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CJ Perry and Miro have called it quits on their marriage 7+ years after tying the knot ... and unfortunately for the two wrestling stars, this isn't part of an AEW storyline.

TMZ Sports has learned the famous, now-former couple -- who also play a married couple in the ring -- broke up once and for all in winter 2023 ... after years of an on-again, off-again relationship.

The couple said their "I dos" in July 2016 ... a couple of years after they began dating.

We reached out to Perry, formerly known as Lana in WWE, who confirmed the split.

"Miro and I have made the difficult decision to separate after many wonderful years together,  and have decided to move on as friends, and hopefully onscreen characters somewhere down the road," CJ told us.

As for what went wrong, our sources say there wasn't an explosive fight or cheating ... they simply grew apart over the years.

In fact, we're told Perry and Miro, known as Rusev in World Wrestling Entertainment, remain friends and still plan to work together in the future.

It's likely music to the ears of the executives at All Elite Wrestling -- where both are employed -- as the wrestling stars have portrayed themselves as a married couple going back a decade to WWE, through present-day AEW.

CJ and Miro, a former AEW TNT and 3x WWE United States champion, were last photographed out together in public in late 2022... and it's been a couple of months since they've wrestled together on TV.

Neither Perry nor Miro have yet filed for divorce.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson se metió de lleno en su personaje para destruir a cualquiera que odie la nueva narrativa con Roman Reigns, y de paso, llamando a todos los "llorones" de Cody Rhodes a que "¡¡¡callen sus putos traseros!!!"

Tras su polémico regreso en SmackDown la semana pasada, la leyenda de la WWE se unió a "The Pat McAfee Show" para abordar su decisión de volver al ring, así como las críticas que ha recibido por aparentemente robarle el sitial a American Nightmare.

Como informamos anteriormente, un montón de fans de la lucha libre han expresado su molestia con la idea que La Roca reemplace a Cody en un combate contra Reigns en WrestleMania.

La Roca dejó claro que nada está escrito en piedra, y aunque tiene un gran respeto por Rhodes, su familia y sus fans, se siente diametralmente diferente sobre a los odiosos fans de Cody, a quienes califica de "llorones de Cody".

El actor se burló de los fans que están detrás de la campaña #WeWantCody y que están volviéndose locos ante la posibilidad que se estropeen los planes de Rhodes con Reigns, y es legítimo y bastante clásico.

"La Roca dice esto", dijo Johnson en el programa. "Todo lo que tienes que hacer es sentarte, conocer tu rol, cerrar la boca y disfrutar del paseo al que te llevará La Roca. Así que hagan hashtag esto, hashtag aquello, ¡cállense la puta boca!, hashtag llorones de Cody.

Como informamos anteriormente, los fans de Cody le mostraron una tonelada de amor en "Raw" a principios de esta semana, y él acaba de revelar que ya tomó la decisión sobre qué hacer con su combate en WrestleMania.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson got in full character to destroy anyone hating his new storyline with Roman Reigns ... calling on all the "crybaby" Cody Rhodes fans to "shut your bitch asses up!!"

Fresh off his controversial return on SmackDown last week, the WWE legend joined "The Pat McAfee Show" to address his decision to get back in the squared-circle ... as well as the criticism he's gotten for seemingly stealing the American Nightmare's thunder.

As we previously reported, a TON of wrestling fans are super pissed ... with the belief being Rock is boxing out Cody from a hyped-up match with Reigns at WrestleMania.

Rock made it clear nothing is set in stone in regard to the three moving pieces ... and while he has great respect for Rhodes, his family and his fans -- he feels the exact opposite about the annoying backers he refers to as "Cody crybabies."

The actor mocked the "grown ass men" behind the #WeWantCody campaign who are losing their minds over Rhodes' potentially spoiled plans with Reigns ... and it is legitimately classic stuff.

"The Rock says this," Johnson said on the show. "All you gotta do is sit back, know your role, shut your mouth and enjoy the ride that the Rock is gonna take your candy asses on. So hashtag that, hashtag shut your bitch asses up, hashtag Cody crybabies."

