BREAKING NEWS: Indy Star JC Bailey Found Dead

[Sweet N' Sour]

J.C. Bailey (real name Joseph Carl Bailey, Jr.) was found dead this morning. He was only 26 years old. I don't have any additional details at this time.
Bailey, the namesake and son of promoter Joe Bailey, had been wrestling since 2001 and was originally trained by Ian Rotten, Chris Hero and Tracy Smothers. He worked for a number of promotions, specializing in Death Matches and utilizing a high flying style with a lot of crazy spots, most notable Rotten's IWA Mid-South and Combat Zone Wrestling.

Bailey was CZW's first Ultraviolent Underground champion and had won IWA Mid-South's King of the Death Match tournament. He also held the CZW Tag Team belts with the last Chris Cash. He had been involved in a number of major IWA angles including the promotion's original invasion of CZW several years back, which was an incredibly heated angle.

Bailey had returned to wrestling at the end of 2009, making a surprise return to CZW just days after being released from jail, where he served a multi-year sentence for a TV theft. This past June, he had won the aforementioned IWA Mid-South Death Match tournament and had just also competed in CZW's Tournament of Death, losing to Scotty Vortekz in the finals.

On behalf of everyone associated with PWInsider.com, our deepest condolences to Bailey's friends, family and fans.

[cmY2Jpunk]

Haven't heard of him but RIP. So young

[Sweet N' Sour]

The sad thing about this story was it seemed he was starting to get back on track after years of living in the fast lane. I would be lying if I said I was a fan of him, but to die at 26 years of age is so sad.

[DarkDefender85]

No one deserves to die that young. R.I.P. JC!

[Rebel Benoit]

Jesus Fucking Christ Not Familier With the Guy But the last few weeks have been horrible for those in the wrestling industry.

id like to send my condolences to his Friends and family

God Speed JC

That Rebel Guy

[JayR]

Damn, So sad to hear. RIP JC

[Sweet N' Sour]

The death of J.C. Bailey was due to a brain aneurysm, most likely due to suffering from injuries from taking too many blows to the head and suffering multiple concussions. His mother said that he had been complaining of late of headaches and numbness in his hands. He laid down to take a nap and then passed away. It is most likely his brain will be donated to Boston University for research into its damage. His mother was hoping she could start a movement to inform people of the dangers of unprotected head shots in pro wrestling.

[KANESHOW]

RIP JC Bailey, one of my fav. deathmatch wrestlers