Bio
Dragon Lee is a Mexican professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE and is active in Friday Night Smackdown. He was extremely famous in Mexican wrestling world as he worked in multiple major Mexican wrestling promotions like Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. He was also pretty famous in Japanese wrestling world.
Dragon Lee Height, Weight, Age & More:
The billed height of Lee is 5’8’ and his billed weight is 165 lbs. He was born on May 15, 1995 and currently the former NXT North American Champion is 28 year old. He is active in WWE since December 2022 and he is currently working in Friday Night Smackdown. He also had a successful spell in the NXT which is the developmental territories.
Dragon Lee: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Net Worth, Family, Injury Details, Tattoo, and Other Unknown Facts
Dragon Lee Early Life
Lee was born on May 15, 1995 and currently he is 28 year old. Tala, Jalisco, Mexico is the place where Dragon Lee born. His father Arturo Muñoz Sánchez was also a famous professional wrestler who was famous under the ring name La Bestia del Ring. Lee was inspired by his father to become a wrestler and he made is in ring debut at the age of 18.
Who is Dragon Lee
Dragon Lee is 28 year old Mexican professional wrestler who is one of the top stars of Mexican wrestling. He has also worked in major wrestling promotions in Japan and the United States of America. He also won multiple top championships from all over the wrestling world. Currently, he is signed to WWE and is active in Friday Night Smackdown.
Dragon Lee WWE Debut
Lee made his WWE Smackdown debut in October 2023 in a big match against the former two times WWE United States Champion Austin Theory. He made a huge impact by defeating Austin Theory in this match. He was still not a regular in the main roster as his remained active in the NXT after winning this match. Currently, he is only active in Smackdown.
Professional Wrestling Career
Training
Lee started his training for professional wrestling vacant 2013 and he trained in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL which was one of the leading promotions in Mexico. Lee spent 9 long years in the promotion and he is considered one of the biggest inventions of the mentioned promotion.
CMLL Career
Lee had mostly been treated as a light heavyweight in CMLL as his focus mostly remained on the CMLL Light Heavyweight Championship. Lee had been extremely impressive in the mentioned promotion as he got an early big break in 2016 when he arrived in America for the first time and signed a contract with Ring of Honor.
ROH Career
Lee spent five years in Ring Of Honor and he was one of the biggest mid cards of the promotion. He won the ROH World Television Championship two times and the ROH World Tag Team Championship two times. He was indeed one of the biggest attractions of the mentioned promotion during his time.
Career in Japan
In 2017 he went to Japan for the first time and he started working regularly on New Japan Pro-Wrestling which is arguably the biggest professional wrestling promotion in Japan. He spent a total of three years in the mentioned Japanese promotion and he won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship one time.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
He was active on the independent circuit in 2018 for a very short amount of time and he spent most of his career on the mainstream wrestling promotions. He went to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in 2019 for the first time but his first run with the mentioned promotion was short lived. He returned to the promotion in 2021 to have another short run. This time he managed to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship.
Professional Information Table
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Ring Name |
Dragon Lee |
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Dragon Lee Nick Names |
* |
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Profession(s) |
Professional Wrestler |
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Dragon Lee Height |
5’8” |
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Dragon Lee Weight |
165 lbs. |
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Relationship Status |
Married |
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Dragon Lee Net Worth |
$5 Million |
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Dragon Lee Eye Color |
Dark Brown |
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Hair Color |
Black |
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Wrestling Debut |
2014 |
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Mentor |
* |
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Dragon Lee Signature Moves |
German Suplex, Running Frankensteiner, Topé Suicida, Topé Con Hilo |
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Finishing Move(s) |
Coup De Grace |
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Theme Song / Dragon Lee Song / Dragon Lee Music |
Bicycle Knee Strike, Dragon Driver |
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Catchphrases |
*
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Dragon Lee Net Worth & Salary
Lee signed a professional contract with WWE in December 2022 and currently, he is active in Friday Night Smackdown. According to reports from various media sources, the current net worth of Lee is estimated to be somewhere around $5 million. Reports also suggest that he earns something around $250,000 as his annual salary from the promotion.
Dragon Lee Family
Lee was born on May 15, 1995 in Tala, Jalisco, Mexico. Lee belongs to a famous wrestling family as his father and brothers are also in the wrestling business. He is the son of famous Mexican professional wrestler La Bestia del Ring. Two of his brothers Rush and Dralístico are also famous professional wrestlers. There is no information available on his mother.
