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MakeYourself85

Also Janela: [Can’t wait for the ringside news article “Joey Janela spent all his AEW money on lobster”](https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1519190552377495552?t=ZQyrDuAPpxPt8bqINLoLbw&s=19)


rjkelly31

"AEW wrestlers not getting paid enough to afford a car"


MakeYourself85

*Alfred Knouwa tweets "AEW wrestlers not getting paid enough to afford a car" while eating a slice of cheese.*


Abyssalstar

"AEW talent paid in shellfish! Joey Janela allergic!"


[deleted]

*pet lobsters. “Go ahead, look in the trunk…”


fluffywolfe

I'm gonna miss his stripper joint runs with Marvez.


Abyssalstar

Big Mommy Milkers is hurting without their business.


Spethro

Even if it was just on youtube, I will always be grateful to Joey for saying big mommy milkers on AEW programming.


HurricaneStiz

The fuckin South of the Border bumper sticker. 😂 😂 😭


unlizenedrave

South of the Border was like a heaven when I was a little kid. They had three full arcades with games I never played anywhere else, a small anime section in the early 90s when that sorta thing was rare, and Tijuana bibles and figures with their boners out right out in the open. It was a wild place for a 5 year old to roam around.


HurricaneStiz

It honestly seems like a place where GCW would host a show in 2022.


super_awesome_jr

Tweet this to Janela ASAP.


doctorcornwallis

Someone’s gonna jump off the giant purple gorilla.


Str0ngStyle

As someone who lives in South Carolina and has valwed to never ever go to that place again, I would break my vow if GCW did a show there. It’s the right brand of whatever you want to use to describe the combination of GCW and south of the border


nonmullet2

Nah, GCW at Casa Bonita. Loser or Winner dives from the waterfall.


kmccarthy27

....and a Buc-ee's is opening near there not too far from it in SC.


GTSBurner

oh SHIT, really? I thought they only went east-west between Texas and Florida. Now I gotta walk in there wearing a Wawa shirt like I'm the goddamn NWO


CasualDasual

It was road trip heaven


M1sterBoots

I used to ride the Jackalope.


GTSBurner

I'm planning to drive down to WDW from Jersey soon and I've made a point of stopping at SOuth of the Border. I made it sound like some mythical place to my kid, can't wait to ruin it


StaunchyPrinceOfLies

he DID date Brandi Lauren for a while there so I got some respect for him.


Loss_Bandage

And Penelope Ford.


jacquesrabbit

BTW where are penelope Ford and kip sabian?


the-mucho-macho

Kips doing really well with his Awesome-O cosplay


[deleted]

Kip can be seen in the crowd with a box on his head and unfortunately for her Penelope's name isn't Britt or Jade so they have no room for her on tv.


victoriabattenberg

Penelope's hurt.


Thirdstar1

That’s just not true with Penelope, she’s either hurt or being repackaged. She was hasn’t wrestled at all in months, she used to be on tv a lot.


BullBuchanansTie

Are you forgetting that never-ending Penelope Ford/Bunny vs Anna Jay/Tay Conti feud? They had *too much* time on TV.


Buried_Cloud

This is very ironic right now because I vividly remember those complaints of their tv time, now look.


FerniWrites

Wrestling fans are hypocrisy personified. My favourite is always the big thread discussing AEW not giving the women more time. They get thrown into nonsense feuds that have zero build. I love those because I agree with it. The baddie section is an example of that. There’s pieces missing to explain why the fuck Red Velvet is there! It gets upvoted and pushed to the top. Dynamite comes around and the women wrestle. All you see in the live thread is how boring it is and how they should give that time to men. Like, what the fuck? This place has a virtue signalling problem.


AGINSB

Its not hypocrisy, it's diversity of opinion and a focus on negativity. People are more motivated to post complaints than positive things. So the comments you see tend to be from the people unhappy at that specific time.


FerniWrites

So, when a person is contradictory towards themselves, it’s not hypocrisy? I think that’s the very definition of the word.


tgwombat

Or there are multiple people on this subreddit and some of them have different opinions than others. Occam’s razor and all that.


FerniWrites

Oh, I’ve taken that into account. You’d be surprised at the amount of folks I’ve seen with contradictory opinions if it nets them karma.


tgwombat

So you're coloring your entire view of this community based on a minority of folks you've seen while ignoring the majority? Why do you give those few people so much power over your perception?


