WWE officials are always on the hunt for new talent, and they’ve been signing quite a few former ROH stars over the past few years. It looks like another former Ring of Honor star is WWE bound, as PWInsider is reporting that Lio Rush has been offered a WWE contract.
Lio Rush announced during a CZW event this weekend that he will be making one final appearance for CZW next month in Voorhees, NJ, on August 5. The word going around backstage at the event was that Lio Rush was in Orlando recently training at the WWE Performance center and he’s been offered a contract.
If he does sign, he will be joining the NXT brand.
Rush recently spoke to Ring Rust Radio and he said that his interest in WWE is “through the roof.”
“Of course, I feel like everybody’s long-term goal should be in the WWE. If you hear anybody say the WWE would never be my main goal, that’s complete bulls—. We all grew up watching WWE; there wasn’t any other thing on TV other than WWE. WWE was the main reason people wanted to actually become a wrestler. My interest in WWE again is through the roof. I haven’t been contacted by WWE, but the playing field right now with the cruiserweights, and that’s been somewhat of a main focus with them, it drives me to become better. It puts a bit of a chip on my shoulder and makes me a little bitter because that is considered to be the best cruiserweights in the world. So for me to not be a part the same conversation with the best cruiserweights in the world with the biggest promotion in the world, it just makes me want to be there that much more.”
I think Lio will do great in NXT only to be screwed over when he gets to the main roster.