WWE Rusev & Lana First Interview TOGETHER – WWE Podcast
The Joe Vulpis Podcast
Joe Vulpis
4.9 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Miro (Rusev) is a Bulgarian professional WWE Superstar, where he became a multi-time United States Champion and one of the most memorable powerhouse heels. He is days away from a massive match at Wrestlemania in a 6 man Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Title. Joining in the chat is Lana, who the two became one of WWE's most iconic on-screen couples, blending real-life marriage with dramatic storylines that captivated fans worldwide.
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| 0:00.0 | This past week, you demolished everybody. |
| 0:02.2 | Yes. |
| 0:02.9 | You cleaned house. |
| 0:04.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:04.5 | Thank you. |
| 0:05.1 | I had to make a statement. |
| 0:20.1 | Also, it's kind of a, it's not like a warmer, but I take advantage of their moment, right? If I can hurt my opponent before that match, why wouldn't I do that? What's up? Welcome to the podcast. My name's Joe. And today's episode is brought to you by Fan Duel. You auditioned for Sonia in Mortal Kombat. |
| 0:20.7 | I did. |
| 0:22.4 | How far did you go in it? |
| 0:24.2 | I went a couple rounds, yeah. |
| 0:21.6 | So. is brought to you by FanDule. You auditioned for Sonia in Mortal Kombat. I did. How far did you go in it? |
| 0:22.6 | I went a couple rounds, yeah. |
| 0:24.6 | So I didn't get it, unfortunately. |
| 0:28.6 | Still bummed, but... |
| 0:30.6 | I had to download her on who Sony is and what Mortal Kombat is, because she had no clue. |
| 0:35.6 | Yeah? |
| 0:36.6 | That's true. It's very true. Because it's like a whole, it's a whole other world. Like when I was reading the script, it's just so, it's like trying to auditioning for WWE and not knowing what WWE is because it's a whole other language. Universe and generations of games and movies. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. We were talking that if he auditioned for Cano. Oh, sick. Who's the nemesis of Sonia? That would all make sense. I don't. How was the movie Guns Up? Oh, man. I love that movie. I love that movie. It was such a great experience to do it. Kevin James is such a great dude. Being able to kick his ass on screen, left and right, throwing each other in the kitchen in different in the bar, fighting. It's just, it was a tremendous experience. What kind of training and prep is there for that? Do you have a lot of stunt work going into it? For me? So we did a little stunt work back in a day with CJ. She made me go to this place. So I kind of learned how to move. With David Leach. With David Leach. They told me how to punch correctly for it. Because it's different, right? WWE, you would still make a contact right so and in in stunts in |
| 1:46.3 | some scenarios you don't have to have contact because the camera angles uh but whenever i had to make |
| 1:52.2 | contact i rather do because you know and even kevin he was in he was really like loving the |
| 1:58.5 | contact he was loving the physicality because he's also you know back in the day he was an amateur wrestler and he was preparing for this movie real hard. He even tore his bicep a couple of weeks before we started shooting. So he was kind of hurt, but we took care of him. But it was overall tremendous. Kevin James was obsessed with working with Miro the first day, because I was in the movie |
| 2:21.0 | with them. |
| 2:22.0 | I had a small little role, a little cameo assassin role, and when I got there, Kevin James runs |
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