Summary

Kyle Fletcher has walked back comments he made about AEW All In Texas 2025, expressing regret over his choice of words and clarifying the emotional context behind them. Fletcher had previously described the event as one of the worst days of his life after his match was altered when Adam Cole had to withdraw from the show. Speaking with interviewer Adrian Hernandez, Fletcher addressed the fallout from that remark directly.

The Apology

Fletcher told Hernandez he had been upset with himself since the comment came out, and that the way he framed it wasn't how he intended to be understood. His explanation centered on not wanting to speak on Adam Cole's behalf: when he was asked how he felt on the day, he deliberately tried to keep Cole out of it and answer only from his own perspective. He said that staying in his own lane led him to language that, in hindsight, came across poorly.

He was clear that his feelings about that day don't come close to what Cole has been dealing with.

Quote from Kyle Fletcher

"Look, 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 were a bit insensitive, saying it was one of the worst days of my life. My thought process when I was answering that, and answering any questions about that day, is that I never want to talk about somebody else's story. That whole day, that whole situation, a lot of it is Adam's story to tell. So when I was answering that question, they asked me about my emotions on that day. I did my best to not address what happened with Adam, to the best of my ability, and just focus on how I felt. And truthfully, that was one of the worst days of my life."

Fletcher later went on to say:

"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."

What Fletcher's Clarification Signals About His Position in AEW

Fletcher's discomfort here reflects the tight rope AEW talent have had to walk around Cole's situation. Cole's withdrawal from All In Texas was significant enough to reshape Fletcher's match, and Fletcher clearly felt the weight of it, but equally felt it wasn't his place to lead the public conversation on it. The apology itself is a minor news beat, but it keeps attention on Cole's ongoing absence and the ripple effects it continues to have on plans around Fletcher and the broader AEW card.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.