Indie star BK Westbrook recalls AEW ‘Collision’ match

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BK Westbrook is among the rising talents on the independent scene.

The North Carolina native has appeared in several different promotions since the end of 2025, including Game Changer Wrestling, Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling, Deadlock Pro Wrestling, TBD Wrestling among others. It’s not very often pro wrestlers moving through the indies get a chance to showcase their abilities on television.

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BK Westbrook is one of the rising pro wrestling talents on the independents. (Provided to Fox News Digital)

All Elite Wrestling made that happen.

Westbrook appeared on AEW “Collision” in May against “Speedball” Mike Bailey. He wrestled under just his last name and lasted for just over a minute with Bailey, who could be considered one of the top 10 pro wrestlers in the sport among any company. Westbrook recalled getting a chance to showcase his work with AEW in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

“It was cool. So, I’ve done extra work a couple times. I’ve gotten to be kind of in the background, just somebody who’s just happy to be a part of the show,” he said. “But to be on the show and to be like wrestling, is my first opportunity that I got. Getting a chance to wrestle Mike Bailey, who’s somebody I have history with from just being on various independent shows over the years before he’s gotten this awesome AEW run and everything and being around him and like Deadlock Pro for instance.

Mike Bailey entering the wrestling ring at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo

Mike Bailey enters the ring during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Best of the Super Jr. Final at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 28, 2023. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

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“I know a good amount of people there at AEW so it was kind of cool to be in that environment. I was super thrilled just to be able to be on TV. I might not have been BK Westbrook, I might have been just ‘Westbrook,’ but the guy is still there. I was thankful for the opportunity. Absolutely. It was a good time.”

Westbrook is set to reappear at Pandemonium Pro’s “JoJo” event in August. The show will raise money for the family of the late Jordan Saint, who was killed in a car crash.