Wrestler Profile

Joey Janela

Joey Janela is independent wrestling's chaos curator — the Bad Boy whose Spring Break shows turned WrestleMania weekend into a carnival of the absurd and whose personal matches balance genuine quality with genuine insanity. Few figures shaped the modern indie boom's culture more.

His GCW cornerstone years and early AEW run built a highlight reel of ladder falls, invisible man matches he booked, and legitimate classics against the likes of Jon Moxley and David Starr. Promoter, provocateur and performer, he plays all three at full volume.

Wrestling needs its outlaws, and Janela wrote the modern manual. WrestleRanks voters rank the Bad Boy on culture: the scene he built votes with him.

Promotions

Joey Janela is associated with Independent (2025–2026).

PWI rankings history

Joey Janela has been ranked in the PWI 500 7 times, first at No. 199 in 2018 and most recently at No. 98 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 98, reached in 2025.

Placements by year: 2018 (No. 199), 2020 (No. 138), 2021 (No. 106), 2022 (No. 260), 2023 (No. 138), 2024 (No. 165), 2025 (No. 98).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Joey Janela in the WrestleRanks rankings

Joey Janela is tracked as a hard-hitting competitor on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Joey Janela ranking page.

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