Ehemalige ROH Star unterschreibt WWE Entwicklungsvertrag

Wie WWE heute in einer Pressemitteilung verkündet, hat der 22-Jährige Lio Rush einen Entwicklungsvertrag unterschrieben und wird sein Training im WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida mit dem heutigen Tage beginnen.

Rush hat 2014 mit dem Wrestlingtraining begonnen und inzwischen in 43 Ländern Matches bestritten. So auch in Deutschland bei westside Xtreme wrestling (wXw). Zu seinen bisher größten Erfolgen zählen der Sieg des ROH „Top Prospect Tournaments“ und der CZW Heavyweight Championship Titelgewinn.

Hier die Original-Meldung:

WWE has announced a blockbuster signing in the form of 22-year-old prodigy Lio Rush.

Internationally recognized as one of the ring’s top high-flyers, Rush officially joined the WWE Performance Center today in Orlando, Fla.

Born Lionel Gerard Green, of Lanham, Md., Rush wrestled in high school, becoming a two-time All-American and three-time state qualifier. He began training for sports-entertainment in 2014 and, in less than three years, has competed in 43 states, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. In 2016, he won Ring of Honor’s Top Prospect Tournament, and earlier this year, he held the Combat Zone Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.

The 160-pounder quickly became a fan favorite on the independent scene for his daredevil creativity and unbelievable resiliency, as well as his “Dragon’s Call” finisher, a devastating frog splash that recalls D’Lo Brown’s split-leg variation. In joining the WWE PC, Rush reunites with a former tag team partner, current NXT Superstar The Velveteen Dream, with whom Rush co-held the Maryland Championship Wrestling Tag Team Titles in 2015.

(Quelle: WWE)