Report: Top indie star headed to NXT

Last year’s ROH Top Prospect Tournament Winner, Lio Rush, is headed to Orlando.

It was announced last night that the former CZW champion will be making his final appearance for the promotion on August 5th against Joey Janella. PWInsider is reporting that the aptly nicknamed ‘Man of the Hour’ has been offered a NXT deal and a signing is imminent. Rush, 22, has been living up to his moniker as the ‘Man of the Hour’ of late making waves all over the place wrestling for highly respected promotions like Evolve, Smash, AAW and PWG.