Interview by Kris Peters
After capturing the markets across the United States, Japan, United Kingdom and Mexico, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) has now set their sights on Australia.
Following the successful integration of Billy Corgan's wrestlers into The World Is A Vampire shows earlier this year, GCW is flying out their best to take on our very own Renegades Of Wrestling (ROW) over three epic encounters later this month.
Boasting wrestlers such as El Hijo Del Vikingo, Maki Itoh, Joey Janela, Effy, Allie Katch, Gringo Loco, Charli Evans, Rat Daddy, Aysha, Gore and Lochy Hendricks, GCW isn't taking things lightly and are hitting our shores with the expectation of not only dominating their local counterparts but also cornering this corner of the globe from a competitive angle.
HEAVY sat down for an entertaining one on one with 'Bad Boy' Joey Janela to find out more.
"We're bringing our crazy brand of wrestling to Australia, finally," he said. "A lot of fans have been waiting for it. We've been waiting to bring it over for a long while now and the fans want us to come over, so we're doing it and we're gonna see lots of things flow and maybe we can make this a yearly stop on the GCW tour."
"I'm expecting a lot of energy," he continued. "I'm expecting not a lot of sleep and I'm expecting a lot of great professional wrestling. I've been to Australia a few times and it's always one of the highlights of my year. It's one of my favourite places to visit with some of the best fans, the best bars and the best women. Three of my favourite things, and great professional wrestling. There's great wrestlers over there."
In the full interview, Joey tells us more about what we can expect from GCW, what they are expecting from our wrestlers, preparing mentally and physically for a run of three consecutive matches, how this is going to compare to Corgan's wrestlers, preparing for matches, how they are going to corner the Australian market, his personal wrestling style and signature moves, wrestling and heavy metal music, the enduring legacy of wrestling and more.