CJ Perry Recalls Getting Promo Advice From Brock Lesnar In 2016

CJ Perry recently recalled how she got advice from Brock Lesnar on her promos back in 2016 during her time in WWE. The former Lana wrote a piece for Yahoo! Uncrowned in which she spoke about her experience with Lesnar during a live event tour where Rusev was facing The Beast.

Perry recalled how Lesnar, who is set to open WrestleMania 42 night two against Oba Femi, gave her advice before the promo, which was when she was just starting out. He then pulled her aside and provided some feedback after. You cna see the highlights below:

On Getting Advice On the Promo Beforehand:

“Back in 2016 in San Jose, I got to see up close how smart Brock is to this business. It was Brock vs. Rusev on some WWE live events, and my husband and I were just starting out. Before the show, Paul Heyman gave me pointers on part of my promo and then asked Brock what he thought about it.

“Brock took a second and thought, and then gave me notes on how I could say it. He took what Paul and I had come up with, and spun it in a completely different direction by anticipating the audience’s reaction, and then having a plan to deal with that reaction.”

On Lesnar Giving Feedback After:

“We went out there that night and did our promo, and the match with Brock vs. Rusev was incredible. When we came back, Brock pulled me aside and gave me notes on my execution. He told me I was ‘stepping on my on pop by not allowing them to boo longer’ and to ‘wait a bit longer for the crowd to start chanting.’ It was incredible advice I got from Brock, and the whole experience really helped Miro and I grow as performers and on the mic.

“But I was more blown away by how wise Brock was to this business. I guess I bought into what he wants us all to see, which is the viking destroyer character, but backstage there’s few smarter than him in knowing how to pull the most from a beat, or a movement or a moment.”