“I actually met his brother when I was in Ring of Honor and he went to the show as a fan, as a teenager. “I’ve always had my interest in working with Dante,” said Rush. But now healthy in both his mind and body, Rush finds himself in a mentorship role after taking the uber-talented Dante Martin under his wing. Though Rush was battling a painful shoulder injury, he admits that the decision was just as much physical as it was mental. Rush debuted in AEW at the AEW Double or Nothing Casino Battle Royale as The Joker before promptly retiring. I was a two-time All-American amateur wrestler, I’ve played football, I’ve played basketball and baseball, so I just have a very competitive spirit and nature about me so I’m glad that I’m there.” “It has such a real-life sport and competitive aspect to it, and that’s where I come from. I was like, ‘this is that push that I needed.’”
When I got released from WWE, and New Japan reached out to me, I was so excited. I think I was always supposed to be in New Japan, at least I always wanted to be in New Japan before I was in WWE, but I just so happened to make it to WWE first. I feel like New Japan just has that aura about it that everybody wants to be there because it’s so respected and the wrestlers are there for a reason. “The history, and the amount of respect it has from viewers, people who are fans and people who are wrestlers. “New Japan is such an incredible place,” said Rush.