 Bailey atTournament of Death 9 in June 2010. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Carl Bailey Jr.[3] (1983-08-23)August 23, 1983[3] Louisville, Kentucky, United States[1] |
| Died | August 30, 2010(2010-08-30) (aged 27)[3] Bardstown, Kentucky, United States |
| Cause of death | Intracranial aneurysm |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | J. C. Bailey[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Louisville, Kentucky[2] |
| Debut | 2001[1] |
Joseph Carl Bailey Jr. (August 23, 1983 – August 30, 2010) was an Americanprofessional wrestler, better known by hisring nameJ. C. Bailey. He wrestled for numerous American-basedprofessional wrestling promotions includingCombat Zone Wrestling,IWA Mid-South, and IWA East Coast.
Bailey made hisprofessional wrestling debut in 2001.[1]
On March 29, 2003, Bailey defeated Nate Webb to win theIWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship.[4] He lost the championship to Michael Todd Stratton on May 24, but regained it a week later on May 31.[5][6] In June 2003, Bailey,Ian Rotten, andCorporal Robinson "invaded"Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) on behalf ofIndependent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South).[1] The following month, he competed in thesecond annualCZW Tournament of Death where he lost toNick Mondo in adeathmatch involvinglight tubes.[7] On August 9, atAftermath, Bailey lost the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship toSonjay Dutt.[8] He also competed in the fifth annualIWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch tournament in August, where he defeated2 Tuff Tony,Necro Butcher, and Ian Rotten, before losing toMad Man Pondo in the final.[9][10] On November 21, Bailey won athree-way match against Dutt and Nate Webb to win the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship for the third time.[11] He held the championship for two months before losing it toMatt Sydal on January 17, 2004.[12]
In June 2004, Bailey competed in thesixth King of the Deathmatch where he lost to Mad Man Pondo and Toby Klein,[13] and the following month he participated in thethird Tournament of Death where he lost toWifebeater after defeatingChri$ Ca$h.[14] On December 11, 2004, he teamed up with Chri$ Ca$h, Nate Webb andSeXXXy Eddy to win theCZW World Tag Team Championship.[15] Team Ca$h held the championship until February 5, 2005, when Ca$h and Webb lost to H8 Club (Justice Pain andNick Gage).[15][16] The same night, Bailey became the first-everCZW Ultraviolent Underground Champion.[16][17] He lost the championship toZandig in July 2005.[17] The following month, on August 13, Bailey defeated Necro Butcher in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Death Match to win the Ultraviolent Underground Championship for the second time.[17] He held the championship for over five months, before losing it to Nick Gage on January 14, 2006.[17]
Between 2005 and 2007, Bailey competed in several morehardcore tournaments, including thefourth andfifth Tournaments of Death,[18][19]seventh andeighth King of the Deathmatch tournaments,[20][21] andTournament of Death: Fast Forward.[22]
On August 20, 2006, he went toJapan and competed in the professional wrestling tournament WRESTLE EXPO 2006 where he lost to 2 Tuff Tony after defeating Mad Man Pondo.[23] On September 16, 2006, he competed in the first Masters of Pain tournament where he lost to the "Crazy Monkey"Jun Kasai after defeating 2 Tuff Tony and Corporal Robinson.[24]
In December 2009, Bailey returned to CZW atCage of Death 11, attacking Thumbtack Jack who had just won a no-ropes barbwire match againstNick Gage.[25] Bailey was accompanied in this attack by 'Halfbreed' Billy Gram who in turn revealed that Bailey was the new member of The Cult Fictionstable led by Gram. Bailey and Gram were soon joined by tHURTeen, the returningBrain Damage andMasada in The Cult Fiction, and began afeud againstfan favoritesDanny Havoc,Drake Younger, Scotty Vortekz andEddie Kingston who were dubbed The Suicide Kings. On May 15, 2010, Bailey competed in Ohio Hatchet Wrestling's "Death In The Valley" Deathmatch Tournament; where he defeated Drake Younger in the finals in a 40 Panes of Glass Scaffold Match to become the OHW Death In The Valley Champion. On June 5, Bailey won the2010 IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch tournament. He defeated Ian Rotten, Nick Gage, andBalls Mahoney en route to the final, where he defeated Devon Moore.[26] On June 26, Bailey competed in CZW'sTournament of Death 9, where he advanced through the first two rounds, before losing in the finals to Vortekz.[27]
Bailey's father, Joseph Bailey, ran the Bad 2 the Bone Wrestlingpromotion in Kentucky, until his death from cancer on June 16, 2013.[1][28]
In September 2006, Bailey was arrested and charged with possession ofcocaine anddrug paraphernalia in the first degree, attemptedburglary in the second degree, andcriminal mischief in the third degree. He was sentenced to one year in prison and was released onparole on August 31, 2007. Two months later, Bailey and another man were arrested while attempting to steal a 27-inchSamsung television from aWal-Mart inBardstown, Kentucky. Bailey was admitted to the hospital shortly afterward due to injuries suffered during the arrest. After pictures of Bailey's mugshot showing him covered in blood were released to the public, a local activist group held avigil and filed a complaint to the town of Bardstown. While Bailey was only charged with amisdemeanor, his arrest resulted in his parole being revoked and he spent two years in prison. Bailey was released in December 2009.[29]
Bailey was found dead on August 30, 2010, having died in his sleep.[3][30][31] Prior to his death, he had complained of headaches and numbness in his hands.[31] The cause of death was later determined to be due to abrain aneurysm, caused by complications due to multipleconcussions and traumas to the brain.[31] Hisbrain was expected to be donated for research atBoston University.[31]
a Team Ca$h defended the CZW World Tag Team Championship under theFreebird Rule.
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