Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland became the AEW Tag Team Champions on AEW Dynamite, but after the show showed Keith Lee’s true emotions.
Following the AEW Tag Title win, Keith and Swerve celebrated as the show went off the air. Then, after the show was over, Keith Lee took time to grab a mic and cut a promo that he poured his heart out in and dedicated his victory to his dear friends who’re battling through tough times. Here’s what Keith had to say;
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,
– Keith Lee via post-AEW
Keith Lee recently mentioned some hard times his ‘brothers’ were going through on social media, but didn’t give much context. Now, we know what he meant. We send our prayers and best wishes to Lucilius King & JD Griffey, as well as their friends and family. Kick cancers ass!
H/T Fightful
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