AEW Star Accepts Criticism After Badly Botched Dangerous Spot

At AEW Worlds End, a botched move could have spelled doom for a popular superstar.

In the second semi-final of the Continental Classic tournament match, Kyle Fletcher faced Jon Moxley, with the winner challenging Kazuchika Okada for the Continental Championship.

Throughout the bout, both superstars traded vicious offense on each other. Moxley, especially, was severely hurt after Fletcher targeted his left leg by trapping it between the ring post and the steel steps.

The former AEW World Champion even chipped his tooth during the match by falling face-first on the stairs.

As the match progressed, the leader of the Death Riders regained the advantage. One spot saw him execute a top rope dragon suplex, which ended with Fletcher landing flush on his head.

The referee checked on him multiple times, after which the Australian wrestler continued and finished the match.

It was ultimately Moxley who won the fight by applying a rear-naked chokehold, causing his opponent to fade out.

After witnessing the spot, AEW and WWE veteran William Regal shared a social media post explaining the dangers surrounding such moves. When asked about Regal’s comments, Tony Khan acknowledged it and explained that the company stepped in whenever needed.

AEW’s Kyle Fletcher Accepts Fault Leading To Botched Move At Worlds End

In an exclusive interview with Nine Sports, Kyle Fletcher accepted the blame that led to the botched move during his match against Jon Moxley at Worlds End.

The 27-year-old admitted that he felt battered and bruised, and with a little bit of time off, he would be back to competing in AEW again.

Of course, I have to take it [criticism] on board. Obviously it didn’t go to plan, I understand all the points that everyone is making – it was very dangerous.In the moment, it’s hard for me because I’m not watching it happen, I’m the one actually experiencing it. I didn’t see how nasty the landing was, I was just going off how I felt and to me, it was just one of those ones where I didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary. It was a bit higher on the neck than I was intending, but it didn’t hurt and I felt fine.

The referee came over and usually they will check on you once and you’re like ‘Yeah no worries, it’s all good’ but then he came over a second time and asked again, which makes me think that there was maybe someone in his ear saying ‘Make sure he’s OK’. I didn’t get to see the replay that everyone else saw and it wasn’t until later that I looked back and thought that was a little bit silly, wasn’t it? But you live and you learn.

Coming out of it, maybe I’m a bit battered and bruised, but it’s nothing more than I’m used to dealing with as a pro wrestler. I’ve had a couple of weeks, a little bit of time off and time to reflect and set some resolutions … but rest assured, I will be back very soon. [H/T: Nine Sports]

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