WWE heavyweight Keith Lee: “I was raped”

In the wake of the avalanche of oppressive conditions in wrestling, WWE star Keith Lee has revealed a story of his own that depicts him as the victim of a sexual assault by a woman.

The current North American champion in the junior squad NXT stated that he was drugged and sexually abused by a woman before signing at WWE 2018.

In a longer Twitter post, he described a visit to a Texas karaoke bar in 2016 or 2017. After he had performed a song, a young woman sat down with him and expressed interest. Since Lee was self-pardoning at the time, he declined the advances. However, the woman did not give up, so the wrestler wanted to break off the conversation and offered her a drink as compensation.

Lee drugged and raped

She refused to do so and bought two drinks herself, while the heavyweight performed another song and went to the bathroom. When he came back she already had the drinks in hand and continued the conversation – she refused to sing a song herself.

Then Lee’s memory blurs. “I can only remember having trouble getting to the stage and stumbling into a car. After that … I remember waking up naked in a hotel room (I don’t even know if it’s my own) Was confused and panicked. I was lucky that my wallet and phone were there. But I don’t know what I lost. “

He still doesn’t know what exactly happened. He tried to suppress the memory, but in the course of the current # SpeakingOut discussion, he came to the decision to share the story.

“Everyone can be a victim. Everyone. That’s why I stopped drinking. And that’s why it remains a rarity to this day.” Lee did not reveal whether the woman’s identity had been clarified.

Keith Lee on the rise at WWE

The 35-year-old then replied to a user who questioned the story: “Are you looking for details? I was drugged and raped. I can tell you. Attack is attack. Whatever it is called, that is it.”

In the past few days, numerous (female) wrestlers, especially in Great Britain, had raised their voices and talked about the disturbing conditions in wrestling. WWE has so far fired Jack Gallagher in the wake of these allegations, and UK talents Travis Banks and Ligero are said to have been fired. (All information on #SpeakingOut)

Lee is one of the most popular wrestlers at NXT, in two weeks he will challenge NXT champion Adam Cole. Both Lee’s and Cole’s titles are at stake in the match, with the winner receiving both belts.

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