Kyle Fletcher Talks Comparisons To Will Ospreay, Pink Gear, Screwdriver Weapon And Career Pressure

Kyle Fletcher recently sat down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-depth interview on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, where the AEW star opened up about comparisons to Will Ospreay, the origin of his pink gear, the pressure he puts on himself to succeed, and how the screwdriver became his weapon of choice.

During the interview, Fletcher addressed long-standing comparisons to Will Ospreay and how his perspective on them has changed over time.

“It’s one of those things where for a hot second you take it as a compliment, and at surface level it’s like, Oh, thanks. I think Will’s incredible at what he does. So I take that as a compliment. But then I feel like, the more I sit with it, and the more I hear it, the more it makes me go, No, I don’t want to be anyone else. I don’t want to be the second coming of Will Ospreay. I think after shaving the head, I got a lot of Randy Orton [comparisons], and it’s like the same feeling of at first, that’s really cool, that’s a great comparison. But I really want to start carving my own path, and I don’t want to be the second anybody else. So, yeah, I think that’s kind of what I’m focusing on, and just trying to carve my own path.”

Fletcher also explained how his now-signature pink gear came to life and why it stuck.

“Yeah, so that kind of started earlier this year. I think it was a random tweet that jogged my memory. It was like ‘Not enough men wear pink in wrestling.’ I screenshotted it, and I sent it to my gear designer… I was like, triple pink… I saw the design, and I was like, this is the best gear I have ever had.”

He continued by explaining how fan reaction cemented the look.

“The reaction that it got was polarizing… people loved it, people hated it… something that organically gets that much reaction either way, it’s like, that’s something to tap into… by that point, everyone was like, ‘Pink is your thing now.’”

When asked about the pressure of being labeled a future star, Fletcher made it clear that the greatest pressure comes from within.

“In a lot of ways, yes, but I think none of it even comes close to the pressure that I put on myself… I always knew I wanted to be the best. I knew I wanted to be world champion.”

Fletcher also credited Don Callis for introducing the screwdriver into his offense.

“Blame Don Callis for that one… I like it because… most people have held a screwdriver in their hands… ‘He got stabbed with this! What the hell?’”

Finally, Fletcher described the most painful moment of his career.

“It was the Continental Classic match I had with Mark Briscoe… all tailbone… I swear I felt like I was pissing blood… I felt like my butthole had fallen out.”

When asked if he actually was injured, Fletcher added:

“No, I did not. I was totally fine.”