Lee Johnson (wrestler)

Lee Johnson (born December 13, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is a member of the tag team LEEJ with E. J. Nduka.

Johnson has also made appearances in IWA Mid-South.

Career
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor 
On April 7, 2020 episode of Dark, Johnson made his AEW debut and lost to Q. T. Marshall. He then joined Marshall's stable called The Factory and stayed with them until they broke up. The next day on April 8, Johnson made his Dynamite in a loss to Brodie Lee. At Winter Is Coming, Johnson entered the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale to determine the two wrestlers that were going to face off for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring 2020. The match was won by MJF and Orange Cassidy.

On May 30, 2021 at Double or Nothing, Johnson competed in the Casino Battle Royale to determine the number one contender for the AEW World Championship but the match was won by Jungle Boy. AT Homecoming, Johnson challenged Miro for the AEW TNT Championship but lost the match.

On the November 11, 2022 episode of Rampage, Johnson challenged Orange Cassidy for his AEW All-Atlantic Championship but lost.

In 2023, he began teaming with Action Andretti and Darius Martin. The three challenged for the AEW World Trios Championships on the August 5 episode of Collision and the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships on August 31 episode of ROH on HonorClub but they lost both times. On the September 7 episode of ROH on HonorClub, Johnson unsuccessfully challenged Claudio Castagnoli in a Proving Ground for his ROH World Championship. On November 30 episode of ROH on HonorClub, he once again challenged for the ROH World Championship in a Proving Ground match, this time against Eddie Kingston but lost once again.

On the December 7 episode of ROH on HonorClub, Johnson defeated Josh Woods for a chance to challenge for the vacated ROH World Television Championship. He fought Kyle Fletcher, Komander, Bryan Keith, and Dalton Castle in the Survival of the Fittest Finals but the match was won by Fletcher.

At Supercard of Honor, Johnson challeneged Fletcher for the ROH World Television Championship but lost.

 Personal life 
On October 13, 2023, Johnson married his fellow professional wrestler and AEW employee Julia Hart.

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