In response to several instances of negative mainstream press, WWE has issued the following statement to F4WOnline.com regarding Lana’s Battleground promo:
“Last night’s segment during WWE’s Battleground event was in no way referring to the Malaysia Airlines tragedy. The storyline with characters Rusev and Lana has been a part of WWE programming for more than 3 months. WWE apologizes to anyone who misunderstood last night’s segment and was offended.”