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Kyle Fletcher says an AEW match with Ilja Dragunov is inevitable
Kyle Fletcher says he expects to face Ilja Dragunov in AEW, though the company has not announced a match.
Dragunov made his AEW in-ring debut on October 21, beating Speedball Bailey on Dynamite.
Fletcher and Dragunov wrestled each other on the UK independent scene around 2019 and 2020, before their careers took different paths.
Fletcher said he was impressed by Dragunov’s debut and believes he is a strong fit for AEW.
The two wrestlers’ careers have now brought them back to the same company, and Fletcher hopes they will meet sooner rather than later.
Fletcher is due to challenge Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear on November 14 in Phoenix, Arizona; the sources give no date for a possible match with Dragunov.
Kyle Fletcher says he believes an AEW match with Ilja Dragunov is inevitable.
Fletcher said he would be disappointed if the match never happened and hopes it takes place sooner rather than later.
The wrestlers previously faced each other several times on the UK independent scene, around 2019 and 2020.
Dragunov made his AEW in-ring debut on October 21, defeating Speedball Bailey on AEW Dynamite.
Fletcher is set to challenge Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear on November 14.
- Who
- AEW wrestler Kyle Fletcher said he expects to face Ilja Dragunov.
- What
- Fletcher called a match between them inevitable. He said he expects it to be “magic.
- When
- Fletcher said he hopes it happens sooner rather than later. A specific date was not stated.
- Where
- Fletcher discussed the match on TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast. The location of a future match was not stated.
- Why
- Fletcher said their paths have aligned again and praised Dragunov as a strong fit for AEW.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Fletcher said he and Dragunov had several matches on the UK independent scene around this period.
Dragunov made his AEW in-ring debut, defeating Speedball Bailey on AEW Dynamite.
Wrestling Observer published Fletcher’s comments about a possible match with Dragunov.
Fletcher is scheduled to challenge Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear.
- Wrestlers
- Kyle Fletcher and Ilja Dragunov
- Previous matches
- Several on the UK independent scene around 2019 and 2020
- Dragunov’s AEW debut
- October 21, against Speedball Bailey on AEW Dynamite
- Fletcher’s next title match
- Will Ospreay, AEW World Championship, at Full Gear
- Full Gear date and venue
- November 14, Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona
What people are saying
I think I would be incredibly disappointed if it never happened
I would like to think it will happen sooner rather than later
I think whenever we get in the ring, I think it’s inevitable.