Joey Janela recently appeared as a guest on The Sessions with Renee Paquette for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During the discussion, "The Bad Boy" spoke about making the transition from working in AEW to going back to the independent scene and the grind that comes with it.
Featured below is an excerpt from the interview where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
“At first, it was kind of difficult to get back into that because when I was in AEW, I was doing independent bookings, but I was really only doing GCW on Saturdays. Now with my extensive A.D.D., you know, my doctor said I was one of the worst cases when I was a child. It’s very hard to keep track of dates and get back to where I was in 2017, 2018, and 2019, just being unorganized, but I’m really grasping at this time.
"My goal is just to make as much money as I was in AEW, but the thing is, you have to work twice as hard because you’re not working once a week to make that money. I’m not charging promoters an arm and a leg to do their shows. That’s why promoters love me. A lot of people that would leave AEW would be charging a ton of money for appearances and a ton of money to wrestle.
"I just love professional wrestling so what I’m doing is I’m just trying to get as many bookings as I can. Of course, my body is rocked and socked from all the craziness I’ve been doing and all the travel, but it’s worth it. I’ve always loved traveling the world. I’ve always loved meeting fans all over the place. When you get to do that three or four times a week, it’s everything I’ve always wanted.”
Check out the complete episode of The Sessions featuring the new Joey Janela interview by visiting Apple.com. H/T to WrestlingNews.co for transcribing the above quotes.