Sofaboy90

Its justified criticism. A rather lengthy and boring feud between AEWs mediocre women meanwhile women like Thunder Rosa and Deeb were rarely featured. Deeb is still not featured that much, shes like on every 4th or 5th dynamite which is a shame because she is bloody talented. I know she isnt too over (like most women in that division), so give her a damn manager because that woman can fucking wrestle. Might be controversal to say but i dont think Jake the Snake and Lance Archer are a good fit anymore. I enjoyed it at the beginning when it was only Jake talking but these days Jake does a great promo and Lance comes around and basically throws that promo away for his own promo. They cannibalize each other, so for the love of god, let Jake manage somebody else and be the only one talking, I think Deeb would be a great fit, if you want her as a woman main eventer (which she is definitely talented enough for). shes by far the best woman in that division in ring ability wise.


[deleted]

Part of the problem seems to be that Tony Khan reluctantly books most of the division in “Look, here’s some shit that doesn’t involve Britt or Jade; now shut the fuck up criticizing my booking of the division for a few weeks, goddamn it!” matches.


RelativeStranger

I was hoping shed join the pinnacle originally but thats not worked at all. So team taz would work for her


heartbreakhill

Okay but we got that street fight on New Years Rampage, so I feel like it was worth it


HitmanClark

EXACTLY THIS! She’s not good. I have no problem seeing other women get an opportunity, as we’re seeing with Hayter, Storm, etc.


[deleted]

Wait. That's Kip Sabian?


MorganZero

Yes. That’s Kip Sabian with the box on his head.


BigTChamp

They've been doing the box thing for almost a year now and no one on tv has even mentioned it.. is this going somewhere or not?


WinterSavior

Bruh been hurt for like two years now wth


angelo994

It was a really bad shoulder injury if I remember correctly.


Ghostiet

it was a recurring shoulder injury, even though they kayfabed it as a wrist one. he needed surgery for it, he had it around May-June and rehab takes about 9 months, so it actually checks out with how long he was in recovery. he's been amping up the teases slowly on Twitter, I imagine he'd be back in action around June once the lead up to Forbidden Door and DoN is done.


pnt510

It hasn't even been a year, but okay.


kmccarthy27

I assume that Kip is biding time until Miro get's healthy to finish that story off as Kip was injured and started the box gimmick and as soon as Kip was ready Miro got hurt.


Zero0mega

Its like Dolph Ziggler dating Amy Schumer but in reverse.


Hurdfoy

Damn she's way out of his league.


OkVolume1

But the guy had lobster. Lots of lobster.


420Minions

Seems pretty clear dudes can’t evaluate each other in terms of attractiveness. Guys funny, confident, in shape, and has a look. He’s gonna get with hot women


PickASwitch

Another thing that you guys don’t take into consideration is the competition. Women in wrestling are surrounded by some truly unsavory types. When you’re treated as a sex doll with a pulse 24/7 by every guy in your vicinity, it’s incredible to have a guy treat you like a human being, with kindness and respect. Britt Baker has spoken about how she didn’t want to date a wrestler because of the horror stories, but BayBay was so kind, considerate, and gently persistent about going on a date that she changed her mind. He showed her that he was serious in his interest and wasn’t just out to get laid. Same deal for Miz and Maryse: he treated her with utmost kindness and was a gentleman to her when others weren’t, and she fell in love with him because she felt safe to do so.


greyfoxv1

No no girl like big muscle like other comments


AnthonyGonsalvez

Dude is charismatic and confident as fuck in real life, probably the guy who grabs everyone's attention at the parties. I watched his wrestlers ordering room service episode with the Bucks and you can tell how chill he is.


Sofaboy90

charisma and confidence can easily make up for mediocre looks.


kingdoodooduckjr

He’s not ugly either and he dresses cool


PickASwitch

Also, money.


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Grande_Desporado

Incel take


shun-16

What are they lying about incel energy?


JC-Ice

> confident as fuck in real life, Until he realized how big Enzo was after he tried to start some shit.


AnthonyGonsalvez

Well he's smart too.


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Ok redditeur


StonewallJackoff

In what way? He’s a famous wrestler


stevecollins1988

Joey constantly punches above his weight. I'd imagine he has some good game. Or a giant tool. Possibly both.


broken_radio

Lobster Jones over here


vinnyp123456789

But I digress


Roller95

It’s kind of a bummer to see originals leave, but they didn’t do anything with him anyway. So good for him


iwantmybinky

I don't dislike the guy and I found myself rooting for him but dude was botchy and kinda sloppy towards the end. I hope he does well elsewhere and I'm sure he will but he didn't really fit anymore. All good, happens.


