Dragon Lee wins North American title at WWE NXT Deadline

NXT has a new North American Champion.

At Deadline on Saturday night, Dragon Lee defeated Dominik Mysterio to win the North American title. Dragon Lee was a late replacement in the match after Wes Lee, who was originally supposed to challenge Dominik, had to be pulled from the show due to a back injury.

Rey Mysterio was on commentary for the match and rooting for Dragon Lee to defeat his son. Near the finish, there was a moment where Dominik went for a 619 but took too much time taunting his father. That led to Dragon Lee being able to avoid the move. Lee followed up with a sit-out powerbomb and an Asai DDT to get the victory.

This is Dragon Lee’s first title reign in WWE. He and Rey Mysterio hugged as Dragon Lee celebrated his victory after the match.

Dominik didn’t have Rhea Ripley or any other Judgment Day members in his corner at Deadline.

Dragon Lee was called up to the WWE SmackDown roster this October. On SmackDown, he’s been feuding against Santos Escobar.

AEW wrestler Rush posted a tweet congratulating his brother Dragon Lee on the title win:

It was announced on NXT this past Tuesday that Dragon Lee would be taking Wes Lee’s place at Deadline. Wes Lee is undergoing back surgery and is expected to be out of action for 8-12 months.