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* BlackAndNerdy: In addition to playing up his intelligence in his ring persona, he's known to be a huge anime fan. He even named one of his finishing moves after a ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' attack!


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* VocalDissonance: Famous for this: he looks like a sumo wrestler, and talks like the love-child of a college professor and an R&B singer.
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: One of his trademark moves is hoisting a guy up and powerbombing him onto someone else (usually his own tag partner).
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* Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Commonly uses unusual and sophisticated vocabulary.
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He is a one-time PWG World Champion, one-time NXT Champion, one-time NXT North American Champion, and one-time AEW Tag Team Champion (with Swerve Strickland as Swerve in our Glory).
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* StoutStrength: We wouldn't exactly call Keith Lee "fat", but he has a torso like a barrel, and the power to yeet you halfway to Mexico.

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* ShoutOut: Has a finishing move called the "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]]". In WWE he also has a move called the "Big Bang Catastrophe", which going by the same token, might recall the Big Bang Attack.

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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was released from WWE on the 4th of November in the latest round of WWE's slash-and-burn mass talent releases. On the February 9th episode of Dynamite, Lee would make his debut for Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.

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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Texas.

Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was released from WWE on the 4th of November 4, 2021 in the latest round of WWE's slash-and-burn mass talent releases. On the February 9th 2/9/2022 episode of Dynamite, ''Dynamite'', Lee would make his debut for Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.

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[[caption-width-right:350:After defeating Chuck Taylor for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/pwg/pwg-h.html PWG World Heavyweight Title]], ''PWG Time Is A Flat Circle'', Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 2018]]

->'''''[[{{Catchphrase}} "BASK IN MY GLORY!"]]'''''

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[[caption-width-right:350:After defeating Chuck Taylor for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/pwg/pwg-h.html PWG World Heavyweight Title]], ''PWG Time Is A Flat Circle'', Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 2018]]

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GLORY!"]]''''']]
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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was released from WWE on the 4th of November in the latest round of WWE's slash-and-burn mass talent releases.

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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was released from WWE on the 4th of November in the latest round of WWE's slash-and-burn mass talent releases.
releases. On the February 9th episode of Dynamite, Lee would make his debut for Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.
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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}'', where as of June 2020, he is both the North American and NXT champion, the first man to hold both titles concurrently.

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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}'', where as of June 2020, he is both Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was released from WWE on the North American and NXT champion, 4th of November in the first man to hold both titles concurrently.
latest round of WWE's slash-and-burn mass talent releases.






As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Lee_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]].

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]],
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It"]] are sung by himself.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]],
Glory"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It"]] It"]] are sung by himself.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It"]] are sung by himself.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]], Glory"]],
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It"]] It"]] are sung by himself.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It]] are sung by himself.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]], Glory"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It]] It"]] are sung by himself.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] are sung by himself.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]] and Glory"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] and [[https://youtu.be/JWYhxT6UWqg "Born to Bring It]] are sung by himself.
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** Has a signature move called "[[Anime/OnePiece Grizzly Magnum]]".
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!! "BASK IN THESE TROPES' GLORY!"

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!! "BASK IN THESE MY TROPES' GLORY!"
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* LightningBruiser: Once again - 320 pounds. And can perform huracanranas.

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* LightningBruiser: Once again - 320 pounds. And Typically wrestles like a hoss and can perform huracanranas.easily throw guys smaller than him around (and at 340, that's most guys). Can also out-flip some Cruiserweights. Lee is truly freakish.
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* InTheHood: In ROH, though he does have one in promotional images for WWE

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* InTheHood: In Mainly in ROH, though he does have one in promotional images for WWEWWE.
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* ShoutOut: Has a finishing move called the "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]]". In WWE he also has a move called the "Big Bang Catastrophe", which going by the same token, might recall of the Big Bang Attack.

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* ShoutOut: Has a finishing move called the "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]]". In WWE he also has a move called the "Big Bang Catastrophe", which going by the same token, might recall of the Big Bang Attack.

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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. He has wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.

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Keith Lee (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. Previously a football player, Lee got his start on the Texas indies before being signed to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he tag-teamed with Shane Taylor as part of the "Pretty Boy Killers". He began to become a phenomenon on the indies however when he started branching out, and has since wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.
''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}'', where as of June 2020, he is both the North American and NXT champion, the first man to hold both titles concurrently.



* {{Acrofatic}}: When a 320-pound man performs huracanranas like someone 100 pounds lighter, you can't help but to think he disables physics every time he's in the ring.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His {{Leitmotif}}, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] is sung by himself.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: When a 320-pound man performs huracanranas like someone 100 150 pounds lighter, you can't help but to think he disables physics every time he's in the ring.
* CulturedBadass: His entire persona is based on the fact that he's not just big and fast, he's ''very'' smart. His promos emphasize just how erudite he actually is.
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DoItYourselfThemeTune: His {{Leitmotif}}, [[https://www.independent and WWE themes,[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UM9_QMhOb4 "Bask in my Glory"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] is are sung by himself.



