Lana was recently interviewed by For The Win before the Money in the Bank pay-per-view. She will challenge Naomi at the event for the Smackdown Women’s Championship.
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From her vignettes, outfits and her entrance, it appears as if we are seeing a bit of a new side from Lana on Smackdown Live. This is different from what fans are used to when she was strictly the manager of Rusev.
Lana is adamant that her character hasn’t changed:
“I’m the same ‘Ravishing Russian’ that you’ve always known. It’s funny to me when I hear people say that it’s a new character. I embody ‘Ravishing.’ I come out in the most ravishing dress. I have a ravishing entrance. I’m ravishing people’s hearts. I was managing Rusev and wearing a suit because if you’re managing someone or an agent in real life, you are going to wear a suit to work.
“Right now, I’m the focal point, I’m the one competing. If people know anything about Russians, we do things really over the top. We wear high heels everywhere. We show up in the most extravagant outfits. I am just embodying how I was raised and what I grew up in. Some people might think we’re extra, I just think we’re ravishing.
“I’m the same woman, I’m just going to be crushing people myself.”
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You can check out the full interview here.