When he was younger, Lio Rush once called WWE headquarters to ask how to becom🌸e a professional wrestler. Whatever advice they gave him, it worked.
WWE just announced꧋ that the 22-year-old prodigy has ඣreported to the Performance Center today:
Born Lionel Gerard Green, of Lanham, Md., Rush wrestled in high school, becoming a two-time All-American and three-time state qualifier. He began training for sports-entertainment in 2014 and, in less than three years, has competed in 43 states, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. In 2016, he won Ring of🀅 Honor’s Top Prospect Tournament, and earlier this year, he held the Combat Zone Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.
The 160-pounder quickly became a fan favorite on the independent scene for his daredevil creativity and unbelievable resiliency, as well as his “Dragon’s Call” finisher, a devastating frog splash that recalls D’Lo Brown’s spli♒t-leg variation. In joining the WWE PC, Rush reunites with a former tag team partner, current NXT Superstar The Velveteen Dream, with whom Rush co-held the Maryland Championship Wrestling Tag Team Titles in 2015.
Rush made news recently when he no-sold a powerbomb through a table off a ladder. The Performance Center should cu♕re him of that behavior right quick.
