WWE Monday Night RAW Star Keith "Bearcat" Lee recently appeared on an episode of the Out of Character Podcast with Ryan Satin and talked about being turned down by WWE several times and why he never quit on his ambition of becoming a WWE Superstar.
Keith Lee said:
“Let’s be honest guy, I was turned down 3-times by WWE before they said ‘Hey, we want you.’“ “I mean at the end of the day, if you don’t say okay, I’ve got to take this shot, where would I be right now? Who knows. It’s hard to predict but here we are and trying to succeed continually even throughout any hoopla there is, hoops to jump through. The key here, no matter what the situation is is to keep going, keep grinding, keep wanting to be who you are and my goal personally is amongst all the chaos, all the confusion, all the adjustments, is to say at the end of this regardless of what you thought, I’m going to overcome this, I’m going to succeed no matter what. Because I don’t stop, I don’t quit and most importantly I am limitless and everyone else can be too.”
Keith Lee also talked about how it was like to work with WWE legend "The Viper" Randy Orton.
Keith Lee said:
“I don’t know many people that get to walk into the main roster and immediately work with Randy Orton but that was something that I feel like: I’m good for the rest of my career.” “Randy is someone that has become a mentor, if you will, and someone that leads the way in a great fashion. The moment he told me I’m really good at this thing, I didn’t care what anybody else thought anymore because that’s not a person that will compliment you on your abilities if he didn’t mean it. To get his approval is something like, I’m good because now, I know I’m everything I say I am. I’m good with that, however everything else goes is fine.”
“Theres a certain level that you reach where your respect is so large that in all honesty, the guy could’ve gotten away with murder no problem and people would be like, ‘he’s the legend killer.’ He’s a guy that’s reached that level that transcends typical wrestling, he’s a different dude and that’s one thing that I’ll applaud him for. Regardless of what’s going on, he finds a way to be different and that’s something that I value as a lesson that I’ve gained from others in the past as well and how important it is to be unique. He will always find a way to stand out.”
You can check out the entire interview at this link. H/T to Wrestling Inc. for transcribing the above quotes.
