5 independent wrestling stars WWE NXT needs to sign
By Carl Gac
2) Keith Lee
At 6-foot-2 and around 300 pounds, Keith Lee is a hard-hitting big man who could be a mega star in the bigger pond of WWE and NXT.
Having seen a lot of Keith Lee in the last few months, most notably in matches for EVOLVE, it’s not hard to explain why he has such a big future in the sport. Despite being a 300-pound man he can fly around the ring like someone half his size, and it’s not every day you see someone that big hitting top rope moonsaults and diving over the top rope. Rather than sticking to the typical big man arsenal, Lee is something totally different to anyone else right now.
Breaking the mold of what a big man should be in wrestling is exactly what Keith Lee is doing. Having played a decent part in ROH, as well as indies around the rest of the United States, it was only a matter of time before Lee was talked about as a potential star for the WWE. He is a man who has had WWE tryouts in the past, but never got over the line to being offered a contract with the company.
If his current form continues, it can only be a matter of time before Keith Lee makes the step up to the WWE, with a short stay in NXT before making his mark on RAW or SmackDown Live.