Lio Rush Says Japan Is His New Home, ‘Not By Force, But By Choice’
Lio Rush has goals in Japan.
Lio Rush teamed Kazuchika Okada in the main event of the September 30 NJPW Road to Destruction event to defeat Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito).
After the match, Rush was given the mic.
“As of right now, I don’t have a home. Right now, I’m currently in Japan. I’m currently in Tokyo because I sacrificed everything back at home, for this. I left it all in the past. When you want something bad in life, when you feel it deep in your soul, deep in your heart, deep in the pit of your gut, you have to go after it. You have to chase it, hunt it down, you better believe I’m going to hunt. 2016, I met this man [Kazuchika Okada] right here and I said, ‘One day, I will become the man in Japan.’ I know that isn’t done alone, and that’s why I have him. This is why I have CHAOS and I have family. It can’t be done alone. From this point forward, you’re looking at the man of Japan,” he said.
In backstage comments, Rush gave further clarification to where his home is.
“I currently don’t have a home. I stand corrected, Japan is my new home. Not by force, but by choice. I left everything. I left it all. Two suitcases, a couple of plane tickets because my family will be joining me. I will continue to fight. I believe in myself more than anybody will ever believe in me, even Okada. As much respect as I have for him and CHAOS, I believe in me. That’s why I’m here. To do something that’s never been done before. To step through the doors of New Japan and the gates of the Rising Sun and capture something that I’ve been dreaming about for a very long time. I want it all. I’ve done it all, seen it all, except one thing, the IWGP Junior Title,” he said.
Rush will battle IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi and “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a three-way bout at NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku on October 9. Fans can check out the lineup for the show by clicking here.
Fans can find results from NJPW Road to Destruction by clicking here.
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