CJ Perry (Lana) Announces Her Return To Indies Wrestling & To Work In Manager Role

A recent episode of TMZ’s Inside The Ring podcast featured former WWE and AEW talent CJ Perry, also known as Lana, as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Perry announcing that she will be making her return to pro wrestling for the indies.

“I’m making an announcement that I will be returning back to professional wrestling and I’m going to be hitting the indie scene.”

Perry gave her thoughts about what her role will be on the independent scene.

“Definitely on the mic and managing, 100%. That’s also why I’m enrolling in stand-up because I want to be so good on the mic. I want to be so sharp, I want to be so iconic. Yeah, I’m going on this journey. I’m gonna start going to wrestling events and I’m going to start searching for the next super athlete.”

Perry also gave her thoughts about her making a potential in-ring return for her wrestling career in the future.

“The bottom line when you get into any professional wrestling in any shape and form, you got to be ready to resolve conflict in the ring. So when you go, ‘Will you be wrestling?’, my goal is not to start wrestling. But, if someone has an issue with me and I need to resolve some conflict in the ring, you better believe I’m going to be ready.”

Prior to her announcement, Perry has been absent from wrestling since her departure from AEW in July of 2024. Perry signed a WWE Legends contract this past April.