Keith Lee (wrestler) explained

Keith Lee
Birth Name:Keith Gerald Lee II
Birth Date:8 November 1984
Birth Place:Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Spouse:[1]
Names:Keith "Bearcat" Lee
Keith Lee
Kevin Paine
Height:6 ft 2 in[2]
Weight:340 lb
Billed:Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Trainer:Tim Brooks[3]
WWE Performance Center
Debut:February 2005

Keith Gerald Lee II (born November 8, 1984), better known under his ring name Keith Lee, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his time in WWE from 2018 to 2021 and Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as on the independent circuit with promotions such as Evolve, All American Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (where he held the PWG World Championship).

Lee signed with WWE in May 2018 and was assigned to the developmental brand, NXT, where he won the NXT Championship and NXT North American Championship, and became the first person to hold both titles simultaneously. Lee began appearing on the Raw brand in August 2020, where he faced AJ Styles and Drew McIntyre in WWE Championship matches. Lee left WWE in November 2021, debuting in AEW the following February and winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship later that year.

Early life

Lee was born Keith Gerald Lee II on November 8, 1984,[4] in Wichita Falls, Texas.[5] He was introduced to professional wrestling at a young age by his grandmother, who was a fan herself, and credits her with inspiring him to pursue a career in professional wrestling. Lee played college football at Texas A&M University, but quit to become a professional wrestler.[6] [7]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2005–2015)

Lee was trained by Tim Brooks and debuted on the independent circuit in 2005 under the ring name "Kevin Paine". In 2008, he began wrestling under his birth name. For the first 10 years of his career, Lee wrestled almost exclusively in his home state of Texas, appearing with promotions such as Professional Championship Wrestling (Arlington); Xtreme Championship Wrestling (Denton); North American Wrestling Allegiance (Waxahachie); Metroplex Wrestling (Bedford); and River City Wrestling (San Antonio). During this time, Lee won the North American Wrestling Allegiance Tag Team Championship with Li Fang and the Xtreme Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship and TNT Championship.[8] [9] [10] Beginning in 2015, Lee began wrestling more frequently outside of Texas.[11]

Ring of Honor (2015–2017)

During 2015, Lee started making appearances in Ring of Honor with Shane Taylor, calling themselves "Pretty Boy Killers" (PBK).[12] On August 27, 2016, during Field of Honor, PBK participated in a gauntlet tag team match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, but the match was won by The Addiction.[13] At All Star Extravaganza VIII, PBK wrestled against 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 contender for the ROH tag team championship, in a losing effort.[14] In January 2017, Taylor announced that he had signed his first contract with the Ring of Honor.[15] At a January 14 show in Atlanta, PBK entered into a feud with the Briscoe Brothers when Lee and Taylor attacked them and slammed Jay Briscoe through a table. Surprisingly, the next day, Lee announced that he was leaving ROH.[16] On February 3, 2017, they faced The Briscoes, where the match ended in a no contest. This was Lee's last appearance in ROH until 2022.[17]

Evolve (2017–2018)

Lee signed with Evolve in January 2017, and made his debut at Evolve 76, losing to Chris Hero.[18] He made his return on February 24 at Evolve 78, defeating Zack Sabre Jr.[19] The following night, at Evolve 79, he defeated Tracy Williams.[20] Lee received his first championship opportunity at Evolve 87 on June 25, when he unsuccessfully challenged Matt Riddle for the WWN Championship.[21] On October 14, at Evolve 94, Lee defeated Riddle to win the WWN Championship.[22] On April 6, 2018, at Evolve 103, he lost the title to Austin Theory.[23]

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2017–2018)

Lee made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) debut on March 18, 2017, at the Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock N' Roll) event, competing in a triple threat match against Brian Cage and Sami Callihan, won by Cage.[24] At the Game Over, Man event, he lost to Jeff Cobb.[25] On May 19 at Head Like A Cole, he won his first match in PWG, defeating Trevor Lee.[26] He followed this up by defeating Lio Rush and Trent at Pushin Forward Back on July 7.[27] In September, Lee made it to the finals of the 2017 Battle of Los Angeles, where he was defeated by Ricochet.[28] Lee's quarterfinal match against Donovan Dijak was awarded a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer.[29] At Time Is a Flat Circle event on March 23, 2018, Lee defeated Chuck Taylor to become the PWG World Champion. On April 21 at All Star Weekend 14, Lee lost the title to Walter in a three-way match, also involving Jonah Rock.

