Published: Apr 24, 2023 by Jamie Toolan | Last Updated: Apr 24, 2023 by Jamie Toolan
Jamie has been covering the world of wrestling for four years and currently holds the position of Assistant Editor of WrestleTalk.com. During his time working for WrestleTalk.com he has written and published over 4,000 news and feature articles covering events and happenings from WWE, AEW, TNA and a variety of international and independent wrestling promotions.
AEW
Long before his current run as AEW World Champion MJF was just another young wrestler on the independents looking to make a name for himself.
Two years prior to AEW’s inception, MJF wrestled GCW’s Joey Janela in a Falls Count Anywhere match for Canadian promotion Alpha-1 Wrestling, in which he would hijack a vehicle during their bout.
In a recent interview with Fightful, Janela recalled the 2017 title match. He stated:
“Everything was on the fly in that [match]. And I jumped in and I gave [MJF] probably the most vicious lariat of all time from the car window.”
Despite the current AEW World Champion putting on his best effort, Janela won the match with a superkick. Looking back on the outcome to the bout, the GCW star believes the result should have went the other way around. Janela said:
“Now MJF is a millionaire, and I’m still on the indies getting a hot dog and a handshake, so maybe I should have been the one on the receiving end of that clothesline…”
“Maybe go back, maybe I’m the one that takes the clothesline from the car. He’s the one giving it, and I’m the one now with the Ferrari. I’m the one with the million dollars.”
Transcription via Wrestling Inc.
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