'Speedball' Mike Bailey comments on his recent X-Division Championship run and his recent history with Jonathan Gresham.
In 2022, Mike Bailey had a very memorable run as the X-Division Champion in IMPACT Wrestling. Although Bailey's reign only lasted 110 days, 'Speedball' defended the title on twelve different occasions throughout that reign.
This number was close to the fifteen defenses that Christopher Daniels made during his first reign with the belt back in 2005.
In a new interview with Fightful, Bailey reflected on his reign with the belt and how close he was to breaking "The Fallen Angel''s record.
"Absolutely. I think I was headed there. I was well on my way with Frankie Kazarian, who I lost the Impact Championship to, but he was an absolute X-Division Championship legend and an X-Division legend. If I could beat Frankie Kazarian, then it’s like, who’s next? Then just working my way through those ranks was the ultimate goal. Then to challenge for the World Championship while being X-Division Champion, which is the answer to why I didn’t go for option C, which is question that is asked often and the answer is I wanted both."
Bailey continued on and talked about another big part of his time in IMPACT Wrestling, his storyline with Jonathan Gresham. Throughout 2023, Bailey and Gresham has faced each other on numerous occasions and have also teamed together on a few occasions as well.
"I mean, the reason why I think he and I work so well as a team is because we are both the best in the world at, arguably, wrestling altogether but certainly and objectively the best in the world at the kind of wrestling that we do, which is very specific, but very different. So that’s a very, very complex puzzle to take on."
Mike Bailey also went on to discuss a misconception among fans that he was banned from wrestling anywhere in the world besides Canada for five years. Bailey noted that he was specifically only banned from performing in the United States.
"That’s what everyone says, which is wrong. It’s absolutely not. It’s the opposite. It’s not wrestling in the United States, but it’s wrestling everywhere else in the world outside of Canada."
Fans can see Fightful's full interview with 'Speedball' Mike Bailey linked above.
In a separate recent interview with Fightful, Masha Slamovich talked about her recent GCW match with Mike Bailey. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
