Which former World Champion approached Dragon Lee to be a WWE Superstar?

It was recently announced that Dragon Lee would be one of the newest additions to the WWE NXT roster for next year. The announcement came as a shock to some as it looked like he was heading to AEW instead, but it looks like a top superstar advised him to head to the Stamford-based promotion instead.

The 27-year-old captured various wrestling fans by performing in various wrestling promotions, most notably in NJPW and AAA. He also performed in ROH and AEW, but it looks like he will spend most of his time in WWE going forward.

After a recent AAA Noche de Campeones event, Lee and his brother Dralistico, their team known as Los Hermanos Lee, became the new AAA Tag Team Champions after defeating FTR. After the match, Dragon announced that he would begin wrestling for WWE's developmental brand NXT in January.

In an interview with ESPN, Dragon Lee shared that he was encouraged to join WWE by Finn Balor and signed a contract with the company earlier this month. Lee also noted that he spoke with the company's former WWE talent relations executive Canyon Ceman, but a recent conversation with The Judgment Day leader got him interested in the idea again. After the conversation, he performed for James Kimball and Trent Wilfinger, talent strategy and development experts for the company.

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"[Finn Balor] told me, 'Would you like to be in WWE?'" Lee said with a laugh. "I said, 'Yeah, sure. Why not?' ... It was something special for me."

Dragon Lee on what he wants to improve once he's in WWE

The upcoming NXT star has been wrestling ever since 2014, and his impressive skill set has showcased his experience. However, there are still some improvements the 27-year-old star wants to tackle.

In the same interview, Dragon Lee further revealed that he wanted to focus on learning more about promos and confessed that one could never stop learning in pro wrestling. He noted that he doesn't just want to become a wrestler but also an artist.

"It's my challenge to learn more about promos," Lee said. "You will never finish learning in pro wrestling. But every time you wrestle, you learn. But about promos, it's something new for me. I would like to learn something new, how to become not just a wrestler -- an artist."

Which superstar are you excited for Dragon Lee to face in NXT? Share your picks in the comment section below!

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Hazel is a WWE features writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling. Currently a BS Psychology student in her third year, she ensures that multiple accurate and reliable sources back every piece of information in her articles. She phrases even mundane information in her own words, especially when using single sources like books or social media posts, to add a hint of personal touch.

Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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