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Bryan Keith
Keith in 2024
Born (1991-09-13) September 13, 1991 (age 33)
Houston, Texas
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bryan Keith
Brian Keith[1]
Billed height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Billed weight189 lb (86 kg)[1]
Billed fromGreenspoint, Texas
Trained byBooker T[1]
Debut2013[1]

Bryan Keith (born September 13, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. As of February 2024, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Learning Tree. Best known as the "Quickest Kick in the South" and "The Bounty Hunter", he is best known for his appearances on the independent circuit, as well as AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, where he was a former DPW National Champion.

Early life

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Born on September 13, 1991, in Houston, Texas.[1]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2013–present)

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Bryan Keith began training in Reality of Wrestling (ROW) and made his ROW television debut in July 2013. He made a one-off appearance in WWE's 205 Live in June 2018.[2] Initially having a cowboy persona, ROW owner Booker T recommended Keith to adopt a bounty hunter gimmick inspired by Sammy Davis Jr.'s character from The Rifleman.[3] Keith served as a trainer in ROW until his departure from the promotion.[4]

In 2023, Keith began making appearances for Deadlock Pro-Wrestling. At Beast Coast, Keith defeated Andrew Everett to become the DPW National Champion.[citation needed]

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2023–present)

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See also: The Learning Tree

At Ring of Honor’s (ROH) Final Battle on December 15, 2023, Keith won the qualifier but lost the Survival of the Fittest match.[5] He made his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) television debut the following day at Collision, losing an AEW International Championship match to Orange Cassidy.[6] On February 3, 2024, Tony Khan confirmed that Keith had signed a contract with AEW.[7]

On May 26, 2024, at Double or Nothing, Keith turned heel by helping Chris Jericho retain his FTW Championship against Hook and Katsuyori Shibata and joined Jericho's Learning Tree.[8] On the June 12 episode of Dynamite, fellow member Big Bill and Keith were dubbed "The Redwood" and "The Bad Apple" respectively.

On April 6, 2025 at Dynasty, Keith and Bill unsuccessfully challenged The Hurt Syndicate for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. He later attempted to interfre in the ROH World Championship match between Jericho and Bandido, but would be stopped by Bandido's brother Gravity.[9] On the following episode of Dynamite, tension in The Learning Tree would rise as Jericho would blame losing the ROH World Championship on both Big Bill and Bryan Keith, before saying it's best that he leaves for a while until Bill and Keith make a change.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bryan Keith". Cagematch. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Greer, Jamie (February 2, 2021). "Indie Watch: "Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith is The Law". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Fain, Thom (January 28, 2024). "Q&A with the "Bounter Hunter" Bryan Keith at TOUKOUDAN in Tokyo". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Thompson, Andrew (December 18, 2023). "Bryan Keith discusses being a head trainer at Booker T's ROW promotion, glad there wasn't issue with him going his own route". POST Wrestling | WWE AEW NXT NJPW Podcasts, News, Reviews. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Williams, Suit (December 15, 2023). "ROH Final Battle live results: Athena vs. Billie Starkz title match". WON/F4W. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Williams, Suit (December 16, 2023). "AEW Collision live results: Winter is Coming". WON/F4W. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Rose, Bryan (February 3, 2024). "Bryan Keith signs with AEW". WON/F4W. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Powell, Jason (May 26, 2024). "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship, Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Mone for the TBS Title, Anarchy in the Arena". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  9. ^ Powell, Jason (April 6, 2025). "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Megan Bayne for the AEW Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Ruth, Daisy (April 10, 2025). "Chris Jericho On AEW Dynamite Following Dynasty Loss: 'I Think It's Best That I Leave'". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  11. ^ Ross, Patrick (September 10, 2024). "Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Meltzer, Dave (February 14, 2025). "February 17, 2025 Observer Newsletter: The 2024 Awards issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
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