WWE (2018–2021)

Beginnings (2018–2019)

Prior to officially signing with WWE, Lee received a tryout in 2008, although this did not result in him being hired.[30] He appeared as an extra on the March 30, 2009 episode of Raw, playing a security guard.[31] [32] On April 5, 2018, during WrestleMania Axxess weekend, Lee made an appearance for NXT, defeating Kassius Ohno.[33] On May 1, it was announced that Lee had signed a contract with WWE.[34] Lee appeared in attendance for on June 16.[35] On the August 8 episode of NXT, Lee made his televised in-ring debut for WWE, defeating Marcel Barthel.[36] Throughout the rest of 2018, Lee wrestled sporadically on NXT, defeating the likes of Luke Menzies,[37] Kona Reeves,[38] but losing to Lars Sullivan.[39]

On March 7, 2019, Lee suffered an undisclosed injury. The injury resulted in an early end to his planned feud with Dominik Dijakovic, who he was supposed to face for the next two months. Lee returned to action on April 18, at a house show in Lakeland, Florida.[40] On November 1, Lee was among the NXT wrestlers who invaded that night's episode of SmackDown.[41] [42] At NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 23, Lee was included in Tommaso Ciampa's team as they defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) in a WarGames match.[43] The next night, he made up part of Team NXT at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, where they faced Team SmackDown and Team Raw in a 5-on-5-on-5 Survivor Series match, which Team SmackDown won, even though he was the last Competitor for Team NXT to get eliminated by SmackDown's Roman Reigns.[44]

Championship reigns and pursuits (2020–2021)

On the January 8, 2020 episode of NXT, Lee won a fatal-four way match over Cameron Grimes, Damian Priest, and Dominik Dijakovic to become the number one contender to the NXT North American Championship,[45] and defeated Roderick Strong on the January 22 episode of NXT to win the championship.[46] On January 26, Lee participated in the Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, but was eliminated by the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.[47] Lee then successfully defended his title against Dominik Dijakovic at [48] and Johnny Gargano at TakeOver: In Your House.[49] During the second night of The Great American Bash on July 8, Lee defeated Adam Cole to win the NXT Championship, becoming a double champion, and the first person to hold the NXT and North American Championships simultaneously.[50] On the July 22 episode of NXT, Lee voluntarily relinquished the North American Championship,[51] and started a feud with Karrion Kross over the NXT Championship.[52] [53] At NXT TakeOver XXX on August 22, Lee lost the NXT Championship to Kross in what would be his final match in NXT.[54]

At SummerSlam, it was announced by WWE that Lee would be moving to the Raw brand and make his debut the following day's episode of Raw.[55] Lee made his main roster debut on the August 24 episode of Raw, where he faced Randy Orton and lost via disqualification thanks to interference from WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.[56] A rematch between Lee and Orton was made for the Payback pay-per-view, in which Lee won.[57] At Survivor Series on November 22, Lee made up part of Team Raw as he teamed with Braun Strowman, AJ Styles, Riddle and Sheamus to defeat Team Smackdown (Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, King Corbin & Otis) in a clean sweep.[58]

Lee would enter contention for the WWE Championship, participating in a triple threat match, where the winner would receive a WWE Championship match at TLC, but lost against AJ Styles.[59] On the January 4, 2021 episode of Raw, Lee unsuccessfully faced Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship.[60] The following month, Lee was scheduled to face Riddle and Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship at the Elimination Chamber event,[61] but was pulled from the event due to an injury.[62] [63]

