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Kyle Fletcher says he is cleared to return to the ring

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After making a surprise return at last Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing, former TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher revealed that he is “100% cleared” to return to action.

Fletcher appeared on Wednesday’s combo edition of AEW Dynamite and Collision to address his status, bragging about he was able to recover so quickly after tearing his meniscus and fracturing both his ankle and tibia on the March 28 Collision.

He then called out new International Champion Konosuke Takeshita whom he turned against after his win Sunday. Takeshita then came out, but was flanked by The Conglomeration as backup to Fletcher’s Don Callis Family. It was Fletcher’s second confrontation of the night as earlier, he eyed up current TNT Champion Kevin Knight before Callis made a pitch to Knight to join up.

The reason Fletcher was able to return so quickly was that he didn’t require surgery which was revealed Tuesday in a vlog. The 27-year-old said he had to rest for a couple of weeks before starting physical therapy in addition to gym and cardio work. He was technically cleared on May 15 after initially being told there was 90% chance he’d need to go under the knife.

When he will return to action is unknown.

Kyle Fletcher reveals he ‘didn’t even feel like a pro wrestler anymore’ during recovery

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Kyle Fletcher shared his reaction following his AEW return at Double or Nothing. He expressed the overwhelming emotions during recovery. 

In his latest vlog, Protolog, Fletcher recorded his recovery and post return comments. He claimed not to feel like a pro wrestler during his time away, and the gush of emotions following his comeback.

“It’s a very weird feeling, because everything just, you feel like you build up this moment for so long and then even two minutes even you know three minutes just feels like it goes by in the blink of an eye. That’s really what it felt like.”

“What just an absolute overwhelming flush of emotions. I wasn’t out for a long time, I was only out for eight weeks or two months. I didn’t even feel like a pro wrestler anymore. I felt like a dude that just stayed at home on his couch and worked out. That’s about, that’s all I did for the last two months.” 

“So, for that to go as well as it did. Not really much more to say, I’m a little bit speechless. It feels pretty cool, man.”

Fletcher tore his meniscus and suffered a fracture in his ankle and the top of his tibia during a Collision match in March. In the vlog, he also addressed that the injuries did not require surgery. He returned last weekend at AEW Double or Nothing and attacked Konosuke Takeshita, the newly crowned International Champion. 

Kyle Fletcher did not require surgery for AEW injury

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Kyle Fletcher was able to make his AEW return without undergoing surgery for the injury he suffered in March.

While competing on the March 28 episode of Collision, Fletcher tore his meniscus and suffered a fracture in his ankle and the top of his tibia. The recovery plan for the fractures was always for them to heal on their own. Doctors estimated that there was a 90 percent chance that the meniscus tear would require surgery, but Fletcher found out soon into his recovery that he would be able to avoid that.

“I don’t have to have surgery,” Fletcher happily announced in a new vlog. “Awesome news. I was given initially 90 percent chance of surgery. No surgery required. Just healing.”

The 27-year-old Fletcher had to rest for a couple of weeks before starting physical therapy. Along with those sessions, he worked out at his home gym through the process and made sure he was staying on top of his cardio and nutrition.

Kyle Fletcher’s AEW Double or Nothing return —

May 15 was the day Fletcher was cleared to start working out in the ring again. His physical therapist cleared him to wrestle shortly after, which allowed Fletcher to begin the process of being cleared by AEW doctors.

His return took place at Double or Nothing on Sunday with Fletcher turning against Konosuke Takeshita and targeting the new AEW International Champion.

“We’re back on the job. All of a sudden, it’s just — I’m back to being on the road, back to my old life,” Fletcher said after Double or Nothing. “It’s very exciting. It feels like a chapter has closed today, and now I get to look forward. Bright horizons, happy days ahead. I get to go back to living my dream, loving life, traveling the world, and dropping people on their f***ing heads, which I love to do.”

Konosuke Takeshita wins International title at AEW Double or Nothing, injured star returns

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In a rematch that’s been a more than a year in the making, Konosuke Takeshita bested faction mate and rival Kazuchika Okada for the International title at Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing and then was turned on by the returning Kyle Fletcher.

