"Lana is the best, Lana #1!" Well, that's according to Rusev, anyway. Unfortunately, her singles career hasn't really taken off over the past few years and it seems somewhat unlikely that she'll have an opponent at the upcoming Evolution PPV. Despite that, she revealed during a recent interview that she has some big names in mind for who she'd like to step inside the ring with at the event.
"There are so many women on the current roster who are just incredible competitors, and I’d love to fight them. But then there are so many women from the past I would love to fight. I mean, who doesn’t want to get in the ring with Trish or Lita or Molly Holly?
"Trish was my inspiration for so long. But I’ve always been a huge fan of Stephanie McMahon. Growing up, I wanted to be in WWE because of watching characters like Stephanie McMahon and Paul Heyman. They just are such incredible storytellers, such incredible, compelling characters.
"When I look at Stephanie McMahon’s entire career, I’m always blown away at how she just moves your soul. Literally, my heart is moved by her. Either I hate her, or love her, or love to hate her. I probably won’t face off with her at Evolution, but just in general she is one of my dream opponents."
Lana vs. Stephanie McMahon? That would certainly be pretty...interesting? In fairness, it's good to see that Lana has goals and WWE should really give her a chance. After all, how can they expect her to improve if she's constantly standing at ringside? Her recent tag team matches with Rusev were solid, though, so Evolution could start looking better for her soon. As always, stay tuned for updates.