{"id":169753,"date":"2025-04-22T08:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=169753"},"modified":"2025-04-21T22:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T03:41:30","slug":"notes-on-rusev-and-lanas-return-to-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/04\/22\/notes-on-rusev-and-lanas-return-to-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Rusev and Lana&#8217;s return to WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-752059753\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Rusev made his return to WWE television during Monday&#8217;s Raw. Deadline.com reports that Rusev signed a two-year contract that was negotiated by the Paradigm agency. Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/miro-barnyashev-wwe-deal-1236373427\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The story also states that Rusev&#8217;s wife CJ Perry, who previously worked as Lana, signed a WWE Legends deal. 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