Bryan Keith (wrestler)

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Bryan Keith
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Bryan Keith at Ring of Honor's 2023 Final Battle event
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 from Greenspoint, Texas
Trained by Booker 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.

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Early life

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

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2013–2023)

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 ]

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. [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.

Championships and accomplishments

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  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.
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