Kyle Fletcher says Ilja Dragunov “will finally have the chance to spread his wings” in AEW

This week, it was reported that Ilja Dragunov is expected to sign with AEW. Kyle Flecther reacted to the news by writing “I LOVE J AEW” on Twitter/X. User @BasedCLC responded to Fletcher’s post with the following message…

“See, this right here is what’s sad. AEW has an entire roster of men and women that the talent can be gassing up, but they choose to froth at the mouth over the newest WWE departure instead. We had MJF tweeting about the New Day, now Kyle Fletcher is tweeting about Ilja Dragunov.”

Fletcher replied to @BasedCLC…

“So what? I love professional wrestling and am excited at the prospect of wrestling one of my friends I haven’t seen in years. Someone who has been underappreciated for years, will finally have the chance to spread his wings and create the professional wrestling he loves.

Let people be excited and live with a childlike sense of wonder without feeling the need to poopoo all over it, Colin.”

So what? I love professional wrestling and am excited at the prospect of wrestling one of my friends I haven’t seen in years. Someone who has been underappreciated for years, will finally have the chance to spread his wings and create the professional wrestling he loves.

Let…

— “Protostar” Kyle Fletcher (@kylefletcherpro) September 14, 2026