Joseph Janela

Joseph Janela

Known for
Acting
Born
July 3, 1989 (age 37)
Birthplace
Hazlet, New Jersey, USA

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

Photos

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Filmography

2026
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026 poster

Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X poster

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break: The Immortal Clusterfuck poster

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

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
GCW: Maniac 2026 poster

GCW: Maniac 2026

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
NJPW Death Vegas Invitational poster

NJPW Death Vegas Invitational

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
Hybrid | PWU: Midnight Xpress poster

Hybrid | PWU: Midnight Xpress

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026 poster

WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026

Movie · as Starman

2026
GCW: Express Lane 2026 poster

GCW: Express Lane 2026

Movie · as Joseph Janela

2026
Greektown Wrestling 5.29.16 poster

Greektown Wrestling 5.29.16

Movie · as Joey Janela

2026
OnlyWrestlers LIVE from Pittburgh PA April 28, 2026

OnlyWrestlers LIVE from Pittburgh PA April 28, 2026

Movie · as Joey Janela

2025
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9 poster

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9

Movie · as Joey Janela

2025
Sabu poster

Sabu

Movie · as Self

2025
C*4 - Fire & Ice

C*4 - Fire & Ice

Movie

2024
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8

Movie · as Joey Janela

2024
GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2 poster

GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2

Movie · as Joey Janela

2024
Watch the Lights poster

Watch the Lights

Movie · as Self

2024
JCW: Devil's Night Creature Double Feature poster

JCW: Devil's Night Creature Double Feature

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 7

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW Clean Up Man poster

GCW Clean Up Man

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW Tournament of Survival 8 poster

GCW Tournament of Survival 8

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW Cage of Survival 2 poster

GCW Cage of Survival 2

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3 poster

GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW Lifestyle poster

GCW Lifestyle

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
GCW Mastermind poster

GCW Mastermind

Movie · as Joey Janela

2023
My Name Is GCW poster

My Name Is GCW

Movie

2023
GCW: Highest in The Room 2 poster

GCW: Highest in The Room 2

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
The WRLD on GCW poster

The WRLD on GCW

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
GCW Welcome To Heartbreak poster

GCW Welcome To Heartbreak

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
WrestlePro Rock And Roll Forever

WrestlePro Rock And Roll Forever

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 1 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 1

Movie

2022
GCW Believe Me poster

GCW Believe Me

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
GCW Die 4 This poster

GCW Die 4 This

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2 poster

GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
GCW Downward Spiral poster

GCW Downward Spiral

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow poster

Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2) poster

World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1) poster

World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)

Movie · as Joey Janela

2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3) poster

World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW Fight Club poster

GCW Fight Club

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW So Alive poster

GCW So Alive

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW: The Aftermath poster

GCW: The Aftermath

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW Take Kare poster

GCW Take Kare

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
VxS The World is Yours

VxS The World is Yours

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW Ashes to Ashes poster

GCW Ashes to Ashes

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW Homecoming Part II poster

GCW Homecoming Part II

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW: No Signal In The Hills poster

GCW: No Signal In The Hills

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
GCW rSpring Break poster

GCW rSpring Break

Movie · as Joey Janela

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation poster

AEW Dark: Elevation

TV · as Joey Janela · 10 eps

2020
Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 poster

Joey Janela's Spring Break 4

Movie · as Joey Janela

2020
Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 1 poster

Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 1

Movie · as Joey Janela

2020
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Joey Janela

2020
Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 3 poster

Warrior Wrestling Stadium Series Night 3

Movie · as Joey Janela

2020
AEW Winter is Coming 2020 poster

AEW Winter is Coming 2020

Movie · as Joey Janela

2020
AEW Bash at the Beach poster

AEW Bash at the Beach

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
GCW Crime Wave poster

GCW Crime Wave

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
GCW Backyard Wrestling poster

