Ilja Dragunov Wins In-Ring Debut On 10/21 AEW Dynamite

Ilja Dragunov picks up his first win in AEW.

This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was headlined by a singles contest that pitted Dragunov against ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey. This was the AEW in-ring debut for the ‘Mad Dragon’, who signed with the company at WrestleDream.

In the end, Ilja Dragunov scored the pinfall victory over Bailey after hitting him with two D-Bomb finishers — one to the knee and one to the head.

D-BOMB FOR THE WIN!! 👊💥

Ilja Dragunov defeats Speedball in his #AEWDynamite debut! @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR pic.twitter.com/OcF7p1Pfqw

— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) October 22, 2026

This is Dragunov’s first singles win since defeating The Miz on SmackDown in January. Miz hasn’t won a televised singles bout since February 2024.

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