AEW
Following his latest character change, former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho has discussed “The Learning Tree” character.
In recent weeks, Chris Jericho has undergone his latest character evolution and adapted the nickname “The Learning Tree.”
With Jericho looking to teach younger talents in his ways, he started with a not-so-receptive HOOK and has now moved on to a more open Big Bill.
Speaking on the Kevin Karius Show, Chris Jericho explained the thought process behind “The Learning Tree” character. He said:
“I just started doing this Learning Tree gimmick a few weeks ago. That’s the best thing about wrestling, when people start to get mad at you, you turn into a bad guy and when people like you, you turn into a good guy.”
“This is the start of this whole new persona as we continue the story. That’s the most important thing about wrestling, the story.”
“The matches are important, but the characters and the storylines are what really draws people into watching you and draws people into following what you’re doing. To me, that’s always been the most important thing,”
On what “The Learning Tree” actually means, Jericho said:
“The teacher. I’ve been doing this for a long time. I thought, what’s a cool way to personify that and make people mad?”
“I’ve been doing this at a high level, I thought, I’ll adopt this persona of being the seasoned vet that teaches the rookies the ways of the game.”
“That’s how it started, and the way we’ve portrayed it, people get really mad at me for it.”
“That’s what you want. By being the seasoned vet who knows everything, that makes people mad at me. That’s wrestling for you.”
Chris Jericho is set to team with Big Bill on the May 8 edition of AEW Dynamite.
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