Summary

Mike Bailey said his upcoming first-time match against Amazing Red feels like something he has been waiting on for two decades.

Amazing Red and Bailey are set to meet one-on-one at House Of Glory: Glory At The Globe on May 1. While speaking with Undisputed, Bailey said Red was one of the wrestlers who changed how he thought about the sport, especially through the way he blended martial arts and high-flying offense.

Quote from Mike Bailey

Bailey said Amazing Red's work left a lasting impression on him early on:

"Amazing Red was an early creator of the style that I love. Super influential and innovative, especially mixing the martial arts with the high-flying. Seeing him changed the way I viewed wrestling."

Bailey later went on to say:

"An Amazing Red highlight video set to 'Faint' by Linkin Park. That was one of the first pieces of independent wrestling videos I ever saw. I know a lot of the high-flyers of my generation can relate."

He also framed the upcoming bout as a long-awaited personal milestone:

"To me, it feels like a match that's twenty years in the making. It's a match I've wanted for a long time. I'm excited that it's going to happen now while I'm on one of the hottest runs of my career."

What The Amazing Red Match Says About Mike Bailey's 2026 Run

Bailey tying this match to one of the hottest stretches of his career gives the House Of Glory booking extra weight, because it shows he sees this as more than a nostalgia pairing. For fans following Bailey across promotions, it is another sign that he is using his current momentum to take on matches with real personal meaning.

It also fits with the way Bailey has been talking lately about the stage of his career he is in. He recently discussed the AEW match that helped create JetSpeed, and this Amazing Red match adds another piece to the picture by connecting his present run to one of the wrestlers who helped shape his style in the first place.

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Mike Bailey while speaking with Undisputed