GCW Backyard Wrestling

Movie · as Kid Suicide

2019
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019 poster

AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
AEW All Out 2019 poster

AEW All Out 2019

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
AEW Full Gear 2019 poster

AEW Full Gear 2019

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
PWG: Mystery Vortex VI poster

PWG: Mystery Vortex VI

Movie

2019
Beyond Americanrana 2019 poster

Beyond Americanrana 2019

Movie

2019
An Officer & A Gentleman: Joey Janela poster

An Officer & A Gentleman: Joey Janela

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
PWG: SIXTEEN poster

PWG: SIXTEEN

Movie · as Joey Janela

2019
All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019

All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019

Movie

2019
All Elite Wrestling All Out 2019

All Elite Wrestling All Out 2019

Movie

2019
AEW Dark poster

AEW Dark

TV · as Joey Janela · 12 eps

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Joey Janela · 24 eps

2018
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 2 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 2

Movie

2018
Black Label Pro 4: We're Not The Mounties poster

Black Label Pro 4: We're Not The Mounties

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2018 poster

CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2018

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
DEFYX Year One poster

DEFYX Year One

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
Bar Wrestling 8: Happily Ever After poster

Bar Wrestling 8: Happily Ever After

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1 poster

PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
All In poster

All In

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PWG: Mystery Vortex V poster

PWG: Mystery Vortex V

Movie · as "Bad Boy" Joey Janela

2018
PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle poster

PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle

Movie · as "Bad Boy" Joey Janela

2018
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two poster

PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One poster

PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PWG: Neon Knights poster

PWG: Neon Knights

Movie · as "Bad Boy" Joey Janela

2018
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York poster

GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
EVOLVE 108 poster

EVOLVE 108

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018 poster

Wrestlecon Supershow 2018

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
GCW Live Fast Die Young poster

GCW Live Fast Die Young

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
MLW War Games 2018 poster

MLW War Games 2018

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PCO : Burn The Ships poster

PCO : Burn The Ships

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
GCW Tournament Of Survival 3 poster

GCW Tournament Of Survival 3

Movie

2018
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up" poster

Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
Women's Wrestling Revolution WWR Five Year Plan poster

Women's Wrestling Revolution WWR Five Year Plan

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PWG: 2018 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Three poster

PWG: 2018 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Three

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
PWG: 2018 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One poster

PWG: 2018 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
Beyond Americanrana 2018 poster

Beyond Americanrana 2018

Movie

2018
CZW Proving Grounds 2018 poster

CZW Proving Grounds 2018

Movie · as Joey Janela

2018
DEFYNOW poster

DEFYNOW

TV · as Joey Janela · 21 eps

2018
MLW Fusion poster

MLW Fusion

TV · as Joey Janela, joey Janela · 2 eps

2017
CZW: Sacrifices poster

CZW: Sacrifices

Movie · as Joey Janela

2017
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break poster

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break

Movie

2017
Please Don't Die Joey Janela poster

Please Don't Die Joey Janela

Movie · as Joey Janela

2017
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two poster

PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two

Movie · as "Bad Boy" Joey Janela

2017
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage poster

PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage

Movie · as Joey Janela

2017
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two poster

PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two

Movie · as Joey Janela

2017
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One poster

PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night One

Movie · as "Bad Boy" Joey Janela

2017
CZW Cage Of Death 19 poster

CZW Cage Of Death 19

Movie · as Joey Janela

2017
AAW: Thursday Night Special

AAW: Thursday Night Special

Movie

2016
Jersey All Pro Wrestling Presents 20th Anniversary Show

Jersey All Pro Wrestling Presents 20th Anniversary Show

Movie · as Joey Janela

2016
CZW Seventeen poster

CZW Seventeen

Movie · as Himself

2016
CZW Cage of Death 18 poster

CZW Cage of Death 18

Movie · as Joey Janela

2015
CZW Cage of Death 17

CZW Cage of Death 17

Movie · as Himself