Last night during night one of AEW Fyter Fest 2022, fans were shocked and excited to see Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee leave as the new AEW World Tag Team Champions. No one expected The Young Bucks to lose the belt in such rapid fashion, but that was the case.
On July 12th,Lee tweeted that got some “less than stellar news today” and stated that the upcoming title match was for “my two brothers”. Keith Lee had dedicated the match to his friend who is battling stage 4 colon cancer.
Keith Lee Speaks From The Heart After AEW Dynamite
After AEW Dynamite went off the air and before the taping of AEW Rampage would start, Keith Lee had a moment to reflect on the moment and just what it meant. AEW would share the moment on YouTube, and Lee had the following 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.
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