Kyle Fletcher on Winning AEW World Title Would ‘Go A Long Way’ In Helping Him Realize He Is In Conversation Of Being The Best In The World & Him Dealing With ‘Very Similar Feelings’ Ahead Of AEW Full Gear 2024 Rematch With Will Ospreay For Full Gear 2026

Sports Illustrated’s The Takedown on SI held a recent interview with Kyle Fletcher. One of the topics discussed included Fletcher’s thoughts about his upcoming match against Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship at AEW Full Gear 2026 and how him winning the title would ‘go a long way’ in helping him realize he is in the conversation of being the best in the world.

“Yeah I think you’re absolutely right. I think holding that title, I’ve always seen that title and whoever holds it as they are the current best in the world right now. I don’t know if I will have that same feeling when I hold it, but I know it will go a long way in helping me realize that I’m at least in the conversation right now, at least at that very moment. Like I said, it’s something I’ve dreamt of my whole life being a world champion, so if I finally get to achieve that, hopefully it’s this Saturday, I hope that I, I don’t see it being anything short of the best form of validation there is.”

Fletcher also gave his thoughts about him currently dealing with ‘very similar feelings’ ahead of his AEW Full Gear 2024 rematch with Will Ospreay at this year’s Full Gear event.

“Yeah I mean, I will say they’re pretty similar, I would say up until that point, that was the biggest match of my career, so it definitely, you know, the feeling is pretty similar. This is, I think, the biggest match of my career to date, so very similar feelings. If anything, I’d say this is probably feeling a bit even more nervous than that.”