10 WWE Superstars And What Happened When They First Met Triple H
9. Keith Lee
The current NXT North American Champion Keith Lee tried to join WWE three times before the company finally signed him.
Talking to Corey Graves on After The Bell podcast, Lee spoke about his struggles before his signing. The 35-year-old from Texas took part in a tryout way back in 2008 only to earn himself a rejection. He tried to join the organization in 2011 and once again in 2013. Unfortunately, things did not fall in the right place for him.
It was during those trials that he met Triple H. The former PWG World Champion gave details of how the backstage officials treated him and said:
"About three years in (being a wrestler), some people know him as Lance Archer, some people know him as Lance Hoyt, was in the WWE and said to somebody that I should be one to look out for. Then, I got invited to do some work. In my case, I got thrown into a barricade by one Mr. Triple H and also got poked in the eye by Shane McMahon and punched in the face by Vince. That was my introduction to the bosses of today."
The 2019 Breakout Star of the Year has impressed the fans with his in-ring work, and he even participated in the Royal Rumble match earlier in 2020.