CJ Perry Reflects On Going Through Tables In Nia Jax Feud, ‘My Hole’ Becoming a Meme

CJ Perry went through a number of tables during her feud with Nia Jax, and she says it wasn’t a punishment being directed at Rusev. As Lana, Perry feuded with Nia Jax in late 2020. The feud saw her get put through the commentary desk week after week.

She eventually defeated Jax in a tables match, a match where Jax created an instant meme. Jax missed a legdrop on the apron and sold the pain of the spot by yelling, “Ohhh, my hole!” Perry spoke about the feud during her appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet. You can see highlights below:

On Facing Jax In the “My Hole” Match:

“I had no idea that it was gonna become an international meme. That was nuts. I push her through the table, she goes through the table, and I believe it was Triple H and Johnny [Ace], I can’t remember exactly who gave [the line] about joking about “my hole” in rehearsal, and then that’s what she did. I did hurt her hole, and it became an international meme, which I’m very proud of. It’s so funny. I honestly can’t believe that I put her through a table and hurt her hole [laughs].”

On Being Put Through the Announce Table Each Week:

“I was just the biggest heel at the moment in the business because of the Bobby Lashley story. I was teaming up with Nattie, and we were heels. Vince wanted to have his new schtick for Nia that she was going to put someone through commentary every single week, and he was going to turn her into a massive babyface. So I was like, ‘I want to go. I’ve always wanted to go through a table. It’s my dream.’ That was told to Vince, and Vince thought that was so hysterical that I ever dreamed of going through a table. He thought it made the most sense if they were trying to make her as a babyface, to put the person that was hated the most through the table. Because everyone, Liv wanted to go through it, a whole bunch of other girls were like, ‘No, me, me.’

On the Perception That It Was a Punishment From McMahon:

“So she put me through [the table]. And it was the same day that Miro had an AEW interview on a podcast. And it was just something with his interview and me doing that at the same time that the fans assumed I was being disciplined because of Rusev. But it wasn’t that way at all. It just really worked into my favor that the fans really had my back like that. One second they hate me and like that, they turn. God, I love our fan base. You guys are the best. So then the following week, I think originally, the plan was to put another girl through the table. Vince was like, ‘No, I want to try again, Lana.’ And then by the third week, I had become a full-blown babyface online. And it was so much heat for Nia and Shayna, He was like, ‘I think this is going to make them a bigger heel and you have bigger babyface. So let’s run with it and see where it goes.’ So that’s what happened.”