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AEW’s O’Reilly weaponizes NES, barbed-wire controller in cage.

6/30/2026

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On June 28 at the SAP Center in San Jose, AEW wrestler Kyle O’Reilly used a Nintendo Entertainment System as a weapon during a match.
He smashed the NES into opponent Kyle Fletcher’s head, wielded a barbed-wire-wrapped controller like a nunchuck, and fought inside the “Death’s Door” steel cage.
Commentator Tony Schiavone urged O’Reilly to “bring us back to the 80s with Donkey Kong,” noting the crowd’s loudest pop of the night.

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Story summary

On June 28 at the SAP Center in San Jose, AEW wrestler Kyle O’Reilly used a Nintendo Entertainment System as a weapon during a match.
He smashed the NES into opponent Kyle Fletcher’s head, wielded a barbed-wire-wrapped controller like a nunchuck, and fought inside the “Death’s Door” steel cage.
Commentator Tony Schiavone urged O’Reilly to “bring us back to the 80s with Donkey Kong,” noting the crowd’s loudest pop of the night.