"Speedball" Mike Bailey Debuts On AEW Dynamite

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Zack Heydorn | Last updated Mar 12, 2025 10:02 PM ET

"Speedball" Mike Bailey is officially All Elite.

Bailey made his AEW debut on this week's episode of Dynamite as the wildcard entrant into the AEW International Championship Eliminator Tournament. Bailey started his AEW career with a bang and defeated The Beast Mortos to advance in the tournament.

These two are leaving it all on the line for a chance at the AEW International Championship!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & Max@SpeedballBailey | @BeastMortos pic.twitter.com/Rk4OKK3Ui6
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 13, 2025

AEW announced that Bailey had signed with AEW last month and ran hype videos for his debut, but never announced it.

Mike Bailey has been a stand out pro wrestler on the independent circuit and a multiple-time X-Division Champion in TNA. Bailey has also wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling.

With the win this week, Bailey will now wrestle in a fatal four-way match next week on AEW Dynamite. The winner of that match will go on to face Kenny Omega for the AEW International Championship at AEW Dynasty.

He made a very successful debut on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite tonight, and now it’s official: @SpeedballBailey is ALL ELITE!

Thank you all watching AEW tonight, live on @TBSNetwork and/or @StreamOnMax right NOW! pic.twitter.com/ej4CgsEiuB
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 13, 2025

Kenny Omega became the AEW International Champion at the Revolution PPV over the weekend. Omega defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the title. AEW Dynasty airs live on PPV on April 6. The only other announced match for the show is Swerve Strickland vs. either Jon Moxley or Cope for the AEW World Championship.

This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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