Lana made some controversial comments during an in-ring promo prior to Rusev 's match at Battleground , blaming the United States for current world events and praising Putin . Although she did not directly mention it , some media outlets said Lana was making reference to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , which happened three days before Battleground , to help build heat for Rusev in his feud against Jack Swagger . A representative of WWE later told '' TMZ '' that the segment was not specifically about the Malaysia Airlines crash , noting that the Rusev-Lana storyline " has been a part of WWE programming for more than three months . WWE apologizes to anyone who misunderstood last night 's segment and was offended "
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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