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* RedBaron: "The Man of The Hour", "The 23-year-old Piece of Gold" (when in WWE), "Blackheart", "The One", "The Bad Child", "The Moneyweight".


* ActionDad: He has two sons, and the older one doesn't like the Lio Rush action figure.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Became AAA World Cruiserweight Champion after beating Laredo Kid on MLW Fusion #121 and it was never mentioned again on screen. According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, he was never supposed to win the title and it only happened due to a miscommunication about the finish. MLW considered a phantom title change and announcing that it happened in Mexico, but AAA pretends Rush’s win never happened.
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* MulticoloredHair: He has a 1990s all top no sides, with the top being lighter than the bottom.

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Following his release from WWE in 2020, Rush has made regular appearances on the indies, mostly in Game Changer Wrestling. He made his Wrestling/{{AEW}} debut at ''Double or Nothing'' in May 2021, competing in the Casino Battle Royal.

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Following his release from WWE in 2020, Rush has made regular appearances on the indies, mostly in Game Changer Wrestling. He made his Wrestling/{{AEW}} debut at ''Double or Nothing'' in May 2021, competing in the Casino Battle Royal.
Royal, and after a hiatus became All Elite in September that year.


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* TenMinuteRetirement: He has a bit of a reputation for short-lived retirements from the ring.
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Following his release from WWE in 2020, Rush has made regular appearances on the indies, mostly in Game Changer Wrestling. He made his Wrestling/{{AEW}} debut at ''Double or Nothing'' in May 2021, competing in the Casino Battle Royal.

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* FinishingMove: A one man Spanish Fly he calls "Rush Hour".

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* FinishingMove: A one man Spanish Fly he calls "Rush Hour". In WWE his Frog Splash (formerly known as The Dragon's Call/Final Hour) became his primary finish.


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* SignatureMove: The aforementioned Final Hour is used in this capacity in WWE along with a Rolling Unprettier. In NXT he added a "the Come Up" a Stunner done after springboarding from the bottom rope.
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* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Moose when they formed a tag team. Their first match had a Dragon's Call [[HumanLadder off Moose's shoulders]]. Later became the little guy to Wrestling/BobbyLashley.

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* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to in several notable alliances with other black wrestlers, such as [[Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream Rick Powers]] (in their early days wrestling in Maryland), Moose when they formed a tag team. Their (whose first match together had Lio perform a Dragon's Call [[HumanLadder off Moose's shoulders]]. Later became shoulders]]), and infamously, Wrestling/BobbyLashley (with Lio usually playing the little guy to Wrestling/BobbyLashley.role of annoying loudmouth manager rather than a tag partner).



* DancePartyEnding: One of the "[[SummonBackupDancers backup dancers]]" after match between Wrestling/WillOspreay and Ricochet at ''Wrestle-Con'', along with After they both dropped into their Three-Point Landing in the centre of the ring, Wrestling/MartyScurll, Jason Cade, Sami Callahan, Dezmond Xavier, Ryan Smile... and [[Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre Drew Galloway]].
* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: After the fans have had enough of his annoying "Lashley" chants during Lashley's match against Kevin Owens, he becomes the {{heel}} to Owens' {{face}}.

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* DancePartyEnding: One of the "[[SummonBackupDancers backup dancers]]" after a match between Wrestling/WillOspreay and Ricochet at ''Wrestle-Con'', along with After with, after they both dropped into their Three-Point Landing in the centre of the ring, Wrestling/MartyScurll, Jason Cade, Sami Callahan, Dezmond Xavier, Ryan Smile... and [[Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre Drew Galloway]].
* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: After the fans have had enough of his annoying "Lashley" chants during Lashley's match against Kevin Owens, he becomes and Lashley become the {{heel}} to Owens' {{face}}.



* PutOnABus: Shane Taylor took credit for putting Lio Rush(and Donovan Dijak) out of ROH, leading a to vengeful Search & Destroy attempting to put the entire Rebellion out of ROH.

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* PutOnABus: Shane Taylor took credit for putting Lio Rush(and Rush (and Donovan Dijak) out of ROH, leading a to vengeful Search & Destroy attempting to put the entire Rebellion out of ROH.



* SmugSnake: His stint as Bobby Lashley's manager has him constanly praise his friend and belittle his opponents, but it usually backfires, and Lio gets punished for that.

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* SmugSnake: His stint as Bobby Lashley's manager has him constanly constantly praise his friend and belittle his opponents, but it usually backfires, and Lio gets punished for that.



* TagTeam: Sudden Impact with Patrick Clark.

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* TagTeam: Sudden Impact with Patrick Clark.Clark/Rick Powers.



* YouAreNotReady: Wrestling/JayLethal told him this when he defended the ROH World title against Lio. Jay won, but he said after the match that maybe one day Lio would be good enough to become ROH world champion.

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* YouAreNotReady: Wrestling/JayLethal told him this when he defended the ROH World title against Lio. Jay won, but he said [[VillainRespect after the match the]] [[WorthyOpponent match]] that maybe one day Lio would be good enough to become ROH world champion.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Dragon's Call might be his most reliable finisher if not for the fact he tends to bounce off his opponent, giving them a second before he can cover them.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Dragon's Call Call[=/=]The Final Hour (a Frog Splash) might be his most reliable finisher if not for the fact he tends to bounce off his opponent, opponent when he lands, giving them a second before he can cover them.


