Kyle Fletcher Admits Suplex Spot With Jon Moxley ‘Didn’t Go As Planned,’ Understands Criticism

Kyle Fletcher had a rough landing in his match against Jon Moxley at AEW Worlds End, taking a top rope dragon suplex and landing on his neck.

After the event, William Regal sent out a tweet warning of the dangers of landing on your head. Regal didn’t mention the spot with Fletcher and Moxley.

Speaking to Liam O’Loughlin of Nine Sports, Fletcher was asked about the spot.

“Of course, I have to take it [criticism] on board,” he said. “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.”

Fans can find Tony Khan’s response to Regal here.

Fletcher has not wrestled since the match. It is unknown when he will return to the ring.