Various: Joey Janela Injury Status Update, Fastlane WWE Poll, Indies

Joey Janela Injury Status Update

As noted before, Joey Janela suffered a serious knee injury during an event held last September for Game Changer Wrestling.

A recent episode of the WINCLY podcast had Janela as the guest and one of the topics discussed included the current status of his knee injury and rehab schedule.

“I feel good. The knee seems to be coming along. 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.”

Janela also stated that it is currently unknown if he will be medically cleared in time to compete at All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing event on May 25th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“That’s up to the doctor – no idea yet. 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.”

WWE Poll Asks Fans Which Match They are Looking Forward the Most at Fastlane

WWE.com is currently holding a poll asking fans which match they are currently looking forward the most for WWE Fastlane. The choices available are WWE Championship match, SmackDown Tag Team Championship match, WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match, and SmackDown Women’s Championship match.

At the time of this report, WWE Championship match of Kevin Owens vs. Daniel Bryan leads with 57% of the fan vote, followed by WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match of Nia Jax & Tamina vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley at 16% of the vote.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

PROGRESS Wrestling announced a new match for the card of their May 5th Super Strong Style 16 event in London, England:
– Championship Unification – Walter (Progress World champion) vs. Trent Seven (Atlas Division champion)

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide announced a new match for the card of their August 3rd Triplemania XXVII event in Mexico City, Mexico:
– Luchas de Apuestas (Mask vs. Hair) – Blue Demon Jr. (Mask) vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. (Hair)

Major League Wrestling announced another new match for the card of their March 2nd MLW Intimidation Games in Cicero, Illinois:
– Ace Romero vs. Simon Gotch

ROH announced a new match for the card of their March 16th ROH TV tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada:
– ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship – Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO, & Brody King) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, & TK O’Ryan) (c)