Lio Rush reportedly has heat backstage, as the manager of Bobby Lashley has been loudly making it known that he should be a top guy on RAW, according to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (transcript courtesy of
sescoops.com):
“There is internal heat on Lio Rush,” Dave Meltzer wrote.
“The story goes that he’s made it very clear to many people that he thinks he should be a/the top guy on the brand, and hasn’t been shy about saying it.”
Should this be true, this wouldn’t be the first time Rush has had heat with company officials. Back in the fall of 2017, WWE released Tenille Dashwood (Emma) from her contract, and Rush jumped onto social media and made a poor joke over the former WWE star's firing from the promotion.
Rush instantly received heat from officials and several WWE wrestlers called the RAW star out on making fun of someone getting fired. Had Rush not released a statement apologizing over his comments, reports stated that the company would’ve fired him instantly.
There’s no telling how major Rush’s heat is right now, but let’s hope that the RAW superstar doesn’t continue to put his foot in his mouth, if the rumors are true.