Lio Rush confirms signing new AEW contract
Lio Rush is officially All Elite once again.
In an AEW digital exclusive released Sunday, Alicia Atout revealed that Rush has signed his second contract with the company. He’d previously been with AEW from September 2021 until announcing his free agency at the end of February 2022.
“This right here means a lot of people are getting put on notice,” Rush told Atout. “This officially means that I’m All Elite, that I’m back in AEW.”
MVP and Shelton Benjamin entered the room, interrupting the conversation. They asked if anyone knew where Tony Khan was but Rush told them whatever they were doing could wait. MVP then asked if Rush was available on Wednesday before leaving with Benjamin, possibly setting the stage for Rush vs. Benjamin on Dynamite.
The 29-year-old Rush is currently aligned with Top Flight’s Dante and Darius Martin, along with Action Andretti and Leila Grey. Outside of AEW, he recently won RevPro’s British J Cup and followed it up with a victory over Leon Slater in London last week.
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