Big Bill attacked Katsutori Shibata during his FTW Championship match against Chris Jericho on the May 1 episode of AEW Dynamite. Bill slammed Shibata through a table, and his interference helped Jericho clinch the win.
Later that night, on AEW Rampage, Big Bill said that Chris Jericho was the one who would lead him to the promised land. Jericho approached Bill and told the big man that he would love to have him be a part of The Learning Tree. Bill accepted the offer and told Jericho that he would not let him down.
Jericho previously led The Inner Circle and The Jericho Appreciation Society in AEW.
