Mike Bailey Addresses Fan Incident At GCW Event

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Mike Bailey has addressed an incident that occurred involving a fan at the GCW Middle of the Night event.

During the February 18 show, Bailey challenged for Nick Gage’s GCW World Championship. Part way through the bout, Bailey was kicked by a fan while crouched down on the outside of the ring.

Bailey briefly advanced on the fan, before continuing on with the match.

Speaking on a Twitch stream, Bailey discussed the situation:

“I’m crouching because I’m waiting to Nick Gage to turn and face me while he’s holding his door, so I can jump side kick his door. I’m 20 feet from Gage.

“The floor is soaked in beer and I have to do a running jump kick. He just nudges me in the butt and I’m like, ‘what the hell is that? What the hell just happened?’ The Orange Cassidy kick, essentially.

“It’s f**ked up, don’t do this. In a Simpsons shirt, which I just noticed. If I had saw that, I would have been like, ‘this is fine.’ He represents Homer.” 

“He pushes me, I turn around. This is the moment where I have to make a decision. You see him move back, his friends hold him, you promptly see Adam (the referee) get in the way. He has a job to ref the match.

“I firmly believe this, never hit anyone unless, speaking as a wrestler, you’re ready to hit back. I will never hit anyone. Two reasons to hit someone, you need to protect yourself and it is for self-defense.

“Am I in danger? This is what I’m assessing.

“He pushes me and quickly backs off, you have guys (getting in-between), I can tell he’s f**ked up and drunk. Not a danger to me. He’s just a drunken idiot at the show. I have nothing to gain by hitting this guy.

“I didn’t give a single f**k….this happens and then I have to run across a floor covered in beer and jump side kick Nick Gage.

“It would have taken away from the match. What happens if I start beating his ass? The matches screeches to a halt. The match changes, stops, gets f**ked up.

“My job is to wrestle, not inflate my ego by hitting someone who is clearly intoxicated and has very little fighting experience judging by that kick.”

Bailey is currently signed to IMPACT Wrestling.

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