Lee was absent for five months due to a COVID-19 diagnosis, followed by heart inflammation.[64] He returned on the July 19 episode of Raw, accepting WWE Champion Bobby Lashley's open challenge match but was defeated.[65] During the following months, Lee began to work as Keith "Bearcat" Lee or Bearcat Lee (a homage to Bearcat Wright) as part of a gimmick change,[66] [67] [68] but on November 4, Lee was released from his WWE contract.[69]

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2022–present)

On the February 9, 2022, episode of AEW Dynamite, Lee made his surprise debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) defeating Isiah Kassidy to qualify for the "Face of the Revolution" ladder match at Revolution, which would eventually be won by Wardlow.[70] Later on that month, Lee would form an alliance with Swerve Strickland when Swerve came to Lee's aid after he was attacked by Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks). The two would begin tag teaming, dubbing themselves "Swerve in Our Glory".[71] At Dynamite: Fyter Fest Night 1 on July 13, Swerve In Our Glory defeated defending champions The Young Bucks and Team Taz in a Triple or Nothing tag team match to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship.[72] They had successful title defenses against the likes of The Lucha Brothers and the Gunn Club (Colten & Austin Gunn). They would then enter a three match series with The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens), defeating them at All Out, losing the belts to them in a rematch at Dynamite: Grand Slam, and losing to them once more at Full Gear after Strickland slapped Lee when Lee refused to use a pair of pliers as a weapon, causing Lee to walk out on the match. In December 2022, Lee made his return to ROH for the first time in five years at Final Battle, as Swerve In Our Glory defeated Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and JD Griffey). On the December 21 edition of Dynamite, Strickland formed a new stable, Mogul Affiliates, with Parker Boudreaux, Granden Goetzman, and famed rapper Rick Ross. Strickland, Boudreaux, and Goetzman all attacked Lee, effectively ending the Swerve In Our Glory team, laying him out on the steel ring stairs with Strickland delivering his Swerve Stomp finishing move through a cinder block on Lee's chest.[72] [73] He was later scheduled to face off against Strickland in a match at Worlds End though he was later pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and underwent "double surgeries" in January 2024 relating to it.[74] [75]

Other media

Lee made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K20[76] and appears in WWE 2K22. Also, he appears in AEW Fight Forever as DLC.

Personal life

Lee married fellow professional wrestler Mia Yim in February 2022.[77]

