It was a hard choice between signing a contract with AEW, along with the frustrations I've had with the wrestling business in general. "I saw where my life was going and I didn't want it to be like that. Then, with being released and having to work during the pandemic, I had to work twice as hard and twice as much to make up the money and I definitely wasn't home."
Then my second son, I was with WWE, so I definitely wasn't as home as I wanted to be. I never really got the opportunity to be the dad I wanted to be because I got pushed in the wrestling world pretty quickly and that was when I had my first son. I was also doing music and me taking back and moving in a direction I thought I was capable of moving in the music industry and letting that be a source of income while also allowing me the time to be with my family and wife. It was a lot of things going through my mind. I was also going through a lot of personal things during that time too and a big part of that was me.part of it was financial because of the huge hit that me and my family took with being released from WWE and trying to find consistent work without being under contract. "I was going all over the country with Independent promotions, New Japan, MLW, and Triple A. "During that time of me debuting in AEW, my wrestling career, viewed by the casual fan, it was on the up," Rush said ( h/t Fightful ). Rush appeared Vickie Guerrero's Excuse Me podcast this week and explained his decision to retire and then return to the business AEW has done a well to position individuals that can accentuate their characters with promos and Rush fits perfectly into that space as well.But suddenly Rush was back on AEW programming last week, and the promotion quickly announced that he had signed a full-time contract. Even before that, his promos, and presentations in other organizations and on social media scream to his ability to connect verbally with fans. Rush was a key part in helping Bobby Lashley early in his recent run with the WWE.
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Plus, the man has the gift of gab that is needed to be a star in professional wrestling. Rush’s skill set should thrive in this atmosphere.
AEW allows performers to do just that, booking them in ways to make everything they do come off well, regardless of size. Just look to how Darby Allin is booked and Sammy Guevara’s victory over Miro as examples. When given the opportunity he showed that he could perform in a way that makes everything he does believable.īut as a part of the AEW roster, this is not a hindrance in any way. The WWE’s philosophy of big meaty men in the spotlight could not completely dampen his light. Yes, Rush is listed 5’6” and 161 pounds, and he has not let that hinder his career. For a moment it looked like all that had come to an end, Rush has returned and he is doing so at a time when AEW needs someone of his skill and abilities. Prior to that, he was performing for New Japan and just made a surprise appearance in AEW at Double or Nothing, setting the stage to compete in two of the biggest promotions in the industry. Rush returned after announcing his retirement due to mounting injuries earlier in the year.