‘Total Divas’ Star Lana Talks WrestleMania, Wedding Proposals and Why WWE ‘Is Not Fake’

“This is a contact sport. There is nothing fake about it — we just have predetermined endings,” pro wrestler tells TheWrap ahead of Season 6 premiere of E! show

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Just three days after the WWE’s biggest event of the year — WrestleMania 33 — WWE star Lana is gearing up for another landmark event, the Season 6 premiere of “Total Divas.”

The pro wrestler and member of the “Raw” team, whose real name is C.J. Perry, talked to TheWrap about her favorite moments from WWE’s Super Bowl-style event on Sunday, John Cena popping the question to Nikki Bella, what to expect from the return of the E! reality show, and what misnomer about the WWE irks her the most.

“I hear a lot people say it [the WWE] is fake — it is not fake, we are athletes, we are entertainers … I broke my wrist and I have a lot of bruises from wrestling,” Lana explained.

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