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Pro wrestling prima Trevor Lee signed a woody pinch Major League Wrestling (MLW), and will proceed performing pinch nan institution arsenic nan Southern Crown champion.
Lee, who wrestled successful WWE arsenic Cameron Grimes, returned to MLW for sporadic appearances aft he was released. He faced disconnected against Mistico astatine MLW Eric Bischoff’s One Shot, appeared astatine Battle Riot VIII successful January and a fistful of Fusion tapings.
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Trevor Lee gets nan crowd riled up during a Major League Wrestling show. (Major League Wrestling)
He won nan MLW Southern Crown Championship successful a Bunkhouse Stampede lucifer against Andrew Everett, Beastman, Diego Hill, Festus, Ikuro Kwon, Jesus Rodriguez, Josh Bishop, Matthew Justice and Paul Walter Hauser.
"I’m conscionable excited to beryllium capable to really benignant of do anything," Lee told Fox News Digital. "You know, these past mates of years, I’ve been benignant of waiting connected a bully opportunity and I consciousness for illustration MLW is benignant of presenting that opportunity. I really liked nan expertise to beryllium capable to activity pinch CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), to beryllium capable to activity pinch New Japan.
"So, it’s really cool to spot what’s going to travel retired of this."
Lee is among erstwhile WWE wrestlers who person joined MLW complete nan past fewer years. Matt Riddle, Killer Kross, Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart, Donovan Dijak, Bishop Dyer, Austin Aries, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Priscilla Kelly and respective others person each competed successful WWE astatine 1 constituent aliases another.
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It besides helps that MLW laminitis Court Bauer has a WWE inheritance arsenic well.
"I deliberation what really entices maine to want to activity pinch MLW is that they do person a great production," Lee explained. "When you watch nan product, it looks good. The crowds are big, nan crowds are loud. That’s really benignant of each you’re asking for, particularly erstwhile you benignant of return a measurement down.
"MLW isn’t WWE but they’re not an indie either. They’re correct there. So, it’s bully to beryllium capable to beryllium astatine a spot that tin correspond you well, show you well, and besides springiness you a bully batch of talent pinch arsenic good pinch truthful galore different companies that tin travel done there."
Lee, 32, said he wanted to support showing nan pro wrestling world that he tin still execute astatine a precocious level.
Major League Wrestling's Trevor Lee seen successful action during a show. (Major League Wrestling)
"I conscionable want to beryllium capable to show that I’m much than conscionable for illustration a drama promo act. I tin person these elite tier matches and that’s really what my extremity is pinch MLW – to spot really acold we tin go," he said.
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He said he hoped to beryllium capable to quadrate up pinch Aries, Riddle, Dijak arsenic good arsenic CMLL and New Japan competitors.
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Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
