Rey Mysterio thinks Dragon Lee has a very bright future.
Dragon Lee is one of WWE’s most exciting acquisitions in recent memory. Despite being with the company for less then a year, the 28-year-old has already added the NXT North American Championship to his collection and has had quality matches with the likes of Nathan Fraser and Axiom which have certainly gotten fans talking.
He also has the attention of industry legends too, and, while speaking to Baker Banter, Rey Mysterio has become the latest to offer an endorsement to Dragon Lee, with Rey saying that he can see a lot of his younger self in the future star.
“I see a lot of a young me in Dragon Lee. He is very unique with his style. Of course, he carries a tradition of lucha libre, which is the mask. The mask represents something way beyond just putting on a mask. It transforms you. It gives you a certain power of representation to our culture, representation to our sport. Overall, he has the heart and determination to go in the ring and put it all on the line. I’ve seen that every time he steps in the ring. I endorse, myself, Dragon Lee to be the next superstar within WWE that’s a luchador. It’s been quite awhile. We’ve had several luchadors in WWE that have been given opportunities, but Dragon Lee is captivating and taking full advantage of this opportunity. He already beat Dominik for the North American Title. You can already see he’s going very big.”
-Rey Mysterio
Dragon Lee has also impressed higher-ups during his short stint with WWE, so much so that he now finds himself as a regular feature on Friday Night SmackDown. The Mexican has also made his main roster Premium Live Event debut, albeit in a losing effort against Santos Escobar at Survivor Series.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee as we hear more.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
