Kyle Fletcher has addressed the backlash over his recent remarks about AEW All In: Texas, offering each clarification and an apology.
Fletcher drew criticism after calling the event “one in all the worst days” of his life, a comment some fans felt was insensitive given the circumstances surrounding Adam Cole.
Originally, Fletcher had been scheduled to defend the TNT Championship against Cole on the July show. Nevertheless, plans modified after Cole suffered a serious, career-threatening injury during a match involving Fletcher on the go-home episode of AEW Collision.
At AEW All In: Texas, a visibly emotional Cole addressed the group and suggested he might never wrestle again, making a somber atmosphere.
Speaking on a recent edition of the “Unlikely” podcast, Fletcher admitted he misspoke when describing the event. He said,
“Yeah, that comment that I made the opposite day—I used to be very upset with myself for the best way I worded it. I would love to apologize for the best way I spoke and the words that I used. I believe the words I used were a bit insensitive, saying it was one in all the worst days of my life. My thought process once I was answering that was I never need to speak about any person else’s story. That whole situation, loads of it’s Adam’s story to inform, so when that query was asked, they asked me about my emotions, so I did my best to type of not address what happened with Adam to one of the best of my ability and just give attention to how I felt. Truthfully, that was one in all the worst days of my life.
“There’s this weird thing nowadays where kayfabe exists however it type of doesn’t. All of the stuff that happened with him, I even have people in my ear type of saying, ‘Oh, try to be saying in promos that you simply injured Adam Cole and using it for warmth or whatever.’ I never felt good about that. So I’ve tried my best to avoid talking about it. But one in all the explanations it was one in all the worst days of my life is because I had to look at someone that I love very much and look as much as stand within the ring, cry, and say that he might never wrestle again. Then I needed to exit into the ring and perform, knowing that it was possibly my fault, that everyone in the sector knew it was my fault. I’m sure you may imagine the headspace. It was a rush of emotions. The entire situation was horrible.
“Again, I actually don’t like talking about it. I don’t feel like I even have the best to complain about any of it because what Adam goes through and has undergone, my feelings pale compared to it. But I used to be asked about my feelings that day once I answered the query. In order that’s what I attempted to speak about. Again, I apologize. I believe I used some pretty bad wording, but those were my real feelings.”
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