Indie star BK Westbrook recalls the 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 late 2025, including Game Changer Wrestling, Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling, Deadlock Pro Wrestling, TBD Wrestling among others. It’s not very often that pro wrestlers moving through India get a chance to showcase their skills on television.

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

Al Elite Wrestling made it happen.

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

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

Mike Bailey enters the ring during 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 lot of people there at AEW, so it was kind of cool to be in that environment. I was super excited just to be on TV. I might not have been BK Westbrook, I might have just been ‘Westbrook,’ but the guy’s still there. I was grateful for the opportunity. Absolutely. It was a good time.”

Westbrook is set to make another appearance 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 accident.