Jason Lee (wrestler)

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Jason Lee
Lee in June 2023
Born (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 31)[1]
Hong Kong
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jason New
Jason Lee
Billed height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Billed weight72 kg (159 lb)
Trained byShinjiro Otani
Masato Tanaka
Ikuto Hidaka
Debut2009

Jason Lee (Japanese: ジェイソン・リー, Hepburn: Jeison Rī) is a Hong Kong professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragongate.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Independent circuit (2011–present)[edit]

Lee made his professional wrestling debut in June 2009. However, the first recorded performance of his was at HKWF Challenge 2011, an event promoted by the Hong Kong Pro Wrestling Federation on October 23, 2011, where he defeated Bitman to retain the AWGC Junior Heavyweight Championship.[3]

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2012–2015)[edit]

Lee made his debut for the promotion on the tenth night of the 2012 Fire Festival from August 4, where he teamed up with Robbie Eagles and James Raideen, picking up a victory over Joe Coffey, Johnny Vandal and Tomoaki Honma.[4] He soon began pursuing various titles sanctioned by the promotion such as the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship, title for which he fought alongside Craig Classic in a losing effort against Shawn Guinness and Frank David at ZERO1 World on October 16, 2012.[5] At Zero1 Thirteen on March 9, 2014, Lee defeated Hub to win the Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and subsequently the Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship which was also contested for.[6] Lee won the titles on one more occasion, at Winter Fever 4 on December 28, 2014, where he defeated Takuya Sugawara for them.[7]

Lee is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as the Furinkazan tournament, making hid first appearance at the 2013 edition where he teamed up with Choun Shiryu to defeat Daichi Hashimoto and Mineo Fujita in the first rounds, and fell short to Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi in the second rounds.[8]

WWE (2016)[edit]

Lee briefly competed in WWE's Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament to crown the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Championship, falling short to Rich Swann in the first rounds of the competition which took place on June 23, 2016.[9]

Dragon Gate (2017–present)[edit]

Lee in November 2017

Lee made his debut in Dragon Gate in a dark match which took place on the twenty-second night of the Dragon Gate Scandal Gate from September 13, 2017, where he defeated Shun Skywalker.[10]

He is known for competing in the promotion's signature events and pay-per-views. On of them is the King of Gate, making his first appearance at the 2018 edition of the event where he placed himself in the Block B, where he scored a total of four points after competing against Takashi Yoshida, BxB Hulk, Genki Horiguchi and Big R Shimizu.[11] At the 2019 edition, Lee placed in the Block D, where he scored a total of four points after going against Kai, Shun Skywalker, Big R Shimizu, Dragon Kid and Masaaki Mochizuki.[12] At the 2020 edition, he fell short to Kaito Ishida in the first rounds.[13] At the 2021 edition, he competed in the Block B against SB Kento, Dragon Kid, Eita, Susumu Yokosuka and Kzy, scoring a total of five points.[14] At the 2022 edition he fell short to Ben-K in the first rounds from May 11.[15]

Another signature event in which he competed is the Gate of Destiny, making his first appearance at the 2017 edition from November 3, where he teamed up with Over Generation (Gamma, Kaito Ishida and Mondai Ryu) in a losing effort against K-ness, Misterioso Jr., Shachihoko Boy and Yosuke Santa Maria.[16] Lee was part of the MaxiMuM stable and teamed up with his stablemates Kaito Ishida and Naruki Doi and the Mochizuki Dojo (Masaaki Mochizuki, Shun Skywalker and Yuki Yoshioka) in a losing effort against Natural Vibes (Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka) for the Open the Triangle Gate Championship one year later at the 2018 edition of the Gate of Destiny.[17] At the 2019 event, he competed again for the Open the Triangle Gate Championship alongside hi stablemates Dragon Kid and Naruki Doi, coming up short again against Strong Machine F, Strong Machine G and Strong Machine J.[18] At the 2021 edition, Lee won a nine-person battle royal also involving Ho Ho Lun, Yosuke Santa Maria, Strong Machine J, Mondai Ryu, Super Shisa, Punch Tominaga, Konomama Ichikawa and Shachihoko Boy.[19]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Lee is former Open the Brave Gate Champion.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Jason Lee • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jason Lee/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Hong Kong Pro Wrestling Federation (September 9, 2011). "HKWF Wrestling Event <CHALLENGE> 港摔大會《挑戰》!". twitter.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 4, 2012). "ZERO1 Midsummer Festival ~ Fire Festival 2012 - Tag 10". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 16, 2012). "ZERO1 World". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  6. ^ 12/28　Zero1香港 香港大会速報：菅原拓也香港で撃沈　ジェイソン・リーが地元香港でジュニア２冠奪取. Pro Wrestling Zero1 (in Japanese). December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  7. ^ 12/28　Zero1香港 香港大会速報：菅原拓也香港で撃沈　ジェイソン・リーが地元香港でジュニア２冠奪取. Pro Wrestling Zero1 (in Japanese). December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Dark Angel (December 13, 2013). "Zero1: Results "Furinkazan Tag League 2013" - 11/12/2013 - Lists the semifinals". superluchas.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Caldwell, James (2016-08-03). "8/3 WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Results – Caldwell's Report on Week 4 to conclude First Round, including Gargano vs. Ciampa". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  10. ^ Dragon Gate (September 13, 2017). 5ユニットサバイバルレース2017.9.13　石川・七尾総合市民体育館　観衆:450人(満員). gaora.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  11. ^ Lowe, Case (June 12, 2018). "DRAGON GATE KING OF GATE (JUNE 10) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Dark angel (June 17, 2019). "Dragon Gate: "King of Gate 2019 ″ Grand Final Ben-K fulfills his revenge". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  13. ^ Sarpracione, Mathew (May 14, 2020). "King of Gate Tournament 2020: Preview". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Williams, Xavier (May 13, 2021). "Preview: Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling – King of Gate 2021". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Lowe, Case (June 3, 2022). "DRAGONGATE KING OF GATE FINALS (JUNE 2) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  16. ^ Iversen, Stuart (November 9, 2017). "Dragon Gate Gate of Destiny 2017 Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  17. ^ Dark angel (November 12, 2018). "Dragon Gate: »The Gate of Destiny 2018 ″ 3 Mexicans in action". superluchas.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Lowe, Case (November 6, 2019). "DRAGON GATE GATE OF DESTINY 2019 (NOVEMBER 4) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  19. ^ Lowe, Case (November 4, 2021). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY 2021 (NOVEMBER 3) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  20. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Open the Twin Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  21. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Open the Triangle Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  22. ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". profightdb.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  23. ^ Wrestling Titles. "New Wrestling Alliance World Junior Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  24. ^ Wrestling Titles. "International Junior Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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