Reigning AEW titleholder reportedly signs long-term contract

Current TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher will be in AEW for the foreseeable future after signing a new multi-year contract with the company this past spring.

That news comes from Fightful Select, released just after Fletcher’s successful TNT title defense against Tomohiro Ishii on Saturday’s live Collision.

The outlet reported that it’s a “big money deal, especially in relation to Fletcher’s age.” He is 26 years old.

Fletcher’s star truly began to rise after an injury to now former Aussie Open partner Mark Davis at October 2023’s WrestleDream. He fully aligned with the Don Callis Family a month later and won the vacant Ring of Honor TV title at December 2023’s Final Battle.

While remaining on AEW and competing against the likes of Will Ospreay, Chris Jericho, Swerve Strickland and Konosuke Takeshita, the Australian native eventually lost the title to CMLL’s Atlantis Jr. in June 2024.

He competed in last December’s Continental Classic, making it to the semifinals where he fell in defeat to Ospreay in the semifinals. He did the same in this year’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, losing to Hangman Page in the semifinals.

Fletcher won the TNT title last week on Collision by defeating Dustin Rhodes in a street fight.