Émile Charles Baillargeon-Laberge (born July 16, 1990), better known by his ring name Mike Bailey,Hemmings, Jamie (2015-05-28) "‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey is on a roll", SLAM! Wrestling, Retrieved on April 02, 2021. is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the United Empire and a former two-time AEW World Trios Champion.
He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a three-time TNA X Division Champion, and in AEW partner promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He is a former two time IWS World Heavyweight Champion and a former two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion. Bailey was also the winner of Combat Zone Wrestling's 2015 Best of the Best, DDT Pro-Wrestling's 2016 DNA Grand Prix, Revolution Pro Wrestling's 2021 British J-Cup and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's 2023 Battle of Los Angeles tournaments.
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2006–present) Baillargeon-Laberge made his professional wrestling debut in 2006 under the ring name Mike Sydal before adopting the name Mike Bailey and the nickname "Speedball." He competed extensively on the Canadian independent wrestling scene, particularly for IWS and Capital City Championship Combat (C4), where he won the C4 Tag Team Championship with Kevin Steen in 2011 and the C4 Championship in 2013. In 2014, Bailey captured the IWS World Heavyweight Championship, establishing himself as one of Canada's top independent wrestlers."IWS Seasons Beatings 2009", Cagematch, Retrieved on April 02, 2021.Between 2014 and 2016, Bailey expanded internationally, wrestling for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). He competed in the PWG Battle of Los Angeles tournament, reaching the 2015 final, and challenged for several championships across North America and Europe. In early 2016, Bailey was barred from wrestling in the United States for five years because he lacked a proper work visa, leading him to focus primarily on promotions in Canada and Europe. From 2016 to 2020, Bailey remained active in RevPro, wXw, Progress Wrestling, Ring of Honor (ROH), and other promotions. During this period he competed in multiple tournaments, challenged for championships, and won the SWE Tag Team Championship alongside Mao. He also continued wrestling for IWS, where he remained a featured performer."IWS Scarred 4 Live 2014", Cagematch, Retrieved on April 02, 2021.Laprade, Patric. (2015-09-04) "Montreal show brings Vampiro full circle", SLAM! Wrestling, Retrieved on September 04, 2015.Laprade, Patric."Mysterio at IWS latest in Montreal-Mexico exchange", SLAM! Wrestling, Retrieved on April 02, 2021."Lucha Libre AAA", Montreal Mercado del Taco, Retrieved on August 14, 2018."IWS vs AAA Full Match", International Wrestling Syndicate, Retrieved on September 10, 2018.Mack, Franky. (2019-03-24) "Résultats du Gala 20eme anniversaire de la IWS", Lutte Québec, Retrieved on March 24, 2019.Ohayon, Matthew. (2020-02-11) "Grading IWS: Praise the Violence", The Concordian, Retrieved on February 12, 2020.
In 2021, he regained the IWS World Heavyweight Championship, won a second C4 Championship, captured the C4 Underground Championship, and won the 2021 British J-Cup tournament. He returned to PWG in 2022, reaching the final of the Battle of Los Angeles tournament before losing to Daniel Garcia.Laprade, Pat. (09/04/2021) "And neeeeeewwwwww IWS champion", Twitter, Retrieved on September 04, 2021.Greer, Jamie. (11/12/2021)"#AndNEW: “Speedball” Mike Bailey Wins C4 Underground Championship", Last Word On Sports, Retrieved on November 21, 2021.IWS (27/06/2022) "IWS Hardcore Heat Results", Facebook, Retrieved on June 27, 2022. Bailey has taught seminars and until moving to the United States, was part of the IWS Training Centre coaching staff."Mike Bailey teaching a wonderful seminar", International Wrestling Syndicate, Retrieved on April 15, 2017."IWS: South Shore", International Wrestling Syndicate, Retrieved on April 02, 2021.
In 2023, Bailey won the Battle of Los Angeles tournament by defeating Jordynne Grace, Shun Skywalker, Bryan Keith, and Konosuke Takeshita, earning a PWG World Championship opportunity against Daniel Garcia, which he lost in sudden-death overtime following a sixty-minute Iron Man match. In 2024, he debuted for Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) at their two-night event Forged In Excellence, losing to Konosuke Takeshita on the first night before defeating El Phantasmo on the second.
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2016–2020) Bailey debuted for DDT Pro-Wrestling on August 1, 2016, for DDT's Tavern Pro Wrestling brand, at Drunkers Kingdom: Most Drunk in Tavern's History For 3 Days!!, losing to Isami Kodaka. He often wrestled alongside members of the Happy Motel stable Konosuke Takeshita and Antonio Honda without being part of the group. They challenged Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki, Mad Paulie and Tetsuya Endo) for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship at Sapporo Wrestling Festa: DDT Crab on October 10, 2016, but were unsuccessful. Later that month, Bailey took part in the DNA Grand Prix, where he advanced to the finals after winning his block with a record of five wins and one loss. In the finals, he defeated Kazusada Higuchi and earned a one-way plane ticket to New York which he refused and gave to Higuchi instead. Bailey captured his first title in DDT, the KO-D Tag Team Championship, by teaming up with Konosuke Takeshita at Osaka Octopus 2016 on December 4, to defeat Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo).