As we previously reported, Cody's fans showed him a ton of love on "Raw" earlier this week ... and he just recently revealed he's made his decision on what to do with his WrestleMania match.

The Rock may be cooking in the WWE once again ... but some fans aren't super happy about it -- 'cause it seems his return has knocked a major storyline off track.

Here's the deal ... last night, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson got into an intense staredown with current Undisputed WWE Universal champ Roman Reigns at the end of ESPN's WWE SmackDown -- an insane moment seemingly setting up a match between the two wrestlers.

Indeed, rumors have been floating around today that they will fight in the next couple of months -- maybe at WrestleMania in early April -- and the online response ... is a bit lukewarm if we're being totally honest.

Sure, there are diehard Rock supporters who want to see their champ-turned-actor wipe the floor with Reigns ... but a lot of people are pointing to recent Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes and asking why it seems his story's now taking a backseat to The Rock's.

See, right before The Rock came out for his staredown ... CR talked about taking RR's title from him -- a right to challenge Cody earned by winning The Royal Rumble just last week -- and then seemingly stepped aside as he introduced The Rock to the crowd as if to indicate DJ's getting the chance instead of him.

That's all kinda shocking for fans ... 'cause Rhodes has been on the road to Roman for a while now while The Rock only recently hopped back into the ring.

As we previously reported ... Dwayne called out Roman Reigns back in early January during a surprise appearance on RAW during which he asked if he should be sitting at the "head of the table."

So it seems clear The Rock wants the title ... and that's where people are starting to voice their frustration -- because it sounds like the WWE's not really interested in furthering Cody Rhodes' journey anymore. Basically, they've backed a different dawg in the ring, and -- based on the X trend -- fans just aren't totally on board.

The major question here ... is it fair for fans to voice their frustration with The Rock at all? After all, the guy's not writing his own storylines as far as we know, and he's a legend in the sport, so it makes sense the WWE wants to use him.

But, Johnson recently joined the TKO Group board -- the governing body of the WWE and UFC -- and he now holds "The Rock" trademark ... so you could say he's got a lot more agency than your average WWE superstar.

Plus, Johnson's got a bit of a rep as someone who gets what they want in Hollywood. When he was working on "Black Adam," for example, he said he worked his magic to make a standalone film instead of first appearing in "Shazam!" ... a departure from the OG plan.

La Roca puede estar haciendo de las suyas en la WWE una vez más, pero algunos fans no están muy contentos con él porque parece que su regreso ha hecho desaparecer una historia cuyo desenlace que muchos ansiaban ver.

Esta es la cuestión, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson se metió en un intenso cara a cara con el actual campeón indiscutido de la WWE Roman Reigns al final de WWE SmackDown, un momento increíble que aparentemente presagia un combate entre los dos luchadores.

De hecho, los rumores han estado flotando de que ambos podrían pelear en los próximos meses, tal vez en WrestleMania a principios de abril, y la respuesta en línea está siendo un poco tibia si somos completamente honestos.

Por supuesto, hay partidarios acérrimos de La Roca que quieren ver a su campeón convertido barriendo el piso con Reigns, pero mucha gente está señalando al reciente ganador del Royal Rumble Cody Rhodes y preguntándose por qué su historia ha quedado relegada a un segundo plano detrás de La Roca.

Miren esto, justo antes de que La Roca saliera para su cara a cara, Cody Rhodes habló de quitarle el título a Roman Reigns, un derecho que Cody se había ganado la semana pasada tras ganar el Royal Rumble, y luego aparentemente se hizo a un lado mientras presentaba a La Roca frente a la multitud como para decir que Dwayne Johnson iba a recibir la oportunidad en lugar de él.

Todo esto es un poco chocante para los fans porque Rhodes ha estado preparándose para desafiar a Roman desde hace un tiempo, mientras que La Roca saltó solo recientemente de nuevo en el ring.

