Keith Lee

Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Keith Lee
Lee during a match in May 2018
Born	(1984-11-08) November 8, 1984 (age 39) 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.^[1] At Revolution, Lee would compete in the match but lost to Wardlow.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] They lost the titles to The Acclaimed at Grand Slam.^[5]

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.^[6]

Personal life

He is married to WWE wrestler Mia Yim.^[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Lee (right) and Swerve Strickland as AEW World Tag Team Champions in 2022

Lee as WWN Champion in 2018

• All Elite Wrestling
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Swerve Strickland^[8]
• Inspire Pro Wrestling
  • Inspire Pro Pure Prestige Championship (1 time)^[9]
• North American Wrestling Allegiance
  • NAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Li Fang
• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
  • PWG World Championship (1 time)^[10]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 11 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020^[11]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 10 of the top 10 wrestlers 2017^[12]
• VIP Wrestling
  • VIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[13]
  • VIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Taylor^[14]
• WWE
  • NXT Championship (1 time)^[15]
  • NXT North American Championship (1 time)^[16]
  • NXT Year-End Award for Breakout Star of the Year (2019)^[17]
• WWNLive
  • WWN Championship (1 time)^[18][19]
• Xtreme Championship Wrestling
  • XCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • XCW TNT Championship (1 time)

References

1. "2/9 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Hangman Page vs. Lance Archer in a Texas Death Match for the AEW World Championship, AEW's newest signee faces Isiah Kassidy in a qualifier for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, the Inner Circle's team meeting". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
2. "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women's Title, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles, CM Punk vs. MJF in a dog collar match, Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
3. "AEW Rampage Results (3/18/22): Keith Lee Faces Max Caster, Darby Allin In Action + More!". Fightful. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
4. "New AEW Tag Team Champions Crowned On 7/13 Dynamite". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
5. "9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
6. "7/13 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Kenosuke Takeshita in an eliminator match, Wardlow vs. Orange Cassidy for the TNT Title, The Young Bucks vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudi Castagnoli vs. Jake Hager, Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay". Fightful. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
7. "Keith Lee and Mia Yim get married". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
8. "Official AEW World Tag Team Championship Title History". All Elite Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
9. "Inspire Pro Pure Prestige Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
10. "Pro Wrestling Guerrilla – Title History". prowrestlingguerrilla.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
11. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
12. Barrasso, Justin. "SI's Top 10 Wrestlers of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
13. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "VIP Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "VIP Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
15. "NXT Championship". WWE. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
16. "NXT North American Championship". WWE. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
17. Aiken, Chris (January 1, 2020). "WWE NXT live results: Year-End award winners revealed". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
18. Williams, JJ (October 15, 2017). "Evolve 94 results: Matt Riddle vs. Keith Lee last man standing match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
19. "WWN Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

Other websites

• Keith Lee on WWE.com
• Keith Lee on Twitter
• Keith Lee on IMDb