Takeshita picked up the win after hitting a Rainmaker on Okada, followed by an Okada dropkick and then a Takeshita running knee strike that got just a one count. Okada then fell victim to a raging fire to give the new champion the win.

Afterward, Don Callis was joined by Okada, Rocky Romero and Mark Davis in the ring. The three were bickering with Takeshita about giving Okada a brainbuster on the outside of the ring earlier in the way when Fletcher’s music hit — his first appearance since late-March when he suffered a meniscus injury.

Fletcher embraced Takeshita and then raised his arm until his expression changed and he clotheslined his old friend. He then gave him a brainbuster of his own and eventually, the rest of the group got back in the ring. He and Okada picked up the International title at the same time which got a big crowd reaction, but Okada let Fletcher take it who then blasted Takeshita in the head and made it clear he is coming for the title.

The win ends the 317-day reign for Okada who won the title in a unification bout against Kenny Omega last July’s All In and successfully defended it nine times. It’s Takeshita’s second run with the title and his first since March 2025.

The match was a rematch from last December’s Continental Classic semifinals at Worlds End where Okada used a screwdriver to defeat Takeshita.

Tony Khan says there were ‘several’ changes to AEW Dynasty card

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The AEW Dynasty match card was altered after Kyle Fletcher’s injury and Toni Storm’s abrupt absence.

During AEW Dynasty Post Show Media Scrum, Tony Khan discussed the last-minute changes to the card. He compared it to adjustments made for Forbidden Door 2022 which subsequently occurred after Double or nothing that year. For Dynasty, Khan confirmed Fletcher and Storm were definite names to be involved before their injuries. 

“Now, many of the matches were the same, but there were several changes to the card. There are people out that 100% would have been involved. One great example would be the former TNT champion Kyle Fletcher, who was out injured that happened a few weeks ago, who 100% I would have had involved in AEW Dynasty. Also, ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm and I made many changes to this pay-per-view over the last few weeks. They would have both been a big part of it. They’re both a huge part of AEW, and anytime I can have Kyle Fletcher, The Protostar, or ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm involved in an AEW event, it’s very important. So coming out of Revolution, I expected them to each be in matches on the show. So there’s more, and there’s other changes. Then, when you make changes like that, it leads to other changes. But I’m very proud. I think that we became uniquely conditioned during the pandemic period to make changes to a pro wrestling show.”

On the March 18 edition of Dynamite, Storm was scheduled to face Marina Shafir in a No Holds Barred Match. However, before the show, Storm was found laid out in a pool of blood backstage forcing Mina Shirakawa to take her place. There is no reported reason for her sudden absence and she is expected to be out of in-ring action for an undisclosed time period. 

Nearly ten days later, Fletcher suffered a meniscus injury in his tag team match with Mark Davis against The Rascalz. He had to vacate his AEW TNT Championship for which a 10-man Casino Gauntlet Match transpired at Dynasty. Kevin Knight won the bout marking his first singles title win in the promotion. 

Tony Khan media call notes: TNA blocks, Kyle Fletcher injury, Chris Jericho, WWE purchase interest

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During a media call on Thursday, AEW head Tony Khan openly discussed his 2023 bid to buy WWE in addition to his thoughts on the recent blocks of talent by TNA Wrestling in addition to the re-signing of Chris Jericho and Kyle Fletcher’s injury.

We will have audio available later on today.

TNA

Asked for a comment about TNA pulling talent from matches with MJF and Ricochet, Khan said he approved both the matches they were involved in, and put over his partnerships with NJPW and CMLL as he loves collaboration. He said he “was surprised to see those matches were changed as a result of the other company not wanting them involved” as they were previously agreed upon.

Kyle Fletcher’s injury

Khan said Fletcher’s recent injury affected plans for several shows including Dynasty in addition to other TNT title defenses he had planned. Khan said he has taken a half-full approach to the injury as there is also a lot of positivity. Fletcher is expected out months and not a year or anything like that, according to Khan who hopes he’ll be back for All In London.