Como informamos anteriormente, Dwayne desafío a Roman Reigns a principios de enero durante una aparición sorpresa en RAW, donde le preguntó si él debería estar sentado "at the head of the table".

Así que parece claro que La Roca quiere el título, y ahí es donde la gente está empezando a expresar su frustración porque pareciera que la WWE ya no está realmente interesada en promover el viaje de Cody Rhodes. Básicamente, han apoyado a un luchador diferente en el ring, y si miramos lo que está pasando en X, los aficionados simplemente no están totalmente a bordo.

La gran pregunta aquí, ¿es justo que los fans expresen su frustración con La Roca? Después de todo, el tipo no está escribiendo sus propias historias por lo que sabemos, y es una leyenda en el deporte, así que tiene sentido que la WWE quiera usarlo.

Pero, Johnson se unió recientemente al directorio de TKO Grupo -el órgano que gobierna la WWE y UFC- y ahora tiene "The Rock" como una marca registrada, por lo que se podría decir que tiene mucho más agencia que una superestrella promedio de la WWE.

Además, Johnson tiene fama de conseguir lo que quiere en Hollywood. Cuando estaba trabajando en "Black Adam", por ejemplo, dijo que utilizó su magia para hacer una película independiente en lugar de aparecer por primera vez en "Shazam!", una desviación del plan OG.

AEW star CJ Perry has been hospitalized for several days with a gruesome infection in her finger that has since spread up her arm ... a complication that has required surgery.

The 38-year-old shared photos with her millions of social media followers this week ... initially saying on Saturday she went to the ER after realizing a problem with her middle finger and arm.

"Please keep me in your prayers I’m at the ER @vphcares," Perry said on X ... explaining the medical emergency is the reason why she has not been competing recently.

"The infection from my small finger has gone up my arm. I am so sorry I had to miss last night and @AEW tonight. I look forward to debuting in Mexico with @AndradeElIdolo. Good luck @ToBeMiro and my client."

Perry -- who went by the ring name Lana during her WWE tenure -- provided an update on Monday ... revealing she had to undergo a procedure to address the ailment.

"The infection has gotten worse and I'm going into surgery tonight," Perry said. "Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I love you all."

Perry joined AEW this year ... making her debut with her husband and fellow wrestler Miro, on September 3 at the All Out PPV event. She's also an AEW manager and signed El Idolo as her first client.

Before All Elite, Perry was a WWE Superstar who also managed other wrestlers like Rusev.

Ronda Rousey isn't going to AEW, according to the former UFC superstar herself who tells us despite not being signed to WWE anymore, she's focused on being a mom, not arm barring women in the squared circle.

TMZ Sports ran into 36-year-old Rousey in Los Angeles earlier this week ... where we asked her about the rumors she could ink a deal to become All Elite.

"No, no, I don't think so," Ronda responded.

Why not?

Mommy duties! 👶

"Just trying to be home with the family, and be a full-time mom," Rousey answered.

Remember, Rousey parted ways with WWE in October -- after signing with the company in 2018 -- and since has wrestled for Ring of Honor (November 17). ROH is owned by AEW ... hence all the speculation.

But, RR, mother of a 2-year-old baby, La'akea, says it's not happening ... at least not now.

There's much more with the UFC Hall of Famer ... who before wrestling played a critical role in elevating women's MMA to a level once thought impossible.

Hubby Travis Browne's career wasn't too shabby, either ... he was a heavyweight contender who beat the likes of Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem.

We asked Ronda if she'd allow her and Travis' kids to follow in mom's (and dad's) footsteps and go into MMA, or professional wrestling.

Ronda Rousey no va a participar en la AEW. La misma ex superestrella de la UFC nos dice que a pesar de no estar firmada con la WWE, se centra en ser una madre, así que no está interesada en la acción por el momento.

TMZ Sports se encontró con Rousey, de 36 años de edad, en Los Ángeles a principios de esta semana. Le preguntamos acerca de los rumores de que podría firmar un acuerdo para convertirse en luchadora de Elite.

"No, no, no lo creo", respondió Ronda.

