Now in his third year with AEW, “Pre-Star” Kyle Fletcher has become a full-fledged star, it’s only days away challenging Will Ospreay for the AEW Men’s World Championship. So it seems like a good time to find out how Fletcher came up with his “Protostar” moniker. Appearing “What happened when” Fletcher gave all the details to Conrad Thompson and Tony Schiavone, revealing that he created the name during his time as Ring of Honor World Television Champion with the help of producer Jimmy Jacobs and the original AEW.
“He (Jacobs) just had this thing, he was like, ‘What’s the word for a young star, like a young, rising star?’ There’s definitely a word for it,” Fletcher said. “And Angelico was in the room. And Angelico pulls out her phone and Googles it, and she pulls up the literal name of a young or early developing star, like in the solar system, in space. It’s a protostar. And it was kind of one of those things where it said, “Oh yeah, that sounds good.”
“And I just said it in the ad, I didn’t really think much of it. And then it really kind of took off organically. People are just like “Oh yeah, that’s cool. You have to keep it. Oh yeah, that’s good.” And then before I knew it, it really took on a life of its own and it became who I am. I became a Protostar. And it kind of took on its… I feel like it has a whole new meaning now. It has to do with me.”
Around the same time, Fletcher began using the phrase “say my full name” in his promos. Although he can’t remember who, the former TNT champion received a text shortly after telling him to continue including the phrase in his promos. Much like “Protostar”, this catchphrase stuck.
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