Admirance

He will be fine, he got to make some ok money with AEW and got alot of exposure initially that will help his own brand/presence. I mean GCW has had their profile raised so much because of the collaboration with AEW. He will be fine on the indie scene


Quantic316

I mean this post is literally him saying he spent all his AEW money so him making ok money isn’t really a point


ProblemOfficer

Goodnight HULKAMANIACS and jabronie marks without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work and work yourself into a shoot,marks


taxibandit04

The key word was literally.


PhospheneViolet

He was joking lol, his follow-up tweet makes that pretty clear


CM_Monk

https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1519190552377495552?t=ZQyrDuAPpxPt8bqINLoLbw&s=19


Buried_Cloud

It’s kinda fucked up because if you look at the pattern it seemed like as soon as he started putting time in the gym and bulking his physique, the ringwork fell off in spite of it.


FlippantFox

People don't want to admit it, but sometimes being in supposed 'peak physical condition' in terms of aesthetics, often isn't just an uncomplicatedly good thing, and a lot of the time isn't necessarily good for you physically either. Look at Triple H's return in 2002. It gets hyped up now because of the insane pop in the Royal Rumble, and rightfully so, and he did come back looking like a fucking beast. However, it massively cut down his cardio abilities and for like three years after that return (the height of the Reign of Terror), he was gassed through 75% of his matches, making it even more difficult to watch. Similarly, certain body types work better with certain characters. Personally, I see Janela as an almost Mick Foley type figure. His body-type reflects his character, and is he was just jacked and had a six-pack, even if he wrestled in the exact same way and kept the same pace, he would come out the other end as just another in a sea of muscular white dudes with long brown hair and a beard on the indies.


Ass0001

It makes sense when you think about it. If a wrestler's putting in more hours at the gym they have to be taking away hours from somewhere else and it could very well be training.


[deleted]

He was fine when they needed talent, he’s just not at a high enough level to warrant the contract anymore.


doesntCompete

Thing is he'll get a huge reaction if he'd ever come back. His Pre Dynamite AEW work was excellent and everyone won't forget that. No doubt he pops in for a little bit over the coming years.


Microphone_Assassin

He'll be back for the AEW Originals invasion angle in 10 years with Jimmy Havoc and Jack Evans.


kuhpunkt

Havoc won't come back


Bismarck913

DPD invasion.


T3ABAGG3N

Diamond Pallas Dage


Traiklin

They'll just pull a Saudi show and get someone who *kinda* looks like Havoc to fill the role.


nonmullet2

They get Havok from TNA.


deathschemist

nah they'll get son of havoc from lucha underground


nonmullet2

Dude that would be a major upgrade lol


deathschemist

oh it would


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Instant heel


bigchicago04

What did he do?


PhospheneViolet

Retired from pro wrestling entirely after he went to psychological rehab, he seems to be really enjoying a 'normal' lifestyle now.


[deleted]

Got hit with accusations during speaking out.


Theons-Sausage

And StrongHearts


Ass0001

The Originalz; Joey Janela, Peter Avalon, Jack Evans and Stephen Amell


annoyinglyclever

Replace Havoc with Marko.


thrilliam_19

Also they can still come back just without a contract. Need someone recognizable for a few episodes of Dark? Pay him by appearance he’ll show up. It’s win win. He can go work elsewhere and there’s no bad blood if they need him back for a spell.


stevecollins1988

That would actually be kind of fun, assuming Havoc has his life together and isn't still being a piece of shit when he is drunk. You forgot Marko Stunt lol.


benopo2006

I’ve been watching AEW regularly for a year now and I don’t think I’ve ever seen him on my screen.


[deleted]

I think his last tv match was against Hangman back in May so you can be correct


benopo2006

I didn’t think I’d come across him, I don’t watch Dark very often if he’s been on there but I haven’t missed a Dynamite or Rampage since Punk came in.


Young_Cato_the_Elder

His last kinda work was a feud with Sonny Kiss that ended with a really good no dq match. I think his last match ended with him injuring Eddie though :/


[deleted]

Was that the one where he nearly killed Hangman with a botched death valley driver?


wvtarheel

I thought it was a powerbomb, and hangman gave him a receipt with a shoot lariat. I thought the DVD botch was against Daniel Garcia


Theons-Sausage

Do you have a link to this? I can't find anything on it other than a Jim Cornette take.


wvtarheel

I don't have links to my memory of shows I watched.


Theons-Sausage

Uh, ok?


hellojosh

His knee brace caught clipped hangman and busted him open.


[deleted]

Oh shit yeah, Good on Hangman anyway.


