Dragon Lee

Dec 25, 2019 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real Name:
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 165 lbs.
Date of Birth: May 15, 1995
From: Tala, Jalisco, Mexico
Pro Debut: January 1, 2014
Trained By: Pit Bull 1, Arturo Munoz, Franco Columbo, Alfredo Pineda & Pierrothito
Finishing Move: The Incineration

Biography

– Lee hails from a wrestling family. His father worked under several gimmicks, most notably ‘Pierroth’ and ‘La Bestia del Ring’, whilst his brothers compete as ‘Dralistico’ and ‘Rush’
– Lee debuted for CMLL on January 1, 2014, working a Torneo Cibernetico match
– Lee placed third in CMLL’s 2014 En Busca de un Idolo Tournament
– On April 5, 2015, Lee defeated Virus to win the CMLL Lightweight Title
– On June 14, Lee defeated Kamaitachi to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– On July 13, Lee again defeated Kamaitachi to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– On August 30, Lee once again defeated Kamaitachi to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– At CMLL’s 82nd Anniversary Show, Lee, Mistico & Valiente defeated La Peste Negra (Mr Niebla, Negro Casas & Felino)
– On December 4, 2015, Lee defeated Kamaitachi for a fourth straight time to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– Lee toured Japan on the 2016 CMLL/NJPW Fantastica Mania shows. During the tour, he would defend the CMLL Lightweight Title against Virus, before losing it to Kamaitachi
– On March 4, 2016, Lee defeated Kamaitachi to regain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– At Homenaje A Dos Leyendas 2016, Lee, Mistico, Valiente & Mascara Dorada defeated Fujin, Raijin, Okumura & Kamaitachi
– On March 22, Lee defeated El Barbaro Cavernario to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title. Since first winning the title a year ago, this was the first time Lee had defended it in Mexico against someone other than Kamaitachi
– On August 30, Lee defeated Negro Casas to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– At CMLL’s 83rd Anniversary Show, Lee defeated La Mascara in a Mask vs. Mask Match
– Lee made his first US appearance at ROH All-Star Extravaganza VII, defeating Kamaitachi
– On November 21, 2016, Lee defeated Polvora to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– Lee returned to New Japan for the 2017 Fantastica Mania tour
– At ROH Manhattan Mayhem 2017, Lee defeated Will Ospreay
– At Homenaje A Dos Leyendas 2017, Lee, Titan & Stuka Jr defeated Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja & Euforia)
– On April 16, 2017, Lee defeated El Barbaro Cavernario to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– Lee competed in the 2017 NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, placing second in his block
– At the 2018 NJPW Worlds Collide event, Lee & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH)
– On June 30, 2018, Lee defeated Luciferno to retain the CMLL Lightweight Title
– Lee won the 2018 APW/PWR King Of The Indies Tournament, defeating Flip Gordon in the final
– Lee wrestled several dates for MLW in late 2018
– At NJPW’s 47th Anniversary Show, Lee, Satoshia Kojima, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask defeated Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi
– On March 17, 2019, Lee defeated Austin Theory & Rush to win the MLA Heavyweight Title
– Two days later, Lee defeated Mephisto to win the CMLL Welterweight Title. He would soon vacate the Lightweight title to reflect this change in weight class
– At the 2019 ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard, Lee defeated Taiji Ishimori & Bandido to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2019, Lee defeated Taiji Ishimori to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 30, Lee defeated Joey Lynch to retain the MLA Heavyweight Title
– Lee won the 2019 APW/PWR King Of The Indies Tournament, defeating Jake Atlas in the final
– At ROH Manhattan Mayhem 2019, Lee defeated Jonathan Gresham
– In September 2019, Lee (as well as his brother, Rush) were fired by CMLL after taking unauthorised external bookings
– At ROH Final Battle 2019, Lee defeated Shane Taylor to win the ROH Television Title
– On January 11, 2020, Lee defeated Andrew Everett to retain the ROH Television Title
– On February 29, Lee defeated Dak Draper to retain the ROH Television Title
– At Final Battle 2020, Lee defeated Tony Deppen to retain the ROH Television Title
– On January 15, 2021, Lee defeated Rey Horus to retain the ROH Television Title
– On February 26, La Faccion Ingobernable (Lee & Kenny King) defeated The Foundation (Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham) in a Pure Rules Match to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On March 3, Lee defeated Brian Johnson to retain the ROH Television Title
– Later that month, Lee suffered an injury. During his layoff, La Faccion Ingobernable stablemates Kenny King & La Bestia Del Ring stepped in to defend Lee’s titles, but were unsuccessful, meaning Lee lost both the Television and Tag Team Titles whilst out of action
– At Best In The World 2021, Lee defeated Tony Deppen to regain the ROH Television Title
– On August 27, Lee defeated Eli Isom to retain the ROH Television Title
– On September 10, La Faccion Ingobernable (Lee & Kenny King) defeated VLNCE UNLTD (Chris Dickinson & Homicide) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On October 15, La Faccion Ingobernable defeated SOS (Moses & Kaun) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At Final Battle 2021, Lee defeated Rey Horus. Lee did not remain with ROH following its acquisition by Tony Khan, opting instead to return to Mexico
– Lee won the 2022 Mas Lucha Supremo Tournament, defeating Aeroboy in the final
– At TripleMania XXX: Mexico City, Hermanos Lee (Lee & Dralistico) defeated Los Vipers (Toxin & Latigo), Arez & Willie Mack and Myzteziz Jr & Komander
– On November 6, 2022, Hermanos Lee (Lee & Dralistico) defeated Los Negociantes (Fresero Jr & Demonio Infernal) and El Cobarde & ASF to win the KAOZ Tag Team Titles
– Lee won the 2022 King Of The Indies Tournament, defeating Dralistico & SB KENTo in the 3-Way final
– At AAA Gira Aniversario XXX, Hermanos Lee (Lee & Dralistico) defeated FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) to win the AAA Tag Team Titles. Following the match, Lee announced that he had signed with WWE and would be reporting to NXT in January
– Lee made his WWE debut on March 11, 2023, defeating Eddy Thorpe at an NXT live event
– Lee made his televised debut at the Stand And Deliver event, competing in the North American Title 5-Way Match
– On the Great American Bash 2023 pre-show, Lee, Nathan Frazer, Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon defeated Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend)
– At Heatwave 2023, Lee & Lyra Valkyria defeated The Judgment Day (Rhea Ripley & Dominik Mysterio)
– In October, Lee officially moved to the main WWE roster, working the Smackdown brand
– At Deadline 2023, Lee defeated Dominik Mysterio to win the NXT North American Title
– On the following episode of NXT, Lee defeated Tyler Bate to retain the NXT North American Title
– On the December 19 NXT, Lee defeated Joe Coffey & Charlie Dempsey to retain the NXT North American Title

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