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Charlie Dempsey (wrestler)

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Charlie Dempsey
Birth nameBailey Matthews
Born (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Parent(s)William Regal (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Bailey Matthews
  • Charlie Dempsey
  • Joe Bailey
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight208 lb (94 kg)[1]
Billed fromBlackpool, England
Trained byWilliam Regal
DebutFebruary 9, 2018

Bailey Matthews (born 30 December 1996) is an English-American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he performs on their NXT brand under the ring name Charlie Dempsey and is the leader of the No Quarter Catch Crew stable. He is a former two-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion.

Professional wrestling career

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Training and independent circuit (2018–2022)

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On 9 February 2018, Matthews made his wrestling debut for All Star Wrestling as Joe Bailey, where he was defeated by Tony Spitfire. Throughout 2019 and 2020, Bailey made appearances in Progress Wrestling, Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), and Evolve.[2]

In 2020, Matthews joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a Young Lion. However, he would never end up appearing for the company, as he later left for WWE.[3]

In 2022, Matthews returned to Progress Wrestling, under his Charlie Dempsey ring name. He competed in the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, where he defeated Charles Crowley in the first round and was defeated by Chris Ridgeway in the quarterfinal.[2]

WWE

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NXT UK (2021–2022)

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In January 2021, Matthews signed with WWE, where he was assigned to the NXT UK brand. Matthews later reverted to the ring name Charlie Dempsey. Dempsey made his debut on 25 February edition of NXT UK, where he was defeated by Tyler Bate.[citation needed] Dempsey later joined Teoman and Rohan Raja to form Die Familie[4] and began a feud with Gallus, establishing himself as a heel in the process. On the 18 November edition of NXT UK, Die Familie defeated Gallus in their first ever match as a team.[5] Die Familie also started a feud with A-Kid. On the 10 March 2022 edition of NXT UK, Dempsey defeated A-Kid. Dempsey was later challenged by A-Kid to a British Rounds Rules match. This took place on the 21 April edition of NXT UK, where Dempsey won 2–1 in the sixth round. Dempsey competed in a tournament for the NXT United Kingdom Championship, where he lost to Oliver Carter in his final match for NXT UK.[citation needed]

NXT (2022–present)

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Main article: No Quarter Catch Crew

In August 2022, Dempsey moved to the NXT brand. On the 14 February 2023 edition of NXT, Dempsey started associating with Drew Gulak, where Gulak served as a teacher for Dempsey. On the 18 April 2023 edition of NXT, Dempsey challenged Wes Lee for the NXT North American Championship, which he lost. In the following months, Dempsey and Gulak formed No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC), where they would later be joined by Myles Borne and Damon Kemp.[citation needed] Throughout August and September, Dempsey competed in the NXT Global Heritage Invitational to crown a #1 Contender for the NXT Heritage Cup. Dempsey came up empty-handed as he lost to the likes of Axiom (formerly A-Kid), Tyler Bate, and Butch. On the 13 December 2023 edition of NXT, Dempsey was involved in a triple threat match for the NXT North American Championship with Joe Coffey and the NXT North American Champion Dragon Lee, who retained his title.[citation needed]

On the 27 February 2024 edition of NXT, Dempsey defeated The Meta-Four's Noam Dar 2–1 in a British Rounds Rules match to become the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.[6] At NXT: Roadblock, NQCC announced that the NXT Heritage Cup will be defended by the whole stable under the "Catch Clause".[7][8] Under the Catch Clause, NQCC as a whole referred to themselves as the NXT Heritage Cup Champions but WWE only recognize Dempsey as the official champion. The Catch Clause was invoked on the 19 March episode of NXT, with Gulak defeating Chase University's Riley Osborne 2–1 to successfully defend the Cup.[9] On the 16 April episode of NXT, The D'Angelo Family leader Tony D'Angelo revealed that his Family were hired by NQCC to (kayfabe) eliminate Gulak. In reality, Gulak was written off following allegations from Ronda Rousey that Gulak grabbed her pants' drawstrings backstage in 2022. Gulak subsequently left WWE on 3 May.[10][11] D'Angelo demanded payment for the job but NQCC refused, causing a brawl between the two factions[12] and resulting in a six-man tag team match between the two factions at Week 1 of Spring Breakin', which was won by The D'Angelo Family (D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino).[13] On the 7 May episode of NXT, Dempsey and Borne faced Tyson DuPont and Tyrek Igwe in a tag team match. Before the match started, the match referee was declared "unavailable" and Stacks was announced as the special guest referee, costing Dempsey and Borne the match through a fast count. After the match, an irate Dempsey gave D'Angelo a title shot at the NXT Heritage Cup as payment due to the D'Angelo Family and invoked the Catch Clause, which was nullified when D'Angelo and his Family kidnapped Kemp and Borne later that night.[14] One week later, D'Angelo defeated Dempsey 2–1 to win the Cup, ending Dempsey's reign at 76 days.[15] After the loss of the Cup, Dempsey declared that the stable needs structure and a chain of command and assumed a leadership role. He then ordered Kemp to face D'Angelo in a rematch for the Cup but Kemp lost the match 0–2 on the June 4 episode of NXT.[16][17] On the August 13 episode of NXT, Dempsey defeated Tony D’Angelo 2–1 to win the NXT Heritage Cup for the second time after some outside interference from new stablemate Wren Sinclair.[18]

