AEW Star Kyle Fletcher Doesn't Think He's Earned Comparisons To WWE's Randy Orton

Former AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher has often been compared to future WWE Hall of Famer Randy Orton, in part for his looks, after shaving his head in the ring to get past Will Ospreay comparisons, as well as for his intense, in-ring style. Fletcher recently addressed the parallels between himself and "The Viper" on an episode of "What Happened When" with AEW commentator Tony Schiavone.

A fan asked "The Protostar" whether he takes it all as a compliment, or if he feels like he needs to work twice as hard to make sure people see Fletcher as himself, first. The star said it's a little bit of both.

"When I first started hearing it, it was that reaction of, 'Ah, man. Randy Orton's great. I love Randy Orton,'" Fletcher explained. "So, to be even mentioned in the same kind of sentence as him, I was like, 'Wow. That's awesome.' But, yeah, at the same time, I think any wrestler should want to carve their own path and I think that I've started to do so. I think that it's hard to compare us because Randy is, whatever, 30 years in the business. He's won 13 world championships. Obviously, I'm not at that level yet, so obviously people are going to make the comparison."

Fletcher said he doesn't take it as a negative "whatsoever," but it makes him more determined to carve that path for himself. "The Protostar" is well on his way to doing so, having held the TNT title twice, as well as the AEW International Championship, and World Trios Championships.

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