Lio Rush worked PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles event on Sunday night where he beat Buddy Matthews via disqualification. Matthews connected with a curb stomp to Rush, which is believed where he suffered the injury. Later in the show, it was announced to the live crowd that Rush was injured and would be replaced in the semi-finals.
Rush commented on the situation by noting on Twitter: “Just being honest with you guys here. I’m not good. But i will be good. And when I’m back, I’ll be dangerous.”
Some fans suggested on Twitter that there were some fans who had been throwing drinks into the ring and that may have led to the injury.
The injury point was when Buddy hit the Rollins' style Curb Stomp. Not sure if he hit a sensitive spot or if he came down harder than expected. Given Excalibur's reprimand, my hypothesis is Buddy might've slipped slightly on a spot wetted by a thrown drink (just a guess).
— Lord Akiyama (@LordAkiyama) January 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/IamLioRush/status/1488028578063085571
Rush is expected to become a free agent next month as his AEW contract expires on February 14th. The former WWE star recently signed a deal with Universal Music Group, Thump Records and Virgin Music. We wish him a speedy recovery.
