He felt WWE didn’t financially compensate him for his work. In 2019, Rush was unhappy with how the company was treating him. The former WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion has been advertised for upcoming NJPW events, including Resurgence on August 14 and Fighting Spirit Unleashed on August 16, but it has not been confirmed if Rush is wrestling on those shows. The problems between Rush and Henry began during Rush’s career in WWE. Rush said in his statement hat he had contractual obligations to fulfil with NJPW before he retired and that he would fulfil those commitments once he was healthy.
#LIO RUSH PROFESSIONAL#
Rush announced his retirement from wrestling on June 8 before posting a longer statement on social media two days later, indicating that he felt fulfilled from his time as a professional wrestler and wanted to focus on being a better father and husband, while pursuing other passions. Happy to announce that today….I’ve been cleared." Writing on Twitter, Rush said: "Every single day for the past 3 months I’ve been in rehab working harder than I ever have before. The 26-year-old has now revealed he has been cleared to return to the ring, meaning he is able to fulfil his outstanding wrestling obligations. Rush has been rehabbing a serious injury over the past few months after sustaining it during the Casino Battle Royal Match at AEW Double Or Nothing, in which he was a surprise entrant. Lio Rush 'I want to be the first african american aew world champion.' Also Lio Rush 'I'm retiring next week.' I mean, being the world champ should be everyone's goal. Definitely should go to Will Hobbs or Ricky Starks. say sorry, and really mean it.Lio Rush has announced that he has been cleared to return to wrestling, three months after sustaining a serious ACL injury. Lio is a great performer but he isn't world champ material in that company. I don't know what kinda lawyers he's dealing with, but I got those Ivy League people around me, and they're pissed!"īut, there is one thing Lio Rush can do before he finds his ass in a courtroom. he tells us he's seriously considering filing a lawsuit. Like nobody can question my blackness, pull my black card. I would of really talked it up, we would of made world news, but now he said something slanderous." "If he would've called me, I would've done it anyway. Mark's adamant if Rush would've just asked for help, he would've plugged his music - no problem - but what he did instead was wayyy out of bounds.
#LIO RUSH PRO#
I have a lot of followers and he released the album, or song, or something, and he wanted to use that to get some attention. Lio Rush previously stated that he was content with what Rush had accomplished in his pro wrestling career. using his name and fame to promote his music career.
Lio would eventually sign with AEW at the end of September when he returned to Dynamite as LBO Lio. Rush had previously retired from the ring to spend time with his family after the pandemic hit. Lio Rush made a surprise appearance as the Joker in the Casino Battle Royale at AEW Double or Nothing, and was offered a contract, but an injury led him to a brief retirement. So, if it ain't true, why'd Rush write what he did? Lio Rush signed with All Elite Wrestling at the end of September.
#LIO RUSH PLUS#
"If you go down to the performance center at NXT, probably 25 I think, people of color in the facility, probably about 80 plus percent of them I helped get them there. who says Rush's comments are straight-up nonsense. TMZ Sports talked to an extremely upset Mark Henry.