apparently he feels like we should be
getting ready to have children," Lana says. "He's very
traditional and I am not traditional. Children aren't really on
my mind whatsoever because my career is what's most important
to me right now. I'm following my own dreams and aspirations,
so you're going to see us work through that as I try to juggle
being a good wife and a good career woman."
Meanwhile, Lana hopes her perseverance will inspire others to
chase their own dreams without hesitation.
"With anything in life, if you have a dream, you're going to
have setbacks, but I just want to encourage people to pursue
their dreams, even if people doubt you, even if you have
setbacks," she says. "Be resilient."
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