Kyle Fletcher Feels A Match With Ilja Dragunov In AEW Is “Inevitable”

Kyle Fletcher feels AEW’s newest signee will be one he faces in the future.

When a new talent signs with a promotion, one of the first things people do, especially online, is plan out dream matches for them to tick off. In the case of Ilja Dragunov, when he left WWE to sign with AEW, many fans were making long lists of potential matchups for him, but a common thread among them all was Kyle Fletcher, and “The Protostar” has now addressed the possibility of facing the former WWE United States Champion.

In a chat with TMZ, Kyle Fletcher gave his view that a match with Ilja is inevitable.

“I think I would be incredibly disappointed if it never happened. I would like to think it will happen sooner rather than later. I have always thought the world of Ilja. We had a few matches when we were both on the UK independent scene in, I believe, 2019 and 2020. Obviously, we’ve been on incredibly different paths since then, and it’s pretty cool that now our paths have aligned again. I’m so excited to see what he can accomplish, the matches that he can put on, the people that he could get in the ring with. I think there’s a lot of magic to be made there, and I think whenever we get in the ring, I think it’s inevitable. I think it’ll be magic, too.”

-Kyle Fletcher

Fletcher was one of two AEW wrestlers who posted pictures of past matches with Ilja Dragunov upon hearing that he was leaving WWE. The other was Tommaso Ciampa, whom he has already started a feud with, which could lead to a big match at Full Gear or somewhere else down the line. Of course, with “The Psycho Killer” having just won the National Championship, this could be a chance for Ilja to chase his first title win in the company, whether that happens remains to be seen.

As for Fletcher, he’s about to face Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship. While many are uncertain about whether the Australian will win or not, both he and Dragunov will likely be top names for All Elite Wrestling for years to come, making a match between them very possible.

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As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on both Kyle Fletcher and Ilja Dragunov as soon as we hear more.

H/T to F4WOnline for the transcription.