Summary

Kyle Fletcher has issued an apology for comments he made in a recent interview, in which he described AEW All In 2025 as "one of the worst days" of his life. Fletcher was booked to challenge Adam Cole for the TNT Title at the event, but Cole was forced to vacate the belt due to a serious injury before that match could take place.

Speaking with Adrian Hernandez, Fletcher said he regretted the wording and acknowledged the comments came across as insensitive given the circumstances.

Fletcher had previously opened up about the All In situation in a separate interview with Soundsphere Magazine, which drew criticism from fans.

Quote from Kyle Fletcher

"That comment that I made the other day, I was very upset with myself for the way I worded it. I would like to apologize for the way I spoke and the words that I used. I think the words I used are a bit insensitive, saying it was one of the worst days of my life. My thought process when I was answering that [was] I never want to talk about somebody else's story. That whole situation — A lot of it is Adam's story to tell, so when that question was asked, they asked me about my emotions so I did my best to kind of not address what happened with Adam to the best of my ability and just focus on how I felt. Truthfully, that was one of the worst days of my life."

Fletcher then explained why that day hit him so hard:

"There's this weird thing nowadays where kayfabe exists but it kind of doesn't. All the stuff that happened with him, I have people in my ear saying, 'Oh, you should be saying in promos that you injured Adam Cole and using it for heat or whatever.' I never felt good about that. So I've tried my best to stay away from talking about it. But one of the reasons it was one of the worst days of my life is because, I had to watch someone that I admire very much and look up to stand in the ring, cry and say that he might may never wrestle again. Then I had to go out into the ring and perform, knowing that it was possibly my fault, that everybody in the arena knew it was my fault. I'm sure you can imagine the headspace. It was a rush of emotions. The whole situation was horrible. Again, I really don't like talking about it. I don't feel like I have the right to complain about any of it because what Adam is going through and has gone through, my feelings pale in comparison to it. But I was asked about my feelings that day when I answered the question. So that's what I tried to talk about. Again, I apologize. I think I used some pretty bad wording, but those were my genuine feelings."

Fletcher, Cole, and the Weight of That Night

The context behind these comments matters. Cole's injury at All In 2025 was understood to have occurred in-ring, and Fletcher was the opponent involved. That combination, watching someone he genuinely admires announce a potentially career-ending injury and then having to wrestle through the grief and guilt of the moment, explains the raw wording that caught people off guard the first time.

Fletcher's apology doesn't walk back the emotion, only the framing. He was careful to emphasize that Cole's story is Cole's to tell, and that any attempt on his part to exploit the situation for promo heat never sat right with him.

For Fletcher, who is still climbing toward an AEW World Title run, how he handles this situation publicly is part of how fans will perceive him going forward. The apology reads as genuine and shows a level of self-awareness that tends to matter in long-term character building.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.