In 2020, during the Speaking Out movement, Lee alleged that a woman had spiked his drink and sexually assaulted him in 2016.[78]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Keith Gerald Lee II. August 5, 2024 . voterrecords.com. en.
  5. Web site: Exclusive Q&A: Keith Lee reveals how a Hall of Famer's advice changed his life and why failure is part of the "grind". WWE. January 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: Interview – Keith Lee – The British Wrestling Revival Blog. thebritishwrestlingrevival.wordpress.com. July 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180411175239/https://thebritishwrestlingrevival.wordpress.com/2016/09/06/interview-keith-lee/. April 11, 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Keith Lee helping to change the game for big men in wrestling. July 12, 2017. March 9, 2017.
  8. Web site: NAWA Tag Team Champion. CageMatch. September 16, 2020.
  9. Web site: XCW Heavyweight Championship. CageMatch. September 16, 2020.
  10. Web site: XCW TNT Championship. CageMatch. September 16, 2020.
  11. Web site: Keith Lee - career. December 14, 2021. Cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
  12. December 11, 2015 . Keith Lee and Shane Taylor on the Future of Honor . . . November 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606205332/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYRvcoc0iE . June 6, 2021 . live.
  13. Web site: ROH Field of Honor Results 8.27.16. 411 Mania. en. July 3, 2017.
  14. Web site: Csonka's ROH All Star Extravaganza Review 9.30.16. 411Mania. en. July 3, 2017.
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  16. Professional Lee . RealKeithLee . 820716539380908034 . January 15, 2017 . LIMITLESS ANNOUNCEMENT: I have officially inked a deal with @WWNEVOLVE. Prepare to #BaskInMyGlory on a whole new level. #iAmLimitless https://t.co/yV7cXTrqR6 . en . November 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111224625/https://twitter.com/RealKeithLee/status/820716539380908034 . November 11, 2020 . live.
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  20. Web site: EVOLVE 79 " Events Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm. cagematch.net. July 12, 2017.
  21. Web site: EVOLVE 87 " Events Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm. cagematch.net. July 12, 2017.
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  23. Web site: Elizabeth. Claire. Evolve 103 recap & review: Injuries shuffle the card, Riddle uses a lack of rope breaks to retain, and Austin Theory wins the WWN title. Cageside Seats. April 6, 2018. April 6, 2018.
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  29. Web site: Dave Meltzer's top-rated matches of 2017: Donovan Dijak vs. Keith Lee. Meltzer. Dave. Dave Meltzer. December 26, 2017. December 27, 2017. Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
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  31. Web site: Keith Lee Recalls Early Gig as an Extra in WWE Through Lance Archer, Says He Got Ribbed And Ended Up Confusing Vince McMahon. 411Mania. Jeremy. Thomas. May 8, 2020. August 24, 2020.
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  35. Web site: Keith Lee appears ringside at NXT TakeOver: Chicago II . WWE.com . June 16, 2018.
  36. Web site: Keith Lee def. Marcel Barthel . WWE.com . August 8, 2018.
  37. Web site: Keith Lee def. Luke Menzies . WWE.com . August 29, 2018.
  38. Web site: Keith Lee def. Kona Reeves . WWE.com . October 10, 2018.
  39. Web site: Lars Sullivan def. Keith Lee . WWE.com . November 28, 2018.
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  41. Web site: Garretson. Jordan. Keith Lee and Matt Riddle confronted Sami Zayn. wwe.com. WWE. January 23, 2020.
  42. Web site: Powell. Jason. 11/1 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review the show featuring a makeshift crew caused by flight issues in Saudi Arabia following WWE Crown Jewel. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 1, 2019. November 2, 2019.
  43. Web site: Moore. John. 11/23 NXT Takeover: WarGames results – Moore's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, a partner in a WarGames match, Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim vs. Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair and Kay Lee Ray in a WarGames match, Finn Balor vs. Matt Riddle. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 23, 2019. November 23, 2019.
  44. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar vs. Rey Mysterio in a No Holds Barred match for the WWE Championship, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Bayley in a non-title match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 24, 2019. November 24, 2019.
  45. Web site: Moore. John. 1/8 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Damian Priest in a four-way for a shot at the NXT North American Championship, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament begins. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 8, 2020. January 23, 2020.
  46. Web site: Moore. John. 1/22 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Roderick Strong vs. Keith Lee for the NXT North American Championship, Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament semifinal matches, final Worlds Collide hype. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 23, 2020. January 23, 2020.
  47. Web site: Garretson. Jordan. Drew McIntyre won the 30-man Royal Rumble Match. WWE. January 26, 2020. January 26, 2020.
  48. Web site: Garretson. Jordan. NXT North American Champion Keith Lee def. Dominik Dijakovic. WWE. February 16, 2020. February 16, 2020.
