Lio Rush

Lionel Green is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Lio Rush. He is signed to Ring of Honor (ROH), where he was the winner of the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament. He is also working for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).

Early career

Green debuted under the ring name "LI Green", but after a negative response to the name from promoters, he changed it to "Lennon Duffy".

Combat Zone Wrestling (2014–present)

Green, as Lennon Duffy, made his debut for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) on December 31, 2014, defeating Slugger Clark. He and Clark began to compete together as known as Sudden Impact. On September 12, he changed his name for "Lio Rush" and started a feud with Joey Janela, where he faced him, Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley at Down With the Sickness 2015, match won by Janela. At Night of Infamy, on November 21, he wrestled Joey Janela for the CZW Wired Championship on a losing effort. On December 12, during Cage of Death XVII, he won the CZW Wired TV Championship, defeating Janela for the title. He made his first successful defense against Kevin Bennett on January 16. He lost his title against Joey Janela on February 13 at CZW Seventeen. On March 26, 2016, at CZW Proving Ground, Rush defeated Joey Janela, Dave Crist and David Starr to win the CZW Wired Championship. Rush lost the Wired title back to Janela in a Ladder Match at Down with The Sickness on September 10, 2016, After his feud with Janela was over he stepped out of the Wired Championship picture and started a feud with Sami Callihan becoming a heel in the process for the first time in his career and adopted a darker gimmick.

Ring of Honor (2015–present)

Six months after his professional wrestling debut, Rush took part in a Ring of Honor (ROH) training camp. He, however, was not signed due to his limited experience. After getting more experience wrestling on the independent circuit, Rush took part in another training camp and, now with the backing of Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, Adam Cole, Jay Lethal and Kyle O'Reilly, was signed as a participant in the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament. Rush made his debut in ROH on December 19, 2015, beating Vinny Marseglia in a dark match. Rush went on to compete in the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, defeating Jason Kincaid on January 9, going on to defeat Brian Fury on February 6 to win the tournament. On March 31, ROH announced that Rush had signed a contract with the promotion. On Supercard of Honor X Night 1 at April 1, 2016, Rush unsuccessfully challenged Jay Lethal for ROH World Championship.

Other promotions

He learned wrestling during 2014 with MCW Training Center. He debuted at the 2014 Tribute To The Legends and created a tag team named "Sudden Impact" with Patrick Clark. On July 18, he won the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XV, defeating Brandon Scott, Drolix, Eddie Edwards, Matt Cross and Shane Strickland in a six-way elimination match. On October 3, he and his teammate Patrick Clark won the MCW Tag Team Championship, defeating The Hell Cats and The Ecktourage. They lost the titles thirteen days later to The Ecktourage.

He also competed for Evolve Wrestling where he defeated Fred Yehi on November 6. He lost his match against Ethan Page the following day.

Lucha Libre Elite announced Lio Rush as a participant in the Elite World Championship. On Thursday June 23, 2016, Lio Rush defeated David Tita in the first day of the Elite World Championship to make the quarter final. On Saturday June 25, 2016, Lio Rush was defeated by Michael Elgin.

Rush executing his Dragon's Call

Rush hitting his Rush Hour finisher onto Kevin Bennett

Rush performing a somersault plancha

• Finishing moves
  • Dragon's Call (Split-legged frog splash)
  • Rush Hour (Standing moonsault side slam)
• Signature moves
  • Multiple kick variations
    • Drop
    • Enzuigiri, sometimes after schoolboy
  • Somersault plancha
• Nicknames
  • "M.O.T.H. (Man of The Hour)"
• Entrance themes
  • "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against The Machine (MCW)
  • "Feel The Rush" by Lio Rush (ROH)
  • "Paint It Black" by Ciara (CZW)

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Rush with the CZW Wired Championship belt

• Combat Zone Wrestling
  • CZW Wired Championship (2 times)
• Maryland Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Patrick Clark
  • Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (2015, 2016)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #180 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
• Ring of Honor
  • Top Prospect Tournament (2016)

• "CZW Wired Television Championship history". 
• "CZW Wired Champion". 
• "MCW Tag Team Championship history". 
• "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 2, 2016.