“That’s a goal and realistic based on the timeline,” Khan said.

Chris Jericho’s return

Khan was asked about any details with Jericho’s new contract to which he simply said it was a multi-year deal, that he wanted Jericho back in AEW, and that Jericho had a lot of options from around the world of wrestling.

Asked about whether Jericho wanted to return to the ring at Dynasty a year after he left, Khan said 100%. He said they had talked and Jericho wanted to return on TV at Winnipeg and back in the ring at the PPV.

Potentially buying WWE in 2023

Asked for a follow-up to his comments about not being able to live with himself if he didn’t bid for WWE, Khan said he felt it was an interesting opportunity in the market but that he was flying blind compared to others given the restrictions like not getting access to the data room, but understands why they left him out.

But, he said that made it challenging for him to do more than anyone else would and his bid was based on the stock market rather than the same info other bidders were getting.

Later asked about any other insight on what his plan would have been if he had acquired WWE, Khan said there was a lot of intriguing things happening at the time (2023) and there was a lot of free agent pursuits like Okada, Mone and Ospreay. He was focused on AEW, but cognizant of the process. He would have kicked himself if he didn’t get involved, but all he could do was bid with the stock market as that’s all the information he was provided (no data room, etc).

“Given our position and the opportunity and partners we work with, he thought it was an opportunity worth exploring,” he said.

Other Notes:

  • Khan says that Spring BreakThru editions of Dynamite and Collision will be returning next week after all.
  • He stopped short of saying there was interest in a potential collaboration with JCW, only saying that some wrestlers have worked in both companies and that they are a cool company.
  • Asked if more Joshi talent will be used in Toni Storm’s absence, Khan said Yuka Sakazaki will be in an ROH Survival of the Fittest qualifying match and that Hikaru Shida will team with Kris Statlander this Saturday on Collision. He said they will work with Stardom this summer on events including Forbidden Door.
  • Asked if he is considering the Camping World Stadium in Orlando for an event since the Jacksonville Jaguars will be playing there in 2027 due to renovations, Khan said it’s a great thought but one he had never considered it until getting that question.

TNT title vacated as plan to crown new champion unveiled for AEW Dynasty

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The reported meniscus injury to Kyle Fletcher has resulted in him officially being stripped of the TNT Championship.

However, it won’t be long before the new champion is crowned as it will take place this Sunday at AEW Dynasty in a Casino gauntlet match.

The news was announced shortly before Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite with a match between Tommaso Ciampa and Mascara Dorada taking place on the show to determine the first entrant. Ciampa, a former TNT Champion, won the match and will enter first.

The second entrant will be determined on Saturday’s Collision in a match between Rush and Anthony Bowens.

Fletcher injured himself on the March 28 episode of Collision as he and Mark Davis picked up a win over The Rascalz. Fightful reported this past week that Fletcher sustained a meniscus injury in addition to other undisclosed “additional injuries” that are expected to keep him out of action for some time.

Fletcher’s second run with the title began less than two months ago with his win over Ciampa. He had three successful title defenses with the last coming on March 18.

Current AEW Dynasty lineup | Vancouver, Canada | Sunday, April 12

  • AEW World Champion MJF defend against Kenny Omega
  • AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Will Ospreay
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Christian Cage & Adam Copeland
  • Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo with a World title shot for Allin with a win
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Jamie Hayter
  • Young Bucks vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita
  • Gauntlet match for vacant TNT title
  • Zero Hour: Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir

Kyle Fletcher, Marq Quen likely to miss significant time due to injuries

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The injury bug has bitten AEW twice over the last week as both Kyle Fletcher and Private Party’s Marq Quen are expected to miss significant time with injuries.

First acknowledged on this past Saturday’s Collision, Fightful Select reported some updates on both Monday.

