![]() ![]() Also, being a young African-American male I am always going to be fighting an uphill battle so I always kind of have to have that chip on my shoulder like, hey, I know that I am shorter than you but I am a grown man so you have to take me seriously. “But I feel like I have to be this way or I will just be ran over and stepped on, not only for my age, but because I am shorter than people which is a real thing. I am 22 years old, well, 24 now, but that is such a sensitive topic for me because I feel like me being the person that I am and how I carry myself and the way that I think it has definitely lead to people thinking that I am arrogant or cocky. I am such a passionate person about what I am doing and what I believe in and I have always been so outspoken and having to stick up for myself. The heart of the matter In response to Emmas release, Lio Rush took to Twitter to make fun of her, saying that these things happened when people were not ready for Asuka. “Ever since I started wrestling professionally and on the independent scene, I have always had to stick up for myself. ![]() “That has been literally the story of my life,” Rush said of his size. But being an underdog and being counted out due to his size is nothing new for Rush and he says that’s the motivation for the Napoleon Complex that some think he has. Pro wrestling, and especially WWE, is the land of giants so Rush’s stature doesn’t fit the bill of what the promotion normally looks for in its Superstars. You do, but it is from an ex-WWE Superstar, so it is very rare so coming from the independent circuit and then working with the 205 Live guys and being shot up straight to the main roster on Raw and working with Bobby Lashley someone who has been at this for so long and been a top guy for so long and is hungry and passionate, it is pretty cool.” So, people are trying to go out there and do what will favor them the most so you don’t really get to have that interaction with people backstage asking for advice. “Helping me with learning the business inside and outside the ring, especially coming from the independent circuit and working out for guys that are in for themselves because everybody is trying to get signed. ![]() “Bobby Lashley has been a huge help as far as making me feel welcomed and comfortable in the locker room and with the company in general,” stated Rush. But he says that Lashley has helped him adjust to the WWE locker room and to grow as a Superstar. Rush had earned a bit of a reputation as being immature after he made a controversial tweet following Emma’s WWE release. At the same time everything was moving so quickly because I had been signed by WWE/NXT and within 6-7 months I got moved to 205 Live and then within another 5 months I got the call for WWE Raw, I was like, oh my goodness. I didn’t even know what I was going to do, but whatever it was I was just ready to tackle it full force. Rush first referenced Emma losing to Asuka in Asuka’s first two main roster matches at TLC and Raw last week. “I don’t want to make him feel old but I was watching him when I was younger and it’s so crazy when I found out that was going to happen. After receiving significant blowback on Twitter for a joke he made about Emma being released by WWE on Sunday, Lio Rush tried to clarify his comments and apologized to fans who thought they were inappropriate. “Everything was moving so fast, and honestly I was excited and so fortunate and honored to be paired with Bobby Lashley,” said Rush. It was a natural pairing of a slick-talking manager being matched with a monstrous heel and Rush talked about how it all came about on Lilian Garcia’s podcast. She debuted on the main roster in 2014.Lio Rush made his WWE main roster debut in the middle of last year and was paired with Bobby Lashley a short time later. On Behalf of myself and the WWE Goodluck!”Įmma, real name Tenille Dashwood, trained in Melbourne and then under former WWE, WCW and ECW wrestler Lance Storm in Canada before being signed by WWE in 2011. “To my fans who may have seen this as inappropriate as well as Emma’s fans, I apologize and I love you ALL regardless of the responses. After the initial reaction, several more stars have spoken out both in support and against Rush. “It saddens me that the ‘controversial tweet’ got completely blown out of proportion and looked at in a very insensitive way. NXT Superstar Lio Rush caused a stir Sunday after one of his tweets poked fun at the recently released Emma and her program with Asuka. Rush apologised in a statement a few hours later, telling Emma “I respect you and everything you’ve done for our business. Didn’t you just get here? Professionalism goes a long way,” while compatriot Buddy Murphy sent through a gif expressing his disappointment in the comment.įormer WWE champion Bray Wyatt added “you ain’t gonna make it here with the wolves, kid.” But fans and wrestlers quickly slammed Rush for the comment.įellow Australian Peyton Royce tweeted at Rush “wow, kid. ![]()
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