1. Joseph Joey Janela was born and raised in Hazlet, New Jersey.
31 Facts About Joey Janela
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Joey Janela grew up a fan of deathmatches and the extreme wrestling style that was popularized by Extreme Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, and the multiple other promotions that sprung up once ECW closed.
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Joey Janela made his professional wrestling debut at a 2006 National Wrestling Superstars show where he lost in a Triple Threat match against JD Smooth and Corey Havoc.
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Joey Janela would continue to work primarily for NWS until 2012 when he started to expand into other promotions.
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Also in 2012, Joey Janela started portraying the masked Starman character for Pro Wrestling Syndicate.
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At Progress Chapter 66: Mardi Graps, Joey Janela would participate in the Thunderbastard Battle Royal, where he and other notable participants Austin Theory, Chris Brookes, and Maxwell Jacob Friedman lost to Jeff Cobb.
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At Progress Chapter 68, Joey Janela would participate in the promotion's 2018 Super Strong Style 16 Tournament losing in the first round to Zack Gibson.
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Around this time, Joey Janela began wrestling for Major League Wrestling, Beyond Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling, Smash Wrestling, AAW Wrestling, and Chikara.
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In September 2018, Joey Janela suffered an injury during a match against Psicosis at a Game Changer Wrestling event.
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Joey Janela stated that MRI results showed that he suffered a complete or near complete PCL tear, a complete tear of the MCL distally, and a ACL sprain, among numerous other injuries.
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On March 4,2019, Joey Janela released a video announcing that he would be returning from his injuries at Spring Break 3.
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Joey Janela was defeated in his return match by Marko Stunt.
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On May 17,2019, Joey Janela revealed that Spring Break 4 would be held outdoors, with a max capacity of 4,500 spectators.
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Joey Janela made his Combat Zone Wrestling debut as a participant in the 2014 Dojo Wars Tournament of Valor.
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Joey Janela was defeated in the first round by Dave McCall.
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At Sixteen: An Ultraviolent Anniversary, Joey Janela defeated CZW main roster wrestler Sozio to qualify for the Best of the Best 14 tournament.
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At New Heights 2015, Joey Janela faced Pepper Parks and Rich Swann in a Triple Threat match, with Parks scoring another victory over Joey Janela.
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At Down with the Sickness 2015, Joey Janela defeated Caleb Konley, Lio Rush, and Trevor Lee in a four-way match.
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At Tangled Web 8, Joey Janela defeated Tim Donst to win the CZW Wired TV Championship.
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At Down with the Sickness 2016, Joey Janela defeated Rush in a ladder match to regain the title.
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At Cage of Death 19, Joey Janela lost the championship to Friedman.
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At Best of the Best 17, Joey Janela lost in the first round to Joe Gacy in a four-way match that involved Brandon Kirk and Rich Swann.
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In 2017, Joey Janela made his Pro Wrestling Guerilla debut as a participant in PWG's Battle of Los Angeles tournament, where he lost in the first round to Sammy Guevara.
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Joey Janela participated in the promotion's 2018 All Star Weekend, losing to Jonah Rock on night 1.
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Joey Janela participated in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament, where he won his first two tournament matches.
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Joey Janela defeated David Starr in the first round and Cima in the second round before being eliminated in the semi-finals by Bandido.
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In January 2019, it was revealed that Joey Janela would be one of the first signees to All Elite Wrestling, a new wrestling promotion started by sports executive Tony Khan and wrestlers Cody and The Young Bucks.
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Joey Janela's deal allowed him to still work independent wrestling dates.
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At Double or Nothing on May 23,2020, Joey Janela competed in the Casino Ladder Match, which was won by the debuting Brian Cage.
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On June 19,2022, DDT Pro-Wrestling announced that Joey Janela would be making his DDT debut in August.
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On December 4, at D-Oh Grand Prix 2022, Joey Janela lost the DDT Extreme Championship to Jun Akiyama in a tables, ladders, and chairs match.