Chris Jericho reveals how the Learning Tree came together.
The faction came together during the summer of 2024, a time when Big Bill and Bryan Keith weren't doing much of anything in either AEW or Ring Of Honor. Now, alongside Jericho, Bill and Keith are featured on television almost every week and have shared the ring with stars like Cope, Rocky Romero, Mark Briscoe, and Katsuyori Shibata.
In a new interview with Chris Van Vliet, Chris Jericho revealed some key information about the faction, saying that Bryan Danielson suggested the inclusion of Big Bill. On the other hand, Tony Khan suggested the inclusion of Bryan Keith.
“Now with the Learning Tree, Big Bill, what a great suggestion that was to work with him. It was Bryan Danielson’s suggestion for Big Bill and Tony’s suggestion for Bryan Keith. Didn’t even know Bryan Keith, same thing as Daniel Garcia, same thing as Sammy Guevara. Don’t know this guy, know nothing about it, alright. Now, it’s really cool to work with those guys because they’re coming into their own. Bryan Keith is just hilarious with just everything he says. Bill has really embraced this wise man following the guru of the Learning Tree. He’s just a killer and people chanting his name nightly, that’s something we’ve noticed as well. It’s just been really cool to work with all these people and they’re all getting more TV time and learning and working with major players. How is that a bad thing in any way, shape, or form?”
Elsewhere in the interview, Jericho talked about the concept of the 'Jericho Vortex' and how he doesn't believe he has dragged anyone down in AEW. Check out his full comments by clicking here.
Furthermore, if you missed anything from the February 5 edition of AEW Dynamite, catch up on the show here.
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