Keith Lee Thought He Was Going To Have To Fight Top WWE Superstar

Keith Lee quickly became one of of the stars to watch after he joined the NXT brand, and he also had a memorable moment in the 2020 men’s Royal Rumble match when he came face to face with Brock Lesnar.

The former NXT Champion recently discussed his confrontation with Brock Lesnar during an appearance on Talk Is Jericho, and he noted that prior to the match plans were discussed with The Beast Incarnate. However, Lee wasn’t sure what to expect as he was watching the match from the back and noticed that Brock was throwing the plans out.

“We didn’t do a lot,” he said on his work with Brock. “Just from the walk down, and here’s what made it. This Rumble happens and everyone’s got these ideas. And Brock is like, ‘yeah, awesome, sure thing.’ Then the bell rings and he is just chucking people. ‘Whatever you said you wanted to do doesn’t matter anymore because either I don’t remember or I don’t care.’ I was in the back like, ‘oh, that’s not what they said, I am going to have to fight him because I am not about to lose my s–t.’

“My walk out, I had taped up because Undisputed Era had jammed up my ankle the week prior, and I’m like, ‘I’ve got to do this story.’ So I am taped up, but I am so adrenaline hyped, like, I am going to have to fight this guy that I am walking down there not selling a thing. So that walk wasn’t about the Rumble, it was about, ‘I am going to fight this guy.’ Then I get there and it’s like, no, he wants to work, okay. Tell him it’s done and make it a show.’ He could feel it, he is big selling me coming down and stuff. I’m like, ‘that guy just did more for me in four seconds than just about anybody can.’”

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