Joey Janela is serious about CM Punk's ban from the GCW locker room.
In a tweet on April 29, Joey Janela made the proclamation that CM Punk was not allowed to visit the GCW locker room until he watched all of the Rocky movies. Punk has been the butt of many jokes recently, as he admitted in a recent Instagram story that he has never seen any of the Rocky movies.
In a new interview with Nick Hausman, Janela jokingly doubled down on his previous comments and said that he will have security enforcement and posters made in case Punk does try to arrive.
“He hasn’t gotten back to me, I sent him a message on Instagram, I don’t know if he’s seen it. But, I’m 100%… at the upcoming shows, especially the Chicago dates, I will have security enforcement there. I have posters getting made right now to post in the locker room [that say] if you see this face, if you see this guy with the Pepsi tattoo on his arm, don’t let him in the door and if he gets in, get him the fuck out. I don’t play some bullshit, you gotta be some kind of special person to not see the fucking Rocky movies, okay? [laughs] You need to watch them for the motivation of your life's existence."
'The Bad Boy' went on to note that the ban is not motivated by his friendship with Jon Moxley. Instead, Janela once again reiterated that it is absurd for someone to not have watched the Rocky films.
“No, I just can’t believe somebody hasn’t watched the Rocky movies. It’s a shame, he’s a multi-millionaire, former many time world champion. He can’t spend two days watching every Rocky movie? He needs to have proof. I have a friend who owns a movie theater in Chicago, I will work out a deal where he has to watch every Rocky movie, including the Creed movies and the sixth Rocky movie that nobody remembers. [The Creed movies] are the best ones, he’s gotta watch them all in a row. That’s the only way he can come into the GCW locker room. I know he’s been doing the tours, he went to the WWE locker room and the IMPACT locker room. But you’re not gonna be able to get past anyone, you’re not gonna be able to talk to Yoya in the corner and say ‘I love your work Yoya’ because I will have you escorted off the premises. Sorry Punk, you can’t come in dude.”
Janela also previously went as far to say that he'd work with Punk if he just watched the Rocky movies. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
Game Changer Wrestling is set to return to Chicago on Friday, June 23.
Punk hasn't wrestled since the All Out pay-per-view in 2022, where he suffered an injury and was involved in a backstage brawl with The Elite (Young Bucks & Kenny Omega). Fightful Select recently reported that the gears are in motion for Punk's return to the company, as the former AEW World Champion is set to be a big name featured on the long rumored Saturday show.
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