{"id":120832,"date":"2021-06-08T22:38:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T03:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=120832"},"modified":"2021-06-08T22:38:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T03:38:19","slug":"lio-rush-announces-his-retirement-from-professional-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/08\/lio-rush-announces-his-retirement-from-professional-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Lio Rush announces his retirement from professional wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1059477797\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>In a post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP4Vo4jNVTf\/?utm_medium=copy_link\">Instagram account<\/a> Tuesday evening, Lio Rush announced his retirement from professional wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>The Man of the Hour cited an injury he suffered at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/30\/5-30-aew-double-or-nothing-results-kellers-ppv-report-including-stadium-stampede-with-inner-circle-vs-the-pinnacle-omega-vs-cassidy-vs-pac-shida-vs-baker\/\">AEW&#8217;s Double or Nothing<\/a> as the catalyst for the decision due to it being more significant than he originally thought and therefore impacting his everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Got the news that I&#8217;d be taking some time off due to this injury. Me thinking it would only affect my wrestling obligations, I still tried to go about my days as I knew them. I realized just how much this would affect my everyday life. For anyone that knows me, you know that I work endlessly for me and my family. It became more and more frustrating every day finding little things that I could no longer do. Like simply putting on a shirt and a much harder fact to deal with, not being able to pick up my newborn son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLionelGreen\/status\/1402431898534789121<\/p>\n<p>Since being released from his WWE contract in 2020, Rush has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, MLW, and a host of independent promotions including GCW. In WWE, Rush became the Cruiserweight Champion in 2019 and had a brief stint on the main roster as the manager for Bobby Lashley. Most recently, Rush appeared at Double or Nothing as the special Joker entrant in the Casino Battle Royale.<\/p>\n<p>In the announcement, Rush said he would finish out his NJPW contract when he&#8217;s able to return to the ring.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/08\/aew-dynamite-losing-sizable-percentage-of-viewers-last-two-fridays-but-rebounding-with-delayed-viewership-over-weekend-demos-and-key-metrics\/\">AEW Dynamite losing sizable percentage of viewers last two Fridays, but rebounding with delayed viewership over weekend \u2013 demo data and key metrics<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3460495723\"><div id=\"pwtor-3362076117\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In a post on his Instagram account Tuesday evening, Lio Rush announced his retirement from professional wrestling. 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