Joey Janela recently confirmed that he won't be re-signing with AEW once his contract expires in May.
In an interview with Denise Salcedo, Janela said Tony Khan told him they would be bringing him back to television, but he broke Eddie Kingston's orbital bone with a superkick and he feels that may have been the straw that broke the camel's back You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Some fans also noted that Janela busted open Hangman Page during their AEW Dynamite bout on May 28 as another incident where he was too stiff.
Janela responded to that claim, explaining that his knee brace caught Hangman, which caused the cut.
Lol this hangman deal keeps popping up, never hurt him or “potato’d him” the metal sticking out of my knee brace sliced his head when he popped me up for the bomb.
— “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) March 18, 2022
Mainstream wrestling fandom is the most toxic echo chamber of BS. People need something to do on break at subway -- https://t.co/YPOHIzfcEE
Janela also said he suffered a concussion in that bout with Hangman while noting there is zero heat between him and Kingston.
I also suffered a horrible concussion that match, but no hard feelings it ain’t fucking ballot and I’m not a pussy. Also me and Eddie have absolutely 0 heat over that mistake.
— “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) March 18, 2022
Hangman sent the following reply, apologizing for the concussion, and saying it's nothing but love and respect.
apologies again, nothing but love and respect. best of luck and ill see you down the line
— HANGMAN PAGE (@theAdamPage) March 18, 2022
Janela hasn't competed on AEW TV since the January 15 episode of AEW Dark, losing to Lee Moriarty.
Hangman is the reigning AEW World Champion.
Fans can find results from past AEW events at Fightful's results section.
