Keith Lee Signs With AEW – On tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, former NXT Champion Keith Lee was revealed as the “huge” signing Tony Khan has been teasing since last week. We noted just hours ago how Lee was planned for a run in AEW and set to debut imminently, which obviously occurred on tonight’s Dynamite.
Lee appeared to wrestle Isaiah Kassidy in a qualifying match to join the AEW “Face of the Revolution” ladder match at the Revolution pay-per-view on March 6, 2022. Here is a recap from our live coverage:
The fans pop huge when the Limitless One, Keith Lee, makes his AEW debut. The crowd welcomes Lee, singing “Oh, bask in his glory!” Lee starts the match off with a huge suplex toss, ramming his opponent into the turnbuckle before throwing him across the ring. Lee continues to toss Kassidy around like rag doll. Lee uses a huge slingshot splash to flatten Kassidy. Kassidy attempts to get some offense in, running against and rebounding off the ropes, only to have Keith lee swat him down out of the air like a fly. Lee fends off several attempts by Private Party to interfere. Kassidy attempts a springboard cutter but Lee wasn’t fully in the ring. Lee drops to teh floor to compose himself, only to have Kassidy wipe him out with a corkscrew tope! Big spot! Kassidy attacks Lee as he enters the ring but Lee easily shrugs him off. Kassidy gives it all he can but Lee is too powerful. Kassidy attempts a dragon kick but Lee punches Kassidy’s foot, dropping him to the mat. Lee whips Kassidy into the ropes, pops him up nearly ten feet in the air, catches him on his shoulders in a Samoan carry and hits a Samoan Drop to pick up the win!
Winner and Advancing in the Face of the Revolution, Keith Lee
After the Match: Private Party Attacks
Private Party attack Keith Lee after the match. Lee swats Kassidy out of the air, catches Mark Quinn attempting to hit a Hurricanrana and counters it by powerbombing him onto Kassidy.
Lee was released from his WWE contract back on Thursday, November 4, along with stars like Karrion Kross, Ember Moon (Athena), Eva Marie, Nia Jax, and several others. He officially became a free agent when his 90-day non-compete clause expired last Wednesday, February 2. During his time with the company, he was highly successful in WWE NXT and became the first-ever simultaneous NXT North American and World Champion on that brand.
He was called up to the main roster in August of 2020 and earned a pinfall victory over Randy Orton in his first pay-per-view match at Payback in September that year. He was scheduled to face Riddle and Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in February 2021, but was pulled from the match. He then remained out of action until July. It was later revealed that his absence was due to contracting COVID-19, followed by heart inflammation.
After 5 months on the shelf from WWE, Keith Lee returned to RAW in an open challenge against then-WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley, ultimately losing the match. In the following months, Lee began working house shows and appearing on television as his “Bearcat” Lee persona until he was released.
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Keith Lee Signs With AEW
