Newly-signed All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Joey Janela recently spoke to the WINCLY podcast to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Janela discussed how his recovery is going from his knee injury and his breakup with Penelope Ford. Here are the highlights:
How he is feeling after his knee recovery: “I feel good. The knee seems to be coming along,” said Janela. “I was behind schedule but now it seems that I’m on par with schedule. I don’t think I’m behind anymore but it was a rough situation and I never dealt with an injury like that. Just a lot of therapy and mental mind games.
If he’ll be able to return in time for AEW’s “Double Or Nothing” event in May: “That’s up to the doctor – no idea yet,” said Janela. “The way my MCL was torn, it really exploded. It’s up to the doctor’s orders and I don’t want to get back in the ring and blow out my knee again especially at this time [with AEW] and making some real money.”
His injury affecting him mentally: “I kinda wanted to disappear out of the spotlight for a little bit but that didn’t happen,” said Janela. “I did commentary and people liked it so I stuck with that. With this injury and after surgery it was a lot of me just depressed and chilling in my dark room…I live a sad life. I’m a sad boy.”
His breakup with Penelope Ford: “We’re just friends at the moment,” said Janela. “It is what it is. We dated on and off for four years. The last time we broke up, we broke up for about eight months and no one knew because we didn’t put it out there.
“That’s hard to do when people on social media are tagging you and saying you and your girlfriend are not together or seeing other people. We got back together and we split up again.”
Spending time with Ford on Valentine’s Day: “I wouldn’t mind mending that fence but I know her DMs are exploding right now,” said Janela. “It’s hard for me but it is what it is. At least we hung out on Valentine’s Day, both being single. We still fight like a couple every two hours.
“It’s very complicated because we’ve got contracts…so we’ve just got to make sure we’re professional and nothing gets in the way of the success we’ve had. If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. …The next logical step for me is to start dating celebrities and whatever.”
H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions
