Former WWE Superstar Lio Rush appeared on an AEW show for the first time since June and brought a new money man gimmick with him. Lio Rush returned to AEW following a four-month absence via a pretaped vignette that aired on this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite. In the video, Rush informed viewers that he was… Read More Lio Rush Returns To AEW, Debuts New Gimmick
Former WWE Superstar Lio Rush has announced that he is retiring from professional wrestling at just 26 years of age. Rush took to social media to inform fans that he had decided to retire as a result of a shoulder injury he sustained during his AEW debut in the Casino Battle Royale at Double Or Nothing. Rush… Read More Lio Rush Announces His Retirement From Wrestling
Major League Wrestling has officially announced Lio Rush for The Restart. It was announced today that the former WWE Superstar, billed as a Middleweight and Influencer, will make his MLW debut for “#TheRestart” on Wednesday, November 18. MLW CEO Court Bauer called Rush the top free agent in pro wrestling right now. “It’s not very often someone as special as Lio Rush ends… Read More MLW Officially Announces Lio Rush’s Debut For The Restart
Lio Rush continued to respond this week to some of the reports on his backstage heat and issues with WWE. Rush said in an interview with Fightful that his issues are not with Bobby Lashley or working with him, but with not being paid for merchandise that uses his catchphrase, and not being paid what he feels he’s worth.… Read More Lio Rush Reportedly Turns Down New WWE Offer But Says He’s “Broke”, Mark Henry Responds
Regarding the angle on Monday’s WWE RAW with Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush, the idea for them was a heel turn. WWE officials had just decided on the heel turn earlier that day, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. There was a long discussion over whether Lashley would be better off as a heel or a babyface right now,… Read More Backstage News On Why WWE Turned Bobby Lashley Heel, Vince McMahon Feeds Lines To Lio Rush
23-year-old NXT phenom Lio Rush will be making his main roster debut as part of 205 Live. A promo for Rush was shown during last night’s cruiserweight showcase on WWE Network. Rush has been part of the WWE development system since the middle of 2017. Most recently, Rush has been working NXT events alongside the much larger Babatunde — who appeared as part… Read More Lio Rush Set To Join Main Roster On 205 Live (VIDEO)
There’s been speculation on WWE NXT Superstar Lio Rush being gone from the company but PWInsider reports that he’s still under contract as of this morning. Fans started speculating on his status after he apparently removed all WWE references from his Twitter account some time this week and changed his location from Orlando back to Washington, DC.… Read More Speculation On Lio Rush Departing From WWE NXT
“The Man of the Hour” Lio Rush made his first appearance in NXT at the brand’s TV tapings on Thursday night and faced-off against an opponent he’s got history with. The debuting wrestler was initially supposed to wrestle Aleister Black in his initial match, but Lio was attacked by Velveteen Dream on his way to the ring. Dream then wrestled Rush later in… Read More Lio Rush Debuts At NXT TV Tapings
WWE announced the signing of top independent wrestler Lio Rush, who officially joined the WWE Performance Center yesterday. Here is the full statement: WWE signs Lio RushWWE has announced a blockbuster signing in the form of 22-year-old prodigy Lio Rush. Internationally recognized as one of the ring’s top high-flyers, Rush officially joined the WWE Performance Center today in… Read More WWE Confirms Lio Rush Has Signed A Deal, Began Training At The Performance Center
