Joey Janela Working Through WrestleMania Weekend With Ruptured Bicep

Joey Janela is working hurt, but he isn’t slowing down. 

Janela suffered a ruptured bicep at GCW Up All Night. Despite the injury, he faced Paul Walter Hauser at DEFY Hundreth in a street fight and is set to compete in the JCW Jersey J-Cup on February 15th and 16th. 

“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,” Janela said on In The Weeds with Jeremy Lambert & Joel Pearl.

Janela is set to face Atticus Cogar in the first round of the tournament. 

Both nights will air on Triller+. 

Fans can check out the full interview with Janela in the video above.