On the December 24 episode of NXT, Lexis King, with Dempsey's father William Regal as his cornerman, faced Dempsey in a rematch for the NXT Heritage Cup. Regal passed his brass knuckles for King to use against Dempsey but King refused. Regal then punched King, to which the brass knuckles fell into the ring. The referee saw Dempsey pick up the brass knuckles and assumed that Dempsey used it on King and disqualified Dempsey. In British Round Rules, the Cup change hands upon disqualification of the reigning champion, resulting in King becoming the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion, ending Dempsey's second reign at 134 days. This is also the first instance of the NXT Heritage Cup changing hands due to disqualification.[19]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2023–2024)

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Dempsey made his return to Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) on 31 December 2023, where he teamed up with Yuma Anzai to face LEONA and Tatsumi Fujinami in a victorious effort. At AJPW's New Year Giant Series, Dempsey challenged Katsuhiko Nakajima for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, which Nakajima won.[20][21]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024)

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Dempsey made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut on the 4 July 2024 episode of TNA Impact! where he attacked Leon Slater and Trey Miguel during their match. After the attack, Miguel's tag team partner Zachary Wentz (who formerly wrestled on NXT as Nash Carter), challenged Dempsey to a match.[22] On the following week, Dempsey defeated Wentz in his TNA in-ring debut after interference from Myles Borne.[23]

Game Changer Wrestling (2024)

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Dempsey made his Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) debut at GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X on April 4, 2024 beating Matt Makowski by submission.[24]

He then made another appearance at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII on November 24, defeating Tracy Williams by submission.[25]

Personal life

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Matthews is the son of retired English professional wrestler Darren Matthews, best known as William Regal.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Dempsey". WWE.com. WWE. 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (2024). "Charlie Dempsey - matches". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ Middleton, Marc (21 February 2020). "William Regal's Son Joe Bailey Training for NJPW Career (Photos)". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ Gibbons, Laurence (2 December 2021). "12/2 NXT UK TV results: Gibbons' review of Ilja Dragunov vs. Rampage Brown for the NXT UK Championship, Meiko Satomura vs. Xia Brookside for the NXT UK Women's Championship, and Saxon Huxley vs. Kenny Williams". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ Gibbons, Laurence (27 January 2022). "1/27 NXT UK TV results: Gibbons' review of Ilja Dragunov vs. Jordan Devlin in an Empty Arena match for the NXT UK Championship, "Die Familie" Teoman, Rohan Raja and Charlie Dempsey vs. "Gallus" Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, and Jinny vs. Amale". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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  7. ^ Moore, John (27 February 2024). "NXT TV results (2/27): Moore's review of Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes meeting, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Edris Enofe and Malik Blade, Von Wagner vs. Lexis King, Kiana James vs. Kelani Jordan". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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  15. ^ Moore, John (14 May 2024). "NXT TV results (5/14): Moore's review of Sol Ruca vs. Izzi Dame, and Ivy Nile vs. Lash Legend in NXT Women's NA Title qualifiers, Charlie Dempsey vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Heritage Cup, Je'Von Evans vs. Noam Dar". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  16. ^ Moore, John (28 May 2024). "NXT TV results (5/28): Moore's review of Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, Michin vs. Tatum Paxley and Kelani Jordan vs. Wren Sinclair in NXT Women's NA Title ladder match qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  17. ^ Moore, John (4 June 2024). "NXT TV results (6/4): Moore's review of TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Stevie Turner, Tony D'Angelo vs. Damon Kemp for the NXT Heritage Cup, Thea Hail vs. Jazmyn Nyx". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  18. ^ Moore, John (13 August 2024). "NXT TV results (8/13): Moore's review of Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Andre Chase and Ridge Holland for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi's open challenge for the NXT North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  19. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (24 December 2024). "Lexis King, With Help From William Regal, Wins NXT Heritage Cup On 12/25 NXT | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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  21. ^ Carey, Ian (3 January 2024). "WWE NXT's Charlie Dempsey loses AJPW Triple Crown Title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  22. ^ Defelice, Robert (4 July 2024). "WWE NXT Star Charlie Dempsey Attacks Leon Slater And Trey Miguel On 7/4 TNA iMPACT! | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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  24. ^ Vetter, Chris (4 April 2024). "Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X results: Vetter's review of Shayna Baszler vs. Masha Slamovich, Nic Nemeth vs. Mike Bailey, Josh Barnett vs. Johnny Bloodsport, additional WWE wrestlers appear". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  25. ^ Vetter, Chris (24 November 2024). "GCW presents "Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII" results (11/24): Vetter's review of Josh Barnett vs. MVP, Mike Bailey vs. Josh Alexander, Marina Shafir vs. Jody Threat, TNA Knockouts Title match, NXT wrestlers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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