Dragon Lee Reportedly Signing with Ring of Honor

CMLL and New Japan Pro Wrestling star Dragon Lee will reportedly be signing with Ring of Honor. According to the Last Word on Pro Wrestling website, negotiations are close to being finalized. Barring any last-minute issues, the 23-year-old high-flying will be joining his brother RUSH in the Sinclair-owned promotion.

According to the report, Dragon Lee will be signing a one-year deal to take advantage of free agency next year. With AEW, WWE, ROH, NJPW and more all vying for the services of top independent stars this may well be a shrewd move on the lucha star’s part. The deal will mean that Dragon Lee will be exclusive to ROH in the United States. Dragon Lee will still be able to perform in Mexico and most likely New Japan.

As we reported recently Andrade (formerly ‘Cien’ Almas) has been warning Luchador stars Rush and Lee against joining WWE. The Wrestling Observer made the claim earlier this month.

“In the case of Rush, he’s very close with Andrade, who pretty much warned him and Dragon Lee about going to WWE,” wrote Dave Meltzer in reference to Rush’s signing with ROH. “Andrade’s advice was that WWE wasn’t what it was cracked up to being.”