While he may not have gold around his waist at the time of writing, 2026 has been quite the year for Kyle Fletcher. “The Protostar” held the AEW TNT Championship, he was one third of the AEW World Trios Champions alongside Mark Davis and Kazuchika Okada, and he was the AEW International Champion until AEW All In London 2026. where the aforementioned Kazuchika Okada stripped him of the title.
The TNT Championship belt has been personalized many times since it was introduced in 2020 to match the persona of the wearer, and in his first reign Fletcher had a pink title. However, he chose not to issue the current International Championship belt and during his recent appearance “Under The Mat” with Simon MillerFletcher explained that it was simply to annoy the people who forced him to edit the TNT Championship.
“I feel like I gave in to the masses last time,” Fletcher said. “The masses wanted the pink title and this time everyone was like ‘We want it again’ and I was like ‘F*** you motherf******, I don’t want to do it.’ Just to mix with people more, Fletcher admitted that if the fans wanted the international to be left alone, he’d actually be more motivated to make it pink.
Despite losing his title at Wembley Stadium, Fletcher bounced back with a string of victories alongside Kevin Knight, most recently defeating The Young Bucks in a table-to-ceiling match. Rebel Heart edition of AEW Dynamite. However, tensions are still running high in the Don Kallis household, especially between Fletcher and Okada, as they both believe they are the true AEW International Champion.
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