Championships and Accomplishments
Lee had been pretty successful in terms of winning championships in the world of professional wrestling. He won multiple top championships from around the world. He was successful in Mexico, Japan and in USA as well. In WWE, he could only win the NXT North American Championship. Currently, he works in the Smackdown brand of WWE.
Championships and Accomplishments Table
| Championships and Accomplishments / Trophy (WWE) | NXT North American Championship (1 time) |
| Awards & Achievements (Outside WWE) | All Pro Wrestling – King of the Indies tournament (2018, 2019)
CMLL World Lightweight Championship (2 times), CMLL World Welterweight Championship (1 time), CMLL Bodybuilding Contest: Beginners Category (2013), CMLL Bodybuilding Contest: Intermediate Category (2014, 2015) ESPN – Ranked No. 17 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023 AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dralístico The Crash Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dralístico Kaoz Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dralístico IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Torneo de Parejas Familiares (2019) – with Místico Pro Wrestling Illustrated – Ranked No. 41 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021 PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dragon Lee ROH World Television Championship (2 times), ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kenny King Wrestling Observer Newsletter – Rookie of the Year (2014) |
| Records | One time WWE NXT North American Champion |
Personal life & Lifestyle
Two of Lee’s brothers, Rush and Dralístico are also famous professional wrestlers. Rush has worked in major promotions, currently, he is active in All Elite Wrestling and in Ring of Honor as well. Dralístico is also working on All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor. The two brothers have also worked on various other promotions from America and Mexico.
Personal Information Table
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Dragon Lee Real Name / Full Name |
Muñoz González (first name not revealed) |
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Birth Date
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May 15, 1995 |
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Dragon Lee Age |
28 |
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Relationship Status |
Married |
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Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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Birthplace |
Tala, Jalisco, Mexico |
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Nationality |
Mexican |
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Hometown |
Tala, Jalisco, Mexico |
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School/College/University |
Not Known |
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Educational Qualification |
Not Known |
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Religion |
Not Known |
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Dragon Lee Ethnicity |
Mestizo |
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Current Residence |
Mexico |
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Hobbies |
Baking, Cooking, Reading and Playing Musical Instruments |
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Dragon Lee Tattoo |
* |
Dragon Lee Movies and TV Shows
Lee appeared in a number of Mexican reality television series as guest stars, mostly as himself. He was one of the participants in the Mexican version of the Exathlon sports reality show. He also appeared in some Mexican television series. There are no reports on whether he has ever appeared in any movies as of now.
Dragon Lee Wife
Lee is currently married to Lupita Orozco and they got married in December 2019. She was born on November 1993 and currently she is 30 year old. Together the happy couple has a daughter named Emma Isabella who is only two year old. It is reported that the happy couple currently lives in Mexico.
Success in WWE
Short AEW Career
In 2022, Lee got a big opportunity when he was given the chance to work in All Elite Wrestling which is one of the biggest professional wrestling promotions in the world. He did not spend a very long time in AEW but he managed to have a short rivalry with Kenny Omega even in this short amount of time.
Signing with WWE
In December 2022 we got the biggest opportunity of his career when he signed a professional contract with WWE for the first time in his wrestling career. He was assigned to the NXT after he signed a contract with the promotion, needless to say, NXT is the developmental territory of WWE.
NXT Career
Lee spent around a year in the NXT and he had been extremely successful in the developmental territory of WWE. Even though he was never promoted as a top star in the NXT, he had always been a concrete mid card and he regularly challenged for the mid card Championship titles of the NXT.
NXT North American Champion
In December 2023 he defeated Dominik Mysterio to win the NXT North American Championship at the NXT Deadline event. He could only manage a one month rain of the title as he dropped it to Oba Femi in January 2024. He had to drop the championship because WWE was actually planning a main roster promotion for the Mexican professional wrestler.
Main Roster Career, Recent Days
He made a number of main roster appearances and he also had some excellent matches with the likes of Santos Escobar and Axiom. Just before WrestleMania XL, he was announced to be the newest member of the LWO faction and he also got the opportunity to become the Tag Team partner of Rey Mysterio to take on the team of Santos Escobar and Dominick Mysterio at WrestleMania XL.
