Tag: Lio Rush
Lio Rush Makes First Post-WWE Appearance
Lio Rush made his first post-WWE appearance on Saturday at GCW’s Homecoming Part 1 event streaming on Fite. Rush was the handler for the doll Yoshihiko in its match against Joey Janela. Rush eventually unmasked himself and attacked Janela. https://twitter.com/amcnal/status/1287177425944743937 Rush and Janela have plenty of history dating back to their days in CZW, and…
Mark Henry Threatens To Sue Lio Rush For Slander
Lio Rush and Mark Henry have taken their heat to social media. The former WWE stars crossed paths on Twitter earlier this week, leading to revelations that the two have heat from comments that Henry made a year ago. This was from a time when Rush had heat in WWE, and Henry claimed on his…
WWE Releases EC3, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & More
WWE has begun announcing talent releases amid the budget cut announcement on Wednesday: WWE has come to terms on the release of Drake Maverick (James Curtin), Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers), Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra), Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson), Heath Slater (Heath Miller), Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), EC3 (Michael Hutter) and Lio Rush (Lionel Green). We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Click here for the official announcement.
10-Man Elimination Tag Team Match Set For Next Week’s WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced a 10-man “captain’s selection” elimination tag team match will go down next Friday on 205 Live. Captaining each squad will be Lio Rush and Tony Nese. No other competitors have been confirmed for the bout, though each captain has teased these large NXT stars will take part: https://twitter.com/itsLioRush/status/1231371713402802176 Follow @wrestlepages
Cruiserweight Title Match, Velveteen Dream’s Return Set For Next Week’s NXT
Below are news & notes from this week’s WWE NXT: – The pre-show dark matches included Mansoor defeating Arturo Ruas and Mercedes Martinez defeating Xia Li. – Velveteen Dream will officially return to the ring next week when he takes on Roderick Strong. – Lio Rush defeated Angel Garza to once again become number one…
Two Matches Set For Tonight’s WWE 205 Live
Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will feature “hand-picked opponents” from Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush and Angel Garza, who are set to square off on Wednesday’s WWE NXT. The matches are: Lio Rush vs. Danny Burch Angel Garza vs. Raul Mendoza Follow @wrestlepages
Two Championship Matches Set For This Week’s WWE NXT
William Regal announced via Twitter on Tuesday that Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish will defend the NXT Tag Team Championship against the team of Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic on Wednesday’s NXT. After an incredible performance by @RealKeithLee and @DijakovicWWE at Survivor Series, tomorrow night they’ll continue working as a team as they take on…
NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match Confirmed For Survivor Series Kickoff
Sarah Schreiber announced during the WWE Now stream on Sunday afternoon that Lio Rush will defend the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against SmackDown’s Kalisto and Raw’s Akira Tozawa on the Survivor Series Kickoff show. As previously noted, Shawn Michaels will be on the Kickoff show to reveal the Men’s NXT team. Below is the updated Survivor…
Update On SmackDown Ending Not Going As Planned
The chaotic ending to Friday Night SmackDown with the tri-brand brawl didn’t quite go according to plan. Fightful is reporting that the show went off the air two minutes early due to issues with timing and cues, leading to a big spot with Mustafa Ali hitting Lio Rush with a Spanish Fly into a sea…
This Week’s WWE 205 Live Cancelled, Lio Rush Responds
WWE announced via Twitter late Friday afternoon that this week’s 205 Live will not take place as originally scheduled. Instead, an encore presentation of NXT will air following SmackDown. The scheduled airing of 205 Live will not take place tonight. Tune into @WWENetwork right after #SmackDown for an encore presentation of @WWENXT. — WWE (@WWE)…
New Matches Announced For Tonight’s WWE 205 Live
WWE has announced the following matches for tonight’s WWE 205 Live in Kansas City: Raul Mendoza in action Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Ariya Daivari Oney Lorcan vs. NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush (non-title) The @WWENXT #CruiserweightChampion @itsLioRush is in action TONIGHT on #205Live against @_StarDESTROYER, and it all comes your way at 10/9c on @WWENetwork!…
Big Title Change On NXT, Tommaso Ciampa’s In-Ring Return Announced
– Lio Rush defeated Drew Gulak to capture his first NXT Cruiserweight Championship in the opener of this week’s NXT. Gulak’s first reign ended at 108 days, while this is Rush’s first title in WWE. Congratulations @itsLioRush … #ANDNEW NXT Cruiserweight Champion.@WWENXT Pound for pound,No one better. pic.twitter.com/hO4xTUbyCR — Triple H (@TripleH) October 10, 2019…
Tommaso Ciampa Returns, Dark Match Results, Next Week’s NXT
– Former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa returned at the end of last night’s NXT to confront Adam Cole. There's no escape now, @AdamColePro. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? @NXTCiampa #WWENXT #NXTonUSA pic.twitter.com/S8MwBt3me9 — WWE (@WWE) October 3, 2019 – The dark matches before NXT went on the air saw Saurav Gurjar & Rinku Singh defeat two local competitors, while…
