Winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship was a particularly special moment for Keith Lee.
The powerhouse teamed up with Swerve Strickland to challenge for the gold on the "Fyter Fest Week 1" edition of AEW Dynamite on July 13. The duo defeated The Young Bucks and Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs to win the titles. After the bout, AEW uploaded a Lee's emotional post-match promo, where he said he dedicated the match to someone he's really close to because they're battling stage 4 colon cancer.
"I thank you all so very much. Swerve, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m not gonna take up a bunch of time, I know y’all are waiting on Rampage, but I have to to about this. I only have three people in my world that I consider to be extremely close to me. One of them, I’ve known for about two-and-half decades. I know what y’all are thinking; goddamn, Keith, you old as s—- ain’t you? I’m 37, but as you can tell, I’m young in the legs, baby. But listen, my friend, his name is Lucilius King. I’ve known him since 1998. I found out a little while ago that he may have cancer. As most of you know, last year, I nearly died. I didn’t say a word until the threat was gone and passed. There isn’t much you can do to me to rattle me against me. But when it comes to the people I love, I found out two days ago, stage 4 colon cancer. And I dedicated this match to him and another buddy of mine named JD Griffey. The fact is, I didn’t care if we won or lost. The fact is this is a brotherhood, and I’m devoting my everything to that. So Lucilius King, this is more than just a victory for me, this is more than just a victory for our story. This, sir, is a victory for you and a statement of my goddamned love. I will always be there. Always. And when I get to Texas, I swear to god, I gonna get in my car, drive my ass to Austin, Texas. And I will see you as soon as I can, my friend. Stay strong, fight like we’ve done. Fight harder than we have. Fighter harder than I did to live. And I’ll be there soon, my friend. I love you," said Lee.
On July 12, the day before AEW Dynamite,Lee tweeted that got some “less than stellar news today” and stated that the upcoming title match was for “my two brothers”.
To see full results from tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite, click here.
