TNA Star Was Backstage At AEW’s Recent Collision Taping

It’s well-known that AEW management is happy to open their backstage area for past and present wrestlers to visit friends and experience one of their tapings. And now, it has been reported by Fightful Select that TNA’s “Speedball” Mike Bailey was in attendance at Thursday’s AEW Collision, mixing with AEW’s talents. However, while he was officially visiting friends, with it known the 33-year-old’s TNA contract expires at the end of the year, there has already been speculation online he may have been checking out AEW as a potential future employer.

“Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp has confirmed that TNA star “Speedball” Mike Bailey was backstage at Thursday’s AEW Collision tapings. Fightful was told that Bailey was there visiting friends, and was welcomed backstage as he has many connections there.”

Canadian-born Bailey, also known as Émile Baillargeon-Laberge, has a wrestling journey that is a testament to resilience. This is because, after spending a decade making his name on the indies, he suffered a severe setback in 2016 when he was banned from the United States for five years for trying to get into the country without the proper paperwork. Yet he didn’t let this discourage him from following his dream, and instead, he focused on wrestling in Europe and Japan, with DDT Pro and RevPro becoming his new home promotions.