Lio Rush turned a little Kiss, Smash, Kill game into one of the strangest moments of WrestleCon weekend.
JCW’s Big Al, HollyHood Haley and Ring Rat caught up with Rush during the weekend, with Rush already deep into his twisted “Blackheart” character. Haley decided to have some fun and asked him to play Kiss, Smash, Kill. That’s when things got weird fast.
Rush struggled to get the words out while staying in character, eventually picking Haley to kiss. Then he completely changed the game by choosing Big Al to marry, even though that wasn’t one of the options. He followed that by picking Ring Rat Paige to smash. Then came the kill.
Instead of naming one of the three women, Rush slowly turned around and looked at everybody standing nearby before screaming that he wanted to kill them. That was enough for the JCW crew. The women stood there confused for a second before one of them yelled for everyone to run. Rush never dropped the act.
The whole thing played directly into the disturbing “Blackheart” persona he introduced in March 2026. The look features a shaved head, white contact lenses and bizarre, almost animal-like movements that make Rush look completely unhinged whenever the character takes over. Blackheart is clearly not supposed to be normal, and Rush made damn sure nobody around him forgot that during WrestleCon weekend.
What do you think about Lio Rush going this dark with the Blackheart character? Is this the most interesting version of him yet, or is the whole thing too much? Leave your feedback in the comments.
