Over on last night’s AEW Dynamite, former WWE NXT Champion Keith Lee debuted on AEW programming. He was revealed to be the “huge” signing that Tony Khan has been teasing for the past few days.
Keith Lee appeared to wrestle Isaiah Kassidy in a qualifying match to join the AEW “Face of the Revolution” ladder match at the Revolution pay-per-view on March 6, 2022. He picked up a win over one half of Private Party to cement his spot at the next special event to be produced by AEW.
AEW Revolution 2022: Date And Location Revealed For PPV
That being said, the 37-year-old superstar will be competing in the AEW Revolution pay-per-view ladder match set for Sunday, March 6th. The winner of the bout will become the number-one contender to the TNT Championship. Going by the setup from last year, there should be six superstars who should be competing in this match.
AEW Revolution has his first participant in Keith Lee
No other names apart from Keith Lee have been announced for the match, to date. When the builds for the match initially started, on AEW programming, it was teased that Wardlow would be among the competitors. Darby Allin and Andrade El Idolo’s feud might also continue through AEW Revolution ladder match while nothing has been confirmed. Both these men have their sights set on becoming the next TNT Champion, Sammy Guevera.
Keith Lee is the first participant for AEW Revolution 2022 event while it’s likely that CM Punk vs. MJF in a rematch may also go down at the PPV event. As of now, the AEW debut of the former NXT Superstar is trending on the internet.
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He was released from his WWE contract on Thursday, November 4, along with stars like Karrion Kross, Ember Moon (Athena), Eva Marie, Nia Jax, and some more names. After serving his 90-day non-compete clause, he became a free agent, last Wednesday, February 2. During his WW tenure, he became a WWE NXT Champion and also the first-ever simultaneous NXT North American and World Champion on that brand.
Following his WWE Raw debut, Keith Lee earned a pinfall victory over Randy Orton in his first pay-per-view match at Payback in September of 2020 which remains the best accolade for him as he was neglected by the WWE creative, afterward.
