Lio Rush on Avoiding Being a Stereotype in Wrestling, Growing Up a Fan

– Lio Rush appeared on The Sit Down and discussed his work in WWE, his music and more. You can check out a couple of highlights and the full video below:

On growing up a fan: “I just always had a passion for it. I grew up watching it since I was five years old … I wrestled in high school, I played sports throughout my whole life. Baseball, football, basketball, I tried all the sports. It wasn’t til I got to high school where I kind of started to realize all the professional wrestlers that I kind of grew up watching took that path to be an amateur wrestler in high school. And I was like, ‘Let me follow in their footsteps to kind of get that background so I can progress a little quicker to being a professional wrestler.”

On not being a stereotypical gimmick: “I always had that fear getting into it at first. But then, I feel like I kind of broke that stereotype just because of the things that I was doing and showing that I’m not your typical stereotype, black wrestler who’s like flipping, and flopping, and dancing around and stuff.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit The Sit Down with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.