Keith Lee is undoubtedly one of the best pro wrestlers in the WWE main roster right now, but unfortunately for him, he had been on the shelf for several months and there was no telling when he will be making a return. Vince McMahon also buried Keith Lee for a surprising reason.
Keith Lee finally made his return on Monday Night RAW back in August as he competed in a couple of matches on the show and then various dark matches as WWE is still trying to figure out what to do with Keith Lee for now.
Keith Lee recently spoke on the Out of Character podcast with Ryan Satin, where he talked about Triple H wanting to keep him on NXT for as long as possible.
“I definitely could have spent more time there, without a doubt, without questions. Let’s be honest, I not long won the NXT Championship and what, maybe six weeks of time before it was ‘gotta go.’ The reality was, as I understand, the main roster had been wanting to bring me up for a while and it was Triple H trying to keep me for as long as he could. Time was running out and some things are out of our hands.
For me, personally, I’m always looking for another challenge so, going to the main roster, it’s like, okay, now I get to see where I really stand because I was concerned I have everything I need. I think a random no-name guy steps up with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins at Survivor Series and has the crowd firmly on his side without having something. In my personal opinion, I have everything. Everything I need, I have it, and it’s at my disposal. I don’t think that happens, I don’t think the situation at the Royal Rumble with me and Brock happens. I don’t think you hear 42,000 people going nuts for a guy that has nothing, right? The one thing that matters, as far as I’m concerned is that it doesn’t matter what Keith Lee is or who Keith Lee is. What matters is Keith Lee’s connection with the people. No matter what happens, anywhere, anytime, those people are going to have something to say and I’ll forever be grateful for it.”
h/t to Fightful for the transcription.
