J. C. Bailey

Joseph Carl Bailey, Jr.[1] (August 23, 1983[2] – August 30, 2010[3]) was an American professional wrestler. He was better known as J. C. Bailey. He has wrestled for numerous American-based professional wrestling promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), IWA Mid-South and IWA East Coast.[2] He has been known as a hardcore wrestler.[4]

J. C. Bailey
Ring name(s)J. C. Bailey
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Born(1983-08-23)August 23, 1983
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedAugust 30, 2010(2010-08-30) (aged 27)
Billed fromLouisville, Kentucky
Trained byTracy Smothers
Debut2001

Bailey made his debut in 2001.[4] In June 2003, along with the owner of the promotion IWA Mid-South Ian Rotten and Corporal Robinson, he "invaded" CZW on behalf of IWA Mid-South.[2] In the same year, he competed in the 2nd CZW Tournament of Death where he lost to Nick Mondo in a deathmatch involving light tubes,[5] and the 5th IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch where he lost to Mad Man Pondo after defeating 2 Tuff Tony, Necro Butcher and Ian Rotten.[6]

In 2004, he competed in the 3rd CZW Tournament of Death where he lost to Wifebeater after defeating Chri$ Ca$h,[7] and the 6th IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch where he lost to Mad Man Pondo and Toby Klein.[8]

Since then, he competed in many deathmatch tournaments including the 4th CZW Tournament of Death,[9] 7th IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch,[10] 8th IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch,[11] 5th CZW Tournament of Death[12] and 6.5th CZW Tournament of Death titled "Fast Forward".[13]

On December 11, 2004, he teamed with Chri$ Ca$h, Nate Webb and Sexxxy Eddy, winning the CZW World Tag Team Championship.[14]

On February 5, 2005, he became the first-ever CZW Ultraviolent Underground Champion.[14] On August 13, 2005, he won his second CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship.[14]

On August 20, 2006, he went to Japan and competed in the professional wrestling tournament WRESTLE EXPO 2006 where he lost to 2 Tuff Tony after defeating Mad Man Pondo.[15] On September 16, 2006, he competed in the 1st IWA East Coast Masters of Pain where he lost to Jun Kasai after defeating 2 Tuff Tony and Corporal Robinson.[16]

In 2007, Bailey was arrested for stealing a television set from a Bardstown, Kentucky Walmart.[17] He made his official return to CZW in early 2010.

On August 30, 2010, Bailey was found dead. He died in his sleep.[18] Before he died, Bailey complained that he had been getting headaches and numbness in his hands.[19] The cause of his death was later determined to be because of a brain aneurysm that was caused by complications from multiple concussions and traumas to his brain.[19] His brain is expected to be donated for research at Boston University.[19]

References

  1. WrestlingZone.ru : JC Bailey (in Russian)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Online World of Wrestling : J. C. Bailey". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  3. "Top independent wrestler J.C Bailey found dead at 27 - by Wayne K. Wilkins - Helium". Archived from the original on 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  4. 4.0 4.1 CAGEMATCH.de : JC Bailey (in German)
  5. Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 2
  6. Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2003)
  7. Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 3
  8. Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2004)
  9. Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 4
  10. Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2005)
  11. Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2006)
  12. Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 5
  13. Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling (2007)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Combat Zone Wrestling : TITLE HISTORY Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Yahoo! Sportsnavi : WRESTLE EXPO 2006 results Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  16. CAGEMATCH.de : IWA East Coast Masters Of Pain 2006 (in German)
  17. "Looking Back at the Life and Career of J.C. Bailey". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  18. "Rest in Peace - Joseph "JC" Bailey Jr". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 "More on the cause of death for indy star J.C. Bailey". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2014-07-18.

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