Lio Rush cleared to wrestle again
Lio Rush cleared to wrestle again
Maryland native started his career with MCW
Lio Rush tweeted Thursday that he is “CLEARED”. Other sources have since provided more details.
Wrestling Observer and other sites reported on the news. Rush injured his shoulder in June at the Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) Battle of Los Angeles tournament.
It was later announced yesterday that his return to the ring will be in England.
Revolution Pro is the UK affiliate of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) who Rush has been affiliated with. He appeared at an event in DC they held this summer, as noted by Cageside Seats. He will likely be participating in their junior heavyweight division.
Rush was last seen at MCW in September during the Bruiser Strong event in Joppa, MD. He accompanied Trey Miguel to the ring for a match against Miami Mike Walker with Hellfire McGuire. Before that, Rush wrestled in December at MCW’s Seasons Beatings event in Joppa.
Rush was born in 1994 in Prince George’s County in Lanham, Maryland. He trained in 2014 at the MCW Training Center and debuted at the 2014 Tribute to Legends event as part of a tag team named Sudden Impact. His tag team partner was Patrick Clark, who was later known as Velveteen Dream in WWE. He also won the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XV that year and Sudden Impact became the MCW tag team champions.
He had appearances in a few indy promotions as well and was wrestling at Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) before heading to NXT and then the WWE main roster. While he was partnering with Bobby Lashley, he became WWE Interncontinental Champion.
He went back to NXT and was later released by WWE amid their COVID-related budget cuts. He returned to the indy circuit, including Game Changer Wrestling and then spent some time in Mexico at AAA. He also wrestled some New Japan events. After that he signed with AEW. His contract expired with AEW in February of 2022.
Rush, who is the son of two gospel singers, has also recorded a couple of singles, two studio albums, and an EP.