New NXT North American Champion Wes Lee Discusses Transitioning From Tag Team To Singles Wrestling

Wes Lee signed with WWE back in 2020 alongside then-tag team partner Nash Carter. 

The pair, known as MSK, won the NXT Tag Team titles on two occasions. Their most recent reign began with a win in a triple threat match that also involved The Creed Brothers and Imperium at the Stand and Deliver PLE. 

A few days later, however, the titles were vacated when Carter was released by WWE following abuse allegations and a distasteful image coming to light. 

Since then, Wes Lee has been through a period of finding himself (in character) on NXT, as the show itself has transitioned from 2.0 to 'white 'n' gold'. 

Speaking on the Getting Over wrestling podcast, the new North American Champion - who won the title in a thrilling Ladder Match at Halloween Havoc last weekend - has detailed his journey from tag team to singles star: "It's a weird process where nothing really feels real until it happens. 

"Things happen throughout life that prevent you from getting to the end goal that is said to be the end goal. I'm very blessed that everything worked out and I became the North American Champion and the hard work and perseverance that I had to endure, it paid off. 

"That feel good story of hard work paying off. This is 100% proof of it. It wasn't just in-ring hard work, it was personal hard work. 

"There were a lot of times where I was thinking about whether or not I still have this. I had a singles time period before I became a tag team specialist, but even within that, I was still floundering. 

"I was trying to find myself, I was uncomfortable with who I was. I was a very young individual and I hadn't necessarily had the life experience necessary for me to grow within myself. 

"I don't want to say I was a sheltered kid, but I shied away from certain things because of preconceived notions of it. 

"As I experienced life and I see what I'm capable of, life is difficult, but it definitely equips you with tools necessary to become successful."

h/t to Fightful for the transcription.