¿Por qué no?

¡Deberes de mamá! 👶

"Solo trato de estar en casa con la familia y ser una mamá a tiempo completo", respondió Rousey.

Recordemos que Rousey se separó de la WWE en octubre —después de firmar con la compañía en 2018— y desde entonces ha luchado para el Ring of Honor (17 de noviembre). ROH es propiedad de AEW, de ahí toda la especulación.

Pero, Ronda —madre de un bebé de 2 años— dice que no va a pasar nada, al menos no por ahora.

Hay mucho más con el Salón de la Fama de la UFC, que antes de la lucha libre jugó un papel fundamental en la elevación de las MMA femeninas a un nivel que antes se creía imposible.

La carrera de su marido Travis Browne no fue tan mala, él tampoco era un contendiente de peso pesado que venció a los gustos de Josh Barnett y Alistair Overeem.

Le preguntamos a Ronda si permitiría que sus hijos y los de Travis siguieran los pasos de mamá (y papá) y se dedicaran a las MMA, o a la lucha libre profesional.

Swerve Stickland and "Hangman" Adam Page used everything from a barbed wire-wrapped chair to a heavy-duty staple gun to beat the s*** out of each other during last weekend's AEW match. We asked Swerve how he felt after the bloody match, and what part was most painful.

Swerve joined Mojo Muhtadi on "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs nightly on FS1) ... and talked about the Texas Deathmatch at AEW's Full Gear, which Strickland ultimately won. But, he paid a price.

"It was that Hangman Moonsault with the chair and barbed wire. Hangman is a deceptively massive man in itself. Receiving a Moonsault from him at that height and that weight and that speed and velocity already takes a lot out of you," Swerve told us.

"Add in a metal chair wrapped in like probably hundreds of yards of barbed wire wrapped in a spool around it, it just scraped across me, along with Hangman landing across me. Out of all the brutal stuff we did in that match, that was probably the one that stuck out."

With the big match under his belt and Strickland's stock being at an all-time high, we asked him what was next.

Swerve mentioned competing in the upcoming Continental Classic tournament ... but also has his sights set on something more historic.

"I feel like I catapulted myself as one of the top guys in the industry. And I said this before, earlier in the year, I really feel I can be the first African American AEW world champion."

Great matches require two wrestlers putting in work ... and Strickland spoke very highly of his opponent. In fact, he thinks "Hangman" Adam Page could be this generation's Mick Foley.

El AEW's Full Gear, se llevó a cabo en el Forum de Los Ángeles el sábado, y las cosas se pusieron intensas cuando "Hangman" Adam Page sacó una engrapadora y la usó en la cara de Swerve Strickland antes de beber su sangre!

Fue tan desagradable como suena y a los miles de aficionados en el lugar les encantó!

Si eres un fan de la lucha libre, ya sabes la historia; Page y Strickland se odian, y el formato Texas Deathmatch (y la falta de reglas) fue el escenario perfecto para el encuentro.

En última instancia, Swerve inmovilizó a Hangman, derrotándolo, después de un poco de ayuda de Prince Nana y Brian Cage. Pero, es lo que sucedió antes del pin lo que tiene a los fans hablando.

Hangman, sosteniendo una pistola de grapas de alta resistencia, grapó un dibujo hecho por su hijo en la cara de Swerve, al instante la sangre de dibujo. Page entonces agarró el dibujo y lo arrancó, con grapa y todo, de la cara de Strickland.

Mientras Swerve se retorcía de dolor, Adam se lanzó al suelo, agarró la cabeza de Strickland, y comenzó a beber su sangre.

Todo el combate fue brutal y Hangman no fue el único que recurrió al uso de armas. De hecho, Swerve utilizó una silla envuelta en alambre de púas para golpear a Page. Hangman también golpeó a Strickland a través de una mesa envuelta en alambre de púas.

Los hombres hicieron todo menos matarse.

