Summary

CJ Perry says she still hopes to reunite with Rusev on WWE television, though she stopped well short of suggesting anything has been finalized.

While speaking with Ariel Helwani, Perry said the timing has not lined up yet, but added that she expects to appear again at some point. Rusev has been back in WWE for the past year, and he is now set to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match at WrestleMania 42.

Perry's comments come at a moment when WWE is already loading more marquee stories into the WrestleMania season, and even outside the main roster picture the company has been emphasizing timing and presentation, as Ethan Page recently explained in NXT.

Quote from CJ Perry

"Lana, right now, is exiled in Siberia. She let her country down and is doing work there. CJ, when the time is right, I will appear. Hopefully that will happen sooner rather than later, but in the meantime, I'm focusing on writing for Uncrowned. I love new journeys. If I can be in the world of storytelling and entertaining, if it's on a podcast, stand up, writing a wrestling column, I am very grateful that I can stay in the business or storytelling and hopefully entertain and put a smile on faces."

Perry later went on to say:

"That would be a dream, for sure. I love working with my husband. One of my favorite things to do is collaborate with create with other creatives, and I think my husband is one of the most creative, smart, funny, athletic, iconic wrestlers and creative minds that I know."

What CJ Perry's comments could mean for Rusev in WWE

Perry's comments keep the door open for WWE to bring the act back together if the company wants to add another layer to Rusev's presentation. With Rusev already heading into a WrestleMania 42 Intercontinental Championship ladder match, a reunion would immediately feel tied to an active story rather than a nostalgia cameo.

Just as important, Perry did not frame anything as confirmed. That leaves this as interest from her side, not an announced WWE plan, but it is still a notable update for fans who have been waiting to see whether the pairing would resume on screen.

Sources

CJ Perry while speaking with Ariel Helwani