{"id":35526,"date":"2019-01-15T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=35526"},"modified":"2019-01-15T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T23:00:35","slug":"rush-signs-with-roh-match-against-la-park-in-mlw-is-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/01\/15\/rush-signs-with-roh-match-against-la-park-in-mlw-is-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Signs With ROH: Match Against LA Park in MLW is Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking sequence of events, one of Mexico&#8217;s hottest star, <strong>Rush<\/strong>, is officially a member of <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong>. The news came after a tweet by ROH this afternoon. The company posted a video of Rush saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;To fans worldwide. The Main Man of Los Ingobernables, El Toro Blanco Rush, has a major announcement for fans worldwide. I&#8217;m returning one more time, but not for just one date. I&#8217;m returning to stay. I&#8217;m returning to be the biggest star in ROH. I&#8217;m going for the biggest heads (biggest names), everyone. Remember one thing, I&#8217;m here to stay. My new home is called Ring of Honor. Rember it well, whatever happens, happens. In the end, nothing happens dog.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: International star Rush (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rushtoroblanco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rushtoroblanco<\/a>) has signed an exclusive contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingOfHonor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RingOfHonor<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Who would YOU like to see Rush compete against in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ROH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ROH<\/a> ring?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUtva4KQ6t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wUtva4KQ6t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROH &#8211; Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor\/status\/1085280641418186753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The news came as a surprise since Rush&#8217;s main American promotion has been <strong>Major League Wrestling<\/strong>. Since 2018, <strong>MLW<\/strong> CEO <strong>Court Bauer<\/strong> has pushed the leader of the original <em>Los Ingobernables<\/em>. Moreover, recently, Bauer was giving fans in the US the biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/05\/20\/l-a-park-returns-to-cmll-and-challenges-rush-to-a-hair-vs-mask-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">match in Mexican wrestling right now<\/a>. Rush was going head-to-head against his nemesis, <strong>LA Park<\/strong>. The match was set to take place in April in New York, but, because of the ROH exclusive contract, MLW had to change the match.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35556\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35556\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/MLW-NY-LA-PARK-vs-RUSH-e1547593183782.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: MLW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement made by Bauer <a href=\"https:\/\/mlw.com\/2019\/01\/15\/rush-pulled-from-april-4th-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for a press-release of MLW<\/a>, he stated the following: <em>\u201cThis is a match and organization Rush wanted to be a part of but sometimes politics get in the way and that\u2019s what this comes down to politics.&#8221;<\/em> The press-release confirmed the change of the match and the addition of MLW Tag Team Champion <strong>Pentagon Jr.<\/strong> The article stated that\u00a0 MLW made an effort to have Rush for that match, but he &#8221; was pulled due to the insistence of a third party promoter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ROH Locks Major Talent in the US\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The move comes at a time that indie scene and the wrestling business as a whole is booming. Despite companies like <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong>, <strong>MLW<\/strong> and others having a fairly liberal policy on letting their talent wrestle for other companies, <strong>ROH<\/strong> has been locking down their talent to exclusivity. The Sinclair company has a working agreement with<strong> New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre<\/strong>, Rush&#8217;s home promotion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35555\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35555\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/fbf-rush-e1547592971349.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ROH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MLW had ahead of them the exclusivity between ROH and <strong>CMLL<\/strong>. Moreover, CMLL was not exactly pleased that a money match like Rush vs. LA Park was happening first in the US. ROH and MLW have seen the same thing on Rush, pure charisma and a superstar appeal. The LI leader wrestler for MLW in Chicago and was the heart of the show. While in ROH, Rush wrestled the Philadelphia tapings after ROH<em> Final Battle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The situation points more to ROH using their CMLL relationship as leverage to sign Rush for an exclusive contract. Rush <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/08\/15\/bandido-luchador-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joins <strong>Bandido<\/strong><\/a> as the main Mexican stars in ROH. Already, Bandido <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/01\/12\/spoiler-new-faction-forms-at-roh-tv-tapings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been getting a lot of exposure<\/a> in the company and it was reported that ROH&#8217;s contract was a better offer that WWE made. Rush is next in line for a major push, and back in 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/11\/12\/indie-watch-los-ingobernable-rush-is-coming-to-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we reported how big 2019 was going to be for the main heel in CMLL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MLW Loses One of Their Greats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35553\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/dragonleewon_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/dragonleewon_0.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/dragonleewon_0-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dragon Lee, Rush&#8217;s real life brother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other than the press-release, MLW hasn&#8217;t addressed the signing. Rush was one of their unique stars, that no other major indie promotion was using. The company has shown a great booking when it comes to Lucha Libre. They were responsible for reigniting fans interest in LA Park in the US. The Lucha Brother had a strong year with them and stars like <strong>Rey Horus<\/strong>, <strong>Aero Star<\/strong>, and <strong>Dragon Lee<\/strong> are next for big exposures with them. It remains to be seen if ROH pushes for a signing of Dragon Lee, who is Rush&#8217;s brother.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking sequence of events, one of Mexico&#8217;s hottest star, Rush, is officially a member of Ring of Honor. The news came after a tweet by ROH this afternoon. The company posted a video of Rush saying: &#8220;To fans worldwide. The Main Man of Los Ingobernables, El Toro Blanco Rush, has a major announcement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2085,"featured_media":35554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,2,6,8],"tags":[2345,676,86,2472,2012,188,535,859,81,1391],"class_list":["post-35526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cmll","category-featured","category-north-america","category-roh","tag-bandido","tag-cmll","tag-dragon-lee","tag-la-park","tag-mlw","tag-njpw","tag-pentagon-jr","tag-rey-fenix","tag-roh","tag-rush"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2085"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}