29-year-old star sends bold message to Triple H after winning his second championship in WWE
A popular WWE Superstar has sent a message to Triple H following his big title win. Dragon Lee recently won the WWE Speed Championship by defeating Andrade.
Dragon Lee has been a mainstay in WWE for about two years at this point and is a former one-time NXT North American Champion. He did incredibly well in the latest Speed Championship #1 Contenders Tournament. The 29-year-old star eventually battled Andrade for the Speed title and defeated him to become the new champion.
WWE CCO Triple H took to X/Twitter shortly after and sent a congratulatory message to Dragon Lee. The new champion has now responded to The Game's tweet, as can be seen below:
"Thank you for the opportunity I will carry this championship with pride and defend it with honor."
What did Triple H say about Dragon Lee's signing?
Shortly after Dragon Lee announced that he was heading to WWE, The Game took to social media and reacted to the big news. He was beyond excited to see Lee make his way to WWE and heaped massive praise on him in a tweet.
Check out his tweet below:
"An unbelievable athlete who has collected accolades and held championships across the globe… and he’s just getting started. The next chapter of @dragonlee95 ’s career begins with @WWENXT !"
Lee defeated Tavion Heights in the first round of the WWE Speed Championship #1 Contender's Tournament. He went on to pick up a big win over Akira Tozawa in the second round of the tournament. Lee finally met Andrade in the squared circle and put him down in just over four minutes to become the new Speed Champion.
Judging by his tweet to Triple H, he seems incredibly happy over winning the title. It remains to be seen what's next for him on the WWE roster following this massive title win.
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