The Learning Tree (professional wrestling)

The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
Stable
Leader(s)	Chris Jericho
Members	Big Bill; Bryan Keith;
Name(s)	The Learning Tree
Billed heights	Jericho: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); Bill: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m); Bryan: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Combined; billed weight	692 lb (314 kg)
Debut	May 1, 2024
Years active	2024–present

The Learning Tree is a villainous professional wrestling stable performing in All Elite Wrestling. The stable consists of leader Chris Jericho, Big Bill and Bryan Keith. Jericho is the reigning ROH World Champion in his second reign; his first as part of the stable.

History

Starting in March 2024, Jericho attempted to form a mentor-student relationship with FTW Champion Hook. However, Jericho was rebuffed, ultimately leading to a match between the two at Dynasty which saw Jericho winning the FTW Championship from Hook.^[1] On the April 24 episode of Dynamite, Jericho rechristened the FTW Championship as the "For The World Championship" and dubbed himself "The Learning Tree",^[2] where he would arrogantly offer advice and guidance to wrestlers, referring to potential new recruits as being part of the "Jericho Vortex", and sarcastically saying he needs his "TV time".^[3]^[4]

On the May 1 episode of Dynamite, Jericho successfully defended the FTW Championship against Katsuyori Shibata with the assistance of Big Bill, whom Jericho then agreed to add to The Learning Tree. On May 26 at Double or Nothing, Jericho successfully defended the title against Hook and Shibata with the help of Bryan Keith as the new member of the stable.^[5] On the June 12 episode of Dynamite, Big Bill and Keith were dubbed "The Redwood" and "The Bad Apple" respectively. On the October 23 episode of Dynamite, Jericho defeated ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe for the title in a Ladder War match to become a two-time champion (his first for the stable).^[6]^[7]