  49. Web site: Moore. John. NXT Takeover: In Your House results – Moore's live review of Adam Cole defeated Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl for the NXT Championship, Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship, Keith Lee vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Karrion Kross. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 7, 2020. June 7, 2020.
  50. Web site: Moore. John. 7/8 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the Great American Bash night two with NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. NXT North American Champion Keith Lee for both titles, Mia Yim vs. Candice LeRae in a Street Fight, Legado Del Fantasma vs. Drake Maverick, Tyler Breeze, and Fandango, Johnny Gargano vs. Isaiah Scott. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. July 8, 2020. July 9, 2020.
  51. Web site: Moore. John. 7/22 NXT TV results: Moore's review of William Regal's announcement, Karrion Kross vs. Dominik Dijakovic, Killian Dain vs. Dexter Lumis. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. July 22, 2020. July 23, 2020.
  52. Web site: WWE NXT Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from July 29. July 30, 2020. Bleacher Report. WarnerMedia. Chris. Mueller. July 29, 2020.
  53. Web site: Garretson. Jordan. NXT Champion Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross with Scarlett. WWE. August 13, 2020. August 13, 2020.
  54. Web site: Moore. John. NXT Takeover: XXX results – Moore's live review of Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship, Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee, Io Shirai vs. Dakota Kai for the NXT Women's Championship, a ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Title, Finn Balor vs. Timothy Thatcher. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 22, 2020. August 22, 2020.
  55. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Braun Strowman vs. The Fiend for the WWE Universal Championship, Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville in a No DQ, loser leaves WWE match, Asuka challenges for two titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 23, 2020. August 23, 2020.
  56. Web site: Powell. Jason. 8/24 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Keith Lee's debut, Drew McIntyre's opening segment, Apollo Crews vs. Bobby Lashley in an arm wrestling contest officiated by Mark Henry, SummerSlam fallout and WWE Payback hype. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 24, 2020. August 25, 2020.
  57. Web site: Keith Lee def. Randy Orton. WWE. Jordan. Garretson. August 30, 2020. August 30, 2020.
  58. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's review of Undertaker's Final Farewell, Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns, Asuka vs. Sasha Banks, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in champion vs. champion matches, Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown in Survivor Series elimination matches. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. November 22, 2020. November 22, 2020.
  59. Web site: December 1, 2020. 11/30 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of AJ Styles vs. Keith Lee vs. Riddle in a Triple Threat for a shot at the WWE Championship, Jeff Hardy vs. Elias in a Symphony of Destruction match, Alexa Bliss hosts "A Moment of Bliss" with guest Randy Orton, WWE TLC build. December 1, 2020. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. en-US.
  60. Web site: Powell. Jason. 1/4 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee for the WWE Championship and Raw Legends Night headline the first show of 2021. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 4, 2021. January 5, 2021.
  61. Web site: 2/8 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton in a non-title match, Charlotte Flair and Lacey Evans meet face to face, follow-up to McIntyre being Brogue Kicked by Sheamus. February 8, 2021. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 9, 2021.
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  63. Web site: STAR PULLED FROM TONIGHT'S WWE PPV. February 21, 2021. Johnson. Mike. PWInsider. February 21, 2021.
  64. Web site: Currier . Joseph . WWE's Keith Lee Reveals COVID-19 Caused Long Absence in 'Fight Against Death' . . August 12, 2021 . August 12, 2021.
  65. Web site: 7/19 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of John Cena's show opening segment, fans return, Charlotte Flair coronation, Symphony of Destruction match, six-man tag match, the Money in the Bank fallout edition. July 19, 2021. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. July 20, 2021.
  66. News: Murillo . Alex . El cambio de nombre de Keith Lee se mantiene en SmackDown . March 4, 2022 . Solo Wrestling . September 25, 2021 . es.
  67. News: Lafferriere . Nicolas . Keith Lee podría tener un cambio de personaje en su regreso a televisión . March 4, 2022 . Solo Wrestling . August 30, 2021 . es.
  68. Web site: September 28, 2021. WWE Raw Results – 9/27/21 (WWE Championship match kicks off the show, Extreme Rules fallout) -. September 28, 2021. en-US.
  69. Web site: Report: Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Nia Jax Among WWE Stars Released from Contracts. Tyler. Conway. Bleacher Report. November 4, 2021. November 4, 2021.
  70. Web site: 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. Jake. Barnett. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 9, 2022. February 10, 2022.
  71. Web site: AEW Rampage: Swerve Strickland saves Keith Lee; is a team-up on the horizon?. Dale Plummer. Slam Wrestling. March 19, 2022. July 20, 2022.
  72. Web site: 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. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Jason. Powell. July 13, 2022. July 13, 2022.
  73. Web site: Identity of Mystery Man with Swerve Strickland on AEW Dynamite Revealed . 22 December 2022 .
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  91. Web site: WWN Championship. CageMatch. September 16, 2020.