Lio Rush

**Lionel Gerard Green** (born November 11, 1994), better known by the ring name **Lio Rush**, is an American professional wrestler and musician currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He also performs for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the **CHAOS** stable; and Major League Wrestling (MLW). He has also appeared for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he performed as **El Aracno**.

Rush also worked for WWE, where he was the youngest NXT Cruiserweight Champion. In WWE, he also served as the manager of Bobby Lashley and was the winner of the 2018 WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational. He is also known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, and in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where won the CZW World Heavyweight Championship once and the CZW Wired Championship twice.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Bruisemission* (Double arm crossface)
	+ *Dragon's Call* / *The Final Hour* (Split-legged frog splash)
	+ *Rush Hour* (Standing moonsault side slam)

* **Signature moves**
	+ *The Come Up* (Slingshot cutter)
	+ Death Valley driver
	+ Multiple kick variations
		- Back
		- Bicycle
		- Drop
		- Enzuigiri, sometimes after a schoolboy
		- Shoot
	+ *Pedigree* (Double underhook facebuster) – parodied from Triple H
	+ Somersault plancha
	+ Spinning inverted double underhook facebuster
	+ Suicide dive
	+ Tilt-a-whirl DDT

* **Managers**
	+ Babatunde Aiyegbusi

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ Bobby Lashley

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Bad Child"
	+ "Blackheart"
	+ "M.O.T.H. (Man of the Hour)"
	+ "The One"
	+ “The 23-Year-Old Piece of Gold” (interchangeable for current age)

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Combat Zone Wrestling**
		- "Feel the Rush" by Baby G Productions
		- "Paint It Black" by Ciara
		- "Hidden Ciara - Paint it Black” by Seth Weatherley
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "Feel the Rush" by Baby G Productions
		- “M.O.T.H.” by DRETT1
		- "Paint It Black" by Ciara
		- "Hidden Ciara - Paint it Black” by Seth Weatherley
		- “Entrance” by Lio Feat. Nick Brodeur
		- "Feel the Pain" by Lio
		- "Best Thing Out" by Lio
		- "Bad Child" by DRETT1
	+ **Ring of Honor**
		- "Not Dead Yet" by Tour of Duty
		- "Feel the Rush" by Baby G Productions
	+ **NXT / World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "I Came to Collect" by CFO$
		- "Dominance" (Remix) by CFO$
	+ **Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide**
		- "Distorted Glory" by Robert Etoll (as El Arcano)
	+ **All Elite Wrestling**
		- "Best Thing Out" by Lio
		- “Entrance” by Lio Feat. Nick Brodeur
	+ **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
		- "Best Thing Out" by Lio
		- **"Bad Child"** by DRETT1
	+ **IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Bad Child" by DRETT1
		- **"I'll Be Me"** by Lio

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide**
	+ AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, unrecognized)
* **Combat Zone Wrestling**
	+ CZW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ CZW Wired Championship (2 times)
* **DDT Pro-Wrestling**
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
* **House of Glory**
	+ HOG Crown Jewel Championship (1 time)
* **IMPACT Wrestling**
	+ IMPACT X Division Championship (1 time)
* **Major League Wrestling**
	+ MLW World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
* **Maryland Championship Wrestling / MCW Pro Wrestling**
	+ MCW Rage Championship (1 time)
	+ MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Patrick Clark
	+ Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (2015, 2016)
* **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
	+ Super Jr. Tag League (2022) - with Yoh
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#53** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2021
* **Ring of Honor**
	+ Top Prospect Tournament (2016)
* **NXT / World Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ NXT Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
	+ WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational (2018)