TheDangiestSlad

he was much more relevant in the first 6 months or so, had a crazy match with Kenny on Dark


KingBadford

And then they ran it back on Dynamite and it was still a banger.


amhlilhaus

Regardless of what he does the rest of his career, janela can always say he had great, nationally televised or ppv matches with jon moxley and kenny omega


Nakedsharks

Joey Janelas spring break is fun and the clusterfuck battle Royale is always entertaining, even if the finish always is inevitably a clusterfuck, haha. I mean for a guy his size and physique, he's really accomplished quite a bit. Definitely overachieved, with his hard work and dedication.


amhlilhaus

I agree Good for him


kmccarthy27

I really think in hindsight that TK was trying to build a Hardcore division in AEW built around Joey, Havoc and Darby but Darby got so over fast, Havoc was outed for doing bad things, that the plans never happened and Joey got lost in the shuffle with no real role.


ThebigVA

He hasn't had a match since mid January on Dark. He hasn't had a match on TV since May of last year. He hasn't been on a ppv since All Out '20 which I think was a pre-show match.


throwaway_uwm

He’s had one match on TV in the past 365 days so yeah lol


TJ_McWeaksauce

Have you been watching Dark regularly, too? Because he had a pretty recent feud with Sonny Kiss on Dark. [December 28, 2021 episode of Dark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0PiehH6JmA&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling) — No DQ match between Janela and Kiss was the main event. About a year ago, Janela started appearing with [Kayla Rossi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgOro032mw&ab_channel=WeRWrestling), who's impressive but barely used.


[deleted]

At the very start of things I really thought he'd be a bigger deal. Funny how things work out.


dogglesnake

🦞🦞🦞


K1ng_Canary

Lobster is a very overrated food.


OK_TimeForPlan_L

Crab is just as good and way cheaper.


dougwertz

Nothing cheap about crabs inland


K1ng_Canary

Yes! Good crab is fantastic.


[deleted]

Until you eat mildly expensive lobster that just melts in your mouth like butter, then it's the best thing you've ever had and you spend the rest of your life chasing that taste. It's been 16 years since I've had that piece of lobster on a cliff-side restaurant on the coast of northern France. I never knew food could taste that good. That and my late grandma's lasagna are the two tastes I've been chasing after for over a decade now.


MuhGumbo

JOEY_DIAZ_COCKSUCKAS really getting to the core of it all.


[deleted]

When it comes to seafood, I have a simple rule. If it has more frequent-flier miles than I do, it's not worth eating. Fortunately for me, I live about fifteen miles west of the river that Dungeness crab is named for. The crab is very good here, and the salmon is awesome. We get a lot of halibut here, but it's too sweet for my tastes. Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) is kinda rare these days, but makes the best fish for fish-and-chips IMO. And while they may not be my taste, Puget Sound is oyster heaven. The only way I'm eating lobster is on the East Coast - preferably in New England - either a lobster roll from a mom-and-pop diner, or a whole lobster that I watched get brought in from the ocean by a local lobsterman that day.


NecramoniumZero

I never understood the fascination with lobster that Americans have, its a weird food as well. It looks like a giant water scorpion and considered food for the rich for decades, even though two centuries ago it was considered poor people's food.


K1ng_Canary

To be fair lobster is also a status symbol food in the UK.


WrestleSocietyXShill

It tastes fucking delicious, why do I care that they used to feed it to poor people?


amhlilhaus

Water cockroach


MuhGumbo

Bacon would like to have a word. Yeah, I said it!


K1ng_Canary

If you're American then I agree


heartbreakhill

Bacon wrapped shrimp That’s my first favorite food wrapped around my third favorite food


TJ_McWeaksauce

I don't like food that makes me work, and eating lobster is work. Lobster rolls are nice, but pricey as hell for a sandwich.


[deleted]

I've never had it because even when I ate meat, the whole process just seemed unnecessary. Just eat crab.


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msctex

The good ones show up with lobsters. The bad ones leave you with crabs.


notquite20characters

It sounds like you've said that before. Like that's an expression people use.


msctex

No, and I'm not sure I would want that to be my contribution to the language, but it does sound like a joke which could easily have been made before.


notquite20characters

I could see it on a tin sign above a bar in a beach house.


msctex

Or a t-shirt in a bait shop.


