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 | |
|---|---|
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| Ring name(s) | J. C. Bailey |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Born | August 23, 1983 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Died | August 30, 2010 (aged 27) |
| Billed from | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Trained by | Tracy Smothers |
| Debut | 2001 |
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
- ↑ WrestlingZone.ru : JC Bailey (in Russian)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CAGEMATCH.de : JC Bailey (in German)
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 2
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2003)
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 3
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2004)
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 4
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2005)
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : IWA Mid-South (2006)
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling - Tournament of Death 5
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Combat Zone Wrestling (2007)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Combat Zone Wrestling : TITLE HISTORY Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Yahoo! Sportsnavi : WRESTLE EXPO 2006 results Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ↑ CAGEMATCH.de : IWA East Coast Masters Of Pain 2006 (in German)
- ↑ "Looking Back at the Life and Career of J.C. Bailey". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ↑ "Rest in Peace - Joseph "JC" Bailey Jr". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ↑ 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.