Notable Feuds and Rivalries of Dragon Lee
Lee did not get to work in many regular feuds in WWE as of now but he did have some feuds and he has been pretty impressive in the promotion so far. During the final days of his NXT career, he had an excellent rivalry with Dominik Mysterio over the NXT North American Championship. He even defeated the younger half of Rey Mysterio had the NXT Deadline event to win the NXT North American championship.
Lee has been recently promoted to the main roster and after getting promoted to the main roster, he started a rivalry with his fellow Mexican professional wrestler Santos Escobar. He is going to team up with Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania XL to take on the team of Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio. This is definitely going to be the biggest match of his career so far.
Dragon Lee Injury
Lee was supposed to defend his NXT North American Championship at NXT New Year’s Evil 2024 but he was pulled from the event and the match could never take place. Fans thought he might have been injured but later he revealed that he had some visa issues and he could not leave Mexico. Thankfully, Lee did not have to go through any serious injuries in WWE so far.
Other Details
Surprisingly, Lee has not appeared in any WWE video games yet. He remained active in NXT throughout 2023 and the fans expected him to be a part of WWE 2K24 which is the latest installment in the WWE video game series. He only appeared in this game as a downloadable content. We can definitely expect him to appear in the next WWE video games on the main roster.
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Dragon Lee Salary |
$250,000 |
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Brand Endorsements |
WWE Merchandise |
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Sponsors |
* |
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Charity |
Not Known |
Dragon Lee Social Media Accounts
Lee active on Instagram from a verified account. There is an account in Twitter by his name which is not verified, even though it is believed to be his real account. His Twitter account has a total following of 88.5K and his verified Instagram has a total following of 343K. Here are links of his social media accounts where you can follow him. Dragon Lee Twitter, Dragon Lee Instagram.
Dragon Lee Win Loss Record
| Promotion | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
| AAA | 8 (61.54%) | 0 (0.00%) | 5 (38.46%) |
| AEW | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| APW/PWR | 6 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| CMLL | 93 (60.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 62 (40.00%) |
| CMLL/NJPW | 14 (48.28%) | 0 (0.00%) | 15 (51.72%) |
| DEFY | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| DTU | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Expo Lucha | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| HOG | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| JCW (NJ) | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| MLW | 2 (66.67%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (33.33%) |
| N/A | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| NJPW | 50 (54.35%) | 0 (0.00%) | 42 (45.65%) |
| NXT | 17 (54.84%) | 0 (0.00%) | 14 (45.16%) |
| PCW ULTRA | 1 (50.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (50.00%) |
| PWG | 4 (80.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (20.00%) |
| ROH | 25 (54.35%) | 3 (6.52%) | 18 (39.13%) |
| ROH/NJPW | 2 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| The Crash | 5 (41.67%) | 0 (0.00%) | 7 (58.33%) |
| Warrior Wrestling | 2 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| West Coast Pro/PWR | 2 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| WrestleCon | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| WWE | 10 (50.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 10 (50.00%) |
| TOTAL | 248 (57.94%) | 3 (0.70%) | 177 (41.36%) |
| Promotion | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
Dragon Lee Manager
Lee has mostly worked as a solo wrestler in WWE and he had been pretty successful in the NXT as he won the NXT North American Championship once. Recently, he became a member of the Latino World Order LWO faction and we can definitely expect to see him getting managed by his fellow LWO teammates.
FAQS
Q. When did Dragon Lee start wrestling?
A. Dragon Lee started working in 2014
Q. How tall is Dragon Lee in feet?
A. Dragon Lee is 5’8” tall in feet
Q. Who is Dragon Lee manager?
A. Dragon Lee does not have a manager, however, he is currently a member of LWO and we can expect him to get managed by his LWO teammtes
Q. What is current Dragon Lee song?
A. Dragon Lee uses the song ‘Control The Empire’
Q. Who is Dragon Lee mother?
A. Not known
Q. Who is Dragon Lee father?
A. Dragon Lee’s father is famous Mexican professional wrestler
Q. Who is currently Dragon Lee girlfriend?
A. Dragon Lee is currently married to Lupita Orozco
Q. Who is Dragon Lee brother?
A. Two of his elder brothers of Dragon Lee are also famous professional wrestlers, Rush and Dralístico are his two brothers and both are signed to AEW at this moment
Q. How much is Dragon Lee worth?
A. Dragon Lee’s net worth is something around $5m
Q. How many times Dragon Lee won the NXT North American title?
A. Dragon Lee had been a one time NXT North American Champion