AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher has revealed that he was “terrified” during the on-air segment where he shaved his head on live television. The moment, which took place on the October 23rd edition of AEW Dynamite last year, was a symbolic act to establish his own identity and separate himself from his former mentor, Will Ospreay.
In a new interview with WMUL FM’s Rope Break, Fletcher reflected on the nerve-wracking experience, admitting that his biggest fear was not about the statement he was making, but about the simple concern of what his head might look like underneath his long hair. The head-shaving segment was a pivotal moment in Fletcher’s character development, as he delivered a promo about no longer being in Will Ospreay’s shadow before taking the clippers to his own hair.
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