Kyle Fletcher went after Will Ospreay’s family during the November 11 episode of AEW Dynamite/Collision, and things got ugly fast. The two came face-to-face ahead of their AEW World Championship match at Full Gear, but Fletcher took things way beyond wrestling when he brought up Ospreay’s wife and son.
Fletcher came to the ring with Don Callis and immediately told production to cut Ospreay’s music. He wasn’t interested in hearing the crowd cheer for the champion, especially with fans chanting insults at him and Callis.
Fletcher brought up how much had changed over the past two years. Ospreay had gotten married, undergone neck surgery, returned to the ring, and won the AEW World Championship. Fletcher even thanked Ospreay for helping him get to where he is today, which caught the champion off guard.
That friendly moment didn’t last. Fletcher reminded Ospreay that he was the one who injured his neck and couldn’t understand why Ospreay went after Jon Moxley when he returned instead of coming after him.
Ospreay admitted Fletcher was responsible for his injury but reminded him that he had already beaten him twice while dealing with a broken neck. Now that he’s healthy, Ospreay made it clear that Fletcher has an even bigger problem on his hands.
Ospreay then brought up his AEW World Championship victory over Kenny Omega at All In. He played footage showing Fletcher and Mark Davis backstage with him before the match and wanted to know what Fletcher was thinking at the time.
Fletcher admitted he was jealous that Ospreay was about to win the biggest championship in AEW. However, he said that jealousy turned into excitement when he realized he could be the one to take the title away. Ospreay didn’t believe him. He insisted Fletcher still cared about him and believed his former friends wanted to be by his side when he won the championship.
That’s when Fletcher crossed the line. Fletcher claimed he never loved Ospreay and said everyone close to the champion would eventually find out what kind of person he really was. He specifically brought up Ospreay’s wife and son, even threatening to personally tell Ospreay’s son what kind of man his father was if he didn’t figure it out himself.
Ospreay didn’t take the bait. He acknowledged Fletcher’s success but made it clear they weren’t on the same level. He promised to prove that at Full Gear, pointing to everything he’d accomplished throughout his career. Fletcher then slapped Ospreay across the face and challenged him to fight back. Instead, Ospreay calmly finished his sentence by saying he was on another level before leaving the ring.
Fletcher tried everything to get under Ospreay’s skin, including dragging his family into the situation, but the champion refused to give him what he wanted. Now Fletcher has to back up all that talk when they meet for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear.
Do you think Kyle Fletcher went too far by bringing Will Ospreay’s family into this, or was it exactly what he needed to get inside the champion’s head? Let us know in the comments.
