10 Wrestlers We're Most Thankful For In 2019

8. Keith Lee

Keith Lee
WWE

The award for Survivor Series Weekend's Biggest Male Breakout Star goes to Keith Lee, who absolutely shone at TakeOver: WarGames III and the big WWE pay-per-view view.

This big beefy boy has long been a fantastic performer, but hasn't always been allowed to show it. His early NXT run was particularly disappointing as it appeared WWE didn't have a grasp on how to best showcase his 'Limitless' talents. This has now changed, and with reports that Vince McMahon loves the guy, this multi-talented monster is going places.

Survivor Series 2019 should go down as the moment Lee went supernova. He was phenomenal in the men's 5-on-5-on-5 elimination match, really coming to his own during an awesome closing stretch that saw him pin former Universal Champion Seth Rollins, then go toe-to-toe with Roman Reigns. A star-making performance saw him score a razor-sharp near-fall with his Spirit Bomb. Chicago was in raptures, and while he lost, Lee gained hordes of new fans in defeat.

A rare talent of size, power, skill, charisma, and presence, Lee's superhuman in-ring feats only form part of his appeal. Things bode extremely well for him going forward.

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