Fletcher, the reigning TNT Champion, is said to have sustained a meniscus injury in addition to other undisclosed “additional injuries” that are expected to keep him out of action for a while. He appeared to sustain the meniscus injury during his March 28 tag team match that saw he and Mark Davis defeat The Rascalz, but it’s unclear if the other injuries are linked to that.

It remains to be seen whether AEW will keep the title on Fletcher or introduce an interim title as they have in the past.

Quen and Isiah Kassidy just returned to AEW in March after more than a year away, wrestling two tag team matches, the latest coming on the same edition of Collision where Fletcher got hurt. Fightful reported that Quen may have sustained a tear, but it’s unknown to what body part.

Regardless, they stated it’s expect he will miss “some significant time.” It’s also unknown if he sustained his injury during that March 28 match.

On this past Saturday’s Collision, Kassidy alluded to Quen being injured and targeted reigning Continental Champion Jon Moxley, but a match between the two has yet to be announced.

WOL: Big injury weekend, Kyle Fletcher, Smackdown

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a look at all the injuries this weekend, Kyle Fletcher apologizes for comments last week, Smackdown notes from Friday, WrestleMania weekend news, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: Fletcher and Bella injuries, Smackdown and Collision, weekend news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including injuries to Kyle Fletcher and Nikki Bella, ratings, Arena Mexico and Super Juniors news, previews for all the TV this week, Smackdown, Collision and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: J Robinson passes away, injury updates on Kyle Fletcher & Nikki Bella
4:19: NJPW BOSJ updates & CMLL notes
9:11: AEW Dynamite’s rating from Wednesday, lineups for the coming week, Steve Maclin injury scare at TNA Sacrifice
18:04: Notes on UFC & Real American Freestyle
26:54: WWE SmackDown recap
45:55: AEW Collision recap

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Kyle Fletcher wearing walking boot following AEW Collision

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Kyle Fletcher appears to be injured.

The TNT Champion wrestled on Saturday’s show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa teaming with Mark Davis to defeat Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier of The Rascals. Bryan Alvarez is reporting that Fletcher appears to have injured himself during the course of the match.

“Kyle Fletcher left the show tonight in a walking boot,” he wrote. “Whatever the injury is it’s legit. Hoping for the best.”

There was a spot during the match where Fletcher’s knee came into contact with the back of Davis as both fell, with Fletcher’s knee landing awkwardly on impact. Despite this, Fletcher completed the match, with Davis scoring the pinfall for his team.

Fletcher has been a prominent part of AEW television in recent months with a storyline focused on his friendship with Konosuke Takeshita, with fellow Don Callis Family member Kazuchika Okada looking to break up their friendship to spite Takeshita. On Collision, Okada told Fletcher that they were going to be champions again because he believed in Fletcher. The TNT Champion responded by once they took back the Trios titles, he was going to go after MJF.

Kyle Fletcher clarifies AEW All In Texas comments, calls wording ‘insensitive’

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Kyle Fletcher has clarified comments he previously made about AEW All In Texas.

Fletcher had been scheduled to wrestle Adam Cole for the TNT Championship at the event. However, Cole was injured on the July 10, 2025 episode of AEW Collision during a match involving Fletcher. Cole later addressed the crowd at All In, where he alluded to the possibility of retirement. He has not wrestled since.

In a recent interview with Soundscape Magazine, Fletcher referred to All In Texas as “one of the worst days of my life.” He addressed those comments in a new interview published Saturday by Adrian Hernandez.

Fletcher said he felt his original remarks were insensitive given what Cole is going through, but reiterated that the day remains one of the worst of his life.

Fletcher said:

“I was very upset with myself for the way I worded it. I would like to apologize for the way I spoke and the words that I used. I think the words I used were a bit insensitive, saying it was one of the worst days of my life. My thought process when I was answering that, and answering any questions about that day, I never want to talk about somebody else’s story, and that whole situation, a lot of it is Adam’s story to tell.

When I was answering that question, they asked me about my emotions on that day, so I did my best to not address what happened with Adam, to the best of my ability, and just focus on how I felt. Truthfully, that was one of the worst days of my life.”

