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Kyle Fletcher: As a character and wrestler, they ‘don’t get much better than Hangman’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After starting out as a fan of AEW, Kyle Fletcher now has the opportunity to contribute to one of the promotion’s greatest-ever story arcs.

The 26-year-old Fletcher is challenging Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship at All Out this weekend. In advance of the pay-per-view, he spoke with Bleacher Report and discussed the unique perspective he has on Page as someone who started out as an AEW fan and is now one of the company’s top rising stars.

“I think I have a pretty unique perspective on AEW in general because I’ve watched as a fan ever since its inception in 2019. I was living in Australia. I was watching everything, watching all the pay-per-views,” Fletcher said.

“So I have a bit of a different perspective, and I’ve gotten to see that character arc that Hangman has been on. I really believe that he has one of the greatest characters in professional wrestling.”

Fletcher believes that the continuity of Page’s story is what makes it so special. It has never been stop-start, and all of Page’s failures and successes have contributed to the persona he has today.

“He’s had such an awesome story,” Fletcher said. “A lot of stories feel very stop-start. I feel like everything Hangman has done has threaded so beautifully into one another. The man that we see today, the wrestler that we see today, is the culmination of everything that he’s been through.

“And I think there’s so much depth behind it all because of that. So yeah, I think as a character and a wrestler, you don’t get much better than Hangman.”

Page is now a two-time AEW World Champion, with his most recent reign having begun when he dethroned Jon Moxley this July.

Fletcher is AEW’s current TNT Champion but has never held a World title before.

Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada will be the venue for All Out on Saturday. The main card has a start time of 3 p.m. Eastern.

AEW All Out Tag Team title match challengers decided

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The field for the Tag Team title ladder match at AEW All Out on Saturday is set following the events of September to Remember.

Three teams won qualifying matches on Wednesday’s three-hour September to Remember go-home show, finalizing the lineup for the four-way ladder match featuring AEW Tag Team Champions Brody King and Bandido.

In the September to Remember main event, Josh Alexander and Hechicero defeated Top Flight to qualify for the All Out ladder match. Earlier in the card, The Young Bucks defeated The Bang Bang Gang to advance to All Out, plus JetSpeed defeated Killswitch and Kip Sabian to punch their ticket to All Out.

Current AEW All Out card | Saturday, September 20 | Toronto, Canada

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Kyle Fletcher
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Riho
  • AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita and Mascara Dorada in a three-way
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) defend against The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson), JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight), and Josh Alexander & Hechicero in a ladder match
  • The Hurt Syndicate (Shelton Benjamin, MVP & Bobby Lashley) vs. Ricochet and the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin in a coffin match
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Thekla, Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander in a four-way
  • Tables ‘n’ Tacks match: MJF vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Tailgate Brawl pre-show: Willow Nightingale, Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron & Queen Aminata vs. Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford in a tornado tag match
  • Tailgate Brawl pre-show: Daniel Garcia vs. Katsuyori Shibata
  • Tailgate Brawl pre-show: Samoa Joe & Powerhouse Hobbs vs. The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)

Kyle Fletcher ready for ‘very surreal’ AEW All Out 2025 opportunity

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The biggest moment of Kyle Fletcher’s life so far is just five days away.

This Saturday, Fletcher will challenge Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship at All Out 2025. A victory would bring Fletcher the first World Championship of his career at just 26 years old. Fletcher has always had World Championship potential, but he told Forbes that possibly accomplishing this goal at such a young age feels surreal.

“It’s the biggest thing that I’ve ever done in my career — and in my life,” Fletcher said. “My whole career, people have kind of pegged me as this future World Champion, and it’s a cool thing to hear, right? But now that the opportunity is real, like it’s right in front of me, and it’s about to happen, I have a chance to not only fight for the AEW World Championship, but possibly win it.

“I’m 26 years old. I didn’t know that when people said I was a future World Champion, that I thought the opportunity [would] be coming this quickly. It’s very surreal. Growing up as a kid wanting to be a professional wrestler, this is the kind of moment you dream of, that first World title win. So, it could be soon, which feels surreal, and preparation is in full effect.

“I’m just trying to bring the best me, the best package I can, while trying to stay calm with it all and not letting the nerves get me too early on. But I know I have a job to do, and I just got to stick to it.”

Fletcher has had a rapid ascent as a singles star in AEW, where he’s a member of the Don Callis Family. He told Forbes that he’s grateful so many people have seen him as a future World Champion. And while that adds pressure, it’s also motivated Fletcher to work harder so he can prove other people and himself right. He already holds the TNT title and would become a double champion if he dethrones Page at All Out. Page won the World Championship from Jon Moxley this July and has made two successful defenses so far.

Saturday’s pay-per-view is being held at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main card has a start time of 3 p.m. Eastern.

AEW moves up All Out start time, no longer head-to-head with WWE Wrestlepalooza

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW is moving up the start time of All Out 2025, with the pay-per-view no longer set to go directly head-to-head with WWE Wrestlepalooza.

First reported by Fightful today, All Out’s main card will now begin at 3 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, September 20. This means at least most of the show will have already happened by the time WWE’s PLE begins at 7 p.m. Eastern. The original start time for All Out was slated to be 8 p.m.

“Sources that Fightful Select spoke to in AEW said that the afternoon PPV success of Forbidden Door helped contribute to the decision, which had been discussed for weeks,” the report said.

All Out is being held at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto with Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR the first match confirmed for the PPV.

Wrestlepalooza is a newly added event to the WWE PLE calendar. It will kick off a new era for WWE with this being the first PLE to air on ESPN’s new streaming service. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar is expected to be the main event, with the return of AJ Lee also anticipated. Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY for the vacant Women’s World Championship is the first match officially confirmed.

All Out will also mark a new beginning for AEW with it being the first AEW PPV available on HBO Max. Other providers will still carry the event, but the marketing and promotion of the show will center around HBO Max.

“HBO Max will stream AEW PPV events without ads, with all marketing and promotions of the events primarily centered on HBO Max,” it was announced. “Preorders for AEW All Out will launch Sept. 5, with U.S.-based HBO Max subscribers able to purchase the PPV for the exclusive price of $39.99. Purchase and access to PPV content may vary by subscription provider.”

Report: WWE holding main roster PLE on same day as AEW All Out

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Another head-to-head battle between WWE and AEW could be on the horizon.

Post Wrestling reports that, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company’s event schedule, WWE is slated to hold a main roster PLE on Saturday, September 20 — the same day as AEW All Out. The yet-to-be-announced WWE show will be held in Indianapolis. The AEW pay-per-view is taking place from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The start time of the WWE PLE is not known yet, while All Out has a listed start time of 6 p.m. Eastern for ticket holders — likely meaning 8 p.m. for the PPV main card.

AEW’s two most recent PPVs — All In and Double or Nothing — each faced competition from WWE NXT shows happening at the same time. There was also a WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event episode on the night of All In.

Tony Khan addressed WWE’s “consistent” counter-programming strategy at AEW’s post-Double or Nothing press conference in May, promising that things will go better for AEW than they did for Jim Crockett Promotions when that company was in competition with WWE decades ago.

The addition of another main roster PLE fills a gap on the WWE schedule. There had previously been no September PLE scheduled, with Clash in Paris happening on August 31 and then Crown Jewel Perth set for October 11.