Dragon Lee competed in his first match under the NXT banner on Saturday night.
He wrestled Eddy Thorpe (formerly Karl Fredericks) at a house show in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Lee made his first television appearance on Tuesday night during NXT Roadblock when he was shown watching the action in the crowd.
Fans in attendance at Saturday night’s show posted images of his in-ring debut on social media.
Dragon Lee made his WWE in-ring debut at an NXT Live Event tonight. 🙌🏼🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/ar1VSaYWmx
— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 12, 2023
The luchador publicly announced that he was headed to WWE on December 28th, 2022, at AAA Noche De Campeones. He and his brother Dralístico had just won the AAA Tag Team Championships from FTR.
The titles were vacated after Lee’s announcement, and the signing of the 27-year-old was immediately confirmed by WWE, with a start date in January. It is thought that his debut was delayed by visa issues.
Dragon Lee has formerly competed for CMLL, Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling and AAA, among others. Along with Rush and Andrade El Idolo, he also took part in AEW’s World Trios Championship tournament in August 2022.
