Keith Lee is reportedly backstage, and will hopefully appear tonight:
Fightful Select addressed some fan speculation regarding Keith Lee and his AEW status. Earlier today, former WrestlingInc. and Fanbyte Media writer
Trevor Dame said there was “a rumor floating around” that Keith Lee is gone from AEW.
Lee later started trending on Twitter, leading to fan speculation regarding his AEW status. The wrestler has not been very active in AEW over the summer. His last televised matchup was a six-man tag team bout on the August 4 edition of Rampage, where he teamed with The Hardys in a winning effort against Kip Sabian, The Butcher, and The Blade. Including Double or Nothing on May 28, Lee has only wrestled in six AEW matches over the summer, and he doesn’t appear to be figured into any major storylines heading into AEW All In or All Out in the coming weeks.
According to Fightful, the speculation appears to be stemming from a story making the rounds of Keith Lee allegedly “walking out of AEW” last week. It appears the story is untrue and the result of a miscommunication between both sides.
Based on Fightful’s report, Lee was in attendance at last week’s AEW Dynamite and Rampage TV tapings. At some point, someone told Lee he wasn’t being used for Dynamite, and he left the people, which will happen when talents are told they aren’t needed for the show. However, Lee was still booked to work the Rampage TV taping that eventing, but it was not relayed to him before he left the building. The card was then adjusted to compensate for Lee’s impromptu absence.
Additionally, Fightful noted there has not been word of any heat between AEW or Lee over the situation. Those close to it say it was blown out of proportion on social media. Also, those who commented on the matter didn’t pass any blame regarding the situation.
Fightful also reports that Lee is in attendance for tonight’s TV tapings, which will be a dual Dynamite and Collision taping, in Duluth, Georgia.
PWInsider is reporting that Lee is backstage tonight as well. The same report also mentions that Lee was originally supposed to wrestle for last week, but the match did not take place. It’s unknown if he will be booked for the card in London.
