As noted earlier, Lana and Rusev’s engagement was known about by WWE officials before news broke publicly last week.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting WWE used the information to turn it into a storyline, and most likely fed the information to TMZ, who was credited with breaking the report. It was noted that WWE usually only mentions the source if they are on good terms and wanted the news out there.
The Observer also noted even though WWE was aware of the engagement reports, Vince McMahon was not happy about it. The reason being given is that it broke the ‘rules’ of playing the role at all times and maintaining character. It was mentioned there is a strong belief that current storyline plans were rushed ahead and changed due to the engagement news making headlines.
