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Wrestler Lana @leslykahn — Image Source @ instagram_thecjperry/

Who is Lana?

Catherine Joy “CJ” Perry is an American professional wrestler, wrestling manager, actress, dancer, model, and singer who is signed to the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where Wrestler Lana performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Lana.

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Quick Facts

Titles	Description
Real Name	Catherine Joy “CJ” Perry.
Ring Name	Lana
Birth Place	Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth	24th March 1985.
Nationality	American.
Religion	Christian
Source of Income	Professional wrestler, wrestling manager, model, actress, dancer, singer.
Age	37 years. (As of 2022).
Other names	C.J. Perry
Siblings	She is the eldest of four siblings.
Star sign	Aries.
Residence	Gainesville, Florida, United States.
School	The Riga Choreography School. AT the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico, The Broadway Dance Center, and The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
University	AT Florida State University.
Educational qualification	Majoring in dance and acting.
Height	5 feet 7 inches /170 Cm.
Weight	55 Kg /121.25 Lbs.
Hair Color	Blonde.
Eye Color	Hazel
Body Measurement	33-27-34 (Inches).
Marital Status	Married (on 29th July 2016.)
Husband	She married AEW wrestler Miroslav Barnyashev.
Children	As of now, the couple does not have any children.
Relationship	She dated actor and former American football player Isaiah Mustafa.
Become Professional	2013–present (wrestling).
Professional wrestling Career
Billed from	Moscow, Russia.
Trained by	WWE Performance Center Tyson Kidd Natalya Neidhart
Debut	23rd October 2013 ( As a manager) 3rd April 2016 (as a wrestler).
Social Media
Twitter 1.2 Million followers	Twitter/Catherine
Instagram 3.8 million followers	Instagram/ Catherine
YouTube 142K subscribers	YouTube/ Catherine
FaceBook 97K followers	FaceBook/ Catherine
Net Worth	$ 5 million (Rs 37.21 Cr).
Last Updated	January 2022.

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How did Catherine Perry become known?

Former dancer and actress are best known as a professional wrestler manager, going by her stage name Lana. She also appears on Raw, which is a professional wrestling TV program. In 2016 she appeared on the reality show, Total Divas. Between 2016 to 2018, she also appeared on the reality show Total Bellas. She works as an expert wrestling manager & her salary was $300 thousand ( INR 2.23 Cr) until July 2016. She also has a contract with WWE and is the manager of her wrestler-husband Miroslav Barnyashev known by his ring name Alexander Rusev.

The reality show, Total Divas, which followed female WWE wrestlers and their personal lives premiered on 16th November 2016. Watch how she takes you to her home. After Total Divas, She was in Total Bellas, a spin-off of Total Divas which gave the audience a further look into the lives of two sisters, Brie and Nikki Bella, and their immediate family. She has also appeared in various television shows, including the reality show, Housewives of Atlanta.

The couple bought a new home in Nashville. Their home includes 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with a pond and a basketball court among other features. The couple purchased the real estate property for around $644k ( INR 4.79 Cr).

WWE star is also known as CJ Perry, who is a model, dancer, actress, and professional wrestler.

Perry, 35, is currently wrestling on the RAW brand and will be acting alongside Bruce Willis in the new movie, Cosmic Sin

Lana #WWE — Image Source @ instagram_thecjperry/

Early Life

She spent her childhood years training to become a ballerina as similar as her mother. She also attended the ballet school of the Latvian National Opera named Riga Choreography School and at age fourteen years old she started dancing with the Latvian National Ballet. When the dancer was seventeen years old she moved to New York City to dance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Broadway Dance Center, and Martha Graham of Contemporary.

Later she attended Florida State University (FSU) and majored in dance and acting. During university life, she along with her friends became known as the FSU Cowgirls for attending Florida State Seminoles games dressed as cowgirls and dancing in the stands. Parley become famous in a modelling career, becoming a spokesmodel for Red Bull. After graduating from Florida State University she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business.

Personal Life

She married AEW wrestler Miroslav Barnyashev, better known by his ring name Miro on 29th July 2016. On 8th August, Rusev’s and Lana’s wedding celebration was usurped by Roman Reigns.

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What is Lana’s net worth?

Her net with as of 2022 total is approximately $ 5 million (Rs 37.21 Cr). She has made her fortune as a dancer, actress, fashion influencer, and professional wrestler.

How long has Lana been in WWE?

In 2013 she signed to WWE and joined the developmental system (now NXT). She then became a manager/valet to Miro, known as Rusev in WWE, using a Russian accent. In May 2014 she started dedicating Rusev’s matches to her “hero” Vladimir Putin, developing an Anti-Russian gimmick. Soon Parry became interested in competing as a wrestler in addition to being a valet who normally just walks to the ring. In 2016 she had her first televised match at Wrestlemania 32.

After this, she continued training with Natalya Neidhart and has improved her in-ring skills. In 2020 was quite the year for her starting in a messy storyline marriage to fellow WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley and competing with “former mistress” Liv Morgan and Miro. After Miro was released from the company due to coronavirus cuts, she entered a storyline against Nia Jax where she was put through an announce table nine weeks in a row.

WWE Network released a Chronicle documentary about the year she has had, in which she shared that this year has left her feeling “isolated and depressed” – especially dealing with how “mean people are online.” She made a winning return from injury for Royal Rumble 2021 and has since been in a tag team with Naomi.

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What does Lana do outside of the ring?

In 2015 the couple joined the cast of Total Divas for seasons 6, 7, and 8. While in Los Angeles, the 5 feet 7 inches /170 Cm beauty joined the Ne-Yo-powered girl group No Means Yes, and worked as a backup dancer for Keri Hilson, Usher, Akon, and Rich Boy. She also made appearances in music videos, trained as an actor at The Groundlings School and landed small roles in The Game, Pitch Perfect 1 and 2, and Banshee.

She has found success as a social media influencer amassing 1.2million Tik Tok followers, and 3.8 million Instagram followers while 1.2million follow the model on Twitter. She also becomes a model for Fashion Nova and has appeared in fashion spreads such as Bello Magazine.

Who does Lana play in Bruce Willis new movie Cosmic Sin?

In 2020 it was announced that she would appear in the new Bruce Willis sci-fi movie Cosmic Sin. The 37-year-old actress plays a sniper named Sol and the film is set in the future. She has also posted a sneak peek of her role on Instagram in March 2020 saying she is “the best sniper in the galaxy.”