Orange Cassidy On What Sets Lio Rush Apart, Says He’s Scared Of Rush

Orange Cassidy admits that he’s scared of Lio Rush and thinks everyone should be, explaining what sets Rush apart. Cassidy and The Conglomeration have had a few encounters with the black ooze-spewing Rush as of late, including Cassidy and Rush both competing in the Superstation Showcase match on the May 27th episode of Dynamite.

Cassidy was asked about his interactions with Rush, including not moving during Rush’s entrance so that Rush couldn’t see him, on TMZ Inside The Ring. He acknowledged that he fears Rush and thinks everyone should before praising his fellow AEW star’s agility in the ring. You can see highlights below:

On Not Moving During Rush’s Entrance:

“I don’t know if it’s true or not, I just did it. I think I maybe thought of Jurassic Park or something. I don’t know what it was, but I was like, if we don’t move — he can’t see — because that’s like the first, that’s your go-to. Like if you’re in a — let’s say you’re ghost-hunting. Does anybody ghost hunt? I don’t know. But if you see a ghost, you freeze because you think like, ‘Oh, if I don’t move —- ‘ It was just my first guttural instinct, it was to not move. So I don’t even know if he can see me if we don’t move. But so far so good, I guess.”

On If He’s Genuinely Scared Of Rush:

“Yes. I think we all should be. This is — I’ve never seen this before. So like, he just shows up whenever. The problem is, I pride myself on being able to identify and really suss out people, I think, and I can read. I can’t read anything on this — person, I’ll say.”

On What Sets Rush Apart:

“I’ve never wrestled Lio Rush until recently. The first time we ever touched was at that SuperStation four-way spectacular thing we did on Dynamite a couple weeks ago. And the ability that he has to change speed and direction is by far the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen in a ring. And put that on top of him with black goo coming out of his mouth. I don’t know what — no one knows what that is. First, you can’t you can’t catch him. And then if you do somehow manage to catch him, you don’t want to touch him. So it’s a real pickle that you have when you’re wrestling Lio Rush.:

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