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* ConfusionFu: Dips into this sometimes. His quickness, ability to subvert typical wrestling tropes (being able to change directions after being thrown off the ropes, for example), and attack from unusual angles can make him a real headache for opponents.
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Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner [[Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream Patrick Clark]]. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}.

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Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner [[Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream Patrick Clark]]. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}.
Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}. He is a one-time NXT Cruiserweight champion.
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Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner [[Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream Patrick Clark]]. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}

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Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner [[Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream Patrick Clark]]. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}
Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}.
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Moved to Trivia as Promoted.


* AscendedFanboy: An amateur All American wrestler who turned pro? Two of his inspirations are Wrestling/SheltonBenjamin and Wrestling/KurtAngle.
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Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner Patrick Clark. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}

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Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner [[Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream Patrick Clark.Clark]]. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: At ''Elimination Chamber (2019)'', overzealously tagging himself in during the 2-on-1 handicap against Wrestling/FinnBalor, only to be promptly pinned and costing Bobby Lashley his Intercontinental title, who dished out a well-deserved beatdown to him afterward.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: At ''Elimination Chamber (2019)'', 2019'', overzealously tagging himself in during the 2-on-1 handicap against Wrestling/FinnBalor, only to be promptly pinned and costing Bobby Lashley his Intercontinental title, who dished out a well-deserved beatdown to him afterward.
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Lionell Green is an American professional wrestler, initially just known as Li Green, better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner Patrick Clark. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}

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Lionell
Lionel Gerard
Green (born November 11, 1994) is an American professional wrestler, {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, initially just known as Li Green, before becoming better known by the ring name Lio Rush. He is one of the first graduates of the Maryland Championship Wrestling school, alongside TagTeam partner Patrick Clark. He has wrestled in Canadian Wrestling's Elite, IPW UK, Rev Pro and Fight Club Pro in Britain, Over The Top Wrestling in Ireland, Lucha Liga Elite, The Crash and Chilanga Mask in Mexico, westside Xtreme wrestling Germany, most notably in Wrestling/{{CZW}} for his runs as Wired Champion, House Of Glory for winning the Elite Title belt and Wrestling/RingOfHonor where he won the 2016 Top Prospect Tournament, before leaving for Wrestling/{{Wrestling/WWENXT}}
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* MythologyGag: His first NXT match was with Velveteen Dream, FKA Patrick Clark. The two were a tag team fresh out of training when both were still in their late teens.

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* MythologyGag: His first NXT match was with Velveteen Dream, FKA Patrick Clark.Wrestling/TheVelveteenDream. The two were a tag team fresh out of training when both were still in their late teens.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: At ''Elimination Chamber (2019)'', overzealously tagging himself in during the 2-on-1 handicap against Wrestling/FinnBalor, only to be promptly pinned and costing Bobby Lashley his Intercontinental title, who dished out a well-deserved beatdown to him afterward.

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* ActionDad: He has a son, who doesn't like the Lio Rush action figure.

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* ActionDad: He has a son, who two sons, and the older one doesn't like the Lio Rush action figure.



* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Moose when they formed a tag team. Their first match had a dragon's call [[HumanLadder off Moose's shoulders]]. Later became the little guy to Wrestling/BobbyLashley.

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* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Moose when they formed a tag team. Their first match had a dragon's call Dragon's Call [[HumanLadder off Moose's shoulders]]. Later became the little guy to Wrestling/BobbyLashley.


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* SmugSnake: His stint as Bobby Lashley's manager has him constanly praise his friend and belittle his opponents, but it usually backfires, and Lio gets punished for that.

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*BaldOfEvil: Ever since coming to the main roster, his head has been shaved bald. Ever since turning heel, he is basically this trope.



* DancePartyEnding: One of the "[[SummonBackupDancers backup dancers]]" after match between Wrestling/WillOspreay and Ricochet at ''Wrestle-Con'', along with After they both dropped into their Three-Point Landing in the centre of the ring, Wrestling/MartyScurll, Jason Cade, Sami Callahan, Dezmond Xavier, Ryan Smile... and Wrestling/DrewGalloway.

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* DancePartyEnding: One of the "[[SummonBackupDancers backup dancers]]" after match between Wrestling/WillOspreay and Ricochet at ''Wrestle-Con'', along with After they both dropped into their Three-Point Landing in the centre of the ring, Wrestling/MartyScurll, Jason Cade, Sami Callahan, Dezmond Xavier, Ryan Smile... and Wrestling/DrewGalloway. [[Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre Drew Galloway]].
* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: After the fans have had enough of his annoying "Lashley" chants during Lashley's match against Kevin Owens, he becomes the {{heel}} to Owens' {{face}}.



* MythologyGag: His first NXT match was with The Velveteen Dream, FKA Patrick Clark. The two were a tag team fresh out of training when both were still in their late teens.

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* MythologyGag: His first NXT match was with The Velveteen Dream, FKA Patrick Clark. The two were a tag team fresh out of training when both were still in their late teens.

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