Joseph Janela

Biography

Joseph Janela, better known by his ring name Joey Janela, is an American professional wrestler known for his work on the independent circuit and as an early member of AEW. He debuted in 2006 with National Wrestling Superstars and has since competed in Major League Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Combat Zone Wrestling, where he gained prominence for his hardcore and high-risk style.

Known for

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GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X

2026 ⭐ 10.0

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NJPW Death Vegas Invitational

2026 ⭐ 7.7

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GCW: Maniac 2026

2026 ⭐ 7.0

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Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026

2026 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2026

Greektown Wrestling 5.29.16

Joey Janela · 2026

⭐ 5.0

GCW: Express Lane 2026

Joseph Janela · 2026

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break: The Immortal Clusterfuck

Joey Janela · 2026

⭐ 4.0

2025

Sabu

Self · 2025

⭐ 6.0

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9

Joey Janela · 2025

2024

GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2

Joey Janela · 2024

Watch the Lights

Self · 2024

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8

Joey Janela · 2024

2023

GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3

Joey Janela · 2023

My Name Is GCW

2023

GCW Clean Up Man

Joey Janela · 2023

2022

Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow

Joey Janela · 2022

GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2

Joey Janela · 2022

World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)

Joey Janela · 2022

2021

GCW So Alive Notable

Joey Janela · 2021

⭐ 9.0

GCW: The Aftermath

Joey Janela · 2021

GCW Fight Club Notable

Joey Janela · 2021

⭐ 7.6

2020

AEW Winter is Coming Notable

Joey Janela · 2020

⭐ 8.7

Joey Janela's Spring Break 4

Joey Janela · 2020

Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 3

Joey Janela · 2020

2019

AEW Full Gear 2019 Notable

Joey Janela · 2019

⭐ 7.5

AEW All Out 2019 Notable

Joey Janela · 2019

⭐ 8.3

Beyond Americanrana 2019

2019

2018

PCO : Burn The Ships

Joey Janela · 2018

GCW Live Fast Die Young

Joey Janela · 2018

PWG: 2018 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Three

Joey Janela · 2018

2017

CZW Cage Of Death 19

Joey Janela · 2017

PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two

"Bad Boy" Joey Janela · 2017

PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One

"Bad Boy" Joey Janela · 2017

2016

CZW Cage of Death 18

Joey Janela · 2016

CZW Seventeen

Himself · 2016

⭐ 6.8

Frequently appears with

Megan Doheny

Megan Bayne

Nicholas W. Wilson

Nick Gage

Quirt Miller

Mance Warner

Masashi Takeda

Masashi Takeda

Rina Yamashita

Rina Yamashita

Kyosuke Mikami

El Desperado

Jun Kasai

Jun Kasai

Matthew Tremont

Matt Tremont

Full filmography

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Greektown Wrestling 5.29.16

2026 ⭐ 5.0

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GCW: Express Lane 2026

2026

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GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break: The Immortal Clusterfuck

2026 ⭐ 4.0

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GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X

2026 ⭐ 10.0

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NJPW Death Vegas Invitational

2026 ⭐ 7.7

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Hybrid | PWU: Midnight Xpress

2026 ⭐ 4.0

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WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026

2026 ⭐ 5.0

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GCW: Maniac 2026

2026 ⭐ 7.0

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Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026

2026 ⭐ 8.0

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Sabu

2025 ⭐ 6.0

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GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9

2025

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GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2

2024

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Watch the Lights

2024

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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8

2024

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GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3

2023

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My Name Is GCW

2023

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GCW Clean Up Man

2023

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GCW Mastermind

2023

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GCW Cage of Survival 2

2023 ⭐ 6.5

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GCW Tournament of Survival 8

2023