Kyle Fletcher didn’t have the luxury of a top-tier wrestling school to kickstart his career . Instead, his path to professional wrestling was born out of backyard brawls on old mattresses, mimicking the high-flying stunts that the "Don’t try this at home" commercials of the 90s warned against. For Fletcher, those moments were the spark that ignited a fire that burns nonstop today.
"I was probably 12 years old," Fletcher told Express U.S. Sports , his grin hinting at nostalgia.
"I'd drive past these guys wrestling on mattresses in their front yard, jumping off ladders, doing Batista Bombs . I just happened to run into them one day, and they invited me to wrestle with them. Through them, I met Robbie Eagles, who became my first pro trainer.
" Now at 25, Fletcher is one of AEW ’s brightest stars and one-half of the powerhouse tag team Aussie Open alongside Mark Davis, a union that has won tag gold over ten times across the country on the independents, but his path hasn’t always been smooth. Davis’s back injury earlier this year forced Fletcher into an unexpected singles run. It wasn’t part of the plan, but Fletcher didn’t let it stop him from fulfilling his destiny.
Kyle Fletcher's 'too dangerous' move banned by AEW girlfriend Skye Blue AEW's Kyle Fletcher hilariously boots WWE star from Australian wrestling's Mt. Rushmore " Wrestling throws unexpected things your way all the time. You’ve just got to decide what to do with it," Fletcher said.
"This singles run was.
