AEW star “Speedball” Mike Bailey appeared on an episode of “Hey! (EW),” where he discussed various topics, including the origin of his nickname.
Bailey said, “So the man who gave me the nickname was Michael Lacor Ryan. He has passed away. I don’t know if it’s from drug use or other reasons, but he was a writer. He wrote a lot about Montreal wrestling when I started wrestling, so he did a lot for the scene, and he gave me the nickname, and I kind of took it and ran. But also, from the IWS, which is the biggest independent promotion in Montreal, the promoter, who you may or may not know, is called PCP Crazy Manny and he was a big fan of the nickname. But I love the nickname, and again, it’s not Speedball after the drug combo, which is like a silly place to go immediately, right?”
You can check out Bailey’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