AEW's Full Gear went down at The Forum in L.A. on Saturday, but the match was better suited for the Staples Center ... after "Hangman" Adam Page busted out a Swingline and drove a staple into Swerve Strickland's face, before drinking his blood!

It was as nasty as it sounds ... and the thousands in the building loved it!

If you're a wrestling fan, you know the history ... Page and Strickland HATE each other, and the Texas Deathmatch format (and lack of rules) was the perfect setting for the match.

Ultimately, Swerve pinned Hangman, defeating him ... after some help from Prince Nana and Brian Cage. But, it's what happened before the pin that has fans talking.

Hangman, holding a heavy-duty staple gun, stapled a drawing done by his son to Swerve's face, instantly drawing blood. Page then grabbed the drawing and ripped it, staple and all, out of Strickland's face.

As Swerve writhed in pain, Adam dove to the ground, grabbed Strickland's head, and actually began drinking his blood.

The entire match was brutal ... and Hangman wasn't alone in resorting to the use of weapons. In fact, Swerve used a barbed-wire-wrapped chair to hit Page. Hangman also slammed Strickland through a barbed wire-wrapped table.

The men did everything short of killing each other in the squared circle.

Paul Wight is returning to the ring Wednesday night ... something that might never have happened if not for former NBA star Xavier McDaniel, the first person to tell the Superstar formerly known as Big Show to go into professional wrestling!

Wight dropped by the TMZ offices on Tuesday and sat down with Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show -- ahead of AEW Dynamite's Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight match -- where the guys discussed the 7-footer's start in the sport to his in-ring comeback.

The Wight the Wrestler origin story is pretty crazy.

Paul was a center on the Wichita State basketball team in the early '90s, but wasn't exactly Shaquille O'Neal on the court.

Because of his play on the hardwood, McDaniel, a Shockers alum who'd become an NBA star after being drafted with the 4th overall pick in 1985, gave Wight some invaluable advice ... and perhaps paved the way for him to become a titan in the wrestling industry.

"X was always pestering me, and he kept telling me I should go into wrestling. I said 'Man, listen, I'm gonna play in the NBA. That's what I've trained for since I was a kid. This is what I do,'" Wight recounted telling McDaniel (this story starts around the 14-minute mark).

"[Xavier] says, 'Man, you're gonna be the only 7-foot dude who gets cut by the Japanese team. He goes, 'I'm telling you what you need to do. You need to go into pro wrestling and be Andre The Giant's son.' He says, 'Man, you look like Andre. That's what you need to do.'"

"Xavier McDaniel saw the vision on the wall long before it ever happened."

Shortly after, Paul linked up with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff ... and the rest is history.

Now, Wight's wrestling again at 51 years old (it's been a bit since he's performed in the Squared Circle, though he's been signed to AEW since '21) ... and he's teaming up with Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Chris Jericho to take on Hobbs, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Brian Cage.

How much longer will he wrestle? Check out the full interview -- we asked him.

AEW está recibiendo serias críticas de los fans en línea después de que algunos de sus luchadores participaran en una historia antisemita el martes por la noche, pocos días después de los atroces ataques en Israel.

El controvertido segmento salió al aire hacia el final del episodio AEW Dynamite de esta semana, cuando el campeón mundial Maxwell Jacob Friedman, que es judío, comenzó un intercambio promocional con Juice Robinson.

Durante la pelea, Robinson y sus compañeros del Bullet Club Gold se burlaban de Friedman y trataban de provocarlo para un futuro combate cuando, de repente, Robinson sacó un rollo de monedas de 25 centavos.

Escrito en el paquete de monedas de 10 dólares estaba el nombre de "Friedman", y cuando Robinson lo mostró a la cámara y luego a MJF, gritó en el micrófono: "¿Sabes lo que hago con estos, Sonny Jack? Rompo las mandíbulas de los idiotas".

La escena fue ampliamente criticada en las redes sociales como antisemita, ya que Friedman ha dicho en repetidas ocasiones que en el pasado, cuando era adolescente, los matones le lanzaban monedas de 25 centavos y le decían: "Recógelo, judío. Recógelo".

