Keith Lee

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Keith Lee in April 2018.

Keith Lee in April 2018.
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Surname Keith Lee
Ring name Keith Lee
Kevin Paine
height 188 cm
Fighting weight 145 kg
birth November 8, 1984
Wichita Falls , Texas
Announced from Wichita Falls , Texas
Trained by Killer Tim Brooks
debut February 2005

Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984 in Wichita Falls , Texas , USA ) is an American wrestler . He is currently under contract with the WWE and appears regularly on their show NXT . His greatest achievement to date has been receiving the NXT Championship and the NXT North American Championship .

Wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2015-2017)

In 2015 Lee began competing in the Ring of Honor together with Shane Taylor and called themselves "Pretty Boy Killers" (PBK).

On August 27, 2016, PBK participated in a Gauntlet Tag Team Match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship during the PPV Field of Honor , but they failed to win that match. At All Star Extravaganza VIII, PBK battled The All Night Express, War Machine and the team of Colt Cabana and Dalton Castle in a Four Corner Survival match to determine the number one challenger for the ROH World Tag Team Championship . In January 2017, Taylor announced that he had signed his first contract with the Ring of Honor . At a January 14 show in Atlanta, PBK got into a feud with the Briscoe Brothers when Lee and Taylor attacked them, putting Jay Briscoe through a table. Surprisingly, Lee announced the next day that he was leaving ROH. On February 3, 2017, they faced the Briscoes, where the match ended with no result. This was Lee's last appearance for ROH.

Evolve (2017-2018)

Lee signed to Evolve in January 2017 and made his Evolve 76 debut, losing to Chris Hero . He returned to Evolve 78 on February 24, defeating Zack Saber Junior. The following night, at Evolve 79, he defeated Tracy Williams. Lee got his title chance at Evolve 87 on June 25 when he unsuccessfully challenged Matt Riddle for the WWN Championship. On October 14th, at Evolve 94, Lee defeated Riddle to win the WWN Championship. On April 6, 2018, he lost the title to Austin Theory at Evolve 103.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2017-2018)

Lee made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) debut on March 18, 2017 at the Nice Boys event and competed in a triple threat match against Brian Cage and Sami Callihan, but he could not win this. In the Game Over Man event he lost to Jeff Cobb. On May 19, at the Head Like A Cole event, he won his first match at PWG, defeating Trevor Lee. He then defeated Lio Rush and Trent on July 7th in the Pushin Forward Back event. In September, Lee reached the final of the 2017 Los Angeles Tournament, but was defeated by Ricochet . Lee's fight in the quarter final against Donovan Dijak was rated five stars by Dave Meltzer . At the Time Is a Flat Circle event on March 23, 2018, Lee defeated Chuck Taylor and became PWG World Champion . On April 21, at the All Star Weekend 14, Lee lost the title in a triple threat match to Walter , in which Jonah Rock was also involved.

World Wrestling Entertainment (since 2018)

Before officially signing with WWE, Lee appeared on WWE TV in 2009 in a segment that featured Triple H , Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon versus The Legacy Randy Orton , Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase . Lee was part of the security team to keep the McMahon family from attacking The Legacy.

On April 5, 2018, during WrestleMania Axxess weekend, Lee performed for NXT , defeating Kassius Ohno . On May 1, 2018, it was announced that Lee had signed a contract with WWE. Lee made his in-ring debut in the August 8, 2018 NXT episode, defeating Marcel Barthel . The September 26, 2018 NXT episode featured an argument between Lee and Kona Reeves. The two had a match two weeks later, from which Lee emerged victorious. On March 7, 2019, Lee suffered an unknown injury. The injury led to an early end to his planned feud with Dominik Dijakovic, which he would face for the next two months. Lee returned at a house show on April 18, 2019.

In the November 1, 2019 episode of SmackDown, Lee and Matt Riddle were two of the many NXT wrestlers who invaded the show and confronted and ultimately attacked Sami Zayn . Later that night, Lee joined Triple H and the rest of the NXT raster as they declared war on Raw and SmackDown and vowed to win the rust war at the 2019 Survivor Series. At the event, Lee was the team's last survivor, where he was ultimately pinned by Roman Reigns and Team SmackDown took the victory.

In the January 8, 2020 NXT episode, Lee defeated Cameron Grimes, Damian Priest and Dominik Dijakovic in a Fatal Four Way Match to become the new challenger to the NXT North American Championship . On January 22, 2020, he won the title from Roderick Strong . Lee took part in the 2020 Royal Rumble Match with starting number 13, but was eliminated by the then WWE Champion Brock Lesnar . On July 8, 2020, he won the NXT Championship at NXT The Great American Bash Edition . For this he defeated Adam Cole . With that he ended Cole's reign of 403 days and became a double champion. He was the first to hold both titles on the NXT roster at the same time. He resigned the NXT North American Championship on July 22, 2020 after a 182-day reign since he won the NXT Championship . The reign lasted 45 days and lost the title to Karrion Kross on August 22, 2020 at TakeOver: XXX .

He made his main roster debut on Raw on August 24th . He played his first match on the main roster on August 30, 2020 against Randy Orton , which he won.

Titles and awards

  • Inspire Pro Wrestling
    • Inspire Pro Pure Prestige Championship (1 ×)
  • North American Wrestling Allegiance
    • NAWA Tag Team Championship (1 ×) with Li Fang
  • VIP wrestling
    • VIP Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
    • VIP Tag Team Championship (1 ×) with Shane Taylor
  • WWNLive
    • WWN Championship (1 ×)
  • Xtreme Championship Wrestling
    • XCW Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
    • XCW TNT Championship (1 ×)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Number 59 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018
    • Number 11 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Keith Lee and Shane Taylor on the Future of Honor. YouTube.com, December 11, 2015, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  2. ^ The Curious Case of Keith Lee. rohworld.com, February 17, 2017, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ EVOLVE 76: A Hero's Exit - Day 1. cagematch.net, January 27, 2017, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Evolve 94 recap & review: Keith Lee wins the big one. cagesideseats.com, October 14, 2017, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ PWG Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock N 'Roll). cagematch.net, March 18, 2017, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Triple H and the McMahons attack Legacy: Raw, March 30, 2009. YouTube.com, March 26, 2012, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Keith Lee signs WWE deal. pwtorch.com, May 2, 2018, accessed July 12, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Keith Lee def. Marcel Barthel. wwe.com, August 8, 2018, accessed July 12, 2020 .

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SURNAME Lee, Keith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Wichita Falls , Texas , United States