In an update on the current standing of WWE superstar Lio Rush, he was backstage at last night’s WWE RAW, but was not used and there has been a lot of talk within the company of him being shifted back over to NXT in the near future, effectively ending his run on the RAW roster with Bobby Lashley, according to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com.
The report notes that Rush has been a polarizing figure backstage for some time among other wrestlers, dating back to the European tour in November 2018, where as the junior member of the tour, he blew off what has long been considered standard backstage etiquette for the junior member of the roster on the overseas tours, which includes being at the gorilla position after matches to provide water to talents as they returned from the ring as well as carrying coolers and drinks into the hotels where the roster was staying, in order to set up a common area where everyone could socialize privately together. These sort of jobs are often done to show respect to the locker room and the business and are usually passed on to the next junior member of the locker room when someone else is brought up to the main roster and given that it was his first European tour, the responsibility fell on Rush’s shoulders, however when several veterans tried to explain to Rush that he was making a mistake, he blew off the advice and complained to WWE management, which in effect did not score him any points backstage.
The report also states that while things calmed down in recent months, there have been additional issues with Rush, including him bringing friends and relatives backstage without proper credentials as well as other moments where he has blown off counsel of senior RAW roster members.