5 things you need to know about WWE Superstar Keith Lee

#3 Issues Keith Lee faced in Texas

Keith Lee faced a lot of issues in Texas before making it big

In his interview with ESPN, Keith Lee was extremely frank about the many issues that he faced while wrestling in Texas. He said that the experience of wrestling in the local Texas scene was 'pretty bad' back then and it was very difficult for him to find proper bookings.

Lee could not get the interest of promoters as a 'big guy' in wrestling, he was extremely athletic, and this was something against which there was a stigma in Texas.

He mentioned that none of the promotions wanted to pay and that the local promoters were all only looking out for themselves, and wanted to make some quick money by using talent.

"There were things I felt like I was always able to do, but there was a stigma here in Texas about big guys being athletes. Apparently, that wasn't something appreciated from people that you worked with, and I guess that's something that I kinda allowed to control me for a while. And by a while, I mean a very large portion of my career."

Lee admitted that he had allowed the stigmas to control him for a large part of his career before he was able to break out of it.

Now in WWE, it's precisely the 'athletic big man' trait that has made him so popular.