Who is CJ Perry AKA Lana and what is her net worth?
WWE star Lana, also known as CJ Perry, 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 new movie, Cosmic Sin.
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Who is WWE star Lana?
Lana was born on March 24, 1985, in Gainesville, Florida, and is of Portuguese and Venezuelan descent.
Her full name is Catherine Joy Perry.
Her father worked in the Latvian SSR as a Christian missionary.
She spent her childhood years training to become a ballerina like her mother.
Lana attended the ballet school of the Latvian National Opera (Riga Choreography School) and at age 14 began dancing with the Latvian National Ballet.
When the dancer was 17 she moved to New York City to dance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Broadway Dance Center, and Martha Graham of Contemporary.
She later attended Florida State University (FSU) and majored in dance and acting.
While at the university she and friends became known as the FSU Cowgirls for attending Florida State Seminoles games dressed as cowgirls and dancing in the stands.
Lana parlayed this fame into a modeling career, becoming a spokesmodel for Red Bull.
After graduating from FSU she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business.
What is Lana's net worth?
According to Wealthy Genius Lana's total net worth is approximately $3million.
She has amassed her fortune as a dancer, actress, fashion influencer, and professional wrestler.
How long has Lana been in WWE?
In 2013 Lana signed to WWE and joined the developmental system (now NXT).
She became a manager/valet to Miro, known as Rusev in WWE, using a Russian accent.
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In May 2014 she began dedicating Rusev's matches to her "hero" Vladimir Putin, developing an Anti-Russian gimmick.
Soon Lana became interested in competing as a wrestler in addition to being a valet who normally just walks to the ring.
In 2016 Lana had her first televised match at Wrestlemania 32.
After this she continued training with training with Natalya Neidhart, and has improved her in-ring skills.
2020 was quite the year for Lana starting in a messy storyline marriage to fellow WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley and feuding with "former mistress" Liv Morgan and Miro.
After Miro was released from the company due to coronavirus cuts, Lana 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 Lana has had, in which she shared that this year has left her feeling "isolated and depressed" â especially dealing with how "mean people are online."
She made triumphant return from injury for Royal Rumble 2021, and has since been in a tag team with Naomi.
What does Lana do outside of the ring?
In 2015 her and husband Miro joined the cast of Total Divas for seasons 6, 7, and 8.
While in Los Angeles, the 5-foot-7 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 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 3.8million Instagram followers while 1.2million follow the model on Twitter.
She models 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 Lana would appear in the new Bruce Willis sci-fi movie Cosmic Sin.
The 35-year-old actress plays a sniper named Sol and the film is set in the future.
She posted a sneak peek of her role on Instagram in March 2020 saying she is "the best sniper in the galaxy."
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What has Lana said about fashion and wrestling?
Outside of the ring, Lana has made a lot of money via her Instagram as a fashion influencer.
During an interview with Bello Magazine the star said: "Fashion and wrestling to me have so many similarities.
"In fashion, we can say something about ourselves through our clothes, just like wrestling gear says so much about me without even opening my mouth."
"I want to be the first woman to go from wrestling to Met Gala," she said.
Lana has been married to Miro since 2016.
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Fans can watch Lana on Monday Night RAW 8:00PM EST on USA Network.
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