Kyle Fletcher On Fans Calling Him The Best In The World: I Can Get Better
Kyle Fletcher has addressed some fans calling him the best in the world.
In wrestling right now, several people have claim to the title of best in the world, including on the All Elite Wrestling roster, and one such name comes up in those discussions is Kyle Fletcher. “The Protostar” has had a monumental rise since first becoming a single wrestler in the promotion, and is just a few days away from arguably the biggest match of his career this weekend against Will Ospreay for the AEW Men’s World Championship. Before we get there, though, the Australian has discussed claims that he’s the best in the world.
In a chat with SI Wrestling, Fletcher noted that, while some are eager to put him in the best in the world category, it’s not something he yet believes as he thinks he can get better.
“Man, it’s, obviously I take it as a huge compliment. It feels great to hear other people say that. Like any wrestler should strive to be in that conversation I think and I think if you’re not striving to be in that conversation, you’re in the wrong business. It’s something that I’ve always wanted. I’ve always wanted to be the best wrestler in the world, but I don’t believe it yet. As much as it’s nice to hear, I know me, inside myself, I know that I can be better and that’s the thing that I’ll ever be able to shake it. I don’t know if I ever want to shake it because that is possibly the reason why other people think I’m the best in the world because every time I go out there, I know I can be better and I’m working every single day, every single thing I do is in order to become a better pro wrestler. So if people think I’m the best pro wrestler in the world now, that’s great, that’s awesome, but I just want to tell them that I know I can be better, so watch the f**k out man.”
-Kyle Fletcher
The mentality of always wanting to improve has been pivotal to Kyle’s trajectory in AEW. When he was brought into the company, he was part of Aussie Open alongside Mark Davis, few could’ve predicted Fletcher becoming the version of himself we see today. However, an injury to his tag team partner in 2023 led to impressive performances on Dynamite and later a spot in the Don Callis Family which has propelled him to the top of the card.
In the process, he overhauled his body to become a true heavyweight wrestler, and, between Ring of Honor and All Elite Wrestling, proved that he can go toe-to-toe with just about anyone in the ring. On that note, Fletcher recently expressed his desire to wrestle Ilja Dragunov., calling a match with AEW’s newest signee “inevitable”. You can read more about that here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Kyle Fletcher as soon as we hear more.
