February 11th, 2026
Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher - AEW TNT Title Match
So, Ciampa is in AEW now. I haven’t watched his first weeks of competition, but I made it a point to catch this after hearing all the rave reviews. I don’t think I got what most did out of this. I don’t say that to sound negative or downplay what was clearly a fiery ass match perfect for what it was. The biggest thing I got out of this just wasn’t anything new. Ciampa is what he has always been. And he has never been bad. He’s always had the intensity and the fire. He can go back and forth and hit all the false finishes you could ask for. I didn’t learn anything new about Kyle Fletcher, just further affirmation that he can go and even outdo his predecessors. The biggest takeaway here is that AEW has perfectly handled the presentation of Ciampa since he showed up and even the continued presentation of the future of pro wrestling, Kyle Fletcher. This was never gonna be a bad pairing. The crowd is in both their hands and in two totally different regards. It’s a perfect storm. And we already know these dudes can keep the work rate up. So, yeah. They did that shit. Perfect PWG mid-card tribute, but the good kind. Not the overdone, weak kind. This was strong and it was good. I’m just not about to slap a 4+ star rating on it. Fletch captures his second TNT Championship in a barn burning TV contest.
Match rating - ***1/2
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