NXT's Wes Lee talks historic championship as he faces tough battle at Great American Bash to recapture title

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Wes Lee’s historic NXT North American Championship reign ended in the blink of an eye. 

In a match against Dominik Mysterio on NXT earlier this month, Lee was in control in his title defense. He was trying to put his opponent away when Mysterio’s Judgment Day stablemates played the numbers game to distract the referee. Rhea Ripley came out of nowhere and hit Lee in the head with her RAW Women’s Championship. Lee was knocked out cold and Mysterio pinned him for the title.

Lee held the title for a record 269 days.

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"It means something to me more outside of a selfish aspect," he told Fox News Digital when asked about the title. "I never saw myself as a champion and being able to capture the championship really allowed for me to see myself in an entire different light. 

"And when I got to become champion and I had to decide on how I was going to carry myself as a champion, I quickly discovered that I wanted to represent myself to the best of my abilities so that any other individual that may be struggling with identifying who they are, they can use me as a barometer, as someone that is still trying to figure things out as they’re going along just like everybody else.

Wes Lee somersaults out of the ring. (WWE)

"The things that I like, I like, and the things that I dislike, I dislike, and I stand by them and I don’t necessarily bend or break for anyone. I’m willing to compromise but at the same time, I stand for something and I wanted to represent that and be a motivation for people to be more of themselves and still try to capture the goals that they want to do in life."

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