Will Ospreay to face ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey at Impact Bound for Glory

Will Ospreay and “Speedball” Mike Bailey are set for a big pay-per-view clash.

Impact Wrestling has announced that Ospreay vs. Bailey will take place at Bound for Glory next month. Cicero Stadium in Illinois is hosting the PPV on Saturday, October 21.

Impact revealed this August that Ospreay would be returning to the promotion for a match at Bound for Glory. It marks the first time Ospreay has wrestled for Impact since 2016. That year, he worked a set of Impact shows in the United Kingdom.

Ospreay is the current IWGP UK Heavyweight Champion in NJPW.

The last time Ospreay and Bailey faced off was at Revolution Pro Wrestling’s 10th anniversary show in 2022. They’ve had four singles matches against each other in total.

Bailey is a former Impact X-Division Champion.

The announcement of the Ospreay vs. Bailey match was made during week two of Impact Wrestling’s 1000th episode. Also on the episode, it was confirmed that Alex Shelley will defend his Impact World Championship against Josh Alexander at Bound for Glory.

In March of this year, Alexander had to vacate the Impact World Championship due to a torn triceps. Alexander made his return at Impact’s Slammiversary PPV this July.

Shelley defeated Steve Maclin in June to become Impact World Champion.