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Former WWE star Lio Rush announces his return to wrestling reveals first event

By Jayakrishna Dasappan Modified 30 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Former manager of Bobby Lashley - The Man of the Hour Lio Rush Former WWE Superstar Lio Rush has announced that he will be returning to professional wrestling and also revealed his first event, which is the British J Cup 2022. Rush has wrestled all over the world. His rise to fame came in WWE. The Man of the Hour won the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, and shortly after, he was called up to the main roster to manage Bobby Lashley. In April 2020, the 27-year-old was released by the company. Since his departure, he has competed in promotions such as NJPW and AEW. Unfortunately, multiple injuries forced him to retire from wrestling. The former NXT Cruiserweight Champion has now announced via his Twitter account that he has been medically cleared to wrestle. "CLEARED," Rush tweeted. Lio Rush@IamLioRushCLEARED1658102CLEARED A few hours after this reveal, The Man of the Hour announced that he will be competing in the upcoming REV PRO wrestling event, the British J Cup 2022. The event is scheduled to take place on October 22nd. "ITS BEEN 6 YEARS . @RevProUK SEE YOU THERE," Lio Rush tweeted. Lio Rush@IamLioRushITS BEEN 6 YEARS . @RevProUK SEE YOU THERE.17721ITS BEEN 6 YEARS . @RevProUK SEE YOU THERE. https://t.co/L15kGNT6Jx

Fans react to Lio Rush s return

The wrestling world was looking forward to seeing Rush wrestle once again. Upon hearing that he was cleared, fans on Twitter exploded with mixed reactions as he has been more injury prone in recent months. Check out the Twitter reactions below: This fan mentioned that Rush needs to return to REV PRO wrestling. Liam Stephens@Liams1991@IamLioRush if your cleared to wrestle you have some unfinished business in @RevProUK@IamLioRush if your cleared to wrestle you have some unfinished business in @RevProUK Ken Dixon@The_KenDixon@IamLioRush @IamLioRush https://t.co/tlDmKMhz35 BΛD Barrett Demoise ??@JakeOram5@IamLioRush @RevProUK Let's goooo!@IamLioRush @RevProUK Let's goooo! Athavariel@Athavariel@RevProUK@RevProUK https://t.co/BQccFpjJZS A majority of people trolled Lio Rush asking him when he will be retiring again. tony c@tcaps333@IamLioRush Just in time for your quarterly retirement lol1@IamLioRush Just in time for your quarterly retirement lol Dylan @Shaderious@IamLioRush Hell yeah we're taking bets on how long it'll be until you retire again@IamLioRush Hell yeah we're taking bets on how long it'll be until you retire again Cactus Jackhausen@CactusJackhause@IamLioRush Aaaaaaaand he's retired17@IamLioRush Aaaaaaaand he's retired https://t.co/sBhxc1TpS5 Ahmed Raza@ahmed_r03@IamLioRush Bro been put out of action more times than Vince McMahon3@IamLioRush Bro been put out of action more times than Vince McMahon Some claimed that The Man of the Hour was no longer relevant and people don't care enough to get excited by the news. ?????????? ?????? ???? ?@fr3zqu1nho@IamLioRush No one takes u serious anymore.1@IamLioRush No one takes u serious anymore. Aidos@aidenatar@IamLioRush Nobody cares g5@IamLioRush Nobody cares g SamiHonoryUce@Armandy_y@IamLioRush Idk, you should just do something different@IamLioRush Idk, you should just do something different https://t.co/e5C7acKAWe A few supported Rush and listed his accolades just so people can remember how good he was inside the squared circle. Duncan Spencer@AnonymousHunt69@aidenatar @IamLioRush I do.
He was one of the last good Cruiserweight Champions in WWE.
Before Angel Garza, Jordan Devlin, Kushida, and Roddy Strong.
(Never liked Santos McFantasma, and Carmelo turned Roddy into a jobber)@aidenatar @IamLioRush I do.He was one of the last good Cruiserweight Champions in WWE.Before Angel Garza, Jordan Devlin, Kushida, and Roddy Strong.(Never liked Santos McFantasma, and Carmelo turned Roddy into a jobber) This will be The Man of the Hour's second match for RevPro. His first match was at the Epic Encounter event in April 2017, where he teamed up with Ryan Smile and Swerve Strickland. Are you excited to see The Man of the Hour return to professional wrestling? Let us know in the comments section below. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Neda Ali × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी