Lio Rush has been paired with Bobby Lashley for the past several months. Rush mostly works as Lashley’s hype-man and occasionally wrestles on RAW.
According to a new rumor, Lio has some backstage heat in WWE.
Here is a quote from Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here) about Lio:
“There’s internal heat on Lio Rush. On Raw this week, he wasn’t out with Lashley (neither were on Raw itself but Lashley worked the dark match main event). Rush is a very confident man. That can rub people the wrong way, even though you have to have that to be a star in this business. The story goes that he’s made it very clear to many people that he thinks he should be a/the top guy on the brand, and hasn’t been shy about saying it.”
UPDATE: Lio Rush has issued a response to these rumors. Read his comments here.
My Take: I feel like there have been plenty of rumors over the past few years of Rush rubbing people the wrong way. I could see a lot of people backstage not being thrilled with someone who is extremely cocky. On the other side though, confidence seems to be a major factor in the success of wrestlers. Can’t fault a guy for reaching for the brass ring.
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