10 Indy Wrestling Stars WWE Would Ruin
2. Keith Lee
Keith Lee is virtually a new species.
The man has no physiological right to hurl himself around the ring with the speed and agility he does. “Built like a heavyweight, moves like a cruiserweight” was the praise lavished on Mike Awesome in the 1990s. Lee embodies the evolution of that ethos. The man is the size of Vader, but can flip onto his feet as a counter to a back body drop. The paradoxes don’t end there; Lee is somehow both smug and charming. He’s a trapeze artist in both character and grace.
His match with Donovan Dijak, on the last night of PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles tournament, restored the butchered definition of the word “awesome”. In a story driven by terrifying ante-upping, Lee and Dijak inspired as much fear as admiration every time the two Colossi ventured up to the top turnbuckle. When they detonated the bombs, the name of the American Legion Post building almost became grimly ironic.
You can’t imagine WWE buying into Lee's catchphrase, and basking in his glory. You can imagine them making unnecessary excuses for or poking fun at his weight, depending on whether or not he was in the midst of a push.