They dropped the titles to Masakatsu Funaki and Yukio Sakaguchi at Road to Super Arena in Oyodo on January 9, 2017. Bailey entered the 2017 King of DDT Tournament on June 2, but was eliminated in the first round by Tetsuya Endo. On July 2 at Hello From Shinjuku Village 2017, he unsuccessfully challenged Konosuke Takeshita for the KO-D Openweight Championship.
He won the KO-D Tag Team Championship for the second time by teaming with Mao as a part of the Moonlight Express on July 22, 2018, at Summer Vacation 2018, where they defeated Damnation (Mad Paulie and Tetsuya Endo). Bailey unsuccessfully challenged Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship at New Year Lottery Special! on January 3, 2017. He is a former Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, title which he won in the block B of the D-Oh Grand Prix 2019 tournament show from November 30, 2018, where he defeated Konosuke Takeshita. Bailey participated in comedic matches such as a five-way loser explosion weapon rumble tag team match at Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary on March 25, where he teamed up with Mao to defeat Michael Nakazawa and Chinsuke Nakamura, Isami Kodaka and Fuminori Abe, Sanshiro Takagi and Ippanjin Munenori Sawa, and Smile Squash (Yuko Miyamoto and Soma Takao).
Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2021–2024) On October 31, 2021, Bailey signed a contract with Impact Wrestling, offered by Impact executive Scott D'Amore after their match against Josh Alexander at Destiny Wrestling's Raising Hell. Bailey competed on the Hard To Kill pre-show in their debut match in Impact, winning a four-way match against Ace Austin, Laredo Kid, and Chris Bey.
On June 19, 2022, Mike Bailey defeated Ace Austin, Alex Zayne, Andrew Everett, Kenny King, and Trey Miguel in a 6-man Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship to become Impact X Division Champion for their first time at Impact's Slammiversary 2022. At Against All Odds, Bailey defeated Trey Miguel to retain the title. At Emergence, Bailey defeated Jack Evans to retain the title. At Victory Road, Bailey defeated Delirious to retain the title. Afterwards, Bailey lost the X Division title to Frankie Kazarian at Impact's Bound for Glory 2022 via submission.
At Slammiversary, Bailey defeated Mustafa Ali to win the X-Division Championship for the second time. At Emergence, Bailey lost the title to Zachary Wentz in a Ultimate X match. At Victory Road on September 13, Bailey defeated Wentz to win the TNA X Division Championship for the third time. At Bound for Glory, Bailey defeated El Hijo del Vikingo to retain the title. On the November 7 episode of Impact!, Bailey lost the title to Moose. A week later, it was reported Bailey's contract had expired and his profile was removed from TNA's official website, ending his tenure with the promotion.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023) On April 27, 2023, Bailey was announced as an entrant in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors 30 tournament, competing in the A Block. In his first tournament match, Bailey defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and four-time tournament winner, Hiromu Takahashi. Bailey scored 14 points in the tournament, topping the A Block and advancing to the semi-finals. In the semi-final round, Bailey was defeated by Master Wato. On August 19, Bailey was announced as one of four participants for One-Night All Star Jr. USA tournament which was held as part of All Star Jr. Festival USA 2023 event in Philadelphia. He defeated Francesco Akira in semifinal and Kevin Knight in the final to win the tournament. On October 9 of Destruction event in Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo, he unsuccessfully challenged Hiromu for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match that also included YOH. On November 10 at Lonestar Shootout, Bailey unsuccessfully challenged Zack Sabre Jr. for the NJPW World Television Championship.
All Elite Wrestling (2025–present)
JetSpeed (2025–2026) On the February 22, 2025 episode of Collision, a video aired teasing Bailey's debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He made his debut on the March 12 episode of Dynamite, defeating The Beast Mortos in the semi-final of the AEW International Championship eliminator tournament, advancing to the four-way grand final. The following week, both Bailey and Ricochet pinned Mark Davis to win the match, meaning that both wrestlers would challenge Kenny Omega for the International Championship on April 6 at Dynasty in a three-way match. At the event, Omega retained the title against both Bailey and Ricochet. On May 25 at Double or Nothing, Bailey unsuccessfully challenged Kazuchika Okada for the AEW Continental Championship. After Double or Nothing, Bailey formed a tag team with Kevin Knight, known as "JetSpeed". JetSpeed would go on to challenge for the AEW World Tag Team Championship on two occasions, once on July 12 at All In and another on September 20 at All Out, but failed to win both matches. On November 24, Bailey was announced as a participant in the 2025 Continental Classic, where he was placed in the Gold League. Bailey finished the tournament with 6 points, but failed advanced to the semi-finals.