Indie star Joey Janela spoke with Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert and Joel Pearl on In The Weeds on various topics, including how he is currently working with a ruptured bicep and will continue to do so through WWE WrestleMania weekend when his Spring Break show takes place as part of The Collective.
Janela said, “I’m wrestling right now with a torn bicep, completely ruptured. Usually, surgery is required with a rupture as bad as mine, but with Spring Break coming up and WrestleMania weekend, I opted not to do the surgery. I wrestled Paul Walter Hauser, famous Hollywood actor, Golden Globe and Emmy winner, this past weekend in Seattle. We had a great match. Eight star match. I wrestled with a torn bicep and it was a rough one and a hard one to get through. Every bump I took, I felt it in my bicep. The bicep is halfway up the arm. It’s a shame because I was getting in such good shape. By the summer, I would have been in maybe the best physical condition I’ve ever been in. It’s completely torn. I’m going to fight through it. J-Cup without a torn bicep is a grueling tournament, it’s four rounds. First year, I made it to the third round. Last year, I made it to the second round. This year, I’m going all the way with a torn bicep.”
You can check out Janela’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
