Lio Rush accomplished one of his career goals when he won the IMPACT Wrestling X Division Title.
Speaking with Wrestlesphere ahead of the pay-per-view, Rush was asked to describe what being his true self means to him, as he had made it clear that he felt like he could be the real Lio Rush in IMPACT. Riush described how being yourself means showing everything – the worst parts of you alongside the best – and he felt like “crazy wrestling Hollywood kid” that has grown up in front of everyone, as people have seen the best and the worst of him.
“I think to show the worst parts of me, too. I think that’s just being yourself. I think just showing people that you’re human. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done. At the end of the day, we’re people. We’re human beings, and if you’re not afraid to show the worst parts of you and the best parts of you, how are you truly being yourself 100%? That’s the season that I’m in. I feel like I’ve done that over the years. Yes, people have seen everything that I’ve done in the wrestling business on a very positive level, but they’ve also seen the worst parts of me. I’m like some crazy wrestling Hollywood kid that has grown up, and everybody’s seen me go through all of this stuff, both negatively and positively. But at least they’ve seen it, and they’ve seen the growth, and they’ve seen the persistence and me believing in myself, and the persistence in me believing and vocalizing the things that mean the most to me because there are people that look up to me. I would like to lead those people and to inspire them and to motivate them to just be themselves. Just be yourself,” Rush said.
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Full interview:
Lio Rush first showed up in IMPACT Wrestling on the 6/29 episode of IMPACTonAXSTV when he defeated Jack Price in his first official match in an IMPACT ring. Later on in the same show, Lio made a huge statement when he attacked Chris Sabin in the ring – blindsiding him – and then laying Sabin out with his own X Division Title belt to the face.
Rush would team up with Nick Aldis the following week for the 7/6 episode. The match would end with Rush nailing Sabin with his FINAL HOUR finished off the top rope and then gaining the pinfall for his team.
Rush ended up defeating Chris Sabin at Slammiversary for the IMPACT X Division Title. Rush’s first opponent will be Kushida, who happen to win the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary, which guarantees him an X Division title shot.
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