Rusev's long –time handler Lana was expected to be dumped and it finally happened at WWE RAW following WWE Payback.
Rusev was apparently not happy with another loss to John Cena for the United States Title on WWE Payback. It will be recalled that Rusev lost when Lana took the mike and said that the Bulgarian Brute is saying "I Quit" (in Bulgarian or something close to that). The loss was the third-in-a-row for Rusev who could be feuding with another WWE star soon.
For her involvement, Rusev finally dumped Lana as expected. But it wasn't long before Lana found a new wrestler to align with, Dolph Ziggler.
Lana came to the ring and kissed Ziggler twice after his match with Stardust.
Rusev expectedly charged out to attack him but the real twist came when Lana slapped Rusev that sent the crowd to a wild roar. After that, Ziggler laid out the Zig-Zag on Rusev, laying out the Bulgarian Brute.
The odd thing right now is why Lana came out to kiss Ziggler. The slap and formal breakup was expected (something that should have happened as early as WWE Payback) but the kiss and the most likely team up was something that caught many by surprise.
From the looks of it, Rusev's new storyline could be a feud against Lana and Ziggler. Would this mean that Lana would wrestle as well in the Divas division?
There is no official word right now though it should be something to look forward to, seeing that the WWE Universe has been longing for it.
How will Rusev survive on his own with Lana now aligning herself with ZIggler? Both Rusev and Lana will technically be still working together but on opposing sides. Will Rusev dominate Ziggler? Look out for Lana and her distraction tactics, something she used to do for the Bulgarian Brute.
