Eagle-eyed fans spot a secret Vince McMahon dig in Chris Jericho’s latest character in AEW

Chris Jericho is the master of re-inventing himself in the wrestling world. He has once again adorned a new character in the form of The Learning Tree. He is looking to help rising stars and currently has Big Bill under his tutelage. Furthermore, the lore behind this character may go deeper than what fans initially thought.

Several fans found a tweet by Triple H from 2020. The post comprised the Cerebral Assassin wishing his father-in-law, Vince McMahon, on his 75th birthday. What caught fans’ attention is the fact that The Game refers to the billionaire as ‘The Learning Tree’. This nickname perhaps implied that those around the former WWE CEO learned a lot from him.

The persona of Jericho’s character seems to be that of a wise wrestling veteran passing on his wisdom to the younger stars. He remains delirious about the responses of those around him and continues to keep up his shtick despite fans expressing their discontentment with it. Viewers pointed out that these character traits highly resembled those of Vince McMahon.

The Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah has had his differences with the billionaire. Thus, taking shots at him wouldn’t be far-fetched. Although fans initially found the character tiresome, the wrestling veteran has done what he does best and won fans over once again. After discovering that the character may be a shadow of the former WWE Chairman, their appreciation for the mind of Y2J became even greater.

Chis Jericho reveals why he changed his character to The Learning Tree

Chris Jericho is undoubtedly one of the best minds in wrestling. He has re-invented himself over and over again during his 33-year illustrious career. His gimmicks and characters are often well-thought-out and highly creative. In a recent interview, the Lionheart talked about the thought process behind re-inventing himself once again

Speaking with KCAL News, The First WWE Undisputed Champion claimed that people did not like him at the moment. He thought that it was fine and that he should lean into it. This meant that it was time for him to change.

The 53-year-old claimed to take great pride in making people angry because that was his job. He was simply playing a character. He claimed that Chris Jericho, who walks out in AEW, should be different from the one in real life, giving interviews. The former AEW Champion asserted that a larger-than-life character is what wrestling should be about, and he embraced it wholly.

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