Keith Lee Debuts 'Bearcat' On WWE Raw, Comments On New Gimmick
In which big Keith Lee makes his first televised moves as 'Bearcat'.
Keith Lee debuted his 'Bearcat' nickname on WWE television last night, flattening Akira Tozawa on Raw.
Tozawa was in the ring after a 24/7 Championship match between Reggie and Ricochet. Issuing an open challenge, he called out R-Truth, Drew Gulak, Drake Maverick, or anyone else who wanted to face him, leading to Lee hitting the ring and administering a shellacking.
Lee arrived in new black-and-purple ring gear and was introduced as "Keith 'Bearcat' Lee", with the nickname also printed across his attire. His defeat of Tozawa was swift and dominant. Lasting 36 seconds in total, it concluded with Keith putting Tozawa down via Big Bang Catastrophe after throwing the eternal 24/7 Title chaser around the ring.
Interviewed on Raw Talk later on, Lee demonstrated a new attitude, saying the following when asked where his head is at heading into the upcoming WWE Draft 2021:-
"Same place it was tonight. It doesn't matter who is across the ring. It doesn't matter what side they fall on, Raw or SmackDown. Whoever stands across the ring from me will realise the same thing that you are now. The mission is the same, the same person they thought they knew is ever so slightly different."
Lee debuted his new character additions on a dark match held at last week's Raw tapings. The nickname appears to be a tribute to WWE Hall-of-Famer Edward 'Bearcat" Wright, who wrestled between 1952 and 1975, and could be part of WWE's reported plans to repackage Keith as a monster heel.
See below for Lee's interview with Kevin Patrick.
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