The Complete A-Z Of Wrestling In 2018

15. L - Lio Rush

Asuka Zack Sabre Jr
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The '23-year-old piece of gold' was, for the hottest second, the biggest boy-popper in professional wrestling.

His relationship with Bobby Lashley may have matured into yet another makeshift and moribund WWE marriage, but it started life as a light in the dark that was the extended post-WrestleMania slump.

Darting around like a f*cking trapeze artist overtop of heels and his own man alike, Rush triggered more tools as a main roster irritant than he did as a no-selling indie darling and NXT twitter terror. It was a really good few weeks.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett