Beloved star formally confirms he has signed a brand new AEW contract

A former AEW champion just lately disclosed his standing with the Jacksonville-based promotion. 26-year-old star Kyle Fletcher has been one of many fastest-rising stars within the firm proper now. At such a younger age, he has managed to place collectively unbelievable matches in opposition to veterans and up-and-coming stars.

To this point, 2025 has been yr for the previous TNT Champion. He dominated most of his opponents throughout his reign because the champion. Regardless of dropping it at Full Gear, he’s a fan favorite to win the Continental Basic match. Additionally, he essential evented Double or Nothing when he challenged HTngman Web page for the AEW World Championship. It’s clear that Tony Khan envisions him as the way forward for the promotion.

Whereas talking on Perception with Chris Van Vliet, Kyle Fletcher mentioned he signed an enormous cash cope with AEW, which he discovered surreal.

“I did. Yeah. This yr. Man, it felt actually cool. I used to be on a seaside in Jamaica after I signed my contract — It was fairly surreal. It was a kind of moments that I thought of my entire life, signing that first massive deal. I gave me a little bit of like — I hate throwing round massive buzz phrases — however imposter syndrome,” he mentioned. [H/T – Ringside News]

AEW star Kyle Fletcher discusses being in comparison with Randy Orton

After the Protostar shaved his head final yr, many followers picked out similarities between him and the Apex Predator.

Talking on Perception with Chris Van Vliet, Kyle Fletcher acknowledged that, whereas he appreciated the comparability, he by no means supposed to duplicate Randy Orton.

“I don’t wish to be anybody else. I don’t wish to be the second coming of Will Ospreay. I feel after shaving the pinnacle, I received plenty of Randy Orton [comparisons], and it’s like the identical feeling of at first, that’s actually cool, that’s a fantastic comparability. However I actually wish to begin carving my very own path, and I don’t wish to be the second anyone else,” mentioned Fletcher.

It stays to be seen what’s subsequent for the previous TNT Champion.