Lio Rush On Second AEW Run: I’m In A Space Where I Feel Confident, I Feel A Lot More Prepared Than I Was Before

Lio Rush is excited about this new chapter.

In 2021, Lio Rush would sign his first contract with All Elite Wrestling where he did not last more than a year. Now, Rush feels like he is in the best mental state he can be to pursue another run at being part of AEW and showing that this is where the best compete and wrestle.

“I think last time, I had a lot of fear. I think I was going into it scared. It almost felt like I was getting another opportunity at being Lio Rush on television, but it almost didn’t feel fair that I had to do it in this way. I was still so young. I was going through so much during that time, that was during the pandemic so everything outside of what AEW was was obviously going on and it was kind of just a disaster off the jump. It was nobody’s fault, I think it just was not the right time. I don’t think it was the right time for me, I don’t think it was the right time for AEW to have me right there in the mental state that I was in. It wasn’t fair for both parties. I’m in a space where I feel confident, I feel a lot wiser, I feel a lot more prepared than I was before and I know what I can bring to the table and I want to offer that. I want to be a part of what AEW is doing and I want to be a part of the people that make AEW what it is. I’m just going into it with a much different mindset, and I think that’s the biggest difference.” Rush said on AEW Unrestricted.

Rush competed against Shelton Benjamin in the AEW in-ring debut of Benjamin who would pick up the win in a dominant matchup.

H/t to Fightful for the transcription.

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