From TMZ :
The WWE is getting the smackdown from some
fans after two "Russian" characters ripped
Americans for blaming Russia for the MH17
tragedy. Right before Alexander Rusev's pay-per-
view bout last night ... his manager Lana teased
hecklers with a very thinly veiled reference to the
Malaysia Airlines crash, saying ... "You blame
Russia for current events?" Lana added that
America is to blame for "war-mongering in
Afghanistan and Iraq." Of course, the whole bit was
scripted -- like every WWE event -- but mentioning
a real disaster, less than a week after it
happened ... has generated some backlash. By the
way, Lana is played C.J. Perry -- an American
actress with a shaky Russian accent.A rep for the
WWE tells TMZ the segment was not about the
Malaysia Airlines crash in specific. The rep pointed
out, "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.”