* InTheHood: In ROH

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* InTheHood: In ROHROH, though he does have one in promotional images for WWE



* SmugSuper: Of a kind.



* TagTeam: The PrettyBoy Killers, with Shane Taylor.

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* TagTeam: The PrettyBoy Pretty-Boy Killers, with Shane Taylor.
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* FinishingMove: A sit-out pop-up powerbomb he calls the "Spirit Bomb" and a fireman's carry into a Jackhammer he calls the "Super Nova". Pre-WWE, he called the latter "Ground Zero."

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* FinishingMove: A sit-out pop-up powerbomb he calls the "Spirit Bomb" and a fireman's carry into a Jackhammer he calls the "Super Nova"."Big Bang Catastrophe". Pre-WWE, he called the latter "Ground Zero."

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->'''[[CatchPhrase "BASK IN MY GLORY!"]]'''


Keith Lee (b. November 8, 1984) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. He has wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.

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->'''[[CatchPhrase ->'''''[[{{Catchphrase}} "BASK IN MY GLORY!"]]'''


GLORY!"]]'''''


Keith Lee (b. (born November 8, 1984) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er {{professional wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. He has wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.











! "BASK IN THESE TROPES' GLORY!"

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"BASK IN THESE TROPES' GLORY!"



* FinishingMove: A sit-out pop-up powerbomb he calls the "Spirit Bomb" and a fireman's carry into a Jackhammer he calls the "Super Nova". Pre-WWE, he called it "Ground Zero."

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* FinishingMove: A sit-out pop-up powerbomb he calls the "Spirit Bomb" and a fireman's carry into a Jackhammer he calls the "Super Nova". Pre-WWE, he called it the latter "Ground Zero."



* ShoutOut: Has a finishing move called the "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]]".

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* ShoutOut: Has a finishing move called the "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]]". In WWE he also has a move called the "Big Bang Catastrophe", which going by the same token, might recall of the Big Bang Attack.



* TagTeam: The PrettyBoy Killers, with Shane Taylor

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* TagTeam: The PrettyBoy Killers, with Shane TaylorTaylor.
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* ShoutOut: Has a finishing move called the "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]]".
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* ScaryBlackMan: When a superstar has taken refuge in the corner to collect themselves, Lee rises up behind them on the apron with a menacing scowl. When the superstar realizes that he's standing there, the OhCrap look on their face says it all.
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* TheRival: Dominic Dijakovic, another large man with physics-defying agility.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: When a 320-pound man performs hurricanranas like someone 100 pounds lighter, you can't help but to think he disables physics every time he's in the ring.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: When a 320-pound man performs hurricanranas huracanranas like someone 100 pounds lighter, you can't help but to think he disables physics every time he's in the ring.



* LightningBruiser: Once again - 320 pounds. And can perform hurricanranas.

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* LightningBruiser: Once again - 320 pounds. And can perform hurricanranas.huracanranas.
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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: From Wichita Falls.
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\nHe is not connected to Wrestling/AJLee, Wrestling/{{Kimber Lee}} (though they did wrestle each other in Beyond Wrestling), Trevor Lee, Brian Lee, Kwik Kick Lee or any other Lees in wrestling.
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[[caption-width-right:350:After defeating Chuck Taylor for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/pwg/pwg-h.html PWG World Heavyweight Title]], ''PWG Time Is A Flat Circle'', Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 2018]]

->'''[[CatchPhrase "BASK IN MY GLORY!"]]'''


Keith Lee (b. November 8, 1984) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Wichita Falls, Texas. He has wrestled for Limitless Wrestling, EVOLVE, WWN, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla and many others and is currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.



As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Lee_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]].








! "BASK IN THESE TROPES' GLORY!"
* {{Acrofatic}}: When a 320-pound man performs hurricanranas like someone 100 pounds lighter, you can't help but to think he disables physics every time he's in the ring.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His {{Leitmotif}}, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_p0w2YMyK0 "Limitless"]] is sung by himself.
* FinishingMove: A sit-out pop-up powerbomb he calls the "Spirit Bomb" and a fireman's carry into a Jackhammer he calls the "Super Nova". Pre-WWE, he called it "Ground Zero."
* InTheHood: In ROH
* LargeHam: Even more so than the average professional wrestler. He speaks in an almost theatrical manner.
* LightningBruiser: Once again - 320 pounds. And can perform hurricanranas.
* RedBaron: "Limitless"
* TagTeam: The PrettyBoy Killers, with Shane Taylor

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