Keith Lee: American professional wrestler
Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American professional wrestler.
He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
| Keith Lee | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lee during a match in May 2018 | |
| Born | November 8, 1984 Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Keith "Bearcat" Lee Keith Lee Kevin Paine |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 340 lb (150 kg) |
| Billed from | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Trained by | Tim Brooks |
| Debut | Feburary 2005 |
He is also known for his time wrestling in WWE. In WWE, he was a one-time NXT Champion and one-time NXT North American Champion. He has also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH), Evolve, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
During his time in AEW, Lee has been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Career
All Elite Wrestling
On February 9, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Lee made his debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He defeated Isiah Kassidy to move on to compete in the "Face of the Revolution" ladder match at Revolution. At Revolution, Lee would compete in the match but lost to Wardlow.
On the March 18 episode of Rampage, Lee defeated Max Caster. After the match, Caster and Anthony Bowens, as well as, Team Taz's Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks attack Lee. Swerve Strickland ran out with a chair and saved Lee. They then began teaming under the name Swerve in Out Glory.
On July 13, during Night 1 of Fyter Fest, Swerve in Our Glory defeated the Young Bucks and Team Taz in a Triple or Nothing match to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This gave Lee his first championship in AEW. They lost the titles to The Acclaimed at Grand Slam.
On the December 21, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Swerve in Our Glory would break up after Swerve turned heel. He would reveal his new group called "Mogul Affiliates" with member Parker Boudreaux, Trench, and rapper Rick Ross and they would all attack Lee. Swerve would end the beatdown by stomping a cinderblock on Lee's chest.
Personal life
He is married to WWE wrestler Mia Yim.
Championships and accomplishments
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- All Elite Wrestling
- Inspire Pro Wrestling
- Inspire Pro Pure Prestige Championship (1 time)
- North American Wrestling Allegiance
- NAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Li Fang
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 11 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 10 of the top 10 wrestlers 2017
- VIP Wrestling
- VIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- VIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Taylor
- WWE
- NXT Championship (1 time)
- NXT North American Championship (1 time)
- NXT Year-End Award for Breakout Star of the Year (2019)
- WWNLive
- WWN Championship (1 time)
- Xtreme Championship Wrestling
- XCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- XCW TNT Championship (1 time)
References
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