Los fans estaban furiosos con la decisión de la organización de lucha libre de convertir todo esto en un episodio, teniendo en cuenta todo el terror que está ocurriendo actualmente en Israel.

Por parte de Friedman, rompió las monedas como parte de la promoción en el programa del martes, gritando a Robinson, "Si te acercas a mí con esas monedas, voy a acabar con tu vida, pedazo de mierda". Más tarde tomó a X para abordar la cuestión nuevamente.

"Esta noche, ese pedazo de mier*** Juice Robinson, decidió sacar a relucir una historia de mi infancia que me ha causado mucho daño", escribió el luchador estrella de 27 años. "Me alegro de que lo hiciera. Ha sacado a relucir algo por lo que todos hemos pasado de una forma u otra en nuestras vidas. En nombre de todos los que alguna vez han sufrido acoso por ser diferentes. Yo también espero causarle mucho daño".

AEW is catching some serious flak from fans online after it had some of its wrestlers participate in an antisemitic storyline on Tuesday night ... just days after the heinous attacks in Israel.

The controversial segment aired toward the end of this week's AEW Dynamite episode, when World champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, who's Jewish, began a promo exchange with Juice Robinson.

During the bit, Robinson and his Bullet Club Gold teammates were taunting Friedman and attempting to bait him into a future match ... when, suddenly, Robinson pulled out a roll of quarters.

Written on the $10 pack of coins was the name "Friedman" -- and as Robinson showed it to the camera and then to MJF, he screamed into the microphone, "You know what I do with these, Sonny Jack? I break idiots' jaws!"

The scene was widely panned on social media as anti-Jewish ... as Friedman has said repeatedly in the past that when he was a teenager, bullies would pelt him with quarters and tell him, "Pick it up, Jew boy. Pick it up."

Fans were irate with the wrestling org.'s decision to turn it all into a storyline this week ... considering all of the terror that's currently happening in Israel.

For Friedman's part, he actually snapped over the quarters as part of the promo on Tuesday's show ... yelling back at Robinson, "You come near me with those quarters, I'll end your life, you piece of s***!" He later took to X to address the matter as well.

"Tonight that piece of s***, Juice Robinson decided to bring up a story from my childhood that has left me scared," the 27-year-old star wrestler wrote. "I'm glad he did. He brought awareness to something we've all gone through in one way, shape, or form in our lives. On behalf of anyone who's ever been bullied for being different in any capacity. I look forward to leaving him scared too."

Adam Cole could leave Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday with two titles ... a night that he tells TMZ Sports would be the "highlight of my career!"

Cole -- who spent nine months on the shelf after suffering a serious concussion in May 2022 -- is challenging MJF for the AEW World Championship ... and Adam says, "The excitement is through the roof for everybody involved."

"It'd be the highlight of my career. It would mean absolutely everything to me," Cole said of winning the World Championship at "All In" after the long hiatus.

"To now be in this situation where I am wrestling one of my good buddies again for the AEW World Title, in the main event of one of the biggest shows of all time, It's amazing!"

Of course, Cole joined AEW in 2021 ... after becoming a star in WWE. Adam and MJF are two of the most popular wrestlers in the promotion, and have an interesting relationship. They're friends, but also rivals.

In fact, the two battled to a 30-minute draw on AEW Dynamite in June ... and later became tag team partners. They've had so much success together, the guys are opening this weekend's show with a match with the Ring of Honor tag team title on the line.

If you're keeping track at home ... Adam and MJF are going to team up together to start the night, and end the night by beating the hell out of each other.

"When we teamed, no, I did not expect the audience to be so invested not in Adam Cole versus MJF, but Adam Cole and MJF together. Which that kind of took a life of its own and it's absolutely wild."

Cole continued ... "I do understand why as far as the chemistry that me and him have. I think we both have a very similar thought process when it comes to pro wrestling and what we think makes a really, really exciting pro wrestling angle, match, show, etc."

"So, it's been very, very cool. I'm glad the fans have latched on to it."