Joey Janela was recently interviewed by Wrestling Inc and spoke about his unsanctioned match against Jon Moxley at Fyter Fest along with a variety of other things.
Janela had this to say when talking about working with Jon Moxley:
“Oh, he’s the best. I met him briefly in 2009 when I was training in CZW. He’s an awesome dude and obviously trusted me to pull off that match. I tell a lot of people that that match could have been put on any card even the WrestleManias and Wrestle Kingdoms and it would have held up to that standard and people would have been talking about it for years to come. That’s how good that match was.”
“The Bad Boy” creating one of the visual moments for AEW with his elbow drop from the top of a ladder against Moxley:
“It’s really awesome to have that first, big visual moment and one that AEW will probably use for a long time. That’s how wrestling works as the picture couldn’t come out more perfect. It was a great moment for me and the fans will remember it forever.”
Janela also spoke about what wanting to forget about hardcore matches:
“I just wanna wrestle. I don’t wanna do any more of these car crash matches. I proved on the indies that I am a great wrestler. I wrestled every top indie talent that’s come through in the last three years and I’ve wrestled guys from the past and made them look great. I just wanna take that next step and show these new fans coming in [that I’m a great wrestler].”
Joey Janela lastly commented on not doing anymore deathmatches:
“I think I brought deathmatches back into the main stream. I did the match with Moxley with real barb wire and thumbtack spots. I don’t know if something like that has been done on a large scale in a very long time. I’ve accomplished that already and now that I’ve accomplished that I wanna show people that I can hang in the ring with anybody. I think I’m gonna get an opportunity to do that. Mainstream deathmatch wrestling will be a thing – Jimmy Havoc is not gonna shy away from that at all. That’s his style. To an extent, some people think that’s my style as well. But when it comes down to wrestling any person of any style, I can get it done.”
H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcription of the interview.
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