Joey Janela was once known as AEWs resident bad boy but those days are long behind him as he is now a staple in GCW and other promotions. With that said, Joey Janela has made an interesting claim about an infamous spot on AEW Dynamite.
At AEW Fight For The Fallen 2021, Chris Jericho was pushed to his absolute limits as he faced off against Nick Gage in a No Rules match. To the surprise of no one, the deathmatch legend Nick Gage made sure the match was going to be an extremely brutal affair, full of glass panes, light tubes and pizza cutters.
In the end, Chris Jericho survived somehow and defeated Nick Gage, but it left Jericho concussed. Not only that, a Dominos Pizza commercial aired right after Nick Gage used a pizza cutter on Jericho, which upset a lot of higher-ups.
Joey Janella took to Twitter and commented on the controversial pizza cutter moment. He stated it was entirely unplanned and caused frustration among several parties, including Dominos, Tony Khan, and the network. After the incident, Janela was informed to ensure that no one from GCW ever discussed it publicly, whether on social media or commentary.
Janela found the situation confusing since he wasnt involved in booking Nick Gage, feeling like he was unfairly associated with the fallout simply because of his connection to the wrestling scene. Despite his distance from the decision-making, he found himself wrapped up in the aftermath.
Regardless, that particular spit will always go down as a very infamous moment on AEW television and its not hard to see why, but many fans now feel Janela was needlessly included in the drama.
Do you believe it's simply unfortunate that Joey Janella was dragged into the pizza cutter controversy? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below.
