Rusev on being sidelined prior to AEW release: ‘We only have this body and age for so long’
Rusev did not refuse to lose.
In a new interview with CBS Sports, the former Miro denied rumors that he refused to do jobs while in AEW. Despite this, he spent much of his time on the sidelines, having not wrestled for over a year before finally being released by the company in February. In the interview, he talked about having so little matches during his AEW run, particularly in the year prior to his release.
“In the past five years, I have had 20 or 30 matches. Back in the day, I had 30 matches in 30 days,” he said. “The dead time sticks out the most. We only have this body and age for so long. We can’t do this job forever, so we must take advantage of it while we’re young. I sat on the sidelines for so long, unable to do what I love, which is performing for people in professional wrestling.”
Before returning to WWE, Miro hadn’t wrestled in AEW since the end of 2023, defeating Andrade El Idolo at Worlds End. Rusev made his return on the Raw following WrestleMania 41. He is now set to challenge for the Intercontinental title at Saturday Night’s Main Event this weekend.
Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.