MVP Defends Kyle Fletcher Against Recent Comments by Stevie Richards, Says Fletcher Comes To Him for Advice

During a recent appearance on TMZ’s Inside the Ring, AEW talent MVP addressed recent criticisms made against AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher by former WWE Superstar Steve Richards. According to MVP, Fletcher frequently picks his brains and seeks him out for advice. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):

MVP on Stevie Richards’ comments regarding Kyle Fletcher: “I like Stevie Richards, I would consider him somebody that I get along great with but his assessments are wrong. Kyle Fletcher comes to me all the time and asks me advice on promos. Periodically, he’ll come and ask me to watch a match and I’ll give him feedback. I will volunteer feedback to anyone that asks for it. I don’t go around to talent offering it, but if they seek me out and ask me for my 20 years of experience based advice, I will give it to them.

On nicknaming Fletcher “superstar”: “My nickname for Kyle Fletcher is superstar because he looks like a star, but he’s still young. He’s got a lot to learn. I don’t think any of us at his age had it figured out yet and that would include Stevie. To say that there’s no one there to mentor him, I wouldn’t call Edge no one. I wouldn’t call Christian no one. I wouldn’t call Shelton Benjamin or Bobby Lashley no one. I think there are quite a few people there that can teach him quite a bit. His aptitude is pretty good, there are certain things you just got to remember. There’s also youthful exuberance and the young guys still want to go out there and do things that from a veteran standpoint several years down the road I don’t think they need to do. I think sometimes they do things gratuitously but it’s their road to travel. It’s for them to learn.”

MVP on Kyle Fletcher seeking out advice from veterans: “We all grow at our own pace, but I like Kyle a lot. He’s a smart kid. Throughout wrestling, you’ll have young guys that ask veterans for advice because it’s the thing to do. Then you’ll have youngsters that ask veterans for advice because they genuinely want to apply it and get better and grow. I think Kyle is one of those guys.”

The 26-year-old Fletcher lost his match for the AEW World Title against Hangman Page last Saturday at AEW All Out 2025.