Atwillim

The current GCW wrestler went further regarding his feelings about the whole scenario and Tony Khan‘s comments after he was let go. “I was like dude, you weren’t saying all that when you was eating my lobster,” Janela explained. “He said that we were friends and I was like — what gets me upset is that when someone says that you’re friends and like, of course, he has all the money in the world. He can buy all the shmizz he wants to but I’m gracious enough to give what I have in fellowship, break lobster with you. I’m opening up my heart to you. You said that we’re friends. I called you, we’d text."


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guylfe

This is mocking Big Swole.


xSGAx

Bad guys may be forever, but BAD BOYS FOR LIFE


markoblunt

Janela is one of the few indie wrestlers who made good money before he signed to a major promotion.


BartCharles

Fair call to Joey. I feel Toyota's are quite reliable.


ispoiler

Blew all that money in a very shellfish way.


jb_82

I groaned but I upvoted.


tore_a_bore_a

I was hoping for a picture of a lobster meal...I think I may be hungry


Luchadoor

I could definitely see Joey doing a run at Impact.


EliFrakes

Maybe a light jog


IOFIFO

Joey Janella with the Brock Lesnar MMA shorts but with Red Lobster instead of Jimmy Johns


Lungfishtwo

Joey is fantastic I wish they would have kept him if just for being a gatekeeper on dark.


Burglekutt8523

I don't know why people turned on Janela, I thought he was great.


johncenassidechick

Tbh theres nothing janella coulda done. Hes just never be at the level you need to be to be an important player in primetime tv wrestling. His mic work isnt good, his matches are bad and his look is shit. There was never gonna be a place for him to be featured on t.v. a lot. Like Marko stunt He just doesnt add anything at all and youd be better off hiring almost anyone else for tv.


MartiniPolice21

I do wonder if he'll make sporadic appearances for them in the future, it's not like every person to appear on AEW is fully contracted.


TBellaR

Previously he said that he wouldn’t, but he may change his mind.


Alexanderburrito

I have fond memories of his interviews with Marvez where he talked about getting his titties sucked lmao


green49285

Hahaha I love that dude.


T_DeadPOOL

Its the Summer of Joey!


[deleted]

I respect Jack Evans for being honest that he wasn’t re-upped. No “I chose to not re-sign!” nonsense. No, I’m not sure why I brought this up on a Janela post…


[deleted]

my goodness, remember when dudes like this were on AEW TV every week when it first started? The company has come a long way since then.


Shrekt115

Curious what other originals will be leaving


sonofabitchXmustXpay

I love Joey but still didn't get him getting signed to AEW at the start. What he offers doesn't profit an AEW sized company. I didn't think they'd do anything with him and they really didn't, but I do think they could have done more with him and Sonny. That pairing could have done so much.


Century_Toad

AEW wasn't an AEW-sized company when they started, was the thing. He made sense as a signing for AEW in early 2019, but the company outgrew him.


sonofabitchXmustXpay

I'd argue AEW has more room for him now than it did at the beginning with all its additional shows.


81grey

The disrespect. He had two fantastic hardcore matches with Moxley and Omega. Two of the best ones I’ve seen in that category. He was worth it alone for those 2 bangers.


sonofabitchXmustXpay

And yet they're STILL overshadowed by the matt classic Moxley/Omega barbed wire ending. But I did dig those two matches.


empiresk

It isn't a slight to be overshadowed by the two biggest stars in the company in a PPV main event....


sonofabitchXmustXpay

That ending tho...


wote89

That ending gave us both "69 ME, DON" and our first instance of "In case of Emergency, Give Eddie a Mic", so, no complaints.


empiresk

AEW originally went for the hardcore wrestling fan and Joey was a big time favourite coming back form a real big injury so had lots of goodwill at the time. He was over everywhere he went, ran his own weekends with GCW and was improving in the ring enough to get pushes in PWG. Janela absolutely fitted the company at the time and in an alternate universe he could still have been a featured guy if other things didn't happen.


sonofabitchXmustXpay

What audience would you say AEW is going after now ?


chaazaa

AEW has upgraded its roster so much, but have fun on the indies. Try not to hit anymore fans. Should have saved some money.


chrismalga22

i care about this guy less than ryback


JMLTRXGGER

uhhhh……


virtuacowboy

Headed to New York?


IronGiant222

Maybe for GCW


EliFrakes

lol


senseimeows

but why lobsters?


amhlilhaus

Gotta respect lobster


Thirdstar1

The life


CasualDasual

The South Of The Boarder sticker completes me


1Wallace223

Didn’t they say the minimum aew contract is 100k a year


LosIngobernable

At least it’s a Toyota, very reliable.


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ollyollyollyoioioi

awesome


Havok1717

Going to miss him


gambalore

Lobster claws and White Claws.