WWE: This AEW original is open to making a jump to The Fed

After watching AEW join dozens of launched WWE Superstars over the previous few years, the nice people over at The Fed are slowly beginning to return the favor, with former champions like Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Jade Cargill all incomes major roster contracts proper out of the gates and different performers like Lexis King, Wren Sinclair, Gigi Dolin, and Blair Davenport starting their respective runs in NXT.

May an AEW Authentic, on this case, Joey Janela, be a part of his former friends in The Fed? Nicely, as stunning as it might sound, the “Unhealthy Boy” is definitely open to the transfer, because it’s apparently been a dream of his since he was a child.

“Yeah, there’s plenty of issues I need to do. I’m 34 now, so we nonetheless have a bit of bit. There’s nonetheless objectives. I’ve New Japan as a objective, I’ve Tokyo Dome as a objective. Who is aware of? For 18 years within the enterprise proper now, I’m in fairly good situation. I may at all times be in higher situation, which, it is available in cycles. However hey, if WWE desires to provide me an opportunity, I’m positive we are able to make that occur. I’m loads smarter now than I used to be a couple of years in the past, and I’m much more mature, so we are able to undoubtedly do one thing there, I consider, with their inventive and my inventive. We may mesh the minds collectively and see what occurs. It may very well be a whole catastrophe. Who is aware of? However that’s at all times been the objective, that’s at all times been the dream,” Joey Janela instructed MuscleManMalcolm through Fightful.

“After I was a child, there was no AEW, in order that was one thing that simply fell in my lap, and I recognize Tony for caring for me throughout COVID, caring for me throughout my knee damage, and signing me to that deal. However that was by no means the objective, that was by no means the dream. WWE was at all times the dream, moreover New Japan and Tokyo Dome and whatnot, all of the loss of life match stuff I’ve accomplished, I’ve completed principally each single one in every of my objectives, moreover WWE, moreover a New Japan run. So who is aware of what’s gonna occur within the subsequent couple years. However I just like the impartial wrestling scene an excessive amount of, and I’ll be unhappy to step away if that chance does come.”

The place would Janela match into WWE in 2024? Would the 34-year-old go to NXT, the place he’d should find out how WWE does enterprise and certain have his character modified significantly? Or does his schtick, historical past, and controversial persona merely make his addition to the promotion a non-starter, even when he is associates with Evolve founder Gabe Sapolsky? Followers should see what occurs, however contemplating there are no precise rumors surrounding curiosity from WWE, nothing appears to be taking place any time quickly.

Joey Janela displays on how his persona impacts his WWE prospects.

So why, you could ask, would Joey Janela’s means to land in WWE be hindered? Nicely, a part of it has to do together with his repute, because the “Unhealthy Boy” defined in an interview with Fightful.

“I felt it went superior. It went superior moreover me needing 12 staples afterwards. That’s been the story of my life, all yr. I’m all scarred up now. I really feel like something with my title on it will get misplaced anyway. I don’t know why that’s. I suppose it’s as a result of the hate for me on the web,” Joey Janela instructed Fightful through EWrestling Information.

“Lots of people overlook how good of a yr I’m having, having a few of the greatest Indie matches on this planet. I’m wrestling a heavier schedule than any wrestler on this planet, that’s together with WWE, AEW. I’m touring three or 4 occasions per week. I believe it’s simply my title. There was a storyline a pair years in the past, give me my roses now whereas I’m alive. I don’t assume it’ll occur. I don’t thoughts anymore, I’m used to it. The match with Kota Ibushi was one of many prime matches of the yr. I don’t know what he’s accomplished in AEW, I haven’t seen any of that. It was a really cool second to do this match.”

Luckily or not, Janela’s title has made him a lightning rod for controversy, which helps to maintain his title within the headlines and followers tuning in to see what he is as much as in GCW or one other indie fed, however it might additionally restrict his ceiling exterior of the wild, wild west of impartial wrestling. As Janela famous himself, hopefully, he’ll get his roses whereas he is nonetheless an energetic wrestler, however frankly, it is good to know that he is not holding his breath whereas he waits to see it occur.