He continued:

“I had people in my ear saying you should be saying in promos that you injured Adam Cole and using it for heat or whatever. And I never felt good about that, so I’ve tried my best to stay away from talking about it.”

“One of the reasons it was one of the worst days of my life is because, think about it, I had to watch someone that I admire very much and I look up to stand in the ring and cry and basically say that he might never wrestle again. And then I had to go out into the ring and perform basically knowing that it was possibly my fault. And that everybody in the arena knew it was my fault, and I’m sure you can imagine the headspace.”

“I really don’t feel like I have the right to complain about any of it because what Adam is going through and has gone through, my feelings pale in comparison to it.”

Fletcher’s full interview with Adrian Hernandez is available below. The video is queued to his comments about All In Texas and Cole’s injury.

WOL: Kyle Fletcher’s bad day, Ospreay’s Wembley opponent, Dynamite

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including the worst day of Kyle Fletcher’s life, a full recap of Dynamite last night, the debate over who should face Will Ospreay at Wembley this year, lady facing prison for allegedly embezzling funds to buy WWE tickets, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Kyle Fletcher says AEW All In Texas was ‘one of the worst days’ of his life

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TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher said that last year’s AEW All In: Texas was “one of the worst days” of his life.

Speaking to Soundsphere Magazine in a new interview, Fletcher reflected on the event and why he looks back at that day so poorly.

“It was one of the worst days of my whole life. When you have so much built-up anxiety and you have put that pressure on yourself…You know, I’d been dieting for two, three months leading up to that show. Every single day, I’d been thinking about this moment, this match, all of it,” Fletcher said.

AEW had originally planned to pit Fletcher against then TNT Champion Adam Cole. But Cole suffered a concussion days before at the hands of Fletcher on Collision, causing him to vacate the title. This led to a multi-man match where Dustin Rhodes emerged victorious and won the TNT title.

“And then, the rug gets pulled five hours before. You can’t really put into words what that kind of feels like. I was just in this weird limbo. I had no idea what was gonna happen, and I had flown my mum out for that show. It was obviously a huge day for me, and then it just all went to shit. Obviously, this is my perspective.

“It’s very hard for me to complain about it, because I don’t feel like I have the right to complain about it. But yeah, it was very emotional in a lot of different ways, and not how you want a big day like that to go. So I think, especially this year, I just want to make sure it’s a day to remember and a much more positive one,” Fletcher finished.

Despite not winning the title that day, Fletcher later won it from Rhodes in a Chicago Street Fight match on the July 31, 2025, episode of AEW Collision.

Kyle Fletcher: ‘I want people to expect greatness from me’

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Kyle Fletcher says he feels pressure to be great.

The current TNT Champion spoke with SoundSphere Magazine while promoting this summer’s AEW All In pay-per-view from Wembley Stadium. Reflecting on his career growth since wrestling on the pre-show of AEW’s first Wembley event, Fletcher said he is not at his peak yet but feels expectations from the fan base.

Fletcher said:

“I wouldn’t say I’m at my peak yet. I think everything I do now, whether or not it’s external or internal, I definitely feel a lot of pressure – I feel like I’ve kind of set that expectation at this point.”

“People start to expect things from me now, which is what I want. I want people to expect greatness from me because it forces me to push myself even harder.”

Fletcher also spoke about the attitude in the AEW locker room regarding wrestling on pay-per-view.

“Everyone on the roster right now is so passionate, not just about pro wrestling, but AEW,” he continued. “So when we get these opportunities to wrestle on pay-per-view, it’s like, alright, let’s show the world. Everyone has that same mindset, and I think that’s why our pay-per-views are so widely loved.”

Fletcher is coming off two recent title matches, having retained the TNT Championship over his former trainer Robbie Eagles on AEW Slam Dunk Saturday Collision, and losing the AEW World Trios titles alongside Mark Davis and Kazuchika Okada to Místico and JetSpeed at AEW Revolution.

Fletcher’s full interview with Soundsphere is available here.