Bryan Keith (wrestler)

Bryan Keith (born September 13, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Learning Tree as "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith. He also makes appearances on the independent circuit, for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), and Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, where he is the current DPW National Champion in his first reign.

Early life

Born on September 13, 1991, in Houston, Texas.

Career

Independent career

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. 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. Keith served as a trainer in ROW until his departure from the promotion.

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

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

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

On May 26 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. On the June 12 episode of Dynamite, fellow member Big Bill and Keith were dubbed "The Redwood" and "The Bad Apple" respectively. During a TV Time with The Learning Tree segment, the stable were attacked by Private Party (Zay and Quen) as Jericho was teaching them how to climb the turnbuckle.

Championships and accomplishments

• Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
  • DPW National Championship (1 time)
  • DPW Awards (1 time)
    • Breakout Star of the Year (2023)
• F1RST Wrestling
  • F1RST Uptown VFW Championship (1 time)
• Freelance Wrestling
  • Freelance Legacy Championship (1 time)
• Loko Wrestling
  • Loko Championship (1 time)
• New Texas Pro Wrestling
  • New Texas Pro Championship (1 time)
• Pacific Coast Wrestling
  • PCW ULTRA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
• Reality of Wrestling
  • ROW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • ROW Television Championship (1 time)
• Timebomb Pro Wrestling
  • Timebomb Championship (1 time)
• VIP Wrestling
  • VIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References