Mark Henry Says He Tried To Help Lio Rush

Mark Henry was on Busted Open Radio today and said that he pulled Lio Rush aside recently and attempted to give him some advice. According to Henry’s comments, however, Rush was not receptive to him.

“I pulled him aside the last time I saw him and told him ‘I’m hearing stuff in the locker room. What’s wrong?’ He said nothing’s wrong. It was a blatant lie to my face. I let him know that if he has a question, right now is the time to do that,” Henry said.

Henry expressed frustration that Rush was not honest with him about the situation.

“You’re likely not going to run into someone who knows the system like I know the system. He didn’t do that. He lied to my face. Sometimes you have to talk to people that know more than you do,” Henry continued.

Lio Rush Upset With Financial Compensation

Rush made several statements to Fightful recently, stating he is not happy with how he is financially compensated by WWE.

“My issue is the fact that I haven’t been on meet & greets with Bobby, haven’t been getting paid for merchandise for us that has my catchphrases on them. (I) have been sent to live shows and TVs and forced to pay for my own rental for 5 days as well as hotel while not making enough money to do so. Walking around broke in the biggest sports entertainment industry that there is while having two kids and a wife to support,” Rush said.

Henry mentioned today that he spoke to Rush about these comments specifically.

“If you can’t pay for a rental car, you can’t pay for a hotel with the money that you’re making every week then you need to change the way you’re spending. You can’t blame that on the office. If you spent everything before you got it, that’s your problem,” Henry said.

“Back in my day, they would’ve told him, ‘Lio, Bobby shouldn’t have to drive. He shouldn’t have to carry his bag.’ Yokozuna was my responsibility,” he continued.

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What Does The Future Hold For Lio Rush?

Henry also addressed what he feels will come next in this saga.

“After these comments, he’s gonna have to go somewhere, or the company’s gonna have to tell him “good luck with your future endeavors.”

Henry also addressed the comments made in the above Tweet by Rush.

“It’s not a race issue. It’s an ego issue. Who are you? Nobody is exempt from being respectful to the business and paying homage to the guys drawing money. We all have done it. Steve Austin did it. The Rock did it. You better than The Rock? Get the hell outta here!”