WWE has responded to the media backlash following Lana’s promo at last night’s Battleground pay-per-view. Lana bashed the United States for blaming Russia for “recent current events” – which many people associated with last week’s tragic Malaysia Airlines plane crash:
“You blame Russia for the recent current events, when in fact you americans should be scolded for your war mongering in Afghanistan and Iraq. You Americans should be insulted and afraid.”
In a statement released on Monday afternoon, WWE wrote:
“Last night’s segment during WWE’s Battleground event was in no way referring to the Malaysia Airlines tragedy. The storyline with characters Rusev and Lana has been a part of WWE programming for more than 3 months. WWE apologizes to anyone who misunderstood last night’s segment and was offended.”
