During the Q&A session, English was asked about his infamous storyline affair with Lana, and the wrestler shared his honest views about the whole angle.
English played a pivotal role in the popular Rusev Day gimmick, but instead of fully capitalizing on the team’s momentum, WWE booked an unwanted love triangle featuring English, Rusev and Lana.
The former WWE star was involved in an angle titled ‘One Night in Milwaukee,’ which was the supposed video evidence of his romantic relationship with Lana.
English revealed he wasn’t uncomfortable with the idea of having a kayfabe affair with Lana as he was a performer who got paid to play characters in any given situation. The former WWE star had no problem being Lana’s love interest as long as it added to the storyline.
English, however, did have an issue with how WWE portrayed the entire angle. The former WWE commentator labeled the storytelling “crummy” and felt WWE missed the boat with the feud.
English explained that his planned split from Rusev (Miro) had the potential to be a very personal rivalry. However, he also felt the story ended up being worse than a C-grade movie and pulled no punches while criticizing WWE’s storyline direction.
Fought against it: Aiden English had many ideas for his WWE storyline with Lana and Rusev
English noted that he had some appealing ideas for the feud and was personally quite happy when he turned on Rusev.
The former NXT star said WWE could have offered an old-school tag team break-up storyline, but Vince McMahon had made up his mind about going ahead with a cheesy romantic narrative.
English’s affair with Lana lasted a mere two weeks before WWE had Rusev defeat the former Vaudevillian.
During the latest UnSKripted, English also shared his thoughts on a scary Enzo Amore incident, Miro in AEW, his time in the WWE, and more.
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